Audrey Fritts Hosts Elegant Mount Airy Dance
Miss Audrey Fritts daughter of Mrs Charles Fritts entertained at Mount Airy near White Post. The event featured yellow and white decor many yellow candles and music by Berryville Jazzed Mds. Guests included Lela Funkhouser Kathryn Funkhouser Elizabeth Lee Mrs Frank Conley Virginia Lee Amelia Morton Ruth McClarity Dorothy Tolls and many others from White Post Berryville Roanoke and beyond.
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Audrey Fritts
Mount Airy
Charles Fritts
Clarke County
Berryville Jazz Mds
Lela
Kathryn Funkhouser
Elizabeth Lee
Elizabeth Shumate
Frank Conley
White Post
Virginia Lee
Amelia Morton
Ruth McClarity
Clarkshoro
Dorothy Tolls
Arthur Devers
Roanoke
Mansfield Horner
Hartford
Conn
R. A. G Hicks
Port Royal
Reynolds Green
Emmett Stuart
R. S. Bryarly
J. H. Funkhouser
Chamblin Funkhouser
Harold Sowers
Ernest Meade
George
Edward Lee
Ellis Earle
Clay Carr
Boyce
Frank Umston
Billie Clagette
Dick Smith
Robert Lee With
Mrs Babb Seriously Ill at Elkins Hospital
Mrs. James G. Babb, formerly of this city and now living in Philippi West Virginia, is seriously ill in Davis Memorial Hospital at Elkins. She is sister in law of C. E. Babb of Winchester. Her husband left town years ago to move with family to Philippi.
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Babb
Elkins Hospital
James G. Babb
Philippi
W. Va
Davis Memorial Hospital
Elkins
C. E. Babb
Winchester
Lelia Woods
Columbus
Ohio
Clarence Woods
Miss Woods
Wheeling
Rev. Woods
Centenary Reformed Church
Sinnotts Buy Home in Battery Park Bethesda
Mr and Mrs W B Sinnott of Washington have purchased an attractive detached house at 209 Wilson Lane Battery Park Bethesda Md one of Washingtons popular suburbs Battery Park features a large club house and on August 6 the Citizens Association hosted a reception and dance for new residents including the Sinnotts Mr and Mrs John Fairchild Lieut and Mrs Charles W Hodaley Mr and Mrs Edgar T Hart Major and Mrs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Sinnott
Battery Park
William B. Sinnott
Washington
Wilson Lane
Bethesda
Citizens’ Association
Sinnott
John Fairchild
Charles W. Hodaley
Edgar T. Hart
Visitors and guests gather around local hosts in town
Winter Park Florida residents M and Mrs Linderge arrive as guests of Mr McKim Diffenderfer and daughter Eliza at their South Cameron Street home. A parade of visitors includes Mrs Ryan heading to Martinsburg to visit her father Frank Martin and many Springfield Virginia guests honoring Mrs C W Fritts. James Booth of Aspen wins at Hotel Jack amid gatherings with locals and circus folk visiting the G F House.
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Loudoun
Tllinois
C. C. Baughman
Martha Baughman
Springfield
Winchester
George Baughman
Carson Haymaker
South Cameron Street
Baughman
Inchester Miller
Loudoun County
Springfield, Ill
Dixie Mason
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Mrs. Isaac Mason
South Braddock Street
Walter C. Mooreland
M. S Loy
Gainesboro Pike
Mrs. Linderge
Winter Park, Fla
Mr. McKim Diffenderfer
Eliza Diffenderfer
Edward Steele Dies at Mother's Home in Brucetown
Edward Steele 57 died at his mother's Brucetown home at 11:20 p.m. after four months with tuberculosis. A St. Louis native who came to Brucetown 22 years ago, he worked as a carder at the local woolen mill. Survived by his mother, three cousins, and other relatives, his funeral will be at 3 p.m. Monday at the Methodist Episcopal Church South with burial in Brucetown Cemetery.
