Social and Personal News From Lebanon Church Luncheon
Mrs. Rebecca Funkhouser hosted Confederate Veterans, wives, widows, and friends at her Lebanon Church home with a three course luncheon and speeches by Rev. J. D. Hamaker and others. The event included a piano sing and promises to recur annually. Mrs. Jones and children plan to settle in the area after visiting Alexandria. C W Sirbaugh and family visit East Leicester Street. Mrs. Sirbaugh returns from Martinsburg hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Funkhouser
Lebanon Church
Funk Houser
Ff. D. Maphis
Bowman Family Holel Reunion Held at End less Caverns
The sixth annual Bowman family reunion drew many members from Virginia and other states at End less Caverns. Addresses were given by Dr. H. H. Bowman from University of Toledo Ohio Dr. John W. Wayland of Harrisonburg and Rev. L. Grady Cooper of Timberville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowman
Endless Caverns
Virginia
H. H. Bowman
University of Toledo
Ohio
John W. Wayland
Harrisonburg
L. Grady Cooper
Timberville
UDC of West Virginia Set Convention at Shepherdstown
The annual United Daughters of the Confederacy convention for West Virginia will meet in Shepherdstown on September 22 and 23. The Shepherdstown chapter will host visitors with an elaborate program planned.
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Uv. D. C
West Virginia
The
United Daughters of the Confederacy of West Virginia
Shepherdstown
Masonic Orphans Visit Shenandoah Caverns
Shenandoah Valley Masonic lodges welcome the Girls' Glee Club and Boys' Band from the Virginia Masonic Home Richmond to the Shenandoah Caverns tomorrow afternoon. The fifty children will tour the caverns and join a luncheon with Valley Masons before traveling to Winchester for a concert.
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Masonic
Shenandoah Caverns
Shenandoah Valley
Birth Of An Eight-Pound Boy At West Boscawen Street
Mr and Mrs Howard L March announce the birth of an eight pound boy yesterday afternoon at their apartment 43 West Boscawen street. Mrs March is Elizabeth B Anderson daughter of Nina Glynn Anderson. Mr March works in the prescription department of the Peoples Drug Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard L. March
Howard Tu. March
West Boscawen Street
Birth of Eleven-Pound Baby in Memorial Hospital
Mr and Mrs William E Smith of Gainesboro announce a boy born August 23 at Memorial Hospital weighing eleven pounds Mrs Smith nee Zula Berryhill of Washington DC previously field secretary for the Baptist Sunday School Board of Virginia She is cousin of the late Dr J B Gambriel and niece of Dr W H Berry president of Blue Mountain College Mississippi
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Smith
Memorial Hospital
Smith
Jack Smith
Board of Supervisors
Gainesboro
The Arch Preserver Shoe Promises Comfort and Support
The Arch Preserver Shoe features a built in arch bridge and crosswise inner sole to prevent nerve and bone pinch and promote natural walking. It markets as a comfortable, stylish shoe that improves posture and activity for women and families.
