Winchester Gun Club Members At National Trap Meeting
Winchester Gun Club sent Messrs. Claude B. Stickley B J Hillidge and W C Carter to the American Trap Shooters Association annual meeting near Dayton Ohio. The grand American handicap tops the program. Marriage licenses issued to Mervin I Keck and Pearl E Jones both of Carlisle Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Gun Club
Messrs
Claude B. Stickley
Vaucluse
B. J. Hillidge
W. C. Carter
Front Royal
Dayton
Carlisle
Corporation Clerk’s
Pearl E. Jones
Levi Keck
John Jones
Rev Mr and Mrs Douglas Finish 3000 Mile Motoring Trip
The Rev and Mrs John S Douglas of Louisville Kentucky completed an extended 3000 mile motor trip visiting New England Canada and points of interest and are returning home. They spent several days with Dr James W McSherry in Martinsburg where Douglas once served at Trinity Episcopal Church and may stop in the Shenandoah Valley before heading south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
John S. Douglas
Louisvill
New England
Canada
James W. McSherry
Martinsburg
Trinity Episcopal Church
Shenandoah Valley
Delightful Grace Lutheran Sunday School Show
A large crowd enjoyed a Mother Goose themed program at Grace Lutheran Sunday school chapel on Monday afternoon. Mrs EB Cooper led as Mother Goose with Elizabeth Freed as Old Mother Hubbard's Dog and Mary Katherine Aulick starring as Old King Cole. Ice cream followed in the social room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Freed
Old Mother Hubbard
Old King Cole
Mary Katherine Aulick
Jane Gray
Evva
Dorothy Stouffer
Evva Stouffer
Rinker Undergoes Operation at Memorial Hospital
Mr. J. D. Rinker a prominent fruit grower and farmer from Stephens City Frederick county underwent an operation for complications yesterday morning at Memorial Hospital Relatives visiting today said he was as well as could be expected and had passed through the ordeal fairly well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Rinker
Stephens City
Frederick County
Memorial Hospital
Rinker
Woodstock visitors weave family visits across towns
Mrs. William Paxton of Woodstock visits her father Mr. Joe Carson at the Afton Inn and also visits her daughter Mrs. Bella Carrington in Woodstock. Mrs. William B. Cornwell and her daughter Miss Marion spend the weekend in Cumberland as guests of Mrs. John G. Lynn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Paxton
Woodstock
Joe Carson
Afton Inn
Carson
Bella Carrington
Front Royal Record
William B. Cornwell
Marion
Cumberland
John G. Lynn
Romney Review
Richmond Family Vacation Moves Between Homes
Mr and Mrs L C Caldwell and their son L C Jr of Richmond spend a two week vacation at the home of Mrs Caldwell’s parents Dr and Mrs F T McFagen. Mrs Marsden C Smith and two Milaren of Richmond spend the summer in Winchester. Mrs Smith is daughter of Natalie F Smith who is with her sister Mrs F T McFaden at 331 North Braddock Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Caldwell
Richmond
Milaren
Winchester
Mrs. Smith
Natalie F. Smith
F.T. McFaden
North Braddock Street
Mrs. Kenny Heads to Asheville From Winchester
Mrs T D Kenny and her daughter left Tuesday for Winchester and will travel home to Asheville North Carolina this morning with Mrs W L Irwin of Winchester in her car.
Elizabeth Barney Accepts Temporary Clerk Post
Mrs. Elizabeth Barney formerly of Winchester has taken a temporary clerk position at M. Cohen and Sons store, as reported by the Martinsburg Evening Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Barney
Winchester
M. Cohen and Sons
Martinsburg Evening Journal
Scanlons Visit Friends as Railroad Crew Returns
Mrs. D H Scanlon and daughter Miss Mary Scanlon travel from Berryville to Durham N C to visit Mr and Mrs B J Hillidge at Front Royal. James L Hayes C M Gosnell and William F Harrison of the B and O freight division return from a southern business trip. Mrs Charles L Robinson and Miss Mary Robinson plus Miss Margaret Lanis return from a motor trip to Fairmont W Va.
