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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1924

Page

6

Personal notices from Hagerstown to Atlantic City

Mr John Fisher and Mrs W Lee Fisher of Hagerstown Md are visiting at the Colonial Hotel Belta Mr William H Brown is vacationing with relatives in Baltimore Md Camille Graber from Homeopathic Hospital visits her mother Mrs Katie Graber Webster on South Market Street Ursula O Leary Helen M Keating and Mrs Mary C Anderson of this city registered at Hotel Elberon Atlantic City in the past week Star Want Ads Pay.

John Fisher W. Lee Fisher Hagerstown Mid Colonial Hotel Misa Camille Graber Aestat of the Homeopathic Hospital Katie Graber Webster South Market Street Ursula O'Leary Helenm M. Keating Mary C. Anderson City Hotel Elberon Atlantic City

Motoring to Capital Prominent Peoria Women Tour Washington

Mrs C T Owen and Mrs Iida Rees from Peoria Illinois depart by auto for Washington to spend a week. Mr and Mrs W A Young return to Jersey Shore after visiting Mr and Mrs H C Punk on South Main Street social note.

C. T. Owen Iida Rees Man Peoria Tih Robert Smith T In City Washington W. A. Young Jersey Shore H. C. Punk South Main Street

Cadet Carmichael Laid To Rest In W. Point Tragedy

At town services in Wok Carmichael, cadet John Carmichael Jr. died from a premature shrapnel shell explosion during training at West Point. His funeral patrol included classmates as pallbearers and a 50 member American Legion guard. His father Col. John Carmichael and mother arrived in New York prior to the burial.

Town A. Boyle Salisbury John Carmichael United States Military Acad West Point Boyle Abyterian Church Hagershcn Carmichael North Pope Gel Shenandoah War Academy Winchester Cauhats Hhe Academy Ich Infantry Avery Coe Armichael New York Camp Meade M. F. Daly Paul Morrison Academy Corderman Hagerstown F. Viehe Armstead Sixth Field Artillery U. S. Army Clayton Triplett Morris Frock

Wanted Roomers Boarders for Winter Months

Couple to room or room and board sought for winter, fairmont avenue. Mrs Robert Burwell and Miss Cary Burwell of Annapolis Md are visiting relatives and friends in town.

Fairmont Avenue Robert Burwell Cary Burwell Annapolis, Md Town

Sells Floto Circus Promoted as Greatest Show on Earth

The Sells Floto circus billed itself as the greatest and best on earth, offering many novel acts alongside traditional features. Audiences praised the new elements such as aerialists and trained animals, while a heavy rain left the fairgrounds muddy and complicating exits after the evening performance.

MGM Ange Yollances Vynd Ey SentPtots Sells- Floto Fair Grounds

New Woolworth Store Opens in Winchester This Friday

The F W Woolworth Company opens in the Bell building on North Main Street with a formal showing of merchandise Friday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m. No sales Friday. business begins Saturday at 9 a m. Henry F Seal's orchestra provides musical programs during the opening. Souvenirs for children. the store is among the world’s largest five and ten cent chains.

Winchester F. W. Woolworth Company Bell Building North Main Street Henry F. Seal Frederick Woolworth Company United States Cuba Bell The Commercial and Savings Bank

Grandmother Ends Up Bobbed After Family Haircut

Sylvia Smith King, 20, first bobbed her hair, then her mother Dr. Cora Smith King, 50, followed suit. On the previous day, her grandmother Mrs Emma Barnes Smith, 80, sat in the chair. The elderly woman warned she was only doing it because her daughter and granddaughter urged it for comfort.

Washington Sylvia Smith King Cora Smith King Emma Barnes Smith

Fletcher Fined in For Fight During Game

President Heydler suspended and fined Arthur Fletcher, manager of the Philadelphia club, after a fight with Umpire Pfirman during a game against Pittsburgh in Philadelphia. Pfirman and Fletcher exchanged blows in the first game of the doubleheader while disputing a pitching decision. Umpire Hart intervened as peacemaker but was struck before the melee ended.

Associated Press New York Heydler National League Arthur Fletcher Philaelphia Pfirman Pittsburgh Philadelphia Glazner Hart

Reed to Back Davis Camp Says Reed Supports Democratic Ticket

Kansas City August 12 United States Senator James A Reed of Missouri announced he will support the Democratic ticket and the national campaign. The statement followed inquiries about rumors of his possible opposition and came in an address delivered on the eve of the Davis presidential bid.

Associated Press Kansas City James A. Reed United States Missouri Reed John W. Davis Acros

Her First Visit Here In 43 Years

Mrs. Jennie Kurtz Kremer widow of Theodore C. Kremer of Deland Florida and her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Thomas Snyder of St Petersburg have arrived in Winchester to visit relatives renewing old friendships This is her first visit to her old home since moving to Florida about 43 years ago

Jennie “Kurtz Kremer Theodore C. Kremer Deland, Fla Thomas Snyder St. Petersburg Fla Staunton Winchester Kremer Shyder Robert I. Kurtz Mrs. Kremer Florida

Women to Organize for La Follette Wheeler Ticket

In Washington on August 12 a conference drew about twenty women active in the movement to organize support for the La Follette Wheeler ticket. A national committee of at least one hundred women will be formed, with regional state and county committees to follow. Attendees included Mrs. W Thompson Burch and Mrs E E Laney of Maryland and Mrs. Mary B Meredith of Virginia.

Associated Press Washington Independent Ticket W. Thompson Burch E. E. Laney Maryland Mary B. Meredith Virginia

Tin Plate King Charges Physician With Malpractice

Daniel Reid, known as the tin king and financier, filed a damages claim against Dr. Spokes alleging malpractice in treating a nervous ailment years ago. Reid seeks $16,600 in promissory notes, while Dr. Spokes counters with $42,680 for medical services.

Fated Press WroHae Poe Danial Reid

Reinforcements For British Are Sent To Sudan

The British government dispatches a battalion to reinforce the Sudan garrison after a clash at Atbaba between Egyptian and British troops. Egyptian troops attacked barracks with bricks, cadets with rifles were arrested, and a subsequent mutal clash led to 19 casualties.

London Sudan Atbaba Athbara

Return of Miss Ruth Haines From Virginia Campus

Miss Ruth Haines of the Handley Schools teaching staff has returned home after attending the University of Virginia for the summer. She was accompanied by her parents Mr and Mrs John B Haines and her brother Gus Haines who motored to Charlottesville for the weekend.

Ruth Haines Handley Schools Samme University of Virginia John B. Haines Gus Haines Charlottesville

Unexplainable line hints at payment norms in relationships

Fragmentary note questions who pays in a relationship with a gendered remark about a financially dependent man and a phrase “Binge Baboon” appearing as context. The readable text offers no clear event, date, or proper nouns.

Monument planned for Roads massacre victims in Shenandoah area

In Luray Virginia this month a monument is planned to honour the Roads family slain by Indians about 160 years ago near Bloody Ford on the Shenandoah River. Descendants including D L Kawajeweler and Henry M Kauffman remain in Page County and surrounding areas.

Luray John Roads Bixler Shenandoah River Roads Page County

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William H. Brown Baltimore Wok Carmichael West Pointer Babb Brothers Age Cutter Woolworth Fletcher Davis la Follette Party Tin Plate King Hela Ture the People’s Drug Co., Inc North Main Stree Try Baker’s Drug Store Glaize & Bro
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