Davis attacks Coolidge on graft and Klan stance
In Seagirt New Jersey Aug 22 Associated Press report quotes W Davis attacking President Coolidge over corruption in public offices and lavish appropriations while condemning the Ku Klux Klan and urging open government and accountability. He argues honesty means fair dealing and no secret advisers and calls for removal of klan influence from politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LN. J
Coolidge
Davis
Republican ‘Party
Con Sree
Washington
Herbert Larrick Elected President of Elks Society
Winchester lawyer and bank president Herbert Larrick was elected president at the Virginia Elks convention in Richmond. George F. Norton of Winchester lodge attended, with plans to promote a crippled children’s day and annual charity drives in each lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert
J. Eddie Rose
Richmond
David Johnson
Grand Exalted Ruler
Hampton
Perry
Richmond Bailey
Elks
Richmond Ellis
W. B. Hockett
Former Agent Of Standard Oil Co On Visit
Mr and Mrs C D Baker and their son and daughter in law from Elkins West Virginia visited Winchester after traveling from Romney on the Northwestern grade. The elder Baker once assisted manager at the local Standard Oil Co branch and now holds a similar post in Elkins. He received a diamond studded button for twenty years of service and hopes to work thirty more years to retire at sixty percent of his current salary. He is in good health and has been at Elkins for twelve years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Baker
William Baker
Elkins
W. Va
Winchester
Romney
Baker
Standard Oil Company
Asa
Rev Switzer Goes On Vacation To Niagara Falls
The Rev. Boyd V. Switzer pastor of Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South and his family left on a vacation trip by automobile to Niagara Falls camping en route. The Rev. W H Ballengee will preach here on Sunday morning with no evening service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd V. Switzer
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Niagara Falls
W. H. Ballengee
Mr. Switzer
Ard Party Benefit for Ladies' Aid at Reformed Church
Benefit event hosted by Mrs. Henry Pope at her Northwestern Grade property one mile from town on Thursday August 21. Proceeds go to the Ladies' Aid fund for the Reformed Church with admission and details listed in local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Pope
Benefit Ladies’ Aid, Reformed Church
Wanted Boy to Carry Star Hired at Office
An old classified notice seeks a boy to carry a star for a work assignment. The description requests a applicant around 42 years old and directs to apply at the local office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Fresh Eggs Wanted at Home Grocery Winchester Strasburg
We will pay producers thirty two cents per dozen for guaranteed fresh eggs Friday and Saturday at our Winchester and Strasburg Stores. Home Grocery 44 West Water St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Strasburg
the Home Grocery
West Water St
Playgrounds Need 400 For Summer End Fund Drive
Community efforts seek 400 dollars to close the season at Hart Addition playgrounds. Attendance climbed from 85 to 260, with supervised activities and safe facilities. Donations from local businesses and residents push toward the goal, with a few thousand dollars still required.
