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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1928

Page

3

Social and Personal Haida Party Heads for Canada Camping

A Winchester group of young people left last Saturday for a motoring trip to Canada and are camping near New York City awaiting Montreal arrival. The party travels well equipped with three large tents and camping gear. Members include Norall Hottel and Esther Poston, Ward Butler, Harry Seabright Jr, Osne Cassell, Helen Montgomery, and Douglas Pillman. Mrs Frank L Buckley plans to join later with daughters Constance and Helen. the Buckleys, longtime Winchester residents, will lease their apartment and leave the community. Rob ert F Brill and his wife, former Winchester residents now returning from Baltimore, will resume residence here and manage the Winchester Montgomery Ward store expected to open next week. Mrs Brill accompanied by niece Mary Cochran. Jack Schill’s West Virginians orchestra will play for the Winchester fair dance at Jordan Springs, directed by A L Owings, with many attending from the fair afternoon. The big fair day ends with the Jordan Springs dance tomorrow night.

Winchester Canada New Harry . Seabright, Jr Osne Cassell Helen Montgomry Brucetown Douglas Pillman Frank L. Buckley Albion Mich Robert F. Brill Baltimore South Cameron Street Brill Montgomery Ward and Company Jack Schill West

Lafollette Family Reunion Set for Capon River Bank

Members of the Lafollette family plan a reunion at E. T. Arnold's Capon River home in Hampshire County West Virginia on Sunday September 2 with dinner at 2 pm. Rain date is September 3 and all relatives are invited to bring dinner baskets and enjoy the day.

Lafollette E. T. Arnold Capon River Hampshire County W. Va Lafollettes Old Capon

Marriages and visits by Winchester residents featured

Friends in Winchester announce the marriage of Nellie Virginia Harold of this city to Earl W. Clark of Cumberland Maryland. The ceremony occurred last Saturday at Grace Methodist church parsonage Cumberland with Rev. Merritt Earl. A wedding dinner followed at the groom’s parents home. Various locals are noted visiting, returning or traveling, including residents from Harrisburg Baltimore Hagerstown Purcellville and Washington.

Winchester Nellie Virginia Harold Earl W. Clark Cumberland Grace Methodist Episcopal Church Cumbreland Merritt Earl G. W. Clark Charles Cross East Clifford Street Mrs. Clark Thomas Street

Birth of a son Robert Stouffer Cole noted in local notices

Congratulatory notices list Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Cole welcoming their son at Greenawalt Addition. The report names Grace Stouffer, Ray Robinsons family connections, and multiple local residents visiting or traveling to cities like Washington Baltimore Roanoke and Newark.

Floyd Cole Greenawalt Addition Robert Stouffer Cole Cole Grace Stouffer

William F. Cave Drowned Near Mendham New Jersey

William F. Cave 21 of Stephens City Frederick County died by accidental drowning yesterday near Mendham New Jersey where he worked on the Sutton estate. The body was shipped and due tonight or tomorrow. Funeral at 2 PM tomorrow at Double Churches withInterment in Green Hill Cemetery. Survived by father Lee J. Cave mother Nora V. Cave deceased, brother Harry M. Cave and sisters Elsie White Marjorie Hartley and Lillian Cave.

William F. Cave Lee J. Cave Stephens City Frederick County Mandham N. J George M. Sutton L. R. Dettra H. E. Richardson Green Hill Cemetery Cave Sutton Farm Mendham Nora V. Cave Mr. Cave Harry M. Cave Cumberland, Md Elsie White Marjorie V. Hartley Lillian Cave

Public Goes In For Heavy Dealings In Stock Market

Public speculation in stocks reached gigantic proportions with active issues marked up to record highs by early afternoon. Trading volume was immense, with shares rising as much as $11 a share and totals near 2 300 000 shares as the market closed strong despite a late ticket delay.