Pettingrew Guests at Capon River Bungalow
Mr and Mrs Walter Edward Pettingrew and son from Port Richmond Staten Island NY arrived in Winchester and will be guests of Mr and Mrs J W Sibert at their Capon River bungalow in West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Edward Pettingrew
Port Richmond
Staten Island
New York
Winchester
J. W. Sibert
Capon River
West Virginia
Lupton Family Returns From West Virginia Visit
Mr and Mrs Winfred W Lupton and son Eugene return from Romney and Keyser West Virginia after visiting relatives earlier this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfred W. Lupton
Eugene
Romney and Keyser
W. Va
Miss Bessie Hillyard Returns Home From Baltimore Visit
Miss Bessie Hillyard has left her brother and sister in law Gardner B. Hillyard’s home in Baltimore after a six week stay and returned to her residence on South Braddock Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Hillyard
Mrs
Gardner B. Hillyard
Baltimore
South Braddock Street
Mrs Agnes Richardson Returns from Washington Visit
Mrs Agnes Richardson returned to Washington last evening after a several day visit as the guest of Mrs William Willis at her home on South Cameron Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Richardson
Washington
Sa. Wal
William Willis
South Cameron Street
Ruth Haines Returns Home With Cousin from Cumberland
Miss Ruth Haines returns to her West Boscawen street home after several weeks in Cumberland Maryland. She is joined by her cousin Miss Helen Blosser who will be her guest for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Haines
West Boscawen Street
Cumberland
Helen Blosser
Visit Returns From East and Midwest Trips
Mrs. R. M. Swimley and her daughters Frances and Charlotte Swimley and her niece Susan Bierer returned home after a three week visit to Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Bierer of Binghamton New York and Quaker Lake Pennsylvania and Dr. and Mrs. John M. Bierer of Boston Massachusetts Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Becker and Mr. and Mrs. Gilespie of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania spent the past weekend as guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Miller at their Edgewood home near Red Bud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Swimley
Frances
Charlotte Swimley
Susan Bierer
R. W. Bierer
Binghamton
N. Y
Quaker Lake
John M. Bierer
Boston
Mass
S. G. Becker
Mrs.Gilespie
Pittsburgh
George Miller
Edgewood
Red Bud
Miss Lillian Hillyard Returns to Baltimore
Miss Lillian Hillyard has returned to Baltimore after a week with her aunts Miss Bessie Hillyard and Mrs. Samuel Trenary at their home on South Braddock Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Hillyard
Baltimore
Bessie Hillyard
Samuel Trenary
South Braddock Street
Craftsmen’s Association convention draws Mr Orndorff home
Mr. T. J. Orndorff returned from Detroit where he attended the annual National Memorial Craftsmen's Association convention held last week. Mrs. Frank L. Buckley left this morning for a short visit to relatives in Front Royal, Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Orndorff
Detroit
Mich
National Memorial Craftsmen’s Association
Frank L. Buckley
Front Royal
Ledingham Family Guests of Mrs. Smith in Washington
Mr and Mrs Henry Ledingham and son Adam from Philadelphia arrived Monday evening visiting Mrs Smith at her parents Capt and Mrs E H Diffenderfer on South Braddock. Edwin Harold Smith accompanied them and joined the visit in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ledingham
Adam
Philadelphia
Edward Koons Returns to Haddox Home After Washington Visit
Edward Koons returns to his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. George W. Haddox at Sensency Place after a three week stay with his father Mr. John C. Koons in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Koons
George W. Haddox
Sensency Place
John C. Koons
Washington
Canada Special Details Visit by London Apple Firm
Kyle reports plans to visit Winchester following talks with Longfield and Kyle in Montreal. W Loneryfield & Son of Newcastle on Tyne, England, seeks Virginia York Imperials for shipment, noting Newcastle’s growing apple business and a two million direct customer base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kyle
Winchester
Messrs
Longfield
Canada
Winchester Chamber*”of Commerce
Gray
Bell
Messrs. Longfield
Montreal
Messrs. W. Loneryfield & Son
Newcastle-on-Tyne
England
York
Paying position open to represent character
Employment notice offers a permanent paying position to represent a character. Instructions include taking or delivering shoes hosiery direct to wearer, with good income. Apply to Tanners Shoe Mfg. Co at 1862 C St Boston Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanners Shoe Mfg. Co
S C St
Boston Mass
Freight rates and liner services for Winchester to Canada and Portland traffic
A letter from Aw. Owrs Rye of a brokerage firm discusses freight rates from Winchester to Montreal and Portland Maine, via Pennsylvania Railroad and other routes, noting 41 to 43 cents per 100 pounds including terminals. It mentions Thomson Line steamers as favorable for traffic and indicates plans to visit Winchester to gather further information. It also references contact with F Earl Parsons on standardization and inspection to assist with inquiries.
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Porland
Maine
N.Q
New York
Thomson Line
Newcastle
Longfield
Winchester
F. Earl Parsons
Commonwealth of Virginia
Department of Agriculture
State Office
Richmond
Train wreck near Toreau claims two lives
A Santa Fe train derailed one mile west of Toreau New Mexico early today killing conductor J. B. Tucker of Gallup and Mrs. Joe Hansen, wife of the fireman, with eight others injured as 22 cars left the tracks.
