Death of Lieut Hubard Oldham A War Hero Remembered
Miss Mary Spotswood Buchanan of North Braddock street received a telegram announcing Lieut Hubard Oldham death at Sawtelle California on Tuesday. Burial will be in Mount Hebron Cemetery with Robert Y. Conrad Post American Legion in charge. He was 23, survived by his mother Carrie Bruce Oldham brother Edward C Bruce and sister Mrs Merritt. He was a popular young man with many friends and had served in the air service during World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Spotswood Buchanan
North Braddock Street
Hubard Oldham
Sawtelle
California
Callie Bruce Oldham
Harpers Ferry
Bruce Lot
Mount Hebron
Robert Y. Conrad Post
American Legion
Air Service
Oldham
Carrie Bruce Oldham
Charles R. Oldham
Moundsville
West Va
Bruce
Winchester
America
Mineola
Long Island
France
Rouen
Government Hospital
Endowood
Stuart H. Edmonds
Baltimore
Cal
Else Wuld
Edward Cary Bruce
Winchester News
Lieut
Edward C. Bruce
Worcester
Mass
Merritt
W. A. Merrit
United States Army
Special sale at Anderson's Meat Market on Swift's Premium Hams
Friday only. Swift's Premium Hams priced at 35c per pound. Ham described as cure sweet, smoked mild and uniform with delicious flavor. No parboiling needed before broiling or frying. Order now from Anderson's Meat Market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bataras
Swift
Anderson
Decline in Idle Freight Cars in U S Rises in July
Idle freight cars on U S railroads fell to 387,322 on July 23 from 417,029 on July 15 per American Railroad Association reports. Of these, 203,332 were surplus cars and 44,000 were bad order. Class one railroads reported June earnings totaling 76,470,500 dollars at a 4.78 percent annual rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
American Railroad Association
Perry Couple Move Into New South Market Home
Mr and Mrs W C Perry moved into their new two story brick home in the 700 block of South Market Street. The residence is described as one of the most attractive in the area and includes many modern conveniences. Mr Perry is employed with Owen and Trenary Glove Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Perry
South Market Street
After Sept 10 Bright Store Room For Rent In City
A large and bright store room described as the nicest in the city is available for rent after September 10. The listing highlights the space as a premier location and mentions Robt F Brill in connection with the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brill
Pastor Dudley Visits Elderly Mother for Birthday
The Rev. W. L. Dudley and his daughter Esther Dudley return from Falls Mills Virginia after visiting Mrs. Maria Louisa Dudley who marked her eighty fifth birthday. The pastor heads to Hampshire County West Virginia to preach while Esther travels to Eaglesmere Pennsylvania to visit her sister Katharine Dudley. Esther Housekneet from Memorial Hospital accompanies them for vacation with relatives.
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W. L. Dudley
Church of Christ
Esther Dudley
Falls Mills
Tazendil County
Maria Louisa Dudley
Eaglesmere
Katharine Dudley
Dudley
Esther Housekneet
Memorial Hospital
Farmers Union to Meet Here
The Virginia Division of the Farmers Educational and Co-Operative Union of America favors Winchester as the state convention site for December 13. The Lynchburg Chamber of Commerce has provided hall badges and asks Winchester for hotel and other accommodations plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Educational and Co- Operative Union of America
Virginia
Winchester
Chamber of Commerce
Dabney L. Harrison
Boyce
Clarke County
George H. Bowles
Lynchburg
Women plan fight against Senator Reed bolting plan grows
The Missouri Association of women opposed to Senator James Reed issues a statement to continue the fight and bolt Reed in November They anticipate Reed will accuse others of bolting and call him a traitor to Woodrow Wilson Beckenridge Long may run independently against Reed and Brewster in the race in Missouri
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
ST. Louis
Association of Missouri Women
United States
James Reed
Breckenridge
Bolt” Reed
Reed
Bolter
Democratic Party
Woodrow Wilson
Missouri
James A. Reed
R. R. Brewster
Beckenridge
Miller party on Capon River vacation in Hampshire County
Mr and Mrs G O Miller and relatives spend their annual trip along Capon river staying at Edward Arnolds home near Hooks Mill Hampshire county W Va They are joined by Miss Mary Miller the Misses Lynn Charles William R and Harry Miller Miss Helen Waters of Washington Mr Henning of Baltimore and a friend from North Carolina
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. O. Miller
Capon River
Edward Arnold
Hooks Mill
Hampshire County
W. Va
Sale of Furniture at Auction for Estate of Mrs Shepherd
Saturday auction offers chairs tables clocks stoves matting dishes and other items belonging to the estate of the late Mrs. Shepherd. Sale is for cash at 10 o clock Saturday August 12 at No 29 West Cork Street. Free band concerts at Citi zens Band Yard Party at the corner of Cork and Market August 11 and 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shepherd
West Cork St
Fall Line Show At Local Store Encourages Visits
The Leader advertises a fall line with a promise that business will remain uninterrupted. Customers are invited to come in during the day to view new offerings.