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Maryland
H. D. Fuller
George H. Smith
Charles County
B. G. Harris
Fannie D. MacFarlane
D.‘H Scanlon
Mary Scanlon
David Scanlon
Berryville
Durham
N. C
Marguerite Scanlon
W. Va
B. J. Hillidge
Front Royal
James L. Hayes
C. M. Gosnell
William F. Harrison
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Charles L. Robinson
Mary Robinson
Margaret Lanis
Fairmont
Prices Slightly Lower Abroad As Supply Increases
Direct Co operative Fruit Company reports Liverpool apple market results from yesterday. Prices eased versus three weeks prior but grower returns stay satisfactory from 2.60 to 5.90 dollars per barrel. Duchess apples were overripe and arrived in poor condition, dragging the price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sprint and
Petley
Direct. Co-operative Fruit Company, Ltd
Liverpool
Duchess
Rambo
Blush
Gravensteins
Wealthy
Wolf River
Fanny
Special Services At Friendship Church Reopens After Repairs
Friendship United Brethren Church on the Reliance charge has undergone repairs and repainting and will reopen Sunday August 29 with services at 11 a m and 2 30 p m. Bring lunch and attend both services as Pastor W B Obaugh invites the community to a splendid day in the Lord's work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship United Brethren Church
Reliance
W. B. Obaugh
Injured Ace Bettis To Be Moved To Washington
Lieut Cyrus K Bettis the armys flying ace was wounded when his plane hit the Seven Sisters mountains and was moved by ambulance plane to Walter Reed Hospital Washington. He rested well overnight as weather delayed departure with a transport plane standing by to fly him to the capital once conditions allow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Bellefonte
Cyrus K. Bettis
Army
Seven Sisters Mountains
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
National
Copies of Old Papers Exhibited by Local Owner
Edward Rainsberger showed a collection at The Star office including Winchester Times from 1884 and New York Weekly from 1862. The Baltimore Gazette noted Miss Bertha Von Hillern and Miss Beckett ending their Baltimore exhibit tours and returning to Virginia to resume painting with a notable work showing woods at Harpers Ferry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Rainsberger
Star
Winchester
Winchester Times
New York Weekly
Baltimore Gazette
Richmond
Holliday
Mahone
Shenandoah Valley
Harrisonburg
Baltimore
Bertha von Hillern
Miss Beckett
Virginia
Higher Rate On Call Loans Triggers Market Flurry
New York August 26 call money renewals rose to 5 percent after a 10 day weak spell. The stock market rallied across most lists on hopes of a temporary technical correction, with short covering and continued public participation, though overall volume remained light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Jury Deadlock in Osage Murder Conspiracy Case
Guthrie Oklahoma August 25 1924 A federal jury failed to reach a verdict in the murder case of William K Hale and John Ramsey tied to the Osage killings. The panel deliberated five days and cast 64 ballots with at most seven votes for conviction. Ramsey had signed a confession later repudiated claiming coercion. Government plans a retrial while Oklahoma prepares a second murder trial in Fairfax.
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Guthrie
Okla
William K. Hale
John Ramsey
Henry Roane
Osage
Cotteral
Oklahoma
W. Smith
Fairfax
Roane
Hale
Ramsey
Portray Historic Event in Advertising
Virginia plans an eight float parade in Philadelphia for the Virginia day celebration in October. The thrusting out of Governor Harvey is seen by historians as a key prelude to the Declaration of Independence. The Virginia float aims to boost advertising for the state and its commercial and industrial sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Harvey
Virginia Floats Committee
Philadelphia
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Virginia Committee
Fury of Tropical Storm Subsides In New Orleans
A tropical storm raked New Orleans causing one death and several injuries as winds peaked at 44 mph before the system weakened after moving inland from the Gulf of Mexico. The body of a lineman who touched a live wire was the first fatality, with additional minor injuries reported later as the storm tracked between Shreveport and Vicksburg.