Boy loses eye in toy airplane accident in Warsaw
Lloyd Hippensteel seven, son of Mr and Mrs G L Hippensteel, recently visited relatives in Winchester Virginia. Struck in the face by a toy airplane released by a companion, he lost his right eye. The optic was removed at a hospital. The accident happened about half an hour after the family returned home from Winchester where the boy bought the airplane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Ind
Lloyd Hippensteel
G. L. Hippensteel
Winchester
An Wikhart
Red Shirt Evangelist Extends Stay By Request
Louis E. Senger known as the red shirt evangelist will stay another day or two at the request of Salvation Army Commandant Mars. He will speak tonight and tomorrow evening in front of the courthouse. Senger explains the red shirt nickname stems from his friends calling him hot shot evangelist and plain truth man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis E. Senger
Commandant Mars
Salvation Army
Mars
Mr. Senger
The White Sister screens at Empire Theatre this week
Local excitement builds for Marion Crawford adaptation The White Sister starring Lillian Gish at the Empire Theatre. The feature runs eleven reels in two parts with a ten minute intermission and twice daily showings at 2 30 and 8 with motor calls at 5 and 10 30. An orchestral score and prologue by Susan Reid Williams and Martha Stuart accompany the screenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ir Metro
Empire Theatre
Marion Crawford
Lillian Gish
Susan Reid Williams
Martha Stuart
Winchester Fair Set to Impress Next Week
The Winchester fair opens next Tuesday with full livestock and harness race entries. Local and out of town firms offer premiums in poultry, while Shenandoah Valley Shorthorn and Poltech Shorthorn Association announce cash prizes for top calves and baby beef.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry McCann
McCann
Rockville
Shenandoah Valley
Pol- Tech ‘Shorthornders’ Association
Legionnaires Of Charles Town To Play On Saturday
The Robert Y. Conrad Post American Legion baseball team hosts the Charles Town West Virginia Legion post tomorrow at 3 30 PM at League Park Admission is 35 cents Fans anticipate a close and interesting game after recent team improvements
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Legionnaires of
Charles Town
Robert Y. Conrad Post
American Legion
American Legion Post
W. Va
League Park
Public Sale Of Valuable Furniture At Whitlock Residence
The Shenandoah Valley National Bank as executor for Dr J Lawrence Whitlock dec d announces a public auction at the Whitlock residence on Valley Pike near Winchester on Tuesday August 26 starting at 10 30 AM. Items include parlor dining and bedroom furniture bedding linen tableware and an upright piano plus a 1923 Dodge sedan in excellent condition and one share of stock in the George Washington Hotel Corporation. Terms cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Lawrence Whitlock
Valley Pike
Winchester
George Washington Hotel Corporation
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Motored Group Heads to Roanoke Virginia
Mrs. Alson S. Hott and two sons Horace and George with Miss Laura Fansler left for Roanoke Virginia yesterday, joined at Harrisonburg by Mr. Hott returning home last night. A Lost notice reports a black leather traveling bag with a Savage automagic pistol and clothing between Inwood West Virginia and Valley Pike, identifying by owner. $10 reward offered to W H Horning Mont Alto Pennsylvania.
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Alson
Hott
Horace
George
Laura Fansler
Roanoke
Harrisonburg
Inwood
W. Va
Valley Pike
W. H. Horning
Mont Alto
Penna
Guests at Evendale Enjoy Visits From Notables
Miss Mary Drinkwater of Virginia Beach and Miss Amy and Anna Haldeman of Philadelphia, along with Herman Pritchard of Virginia Beach and Cline of West Point, N.Y., were guests of Miss Gladys Haldeman at her home Evendale east of town.
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Evendale
Mary Drinkwater
Virginia Beach
Amy and
Anna Haldeman
Philadelphia
Herman Pritchard
Cline Ae
West Point
N.Y
Gladys Haldeman
Town
Wounded girl rests easy after hospital admission
Mabel Runion a 20 year old, shot by Policeman Beh min Armel late Wednesday night, remains at Memorial Hospital. Doctors located the bullet but cannot remove it yet, infection risk uncertain. Armel says he fired in the air after seeing a figure in white, the wound shows little pain and she may be confined for some time. No action pending against the officer as inquiry continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Runion
Behmin Armel
Memorial Hospital
Todlay
Fay Seton
Armel
Diva Armel
Mies Bunion
North Carolina Tourists Visit This City Today
A party of seventy four agricul turists from Rowan county North Carolina touring the Shenandoah Valley and visiting Washington died last evening in Harrisonburg Virginia where they were guests of Shenandoah Valley Inc. The group traveled by auto and stayed at the Winchester bunkhouse before touring apple plants and meeting local officials. They planned a three day stay in Washington with a free camping option for tourists. All members were men.
