Social and Personal News from Kernstown and Nearby
The Rev and Mrs L Jackson and their small daughter with Mrs Jacksons sister Miss Louisa M Crawford depart for Baltimore for a week long motor trip returning to Charlotte NC after summer with Mrs Crawford in Kernstown. Numerous visitors and travelers include Mrs J F Morgan and children returning to Folk VA with Mabel Peterson. Capt and Mrs Robert L Gray and daughters. Mr and Mrs Walter Gray of Memphis. and many others visiting relatives in town and at Atlantic City, Washington and New Jersey with updates on health and travel given for several local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Gray
Cornelia
Louise Gray
Harry C Stouffer
Walter Gray
Memphis Tenn
Atlantic City
J. F. Morgan
Folk, Va
Mabel Peterson
Harry A. Schmidt
South Washington Street
Culver's Lake
New Jersey
Charles W. Ramsburg
R. C. Ryan
Ray McDonald
Kennebunkport
Dr J L Whitlock Returns From Richmond Visit
Dr J L Whitlock spent a week in Richmond with his son in law and daughter Dr and Mrs Wilmer Sherrick. He returned last evening and plans to visit the mountains with Mrs Whitlock for several weeks to recuperate after a threatened illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Whitlock
Richmond
Wilmer
Sherrick
Field Day Guests From Harrisonburg Arrive in Martinsburg
Misses Rebecca Eddy Ethie and Fhasiotee DeHart with guests Lucille McLaughlin and Mabel Contee of Harrisonburg Va arrive by motor to Martinsburg West Virginia for a field day event with friends in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Eddy
Ethie
Fhasiotee DeHart
Isses Lucille McLaughlin
Mabel Contee
Harrisonburg, Va
Martinsburg
W. Va
Families Tour Endless Caverns and Plan Gettysburg Visit
Mr and Mrs George Bierach and their son Jack of Washington and Mr and Mrs Benjamin Russell of Williamsport Md spent hours visiting relatives near Endless Caverns New Market Va by car. They planned to depart Williamsport today for Gettysburg Pa.
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William F. Greene
T Vernon
N. Y
Cha
New Rochelle
George F. Norton
Endless Caverns
George Bierach
Jack
Washington
Benjamin Russell
Williamsport
New Market
Gettysburg
Reverend Mumford to Return for Sunday Services
The Rev. F. N. Mumford pastor of Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church will return from vacation in Maryland to resume regular services on Sunday, as announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. N. Mumford
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Maryland
Griffiths Visit Former Homeplace and Kin
Mr and Mrs George Griffith of Chicago and Mrs Nina Graham of Florida toured northern states. They stayed with Miss Mary Anna Griffith, visited the old Griffith home near town, and are kin to Clarkson Griffith native to this county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Griffith
Chicago
Nina Graham
Florida
Mary Anna Griffith
Griffith
Clarkson Griffith
Beulah Hartge Wins First Prize In Atlantic City Beauty Contest
Miss Beulah Hartge of Baltimore, connected with Miss Margaret Hodgson's millinery, won first prize in a beauty contest held recently at Atlantic City by Fox Film Company. Judges picked her from many contestants, and her photo will be shown in Fox theatres and in Fox news reels in multiple cities.
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Beulah Hartge
Baltimore
Margaret Hodgson
Atlantic City
Fox Film Company
Miss Hartge
Fox News
Notable visits and funeral attendance at the H. Clay Shrebs estate
The article records attendees at Mrs. H. Clay Shrebs’s funeral including Mr. and Mrs. George De Benneville Keim, former Chandler and Company executives. It notes their side trip to the Tuley and Boyce estate in Clarke county, ancestral burials at Old Chapel near Millwood, and various personal travel notes of local residents visiting kin across cities such as Richmond Charlotte Baltimore and Kennebunkport.
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H. Clay Shrebs
George de Benneville Keim
Chandler and Company, Inc
Philadelphia
Keim
Tuley and Boyce
Clarke County
Mr. Keim
Colonel Tuley
Old Chapel
Millwood
Mr. Keims
Baltimore couple visits relatives in city
Mr and Mrs Walter Moreland of Baltimore are visiting their cousins Mr and Mrs Marton S Loy. Mr Moreland is connected with the Virginia Barrel Company in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Moreland
Baltimore
Marton S. Loy
Mr. Moreland
Virginia Barrel Company
Wing in Jig Time in Jackson and a Farce
An incomplete note mentions a wing in jig time in Jackson and a widow who marries just before a journey, with a roving cup won. A Boston Evening Transcript aside complains about a pretty girl’s telephonic chatter. The text also notes a fact about a human heart weighing 1-3 ounces yet lifting 20 280 feet per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Watertown Sandard
Master Malaprop Learns En Conundrums From Sunday School
A Boston Transcript quote recalls a child Jamie misanswering at home saying he learned all the en conundrums rather than the tenets, reflecting a playful mishearing of prompts from Sunday school.