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New Orleans
Apr
Weather Bureau
Gulf of Mexico
Shreveport
Vicksburg
Son Slays Father In Tobacco Dispute at Nelson NC
In Nelson North Carolina on August 25 F H Page 37 killed his father Leroy H Page 69 a former Durham county commissioner during a dispute over tobacco. F H Page was jailed without bond awaiting a hearing the brother in law called the sheriff. A sister testified and a prior generation had killed its father on the same spot decades earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
N.C
F. H. Page
Leroy H. Page
Durham
Young Page
Pace
Nellie Page
Foreign Missionary War
Page
Telltale Case Review Reopens Murder Memory
Mr. McCarter recounts the case history and press role in the four year old investigation. He notes the grand jury previously rejected the state’s options and discusses the murder night in September 1922 with an affidavit placing Carpender and his wife at the Rice home on the evening of the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCarter
J. Carter Rice
Highland Park
New Brunswick
Carpender
Rice
Mexican Congressman Killed In Ambush Near Colima
Dispatches from Colima report Federal Congressman Jesus Pineda and a companion assassinated by political enemies in an ambush. In Mexico City a pistol duel between rival congressmen was prevented by federal soldiers guarding the chamber of deputies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Colima
Jesus Pineda
Capitol
Chamber of Deputies
Congressmen Linked in Rivalry Amid Gunfight at Heart of City
Reported in the business district a group of belligerent congressmen who were in the same faction as those involved in a recent pistol fight. The rivalry is described as intense and likely to flare when they meet away from guards.
Bomb Notebook Reveals Demand and Dynamite Satchel
Police identified a note demanding 2000 dollars and warning of destruction if shot at. The bomber carried 50 sticks of dynamite. explosion occurred as officers neared, sending his body to the morgue. Bank operations continued with no money lost. Fingerprints and remnants were sent to authorities for clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Bureau of Mines
French Not Apt To Give Spain a Moroccan Mandate
Paris August 26 Spain asks Tangier district be attached to its Moroccan zone. The French government contemplates the request but is widely seen as likely to refuse. Spain seeks sole administration to curb contraband arms and RiF war prolongation, arguing a League mandate would be needed for any transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paris
Spain
Tangier
Morocco
International
League of Nations
Detectives Watch Primary Camps In New England
Manchester Union reports national scope detective group monitors primary campaigns in several states with 18 detectives led by William Barbour of Burns Detective Agency in New Hampshire. Information aims to guide state legislatures and Congress on evils from direct nominations.
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Associated Press
Manchester
N. H
The
Manchester Union
William Barbour
William J. Burns Detective Agency
New Hampshire
A. Oe
Congress
Missouri County Endorses Reed for Presidency
Livingston county Democratic committee in Chillicothe Missouri endorsed Senator James Reed as the Missouri candidate for President. The resolution praised Reed for exposing alleged corruption in purchasing seats in the U S Senate.
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Associated Press
Chillicothe
James Reed
Missouri
United States
Livingston County
Democratic Committee
Réed
United States Senate
Fire Chief Al Braithwaite Dies at 71 in Harrisonburg
William Albert Braithwaite longtime Harrisonburg fire chief born June 15 1855 died at 71 after a career spanning the Hose Company No 4 presidency and service at the Federal building He directed at the Moore planing mill fire in 1924 and kept fire loss records since 1909 Survived by wife Alice Bowman four children siblings and a large family network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vithwaite
America
Hawaii
Canada
Braithwaite
Wiliam Bu
Federal
First National
Moore Planing
Harrisonburg
William Albert Braithwaite
Liberty Street
W. Sewell Braithwaite
Sarah Miles Braithwaite
Mr. Braithwaite
Alice Bowman
Jos. Bowman
W. Samuel Braithwaite
Charles R. White
Wilbur Bowers
Dayton
Ohio
Charles T. Braithwaite
Lansing
Mich
R. Emmett
Pete) Braithwaite
Waynesboro
Annie Stone
Portsmouth
Methodist Church
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A. Baltz
Terre Haute
Ind
A. L. Ebersole
Rose Ebersole
C. B. Harlee
Henry O. Ehm
Henry
Elihm
John Nix and Company
Ehm
Delaware
Ruby Painter
W. N. Ritter
Ruby P. Painter
Isaac N. Painter
Wilbur N. Ritter
Nelson Ritter
Macedonia
J. C. Hooks
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Frederick Circuit
Loudoun Street
Ritter
Sample Shoe Store
North Main Street
AuTr
Ema
Nix
Jeef
Miss Maydloh
Miss Sahdlok
Checrio, Jeef
Friendship Church
Jeff
Inuif
North
Mr. Reed
AL. Braithwaite
H. VV. Ebert
Mutt
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