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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1928

Page

3

Local Social and Personal Notes Highlight Valley Outing

Members of the Odd Fellows Orphans Home from Lynchburg visited Winchester enjoyed a bus trip through the Shenandoah Valley and a concert at Handley School. Miss Bessie Hill accompanied the children, and Shenandoah Caverns hosted them.

Cildien William Whisson Louise Button Lucy Herrell Odd Fellows’ Orphans’ Home Lynchburg Winchester Odd Fellows Rebekahs

Howells and Downall Wed in Winchester Church

Richard H B Howells and Dorothy Louise Downall of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania received a marriage license in the Corporation Court clerk’s office and were married at the Southern Methodist Church parsonage by Rev Murray D Mitchell. The Tyndalls from Memphis on a motor trip are due to arrive in Winchester and stay at the Washington Inn. Dr Tyndall is rector of a large Memphis church and Mrs Tyndall is formerly Rebecca Lewis, mother of Mrs Peyton Marshall of Winchester.

Winchester Glass Sand Company Frank R. Crawford Francis R. Crawford Farmville Kenstown Satuday C. Grattan Crawford Crawford China Paxie Moffett Ernest Spedden Alice Dietz Baltimore Christabelle Lovejoy Washington Ernest C. Tharpe North Loudoun Street Travers Tharpe Spedden Bess Travers Winchester Corporation Court Clerk's Richard H. B. Howells Dorothy Louise Downall Pittsburgh William Howells James Downall Southern Methodist Cha Murray D. Mitchell Charles Noyes Tyndall Memphis Tenn Washington Inn South Stewart Street Tyndall Rebecca Lewis Robert H. Lewis Peyton Marshall L. E. Dellinger Greenville S. C George W. Dellinger Fort Scriven United States Army Dr. Dellinger Dental Rebecca Tyndall Memphis, Tenn Robert Burwell Annapolis, Md Randolph Welford Virginia Alice Welford Richmond Gray Gables Inn South Washington Street

Mrs O Connell Visits Pennsylvania Relatives

Mrs A E Jones and her children return to Sewickley Pa after weeks with Mrs J D OConnell at her home. They are accompanied home by Mrs OConnell who plans to stay about a month with her daughters Mrs Jones in Sewickley and Mrs Wilmer Blackford in Baden Pa.

Loyal Temperance Legion Meeting Set for Tomorrow

Loyal Temperance Legion to hold a 3 p m meeting at 138 North Washington street Mrs Mary Katherine Kern home. Full attendance requested and all reports for the year should be handed in at this session. Frank M Boucher returns from a Canadian trip. A W Barber managed theatres during absence and has returned to Staunton Virginia.

Loyal Temperance Legion Mary Katherine Kern North Washington Street Boucher Frank M. Boucher Canada Mr. Boucher A. W. Barber Staunton

Dance at Opequon Lake directed by Mr. Shewbridge

The regular Monday night dance at Opequon Lake Park will be managed next Monday by Charles Shewbridge of Brunswick Maryland. He heads Brunswick dances and is known for quality entertainment with Lincoln Mackey's Night Hawks providing music.

Opequon Lake Park Charles Shewbridge Brunswick Shewbridge Lincoln Mackey Night Hawks Washington

Local notables visit Winchester corridor highlights

Miss Coyle, 80, remains patient at Charles Town Hospital as friends in Winchester await her recovery. Visitors include Miss Cammer, Miss Lichliter in Hagerstown, H. P. Crinkleton and R. T. Edwards from Hagerstown, and many shoppers and guests at Hotel Jack and local homes. Notable arrivals: Mrs. L. R. Shreck, Garnet Hamrick, Margar et Donahoe, and Mrs. Susie Dailey with various trips to Upperville and Wardensville.

Mattie Coyle Summit Point W. Va Charles Town Hospital Miss Coyle Winchester

White Cablegram Mistake Reveals Hoover Press Handling

Associated Press reports Henry J. Allen says a cablegram from William Allen White was released by mistake through Hoover campaign publicity. White denies retracting charges against Gov. Smith and threats to reveal documented evidence remain in dispute.

Allen Associated Press New York Henry J. Allen William Allen White Emporia Smith Kansas Mr. White Hoover White

Jewel Salesmen Report $100,000 Theft In Omaha

Morris Keen a New York jeweler salesman and Wilmer Kivett an Omaha taxicab driver were found handcuffed along a suburban highway. They said three robbers abducted them in Omaha and transported them 599 miles before releasing them near Chicago. Keen reported jewels worth $190,900 stolen.