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Edward Steele
Kate Steele
Brucetown
Steele
St. Louis
Chas. H., Boden
Julian B. Snapp
Minnie O'Connell
Chas. Boden
Howard Boden
Bunker Hill
Clarke County
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
J. D. Russell
Carl Snapp
John Hayslett
W. B. Timberlake
F. H. Swimley
J. R. Smith
Herbert Fisher
Lewis Pidgeon
Harry McAboy
Roy Russell
Gilbert Wright
William Elliott
Wm. H. Thorpe
Pool Specialties Break After Exchange Failure
The Associated Press reports New York on August 12 saw a pool of specialties collapse after the stock exchange failure tied to yesterday's sharp drop in Manhattan Electrical Supplies. The market opened strong but weakened as about a dozen issues fell 8 to 23 points on poor sponsorship, with some support from inside interests. Call money held at 3 percent while total volume neared 2.5 million shares at close.
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Associated Press
New York
Stock Exchange
Manhattan
Perecent
Former Mrs Brown To Leave West Va
Mrs Izetta Jewell Brown a noted West Virginia politician plans to move to Syracuse New York after her recent marriage to Dr Hugh Miller of Syracuse. It was understood today she will make her home there.
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W. D. Myers
Mountain Lake
Horaces Brown
Associated Press
Kingwood W. Va
Izetta Jewell Brown
West Virginia
Hugh Miller
Syracuse
WN. Y
Williams says many Americans want a dictator
Winchester Rotarians heard R Gray Williams discuss Mussolini or Jefferson and warn democracy’s peril since World War I. He cited global dictatorships, praised public schools, and urged fuller debate on public questions to sustain democracy. Visitors included Massey, Anthony, Terry, Gullick, Harndon, Stultz, Conrad, and Tyndall.
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Winchester
R. Gray Williams
Virginia Bar Association
Mussolini
Jefferson
Bar Association
Williams
William Meade Fletcher
Sperryville
Russia
Italy
Turkey
Spain
United States
America
Virginia Pach
Charles W. Massey
Woodstock
Wm. Anthony
Baltimore
Perkasie
J. W. Gullick
George Harndon
Liverpool
England
D. E. Stultz
Col
Bryan Conrad
Charles Tyndall
Memphis
Tenn
Edison Observes Anniversary of The Phonograph
Thomas A Edison celebrated the golden anniversary of the phonograph at West Orange New Jersey. Governor A Harry Moore presented a bound volume of congratulatory letters from President Coolidge governors and foreign rulers. The Edison national sales organization delivered a bouquet of 50 yellow roses and a Mary Pickford message was issued on a dictating machine record.
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West Orange
N. J
Thomas A. Edison
President Coolidge
A. Harry Moore
Edison National Sales Organization
Mr. Edison
Mary
Mary Pickford
Labor Leaders Regret Coolidge Decision Not To Run
A Labor Department survey found labor leaders regret President Coolidge's decision not to seek re election. Secretary Davis, arriving at the summer White House, said leaders were sorry yet felt Coolidge gave a square deal and expected no favors.
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Associated Press
Rapid City
S. D
Labor Department
Coolidge
Davis
White House
Cool
Williamson Police Ordered to Fight Fires Amid Strike
Williamsons mayor orders police to respond to any fire alarm as firemen strike over pay dispute. Mayor Hatfield directs the Williamson police to take fire duties during the labor stoppage on August 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Williamson
W. Va
Hatfield
Tilden Wins Semi-Final at Meadow Club Tennis Tourney
William T. Tilden II defeated Jacques Brugnon of France 6-2 6-1 6-0 to reach the Meadow Club annual invitation tournament final in Southampton New York.
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Associated Press
Southampton
N. Y
William T. Tilden
Jacques Brugnon
France
The
Meadow Club
German flyer postpones hop for a day to Cologne
BERLIN Aug. 12 Otto Koennecke plans a Berlin to Cologne hop before a trans Atlantic flight but postpones takeoff until tomorrow. The flyer could not complete arrangements in Berlin today.
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Berlin
Otto Koennecke
Cologne
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Ptay
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Richmond, Va
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Trone
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Stephens City
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Harrisburg, Pa
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Toona, Pa
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G. W. Dellinger
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Whit Post
W. A. Smith
Merriweather Smith
Deardoff
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William Lupton
North Braddock Street
Jorge H. Booth
Aspen
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J. M. Salyards
Keyser, W. Va
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George B. Bushnell
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Chattanooga, Tenn
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Smith Clark
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William Brown
John Brown
Shenandoah River
Benton Snyder
Canada
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Hagerstown
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New York City
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Memorial Hospital
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