Social and Personal News Highlights and Local Events
Mr and Mrs Symington and Frances Fife Symington honeymooned in Europe and stay with Mrs W S Symington before moving to Gibson Island. The W C T U meets at Handley Library. Banquet by Gen Kincaid in Roane marks Cavalier hotel opening plans. Meellwee children star in Christmas play The Other Wise Man at Luther Place Church. Local residents attend visits, holidays, and school delays. Birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Edward Capper noted.
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Symington
Fermer
Frances Fife Symington
Europe
Mr Symington
W. Stuart Symiington
Gibson Island
Grace Romayne Cover
Baltimore Sun
Gen. Kincald
W. C. Saunders
Holcomb Parkes
Norfolk and Western
Roane
New York
Hotel Roosevelt
Cavalier
Virginia Beach
J. . Leslie Kincaid
United States American Hotels Corporation
Banquet
C. E. Perkins
Eastern
Meetiwee
Hattie
Katherine Riggs
Washington
Margaret Sykes
Luther Place Church
Bess Davis Schreiner
Walter W. Beck
Edward Capper
West Boscawen Street
Capper
Jacquelin Burner
Cumberland, Md
Ba ‘Alford L. Good
Milss Stella Morris
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Railway officials visit city for business
Messrs. T. E. Barrett a commercial agent and H. C. Crueger traveling freight agent of the Norfolk and Western Railway Company were in town yesterday and today on business.
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Messrs
T. E. Barrett
H. C. Crueger
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Christmas Holiday Visitors Stay in Local Homes
A string of visitors and locals are noted in Harrisonburg during the Christmas holidays. William W. Glass Jr from Washington and Lee University is home with his parents. Frank Woodward arrives from Fishburne Military School in Waynesboro to spend time with his mother. Marie Funkhouser travels from Smithdeal College in Richmond to Lebanon Church for the holidays. Other locals include Katherine Byers, Evelyn Wisecarver, and arrangements at the George Washington Hotel for J Chiminti and George tapper. Families from Berryville, Mount Jackson, and Hagerstown are also mentioned in holiday visits and travel.
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William W. Glass, Jr
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Frank Woodward
Fishburne’ Military School
Waynesboro
Mrs
May Woodward
South Kent Street
Marie Funkhouser
Smithdeal College
Richmond
Lebanon Church
Katherine Byers
Winchester
Ashley Clifford Byers
South Main Street
Miss Byers
Harrisonburg News-Record
Evelyn Wisecarver
State Teachers’ College
Farmville
S. M. Wisecarver
South Washington Street
Homes of Character highlights Virginia architecture and Shenandoah Valley antiques
Virginia homes and Shenandoah Valley antique furniture are featured in a new book titled Homes of Character by Marcia Mead. The volume includes over 100 illustrations of Virginia sites such as Belle Grove and Monticello and notes Mead’s role as McCall's Magazine consulting architect.
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Virginia
Shenandoah Valley
Marcia Mead
Belle Grove
Strasburg
Middletown
Isaac Hite
Monticello
Thomas Jefferson
D. R. Eggars
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York Library
Avera Library
Columbia University
Dykeman House Museum
Old Mill Stone
Harrisonburg
Miss Meade
McCall’s Magazine
Christmas décor brightens George Washington and Jack hotels
The George Washington and Jack hotels of the American Hotels Corporation showcase festive decorations. The George Washington features a large trimmed Christmas tree, red paper bell, immortelles, poinsettias, and spruce accents in a grand lobby display. Hotel Jack similarly extends season greetings with a coordinated ornamented scheme.
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George Washington
Jack
American Hotels Corporation
Hotel Jack
Noted Surgeons To Address Doctors of Adjacent States
The American College of Surgeons District of Columbia Maryland Virginia and West Virginia sectional meeting will be held at the Mayflower Hotel Washington January 17 18. Renowned surgeons Dr Charles Mayo Dr George David Stewart Dr John Osborn Polak and Dr Franklin H Martin will address the gathering. Dr Mayo will speak at a community health meeting January 18 at the District of Columbia Medical Society building on How to Grow Old Gracefully. Two films How the Fires of the Body Are Fed and The Breath of Life will be shown by Dr Alamr Craig at this meeting.
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Winchester and
Vicinity
American College of Surgeons
District of Columbia
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Mayflower Hotel
Washington
Charles Mayo
Rochester
Minn
George David Stewart
New York City
John Osborn Polak
Long
Alamr Craig
Clergyman's Widow Seeks College Education at 77
A 77 year old clergyman's widow begins college studies in the city. Messrs C. P. Newbrugh and F. E. Robertson of Potomac Edison Co. visit for business. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Borum of Strasburg were shoppers here yesterday. Herbert Wisecarver of Marion spends time with his mother Mrs S M Wisecarver. Mrs. Clarence Patrick of Cumberland visits relatives.
