Woman's Screams Halt Burglary In Room Last Night
Mrs. Chas. M. Ebert woke to a masked intruder in her North Braddock street home shortly after 3 am armed with a revolver and flashlight. She screamed, alerting her husband and neighbors, as the burglar fled toward North avenue. police were notified.
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Chas. M. Ebert
North Braddock Street
Ebert
Braddock Street
Mrs. Ebert
Anorm
Mr. Ebert
North Avenue
Wash. M. Seal
Low Rate Florida Excursions From Washingto n
Seaboard Line Railway announces low rate excursions to both Florida coasts from Washington on August 25 and September 15. Fare details and booking available at 714 Market Street NW, Washington DC.
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Florida
Seaboardee Line Railway
St. N. W
Washington, D. C
Retired Hampshire Farmer Found Dead in Potatoes Patch
Samuel Sirbaugh, a longtime Hampshire County West Virginia farmer, was found dead in a garden on Amherst street in Winchester after leaving his son’s home. Funeral arrangements at Parlett's and burial with services at Fairview Church, with Rev. George W. Stover and Rev. S. J. Goode officiating. He leaves two sons, a daughter, and siblings in Capon Bridge and Winchester.
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Samuel Sirbaugh
Hampshire County
W. Va
Martin Wisecarver
Amherst Street
Mr. Sirbaugh
James. I. Sirbaugh
West
Cork Street
Sirbaugh
Parlett’s
North Braddock Street
Winchester
James I. Sirbaugh
Jacob and
Betty (Oates) Sirbaugh
Robert Baxter Sirbaugh
Capon Bridge
Arthur Whitacre
Keyser
David H. Sirbaugh
Harmon Sirbaugh
Ida Oates
Picnic Thursday For Children Of The Playgrounds
The annual playground children’s picnic moves to Opequon Lake Park this Thursday due to the Winchester fair. Richard S. Jolliffe funds the event with free boats and activities. refreshments are not provided. Trucks leave from Friends Meeting House and Handley High School at 9 am. parents may join, and children should bring lunches and bathing attire for water activities.
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Opequon Lake Park
Winchester Fair
Richard S. Jolliffe
Friends Meeting House
Handley High School
Policeman Gordon Resigns From Winchester Police Force
John F. Gordon, longtime member of the Winchester police department, submitted his resignation to Major J. F. Ward and it was accepted to take effect immediately. He was regarded as an honest and efficient officer by his superiors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Gordon
Winchester Police Department
J. F. Ward
Gordon
Lawn Party at Baptist Church Benefit Dinner
Community lawn party held at the Baptist Church corner of Washington and Piccadilly streets to support a building fund. Residents invited for a pleasant afternoon with proceeds aiding church construction.
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Baptist Church
Washington and
Piccadilly Streets
Square Dance at Opequon Lake Park
Square dance at Opequon Lake Park Thursday night August 23 with Sunset Orchestra. Advertisement notes savings on money and labor by calling a phone number. Winchester Steam Laundry is also referenced with a time block.
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Opequon Lake Park
Sunset Orchestra
Winchester Steam Laundry
Fruit Dale
Valley Pike
Missing airmen search widens for Greater Rockford
Coast Guard cutter Marion joined a multinational effort to locate the missing monoplane Greater Rockford after radio signals ceased. Danish, Newfoundland and Arctic parties joined the hunt off Greenland and Davis Strait as relatives fear possible forced landing.
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Associated Press
Washington
Smith
Coast Guard
Marion
Davis Strait
Greater Rockford
ST. John’s
N. F
Newfoundland
Susu
North Labrador
Coppnhagen
Godthaab
Greenland
Bert Hassell
Parker Cramer
Foreign Office
Hassler
Cramer
Cape Farewell
Holstenborg
Mount Evans
Cochrane
Chicago
Rockford
Stockholm
Sweden
Parker Crawer
Cape Chidley
Hassell
Madison
Eight Are Killed When Tornado Hits In Middle West
A tornado that tore through southern Minnesota and northern Iowa yesterday killed eight people and injured nearly 100. Victims include August Newbauer and Harold Baumgartner, both of Austin, and Leverne Roberts of Nora Springs, with others in Glenville Traer and Twin Lakes. The death toll rose as hospitalized victims died and survivors sought medical aid.
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Associated Press
ST. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Iowa
August Newbauer
Harold Baumgertner
Austin
Leverne Roberts
Nora Springs
Chris Hagen
Glenville
Stella Powell
Traer
George Speer
Havelock
Twin Lakes
Marvin Baumgartner
Harold
Harry Johnson
George Washington Garage Advertising Service
Garage offers day and night washing and greasing with no extra charge for night service. Cars called for and delivered by George Washington Garage located at 21 N Main Street. Phone listed as 60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington Garage
N. Main St
Widow Miss Ida Orndoff Found Dead on Porch
Miss Ida Orndoff longtime Winchester resident was found dead on her rear porch at 120 East Germain Street shortly after 1:30 AM. Death attributed to heart trouble. Neighbors Esten Tevalt and Dr E B Humston saw and aided. Survived by three sisters and three brothers with funeral arrangements pending.
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Ida Orndoff
East Germain Street
Esten Tevalt
Marion Tevalt
Miss Orndoff
Lula McCarty
Tevalt
J. Marion Orndoff
Loudoun — Street
Joseph Orndoff
Magazine firm name misused to solicit home sales
Moling and Cather of North Loudoun Street deny authorizing a local solicitor to use their name to gain entry to private homes and sell a magazine. The man would claim authorization to present a book and be invited inside, then push the magazine sale.