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Rowan County
N. C
Shenandoah Valley
Washington
Rrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Harrisonburg
Winchester
Glass
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Winchester Cold Storage Corporation
Apple
National Fruit Product ‘Company
Leesburg
Loudoun County
Frederick
Capitol City
Taxicab Man Under Arrest
A warrant by H. T. Lacy of Texas charges Lucien Hodge with taking 30 dollars from the plaintiff while a passenger in a taxicab. Prosecuting Attorney Reardon asked for a 1000 dollar bond. The case will be heard in police court by Justice Worsley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T. Lacy
Texas
Lucien Hodge
Lacy
Hodge
Reardon
Justice Worsley
Rum Runner Killed in Coast Guard Fire Near Rum Patrol
Antonio Piepro of Astoria N Y was killed when coast guards fired on the speedboat Linx II west of the Rumson Shoals light ship early today. The boat was captured with 500 cases of whiskey and a crew of five plus the dead man. Piepro is said to be the third rum runner killed near Asbury Park recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asbury Park
N. J
Antonio Piepro
Astoria
N. Y
Prohibitionists Seek Women's Aid in Campaign
Kansas City dispatch reports Herman P. Faris of Clinton Missouri seeks women’s support for a national prohibition ticket. He criticizes funds in politics, notes Miss Marie C. Brehm of Long Beach California as vice presidential candidate, and says he is ready to speak anywhere anytime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Kansas City
Herman P. Faris
Clinton
Yee Seeecane
Mentio
Farle
Faris
Marie C. Brehm
Long Beach
California
Hike Postponed To Sunday August 24 By Girls Association
The Girls Athletic Association postponed last Sunday’s hike to Sunday August 24. Members will depart from the club room at 6 00 pm and hike to the president Opal Robinson’s home two miles from town where breakfast will be cooked in the orchard. Sign up with Gertrude Schneider by Saturday noon to ensure sufficient food. They expect to return in time for church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girls’ Athletic Association
Opal Robinson
Gertrude Schneider
Local Men Fined For Operating Percentage Game
Lawrence Huff Harry M Henry Johnson Henry Roger Leafe and Ron Palmer were arrested at the Berryville Horse Show for operating a percentage game. Sheriff Smallwood filed the complaint through Commonwealth Attorney Joseph Moore. They were arraigned before Justice Crow and fined 100 dollars plus costs. 175 dollars in cash and all paraphernalia were confiscated with the sheriff taking half as informer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Huff
Harry M. Henry
Johnson Henry
Roger Leafe
Ron Palmer
Berryville
Smallwood
Joseph Moore
Crow
Staunton Wins The Reel Race At Harrisonburg
Staunton Virginia reel team won the reel race today at Harrisonburg during the State Firemen’s Association events. Their time was 27.1 seconds. Other races were run this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staunton
Harrisonburg
State Firemen's Association
City Business Property Sale by C T Wyndham
The property of C T Wyndham in the city is set for sale on August 30 under an advertisement published in Star. The notice lists the sale date and the owner.
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C.T. Wyndham’s City Business
Lost messages and dispatch delays in Arctic flight
A fragmentary report notes delays in communications and radar patches as American and allied crews flew near the Arctic circle. It mentions Lieutenant Locatelli arriving from Italy and observers tracking messages from Greenland and Iceland.
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Greenland
Nelson
Locat Locatelli
Italy
Ofte Washington
Iceland
Army
Navy
Halif Mie
Arctic Circle
Rev. T. Dewey Visitation at Taneytown Md
Revered T. Dewey receives visitors including Mr and Mrs at Taneytown Maryland to pay respects to the late T H Ritter at his home on Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Dewey Bitte
Taneytown
Ate Visi
T. H. Ritter
For Sale Three-Building Near Handley School
Water strata locating methods discussed by Wm H enour of Maurertons Virginia. Real estate note mentions three-building sale near Handley School and directs inquiries to Star Be Z at care of Star.
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Wm. Henour
Maurertons, Va
Handley
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Herbert Larrick
Elks’ Society
Standard Oil Co
Frick
Snappy Foundry, Inc
Mid City
Carolanna
South Market Street
Ek Ee
Hart Addition
Drumpany
Franck Baker and Son
J. M. Orndoff
Alexander Barrie
Robert
Esas
William
Wheat
Conrad
Winchester Fair
North Carolina
Coast Guard
The
J. F. Sanderson
Seo
Scott’ Boyd
Geo. Ayrina
T. Dewey
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