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Jamie
Boston Transcript
No Strike Thought for Soft Coal Men, Study Planned
AP reports no anticipated sympathy strike in soft coal after anthracite action. Illinois operators and unions expect ample bituminous supply, while Pennsylvania agencies study emergency plans, possible mine operations rules, and public health safeguards if coal shortages trigger distress. Connellsville coke region readies beehive coke as substitute with heating coke at 4.50 to 4.75 per oven.
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Associated Press
Oghicago
Ilinois
Myrk Farrington
Hawkisburg
Pinchot
Capitol
Connellsville
Premier Kato of Japan dies after long illness
Tokyo reports Premier Kato died this afternoon from a long burning illness that weakened his heart. Admiral Baron Kate, born 1859, led a distinguished naval and diplomatic career and became premier last year. He supported the Washington arms conference and a naval treaty seen as a new era of peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Tokio
Kato
Baron Kate
Washington
Kate D Wiggins Dies in England
Kate Douglas Wiggins American author died in Harrow England after falling ill on a voyage to England last June. She was taken to a Liverpool nursing home for treatment and did not recover from complications after an operation upon arrival.
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Associated Press
Harrow
Eng
Kate Douglas Wiggins
England
Liverpool
Nebraska farmers prize new seeds and crops for state exhibit
The Nebraska county sent over 450 exhibits to the state fair with more than twenty crops, earning over 100 first premiums and many seconds and thirds. New crops like milo, feterita, broom corn, Iowa oats, and Japanese millet show promising adaptation, per USDA reports.
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United States Department Marientiere
Keith County
Neb
United States Department, of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Easily-Digested Feeds for Ducks
Ducks require soft easily digestible foods for rapid growth. When grazing ranges lack green food, provide clover alfalfa fresh grass and similar items cut fine. Feed twice daily a mash of wheat bran corn meal low grade wheat flour and meat scrap plus fine grit.
Parasite Release Aimed at European Corn Borer Control
Over a million Habrobracea brevicornis Wesmael parasites have been raised and released in New England to combat the European corn borer. Canadian authorization allows an assistant to prepare to rear and release the parasite in southern Ontario after guidance from Arthur Gibson. Additional promising borer parasites from France are being reared at Arlington Laboratory for future liberation.
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New England
United States Department of Agriculture
Ontario
Dominion
Arthur Gibson
Arlington
Mdns
Canada
France
Arlingt
Panels to Prevent Loss in Mixed Hog Car
DeKalb County Adviser Tom Roberts recommends installing simple panels across mixed hog cars to separate different lots and prevent fights and mud. Prairie Farmer reports a few rough lumber planks suffice and require only minutes to set up, with saved hogs and reduced losses justifying the cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoga Fm
DeKalb County
Tom Roberts
Governor Trinkle Not Out for U S Senate
Gov. Trinkle of Virginia says he has no intent to run in the Democratic primary against Senator Glass, despite a Greensboro Record report. He spoke at a banquet for Roanoke Boosters in North Carolina, praising law and order and Anglo-Saxon heritage, and noting a pay-as-you-go road policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Greensboro
N. C
United States
Glass
Trinkle
Virginia
Greensboro Record
Mha
Roanoke
Coolidge Cancels Cabinet Meeting Again
President Coolidge called off today's cabinet gathering for the third time in succession. He has held only one full official meeting, favoring individual conferences with departments to advance early administration goals.
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Associated Press
Washington
Amg
Coolidge
Maryland seeks lower gasoline prices nationwide
The Automobile Club of Maryland wired President Coolidge seeking a federal investigation into gasoline prices. The club argues that over 200,000 Maryland motorists are affected by high charges and that only federal action can ensure fair pricing for residents.
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Associated Press
Battimore
Automobile Club
Maryland
Coolidge
Maryland Miner Is Assassinated in Cumberland
George Porter, 24, was shot dead on his motorcycle en route to Sunnyside mines of the Mount Savage and Georges Creek Coal Company in Cumberland Maryland. A cousin escaped injury when the bike was ditched. Four men fled the scene in a car after the shooting. Witnesses include twelve workers. Warrants for murder have been sworn out for W. H. Walbert and Harry Martin, occupants of the automobile. Motive unknown.