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Moling and Cather
Loudoun Street
Moling
Cather
Five Robbers Loot Bank Messengers in Chicago
Five robbers in a blue sedan halted a taxicab at Lawndale and Division in Chicago and robbed bank messengers of 19000 dollars cash and negotiable paper. They covered the driver and messengers with pistols and rifles before speeding away with the satchel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Lawndale
Division Streets
Service State Bank
Williamport Band to headline Gore Virginia picnic 1928
The M W of A lodge holds its 19th annual Gore picnic on August 25 with a noted band that traveled to the Democratic Convention in Houston. Amusements and refreshments promise a wholesome gathering for old and new friends in Gore.
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Gore
M. W. of A. Lodge
Gore Snt
Houston
Texas
al Smith
Virginia wheat acreage larger than a year ago
The wheat market softened by week end with ask prices easing for soft winter wheat while Canadian frost risk and slow movement of winter wheat influenced sentiment. Virginia plans to plant about 2 percent more wheat than last year, as Maryland and Pennsylvania show smaller and larger intentions respectively.
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The
Star
Washington
Canada
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma
Texas
Atlantic Coast
Montana
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Toledo
Richmond
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Seleware
Birthday Column Revival Stirs Local Interest at Star Office
The Long Awaited Birthday Column returns as readers are urged to submit names and birth dates. Mr. H. B. Garber was recently celebrated with a theatre pass, and August 26 marks the next birthday listing day. Colonial Home ice cream samples are promised with thanks to Western Dairies, Southern Dairies, and Initial Ice Cream.
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Star
H. B. Garber
Vathern Dairies
Spitzer
Winchester
Noted Oklahoman Accepts Invitation To Deliver Address
Former United States Senator Gore known as the blind senator of Oklahoma has accepted a speech invitation in Winchester Virginia on August 30 for the Democratic ticket. He will speak at the fairgrounds at 11 am and is billed as a leading orator and humorist. He is to be guest of Representative T W Harrison. The Star received the dispatch too late for full program details.
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The
Star
New York
United States
Gore
Oklahoma
Winchester
Fairgrounds
Houston
Smith
T. W. Harrison
Sarah Zane Fire Co. Special Meeting Tonight
Special meeting of the Sarah Zane Fire Co called for Tuesday August 21 at 8 oclock to finalize arrangements for a Washington trip. Secretary W Lee Fisher notes details.
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Sarah Zane Fire CO
Washington
W. Lee Fisher
Beautiful home in prime residential section must be sold
Describes a beautiful home in a top residential area that must be sold immediately and offers direct deal with the owner. Contains minimal details beyond the urgency and direct-contact invitation.
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Afda
Virginia youth tour highlights Washington agriculture drive
Two hundred forty agricultural high school students and instructors from 29 Virginia schools toured Washington and nearby sites. The group learned about USDA research at Arlington farms, visited Mount Vernon, and attended a Metropolitan Hotel banquet. They watched a Washington vs Detroit game and toured Beltsville and the University of Maryland egg contest before returning home.
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Virginia
Washington
Northern Virginia
Arlington Experimental Farms
United States Department of Agriculture
Arlington
George Washington
Metropolitan
Metropolitan Hotel
R. D. Maltby
Warburton
Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Franks
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Miss Baylor
Agricultural Education Bureau
Washington Baseball Club
Detroit
Marshall Halk
Ge Jfor
Ueltsville
Univer
Uaryland
Beltsville
Lincoln
Fishersville
Champ
Culpeper
Dinwiddie
Marshall
Stanardsville
Floris
Weyers Cave
Broadway
Boyce
Amherst
Ivy Depot
Bridgewater
Woodstock
Middletown
Pearisburg
Kenbridge
Unionville
Smith defends record as Democrats descend on Albany
Governor Smith prepared to accept the Democratic presidential nomination as Democrats from across the nation arrive in Albany. He released a formal reply to William Allen White accusing him of supporting vice and saloon interests, calling the charges false and un-American.
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William Allen White
Albany
N. Y
Smith
New York
Capitol
William Aller White
Assemblyman
New Yor
Republican National Com
Kansas
John Roach Straton
Rene
H. Davis
Executive
White
Gov. Smith
Kansan
Wies
Canon John P. Veters
Committee of Fourteen
Antivive Society of New York
Lfe
Henry J. Allen
Republican National Committee
State of
Judge Restraints Enforcement of Stephenson Writ
Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice issued a writ of prohibition stopping Laporte Circuit Court Judge from enforcing a habeas corpus claim by D. C. Stephenson the former Ku Klux Klan leader serving a life murder sentence in Michigan City. The hearing was scheduled for today in Laporte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
David A. Myers
Indiana Supreme Court
John Richter
Laporte
D. C
For Rent Three or Five Room Apartment
For rent a three or five room apartment with modern conveniences in a good location. Write W. O. R. care Of estar at 9 1p tf.
Uniforms Issued for Washington Trip on Aug 22
Uniforms will be issued commencing Wednesday August 22 at 7 oclock for the Washington trip. HOPTLE Uniform Com.
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Washington
D.F
Hoptle
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Son
Edgerton
Virginia Barrel CO
Denmark
U. S
Middle West
NEW Dancing School
American Legion
In-St
Christina Cook
Elizabeth Nicholson
Alexandria
Grace E. Miller
Baker
FE. A. Hawse
West Virginia
Williamsport
Uncle Sam
D. Harold Oliver
New York 1
Republican National Committee For
Alberta
C. P. MecViccar
Indian Hollow
H. W. Mecvicar
Rouss Fire Co
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