Local notes from Winchester and nearby towns dated December
Rev G B Palmer returns from Richmond and residents travel for family visits. W L Green goes to Winchester to meet his mother returning from Chambersburg and Lancaster PA. Joseph Denny injured his leg and is hospitalized. EpIscopal choir hosted by Mrs W M Snell. Elizabeth Lee returns from Saint Hilda's to spend Christmas. Woman's Auxiliary sends Christmas box to Saint James Mission Lydia na. Ernest Meade weekend in Winchester. Edith Sheaff moves from Milldale to Mt Zion. Mrs C O Dearmont and Mrs B Palmer shop in Hagerstown. Kernstown visitors include Grattan Crawford and daughter Louisa Crawford at Kennerly home.
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White Post
W. M. Snell
Episcopal Church
Elizabeth .Lee
Saint Hilda's
Charles Town
Woman's Auxiliary
Mollie Maddock Hibbert
Saint James’ Mission
Lydiana
Ernest Meade
Winchester
Edith Sheaff
Milldale
Mt. Zion
John Earle
C. O. Dearmont
B. Palmer
Hagerstown
Grattan Crawford
Louisa Crawford
Kernstown
Kennerly
Residents weigh name change for Charlies Town town
In Jefferson County West Virginia citizens debate renaming Charlies Town to avoid confusion with Charleston. Craighill Perry of Bogalusa Louisiana proposes naming the town Jefferson or restoring its Old Dominion ties to reestablish county identity and ease confusion.
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Charlies Town
Jefferson County
W. Va
Charleston
Craighill Perry
Bogalusa
Jefferson
Farmers’ Advocate
Charles Town
Old Dominion
Negroes' Charges to Be Aired by Associated Press
Washington dispatch reports in December that charges involving Negroes will be aired. The Associated Press notes that the Southern testing and related accusations are under scrutiny as part of ongoing coverage.
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The
Associated Press
Washington
Diamond Drummer Robbed on Train in Columbus
Diamond rings and unmounted gems valued around 20000 dollars were stolen from Alvin Bernstein a Chicago jewelry seller while asleep in a berth on a train from Chicago arriving in Columbus this morning police report.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Alvin Bernstein
Chicago
Bis Ft
Rye “Ot Att
American Mining Man killed in Mexico
Washington reports John Berens of San Francisco was killed about November 29 in the State of Mexico according to a State Department release from the American embassy in Mexico City.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jewelers' Boys Held Up In Brookyn Jewelry Robbery
Police report New York crime wave prompts two reorganization steps while bandits held up two jewelers' messengers in Brooklyn. They looted gems worth 10,000 and a $2,000 payroll.
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Associated Press
New York
Brookyu
Sivauls
League Assembly Closes Meeting in Geneva
In Geneva on December 18 the League of Nations suspended its session, the finest assembly of the league since November 16, adjourning at 9 oclock in the evening.
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League Assembly
The
Associated Press
Geneva
League of Nations
Wav
Britain to sever official ties with Constantine in Athens
London announces that the government will instruct its minister in Athens to have no official relations with Constantine. Officials say Britain aims to maintain coordinated action with France and Italy and that discussions on the matter continued into the evening.
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Associated Press
London
Athens
Constantine
Great Britain
France
Italy
Church campaign in Virginia diocese succeeds
Rev. G. MacLaren Brydon treasurer reports that incomplete returns confirm the nationwide church drive in Virginia has been successful. The diocese aimed for 270000 dollars. 85 of 170 parishes reported pledges totaling 225000 dollars from half the churches, with expectation to exceed the goal as more reports come in.
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Pr. G. MacLaren Brydon
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
Virginia
Dr. Brydon
Rail passenger and air traffic surge during holiday period
Passenger traffic on railroads has nearly doubled in the last days due to holiday travel. Large numbers of Virginia students are passing through Winchester on route home while others study away from home return soon. Air and express traffic also rise, yet trains run essentially on schedule.
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Virginia
Winchester
Death of Edward R. Thurman brother of Gen Charles Thurman
Berryville Virginia reports the death in Chicago of Edward R. Thurman 59 a senior lawyer with Thurman Hume Kennedy and owner of Thurman Manor near Berryville He was heir to General Thurman and sole owner of Thurman's Manor after buying his sisters interests A widow and a daughter survive his death plans included retiring to a hillside home near the old tollgate site.