Clarke County Horse Show features U S Cavalry jumping display
Clarke county Virginia opening day drew 4000 spectators to a horse show and agricultural fair. Troop F Third Cavalry led by Sergt Jimmy Porter performed daring horsemanship including shooting the horse down and tail drags. Private Bitelli was injured. Katherine Funkhouser won the boys and girls baby beef prize.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Third Cavalry
Jimmy Porter
Baldy
Porter
Mother Earth
Bitelli
Katherine Funkhouser
White Post
J. H. Bell
H. H. Norman
Purcellville
C. H. Young
T. C. Hall
K. H. Bell
Clifton Simpton
Loudoun
J. B. Chamblin
Blackburn Berryville
Et Geomgi
Swanara Earling
J. W. Bell
J. B. Skinner
Middleburg
B. O. Randolph
Millwood
B. F. Disham
EB. G. Rust
Dr. L. M. Allen
Gaylord
Dr. Allen
W. G. Coleman
Wilmer Thompson
W. M. B. Clagett
W.W. L. Bowles
W. L. Bowles
John Dixon
Vint Hill Farms
Corsica
Burns Ward
Rosalie
L. M. Allen
Lee
D. M. Lee
Charman
Woodcock
Michelle S. Newbery
New York
Jessie Dear
D. F. DeButts
Upperville
Hindoo Maid
J. M. Trapnell
Silver Gray
E. B. Jacobs
Mayfield
H. C. Farr
W. M. Crampson
Bell
Kitty Johnston
N. B. Plunkett
Washington
C. M. Feltner
Robert L
Irvin Beavers
Bill Semmens
Boston
W. L. Lurr
Page
Stephenson
Sir Mortimer
Leith Bros
Liberty Bonds
Daddy
Loris Leith
April Fool
G. H. Slater
Herbert Hunt
Ann Excellence
Geo. H. Slater
He’s A
Bear
Man Kills Wife Then Takes Own Life in Pasadena
W R Bean, who came from Carnegie Pennsylvania, shot and killed his wife Aliene Bean and then killed himself. The bodies were found in a bathroom at the home of Mrs Bean's sister. The couple left four young children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Pasadena
Cal
W. R. Bean
Carnegie
Aliene
Apples Now Buying at New Packing House on Penn R R
Ashby sprint advertisement notes new packing house on Penn Railroad near Cold Storage actively buying apples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn
R. R
Ashby Sprint
Alabama coal price probe under federal scrutiny
Action by Alabama coal operators breaking from a voluntary fair price pact led to a special meeting of the federal control distribution committee. Secretary Hoover will seek Governor Kilby's help to secure fair coal prices for Alabama consumers as 75 percent of producers reportedly left the agreement citing higher costs and car shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Alabama
Federal Control Distribution Committee
Hoover
Kilby
Local Soldiers Leave for Camp at Virginia Beach
Headquarters Company of the Third Battalion Virginia National Guard and Company I of the One Hundred Sixteenth Infantry departed the city at 6 am by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for a two week encampment at the Virginia Beach rifle range. Major Robert T. Barton led 35 men of Headquarters Company and Captain George H. Grim led about 60 men of Company I. They traveled via Washington on a special train and expect to arrive at the camp tonight as friends saw them off at the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia National Guard
Baltimore and Ohio
Virginia Beach
Robert T. Barton
George H. Grim
Washington
Soldier Boys
Bold Bandits Rob Jewelers in Maiden Lane Heist
Two bandits ignored police timing and entered Modern Jewelry Company in Maiden Lane New York looting 18000 dollars in jewelry. John Fratoni and Joseph Macario faced the robbers as pistols were raised and the loot taken before the pair fled into the noon crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Lower Manhattan Island
Maiden Lane
Modern Jewelry Company
John Fratoni
Joseph Macario
Ember
New Mason Tire and Tube Prices Announced
Auto store in Ramsburg lists Mason Guaranteed Tires and Tubes with new low prices effective today. Sizes range from 30x3 to 37x5 with cord and tubed options, all in stock. Special offer includes Johns-Manville fire extinguisher and a weigh scale at discount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johns-Manville