Associated Press New York

Baby Show At Winchester Fair Attracts Attention

The baby show organized by Miss Evelyn C. Dean of the District Nurse Association drew heavy interest at the Winchester Fair. Judges awarded prizes for best developed and best looking babies with multiple placings. twins Bobbie and Billy Watson shared a prize.

Evelyn C. Dean District Nurse Association Winchester Fair Keith Kercheval Betty Cook Brown Benny Potts Jack Lewis Nancy Sprint Allison Howard Bobbie Billy Watson

Secretary Kellogg Sails On a Cruiser To Visit Ireland

Secretary Kellogg sails from Havre aboard the cruiser Detroit for Ireland at 11 o'clock this morning. The quay is lined with spectators as a French regiment band plays the Hymn of Departure and the American flag is hoisted at the masthead in a proud farewell.

Associated Press Havre Kellogg Detroit Ireland France Statesman

Tunney Opens Series of Debates With London Literati

Gene Tunney started a series of literary bouts by lunching solo with novelist Hugh Walpole at his London home. The meeting is a prelude to a September encounter with Bernard Shaw after Shaw returns from an Italian trip.

Associated Press London Gene Tunney Hugh Walpole Walpole Pugilist Tunney Bernard Shaw

New York Girl Still Leading In Marathon Swim

Miss Ethel Hertle of New York led at the halfway point of the 10 mile women’s marathon swim at the Canadian national exhibition. Her five mile split was 2 hours 17 minutes 13 and a fraction seconds with Olive Gotterdam of Seattle close behind, followed by Ruth Dower of Denver and Gertrude Ederle of New York.

Associated Press Toronto Ethel Hertle New York Imag Olive Gotterdam Seattle Wash Ruth Dower Denver Gertrude Ederle

Search for crash report ends with no plane found

In Harrisburg Pennsylvania officials including Colonel Ira M Fravel and state police led a search for an airplane said to have crashed near Clark s Ferry but the report was deemed likely erroneous.

Associated Press Harrisburg Clark's Ferry Here Ira M. Fravel United States Army Aviation Depot Middletown

Investigation of Bootleg Deposits To Be Started

Philadelphia officials and federal agents pursue the identity of a dozen bootleggers who allegedly deposited about 10 million dollars in Philadelphia banks over the last year. The money is said to have gone into nearly twenty institutions under fictitious names and addresses.

Philadelphia Grand Jury Prohibition

Spielman's Grain Quotations Today

The grain quotations of W. R. Spielman and Co. show today’s bids for wheat, corn, oats, and rye with September and December positions. Spot wheat No 2 gar licy in Baltimore is listed at 1.82.

W. R. Spielman and Co Baltimore

Airplanes join search for two missing flyers from Buffalo

Eight commercial ships from Curtis Field and three from Mitchel Field launched at dawn to sweep the corridor to Ithaca New York for M. M. Merrill and B. M. Ronhe. The hunt, led by Casey Jones, used a fan pattern with 30 to 40 planes over a grid blocked route, observers assigned to each sector. A $500 reward was offered for the discovery.

Curtis Field N. Y Mitchel Field Here Ithaca M. M. Merrill B. M. Ronhe Buffalo

Wright brothers style air search ends in Buffalo

A noon tomorrow window was set for the plane in question between here and Buffalo. Merrill and Roy appeared amid a ground search led on the theory the flyers would not need spur in the effort and would not accept pay for rescue work done for a fellow pilot.

M. M. Merrill E. M. Roy Here Buffalo Ward

Mother of Chaplin's Brothers Is Dead

Mrs Hannah Chaplin widow of the early English stage star died in Glendale California at age 62 after a gallstone attack. Her sons Charles and Sid Chaplin were noted in the report with Charles at her bedside and Sid reported to be in France.

Associated Preas.y

Regeneration in Lower Animals Demonstrated

The article notes that many lower animals such as hydra lobster crab and earthworm can regrow lost limbs or body parts by forming new organs to replace damaged ones.

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