Associated Press Chicago Morris Keen New York Wilmer Kivett Omaha Hishway Keen

Equality of opportunity for American farmer debate at Virginia

Charlottesville August 14 Herbert Hoover for President and the equalization fee were endorsed by L Jesse Dickenson Iowa congressman in a discussion on farm relief at the University of Virginia Institute of Public Affairs Evans Woolen Indiana banker urged "equality of opportunity" for farmers over mere relief and called for tariff revision downward to widen markets while noting tax burdens on farmers and transport rates favoring industry.

Charlottesville Herbert Hoover Hoover L. Jesse Dickenson Iowa Institute of Public Affairs University of Virginia Evans Woolen Indianapolis Indiana Woolen Dickenson Middle West East South Economic Policy Commission American Bankers’ Association Boyle Cornell Association of Land Grant Colleges and Universities

Floors Landed and Resurfaced by Local Painter

Furniture repairing and chair painting offered by Robt. Sibert with emphasis on saving money. Large and small jobs accepted and guaranteed quality work. Call for service and estimates.

Robt Sibert Seema

Large Crop Loss Reported In Virginia From Storm

Virginia suffers 20 million dollars in crop damage as the storm's effects ease. State agencies reopen highways, rail lines regain schedules, and rivers Ample to North Anna, Pamunkey, and Roanoke are monitored for flood risk. Ashland tests water reserves as South Anna rises. Meanwhile a Gulf coast storm veers inland toward southern Georgia with 60 to 70 mph winds, threatening Cedar Keys and Thomasville.

Richmond Virginia State Highway Department Washington Appomattox North Anna Roanoke Highway Department Clarksville Staunton South Anna Newman's Mill Ashland Harry Sleeman

Youth Must Face Trial for Deaths of Two

Testimony detailed the collision between a Ford car and a truck near a boardinghouse property. Witnesses described head on impact with both vehicles centered on the road as they moved east after the crash. Fauver, released on bond, faced grand jury action with a next meeting set for October 1.

Fauver McVicar Mes Vicar Clyde Sibert Ford Young Shatzer Pike Taverner Young Fauver Beverley Wright

Storms and damage strike coastal towns in Florida region

A week’s storm pattern repeats along the Atlantic. Cairo near the Florida border reports dust dislodged by gale and heavy rain. Quitman shut down by noon as high winds caused more damage than the previous storm, with meters falling and residents urged to seek shelter.

Cairo Florida Quitman

The Food Market and Fireside

The fragment hints at a discussion of appetite and energy directed toward a food market and a Fireside setting. It mentions the stomach’s fullness and a definite emphasis on appetite and domestic spaces. No clear event or figures are present.

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Jordan White Sulphur Springs Berryville Clarke County Horse and Colt Show Society Messrs J. F. Spates R. T. Elsen Washington Orchestra Pr. Landis Blue Ridge P. J. Landis Blue Ridge Sanatorium Dr. Landis Mr. Jackson John Long Jackson St. Martin’s Episcopal Church Charlotte N. C Mrs. Tyndall Grove Willing Workers’ Society of the First Baptist Church William Grove Loudoun Street Gladys DeHart Margaret McVicar Mr. Shewbridge Banige Opequon Lake Dan Florence V. Russell Charles W. Grimm South Cameron Street Newark Joseph Schmitt John J. McCabe Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Mr. C. Coyle Preston Crankleton H. H. Rudy’s Hagaratown Evening Globe C. K. Over Mason Snapp Lancaster Mercersburg J. W. Moore Negley Apartments Hagerstown, Md E. Douglas Davis West Clifford Street McWhite Harnsberger Harry Harnsberger New York City Staunton News-Leader John D. Reynolds Philadelphia Louise Redman Ryan J. P. Haddox South Loudoun Street Roy Potts Harold Potts H. E. Potts Atlantic City Messrs. H. Clay Manuel Russell Potts Lloyd Thomas Hanover Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Association Jessie Markwood South Braddock Street Mildred Pumphrey Germantown Washington, D. C Isabelle Crisman Western Union Telegraph Office William Gore Mrs. Gore George Washington Hotel B. J. Earp Elkton Virginia Valley Central Christian Conference Horace McKinster Emmett’s J. M. Gore Stephenson George C. Clowe Detroit, Mich H. W. Clowe Marie Cammer Lena Lichliter Hagerstown H. P. Crinkleton R. T. Edwards Winchester Golf Club Mrs Miss Pearl Grim Upperville H. P. Light W. B. Doois Josephine Houston Hotel Jack Frank Larah Eaging. Pa C. S. Hartman Susie Dailey Biper Kenney George H. Lemen Hagerstown Grocery Company Dickinson and M. S. Loy Contractor & Builder E. Kern St Fairmont Ave Jeff Matt Sir Sidney Tee Hee Ming Georgia Jacksonville Gulf of Mexico Atlantic Ocean Thomasville Gulf Cedar Keys Tampa St. Petersburg Lovett Bros Davis Old Virginia Mutt & Jeff Bud Fisher
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