Wishgph
Gches Weign
Leees
Ramsburg
Auto Supply CO
Sale of Chase Property Saturday
Two story brick residence at 205 and 207 East Piccadilly Street will be sold at public auction in front of Court House at noon Saturday. Good location for home or business. See sale bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Piccadilly Street
Court Houe
For Rent Small Apartment Includ ing Three Rooms
Rental notice lists a small apartment for rent with three rooms and facilities. Names J M Orndoft appear in the listing. Price 8 dollars monthly. Contact details not clearly legible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Orndoft
Frederick County Sunday School Convention Program
The Frederick County Sunday School Association holds its annual convention at Rest M. E. Church on Thursday August 24 with President J. A. Hancher presiding. Morning sessions include devotional and reports from officers and department superintendents followed by music and leadership training. Afternoon program features devotional, committee appointments, discussions, and state work offering before benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County Sunday School Association
M. BE
J. A. Hancher
W. Lawson
C. C. Shepherd
I, N. Good
Edna Dinges
John I. Sloat
J. Hogue Smith
Leslie D. Kline
John Lodge
W. H. Causey
Margaret Young
H. E. Richardson
Martinsburg
Typhoon Death Toll Rises to 60,000 at Swatow
The American consul at Swatow reports 60,000 deaths from the August 2 typhoon near the seaport 250 miles northeast of Hong Kong. He adds 100,000 homeless and urgent relief is needed, conveying the American legation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Peking
Swatow
Hong Kong
Dr Pifer Opens An Office Here In Winchester
Dr H I Pifer son of Mr and Mrs J H Pifer of Strasburg Virginia will locate in Winchester to practice medicine leasing several rooms on the second floor at No 4 North Main Street The new office was to open today Dr Pifer is a graduate of the Medical College of Virginia at Richmond and did a year internship at St Luke s Hospital in Richmond under Dr Stuart McGuire
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. I. Pifer
J. H. Pifer
Strasburg
Winchester
North Main Street
Pifer
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond
Fine Pictures Empire Today and Tomorrow
A film listing promotes multiple features for today and tomorrow including Podfalls The Song of Life and Harold Lloyd program alongside Aesop's Fables. One night only option emphasized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fine Pictures Empire
Harold. Lloyd
Valley Radiator and Welding Co opens for auto repair
Notice to the public announces reopening of Valley Radiator and Welding Co for all automobile repair work including acetylene welding and radiator repair. First class mechanics and prompt service promised. E. G. White, proprietor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Radiator and Welding Co
Valley Radiator & Welding Company
White
Orchard ad promises sturdy fruit baskets and engine belting
Apple Baskets from Win Orchard Supply Co advertise durable summer fruit baskets and a range of gasoline engines and belting priced tight across all sizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WIN. Orchard Supply CO
Martinsburg Man Arrested for DWI in Virginia
A Martinsburg man using the name John Hedges was arrested on the Berryville pike near Winchester after colliding with a car driven by Harry Rainsberger. He is jailed in Martinsburg awaiting a 7 pm hearing, and a woman passenger fled the scene toward Hagerstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hedges
Martinsburg
W. Va
Benjamin Ariel
Berryville Pike
Winchester
Hedges
Harry Rainsberger
Berryville
Hagerstown
Armel
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Arme
One Handed Girl Sues Heirs for 100000 Over Will