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Berryville
Chicago
Edward R. Thurman
California
Thurmaho
General Thurman
Prices on Apples in New York
Moderate fresh receipts of barrel apples from southern sections push prices in New York. The Producers' Price Current notes steady to firm tones despite seasonal variation and accumulating stock.
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New York
Commodity prices for apples listed in market report
The market notes show York Imperial values near 3.60 to 3.75 for average fruit with fancy marks at 4.25. Ben Davis, Gano, Black Ben, and Black Twig prices range 3.00 to 4.00, Delicious and Baldwin vary from 3.00 to 4.50 with quality affecting the bid.
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Ing
York Imperial
Ben Davis
Gano
Black Ben
Black Twig
Delicious Pees Baldwin
Fancy
Earthquakes Ravage 49-Square-Mile District Early This Month
Severe quakes struck a 49 square mile district early this month. Many villages were reduced to ruins, with widespread damage reported across the area. Authorities assess impact and begin relief efforts.
Power company expansion in Maryland involving M A Electric takeover
The Maryland Public Service Commission authorized the Hagerstown and Frederick Railway Company to acquire the Mount Airy Electric Company for 12000 dollars. New owners plan 15000 dollars in improvements and will supply power to Antietam Light Company instead of full takeover. The Hagerstown and Frederick Railway Company also owns Northern Virginia Power Company at Winchester.
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Maryland Public Service Commission
Hagerstown and Frederick Railway Company
Mount Airy Electric Company
Hagerstown
Frederick Railway Company
Antietam Light Company
Northern Virginia Power Company, of
Winchester
Quits Monastery for Hymens Altar in Virginia Wedding
The Rev James C Biddle a Trappist monk of 20 years marries Miss Mary Lena Gaines of Warrenton Virginia in Washington Their acquaintance began at the Jefferson Hotel Richmond where both were staying on their way south Biddle is son of the late Thomas C Biddle former US minister to Ecuador The couple honeymoon at Paradise the Gaines home in Warrenton Virginia
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Virginia
Washington
James C. Biddle
Philadelphia
Mary Lena Gaines
Warrenton
Loudoun
Fauquier
Jefferson Hotel
Richmond
Biddle
Thomas C. Biddle
United States
Ecuador
Mrs. Biddle
Paradise
Gaines
Masked band rob trolley car in Morristown
Two masked bandits held up a trolley car near 50th Street Morristown New Jersey early today and obtained about 300 dollars from the ten passengers.
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Associated Press
Morristown
WN. J
Balloon search plans from Mineola to Albany expedite naval loss
New York December 18 two army staneing started for Albany from Mineola to search for the naval balloon missing since its departure from Rockaway air station last Monday on a weather observation trip.
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Associated Press
New York
Albany
Mineola
Rockaway Air Station
Mrs Oberlin Dies in New Mexico
Miss Esther Rutherford in Washington learns of the death of her aunt Mrs Jay Oberlin in Albuquerque New Mexico The Oberlin family had moved after his transfer from Washington where he served as a federal representative and former Chester County resident Mrs Oberlin daughter of the late Captain and Mrs Charles W Spangler of Hackwood Winchester born and raised There are six children and a sister Mrs B F is noted as surviving
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Esther Rutherford
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Exchange
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Jay Oberlin
Oberlin
Washington, D. C
Southwest
Jacks Spangler
Charles W. Spangler
Hackwood
Winchester
Washington
B. F
Coal Production In West Virginia Rises In Year
West Virginia coal output rose this year by more than 3,000,000 tons compared with 1919, per the annual producers report released in Charleston. The survey notes that 27 late producing companies reported more than 1,000,000 tons in the 1919 record.
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Associated Press
Charleston IV
West Virginia
Beptitel Village Devastated by Recent Earthquake
From Rome dispatch December 18 the Associated Press reports a strong earthquake has leveled the Kalbenian village of Beptitel. Reports say the shocks caused widespread ruin and casualties are feared in the affected area.
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Rome
Awarded verdict in Chaloner case in Albemarle court
After a two day trial in Albemarle Circuit Court the jury returned a verdict for W Gilmer Dunn against John Armatron Chaloner for 15350 in local service charges since June 1911. The awarded amount was 12004 and motions to set aside the verdict were scheduled for Tuesday.
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Charlottesville
Albemarle County
W. Gilmer Dunn
John
Williamson Man Found Guilty of Voluntary Manslaughter
Taylor Cole was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the death of State Police E. L. Ripley on November 18 and sentenced to five years at hard labor in the state penitentiary.
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Williamson
Taylor Cole
E.°l Ripley
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