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Associated Press
Cumberland
Ane
George Porter
Sunnyside
Mount Savage
Georges Creek
W. H. Walbert
Consolidation
Harry Martin
Injured Man Is In Hospital Here
Frank Oliver a well known Hardesty Virginia merchant and farmer was injured in an automobile accident Wednesday afternoon while traveling with his son in law and daughter newly married from Front Royal to Hardesty. He arrived at Memorial Hospital last night and showed improvement after doctors stopped bleeding from several cuts. He underwent a thorough examination to assess possible internal injuries.
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Frank Oliver
Hardesty
Warren County
Front Royal
Memorial Hospital
Oliver
Air mail relay breaks records across continent
Pilot Wesley L. Smith of the air mail service set new records by completing a relay flight from San Francisco to Hempstead in 26 hours and 14 minutes finishing at 11:45 EST. The feat shattered prior cross country air mail times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Hempstead
Wesley L. Smith
Air Mail Service
San Francisco
Dempsey Granted New York License for Polo Grounds Fight
The New York State Athletic Commission granted licenses to heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey and manager Jack Kearns for the September 14 title bout with Luis Firpo at the Polo Grounds. Firpo already held a state license.
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New York
New York State Athletic Commission
Jack Dempsey
Jack Kearns
Luis Vfirpo
Polo Grounds
Firpo
Many Southern Apple Men to Exhibit in New York
Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania growers plan to exhibit at the Eastern Apple Exposition and Fruit Show in Grand Central Palace New York City. The two-floor exhibit will feature educational displays on quality grading packing and marketing and will include allied industries and commercial booths.
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New York
Virginia
Maryland
Pennsyyvania
New York City
Grand Central Palace
Grand. Central
Mamvidyala
Co-Operative Marketing Association
Allied Industries
New England
Massachusets
State Horticultural Society
Chamber
Commerce
Pennsylvania
Burke County Association
A. R. Rogore
C. D. Matthews
North Carolina
Warrants Filed Against Hudson Brothers in Georgia
Warnings charging rioting assault and batter and being drunk on the highway were signed by Sheriff Hicks in Macon Georgia against A B Hudson J O Hudson and C B Hudson who were arrested earlier for alleged flogging gang links. They may seek a hearing Saturday as Ollie S Perry who was whipped two weeks earlier failed to identify the Hudsons as gang members. The Hudsons remain jailed.
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Macon
Hicks
J. O
Hudson
Ollie
Perry
Hudsons
Germany stands by Cuno offer to meet reparations
Berlin August 24 Chancellor Stresseman told the German Industrial Commerce Club that the present government stands by the offer made by the recent Cuno government for meeting Germany's reparations obligations in addressing the group.
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Berlin
Cuno
Germany
Stresseman
German Industrial Commerce Club
Jewel Theft Roars Through Los Angeles Safes
In Los Angeles on August 24 thieves tied up a night watchman and blew open two safes, stealing about one hundred thousand dollars in diamonds and jewelry from two manufacturing firms.
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Los Angeles
The
Associated Press
Cal
Sient
British Quitting Turks Territory Evacuation Under Lausanne Pact
London reports that Britain will begin evacuating Turkish territory following Lausanne treaty ratification. Three transports loaded with troops are to sail tonight marking the start of the withdrawal from regions controlled by Turkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Reuter
Constantinople
Veterans encampment draws four groups to Norfolk
The Associated Press reports Norfolk hosts the opening of the national veterans encampment next week. Leaders including Hatton of the New York Yankees and Brigadier General Brett signal a large turnout. About 5 000 former Blue and Gray Division members and others are expected, with a 24 hour operation by organizers. Mrs. Kate Hutcheson of Galveston will preside over the Thursday to Sunday sessions.
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Norfolk
Veterans of Alert
Uie
Hatxton
New York Yankees
Mander
Foreign Wars
Nual
Brett
Eightieth Division
Curry
Fens
West Virginia
United States
Marne
Ieee
Kate Hutcheson
Hospital to be named Warren Harding Memorial
New York August 24 The van Legion Hospital for I il veterans at Big Tupper Lake will be named the Warren Harding Memorial in honor of the President. The decision followed Harding's endorsement of the facility and its continued use for veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
van Legion Hospital
Iil
Big Tupper Lake
Warren Harding
Ato
Harding
Correction of Bride’s Name in Local Marriage Notice
The Star notes an error in the marriage announcement of Boyd Brewer of Opequi and Miss Helen Taylor dated July 1 in this city. The bride’s name was incorrectly published as Helen Taylor and should read Helen Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd Brewer
Helen Taylor
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