Leonore Ream, disabled by the loss of her left hand, plans to sue the heirs of Norman B. Ream for 100000 alleging an earlier contract tied to a 40 million estate. She claims the uncle promised support via an allowance, which his widow later stopped, while he served as director in 14 railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Leonore Ream
Norman B. Ream
New York
Ream
Miss Ream
Union Chiefs Meet Friday in Railroad Strike Talks
Union leaders continued discussions on the railroad strike, aiming for a joint meeting of transportation labor chiefs tomorrow as the government watches developments. In Pittsburgh, Wallace Jewell was killed in a fight at Glenwood shops when a dispute over leadership turned violent. Bernie Williams was arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Pittsburgh
Wallace Jewell
D. C
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Glenwood
Jewell
Bernie Williams
O Sullivan and Dunn Hanged for Wilson Assassination
Joseph O Sullivan and Reginald Dunn were executed at Wandsworth for killing Sir Henry Wilson on June 22. About 50 Irish supporters gathered outside the jail at 7 am singing hymns and praying as the two men were pinioned and led to the scaffold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Joseph O'Sullivan
Reginald Dunn
Wandsworth
Meld Marshall
Henry Wilson
Dunn
O’sullivan
Greenwood Yard Party At Methodist Church
Public is invited to a Greenwood event at the Methodist Church on August 10 night hours 9 to 3. Ladies of the Greenwood organize the gathering at the schoolhouse venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwood
Methodist Church
Mrs. Clara Orndorff Dies After Long Illness In City
Mrs. Clara Ola Orndorff wife of Archle F. Orndorff longtime Chester gardener died at her Market and Gerard streets home after four years of ill health. The age is listed as nearly 60 with a lifetime spent here. Funeral at 6 pm Saturday at home conducted by Rev V Switzer with interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery. She leaves husband and sister Mrs Lam South Taylor and other relatives in Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Ola Orndorff
Archle F. Orndorff
Chester
Market
Gerard Streets
Orndorff
George W
Ellen Henry
Per
Braddock Street
Warren
Virginia
V. Switzer
Mount Hebron Celery
Rotary Club hears two good talks in noon meeting
The Rotary Club met at Farmers National Bank room with President H D Fuller. Walter Cox city health officer spoke on local sanitary conditions and water testing showing pure chlorine treated samples. C Fred Barr discussed photography history from camera obscura to modern instant methods. Visitors included Dr Walter Cox Henry F Seal Dr Chas R Anderson Rear Admiral Louis McCoy Nurton and Lewis and Trunnell of Rocky Mount NC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Merchants National UK
H. D. Fuller
Walter Cox
C. Fred. Barr
Henry F. Seal
Chas. R. Anderson
Valley Radiator Co Thanks Public for Patronage Notice
Valley Radiator Co thanks patrons for past business as sales at B Clifford Street conclude and a successor will continue service. M. C. Walters and W. J. B. Allen sign the notice dated August 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Radiator CO
M. C. Walters
W. J. B. Allen
Yard Party AU 11 and 12 Singers at Bana and Mary
Community notice describes a yard party event on November 11 and 12 near Market and Cork streets with free sandwiches and music by a local band. Authorities encourage attendance and mention a friendly, neighborhood gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bana and Mary
Market
Cork
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Farmers Union
Women Plan
Senator Reed
Citizens Band
Cor
Cork and Market
U. S. Cavalry
Clarke
Galloper
Fordson Tractor
Chapman
Chase Property
King Lady Clerk
Care Star
Frederick County
Rest
DR. Pifer
Mrs. Orndorff
E. C. White
S B. Clifford St
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