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Associated Press
Winslow
Ariz
Santa Fe
Toreau
N. M
J. B
Tk Tucker
Gallup
Joe Hansen
Parachute test proves can lower a plane safely
In Los Angeles R Carl Oelge demonstrated a 50 foot parachute large enough to bring a stricken airplane to ground. He cut engine at 2 500 feet and the craft drifted down toward El Segundo from Inglewood Field, landing on a hillside with only propeller and gear damaged. The parachute design by Harry A Doucett drew navy officers as witnesses.
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Los Angeles
R. Carl Oelge
Naval Air
Oclze
Inglewood Field
el Sezando
Delge
Harry A. Doucett
Naval Air Base
North Island
Navy
Air Service
12 New Witnesses Ready In Hall Murder Hearing
Summerville New Jersey Aug 24 state reports 12 new witnesses to join the testimony at the commitment hearing before County Judge Cleary in the murder case of Rev Edward W Hall and Mrs Eleanor Mills Inspr Underwood Jersey City police said witnesses will be called if Supreme Court Justice Tyler deems the evidence sufficient for holding without bail of Henry Carpender and Willie Stevens The pair charged with murder along with Stevens and Clérpneder a sister of Mrs Frances Stevens Hall widow of the slain clergyman remain free on bail with further grand jury action pending
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Summerville
N. J
Cleary
Henry Carpender
Willie Stevens
Edward W. Hall
Eleanor Mills
Underwood
Jersey City Police
Supreme Court
Tyler
Stevens
Clérpneder
Frances Stevens Hall
Gummer
Weather forecast shows showers tonight and Thursday
The Weather Bureau replies indicate showers tonight and Thursday with likely fair Friday and high uncertainty. Rains in the last 48 hours spread from New England and the St Lawrence Valley toward Arkansas and the Deep South with warmer trends on the Atlantic coast and Appalachians. Winslow Arkansas reports light snow with strong northwest winds Tuesday night.
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Star
Weather Bureau
Washington
New England
St. Lawrence Valley
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Alabama
Louisiana
Florida
North Carolina
Virginia
Atlantic Coast
Appalachian Highland
Winslow
Ark
Drivers Freed In Probe of Fatal Richmond Crash
Charges against P. D. Gold motorman of the interurban trolley and A. C. Jennigan of Brooklyn who aided in the Petersburg Pike crash were dismissed by Trial Justice Snead after an inquest. Coroner Pretlow ruled the triple crash avoidable but testimony pointed to the small car’s driver swerving to avoid parked vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
P. D. Gold
Petersburg Pike
A. C. Jennigan
Brooklyn
N. Y
Snead
Chesterfield
Pretlow
Rebel Leader Zapata Wounded in Nicaragua Battle
Government officials report revolutionary leader Presinto Zapata with 200 men routed after a brisk fight. Seventeen rebels killed and forty wounded. Zapata severely wounded. Government losses light.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Presinto Zapata
Zapata
Maniac Bomber Kills Ortman in Bank Explosion
A bomber blew up a bank killing Ortman and injuring others as marble debris rained down. Windows shattered and money scattered while crowds gathered and emergency crews struggled to reach the scene before police restored order.
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Page One
Ortman
Horticulture Event Attracts Large Attendance
Expect over 500 people to attend a fruit growing event with a buffet luncheon on the grounds followed by talks by expert horticulturists and others. Indications point to many attendees coming from distant parts of the state.
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Mrs. Funkhouser
Jones
Charles E. Jones
Charlotte
Elizabeth
Alexandria
Bessie M. Keller
George Keller
North
Loudoun Street
C. W. Sirbaugh
Edward Sirbaugh
East
Leicester Street
Martinsburg
Elaine Stevens
Louise Beller
Roy Potts
Berryville
R. B. Brown
Sample Shoe Store
Rudolph Valentino
Ternational Newsreel
Nathanson Company
Loudoun
Atwater
Kent
Maniac
Eller Anderson
ING
Delco
Remy
Auto Lite
BOSCH
De’jon
Owen Dyne
E. A. Horns
Klaxon Horns
INE
American Oil CO
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