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Messrs
C. P. Newbrugh
F. E. Robertson
Potomac Edison Company
Hagerstown
C. J. Borum
Strasburg
Mr. Herbert Wisecarver
Marion, Va
S. M. Wisecarver
Clarence Patrick
Cumberland
N. O. Freeman
Northwestern University
Two Indicted For Pay Messenger Hold-Up in Baltimore
William Neimoth and James Sammons were indicted by a Baltimore grand jury for complicity in the $46,678 payroll pay messenger robbery of Henry Sonneborn and Company on October 1. Neimoth was arrested in Chicago. Sammons is in Chicago police hands. Governor Ritchie may be asked to issue extradition papers.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
William Neimoth
James
Fitr) Sammons
Grand
Henry Sonneborn
New Jersey Farm House Siege Ends in Surrender
Two Meaney siblings and their sister held off 30 estate troopers for twelve hours at a farm near Jugtown mountain Jutland Clinton New Jersey. They were captured when a concerted rush breached the rambling house after agents sought to inspect alleged cattle mistreatment. James and Beatrice Meaney were slightly wounded by fire but Timothy Meaney was uninjured. The clash began when animal cruelty investigators obtained a search warrant and the occupants refused inspection despite tear gas rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Clinton
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Two Alleged Pickpockets Jailed In Default of Bail
Richmond Va December 21 Morris Brown and John Russo two of a quartet of alleged pickpockets were remanded to jail in default of $1 000 bond each after arraignment. Other two named Jack Butler and George Wlein cases pending, thought to have robbed E M Spitler of Luray of $34 on a Chesapeake and Ohio train. Brown and Russo arrived from Cincinnati and were jailed.
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Richmond
Morris Brown
John Russo
Cincinnati
Detroit
Jack Butler
George Wrlein
E. M. Spitler
Luray
Chesapeake and Ohio
Stanton Brown
Russo
Iveland
Will construction and estate administration sought in Frederick suit
The Commercial and Savings Bank as exor. of O. D. Braithwaite files suit in Frederick Circuit Court to construe the will, administer the estate, and determine heirs and interests. Defendants John W. Braithwaite Ida C Funkhouser and Lynnett must appear within ten days. notice published in Winchester Evening Star for four weeks and posted at the courthouse.
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Edna M. Braithwaite
Als
O. D. Braithwaite
John W. Braithwaite
Ida C Funkhouser
Nee Braithwaite
Llynnett
Virginia
Winchester Evening Star
Winchester
Blanche E. Noonan
Dry Agents Held On Murder Charges After Highway Shooting
Cape Charles Va Dec 22 A. Hanby state prohibition agent and William Bloxom were each held on 2000 bond for murder and malicious maiming after warrants sworn following a December 10 shooting at several automobiles along a Northampton county public highway. Four cars were hit and Dorothy Carrington 16, daughter of a Franktown preacher, was wounded and hospitalized in Salisbury Maryland. Hanby suspended by Attorney General Saunders. Arraignment slated before Magistrate Upshur at Eastville tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Cape Charles
O A. Hanby
William Bloxom
Northampton County
Henry L. Upshur
Eastville
Hanby
John R. Saunders
Dorothy Carrington
Franktown
Salisbury
Knights Templar Meet At Noon On Christmas Day
Winchester Commandery No. 12 Knights Templar officials announce a noon Christmas Day assembly at their asylum to observe the annual Christmas rite, a long standing Grand Encampment directive. Members should arrive 10 to 15 minutes before 12 o clock.
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Knights Templar
Winchester
Knights 'Templar
C. W. Trenary
United States
Price Movements Lack Uniformity In Stock Market
Price movements again lacked uniformity in today s stock market with rail strength contrasting motors and public utilities. Trading remained fairly heavy despite higher call money rates and many traders taking extended holiday trips. The renewal rate on call loans was continued at 5 1 percent.
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Associated Press
New York
Larger Acreage Of Winter Wheat
Washington reports winter wheat sown this fall on 41 807 001 acres, up five percent from 1925 revised estimates. December 1 condition stands at 81.8 percent of normal, near last year’s 82.6 and below the ten year average of 84.4.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Agriculture
North Carolina Father Claims 34 Children Ahead of Capitol Visit
Ruben Bland of Martin County says he has thirty four children and claims to be the nation’s largest family. He plans a trip to Washington to present himself to President Coolidge and Congress, citing a Georgia farmer with twenty eight children as a comparison.
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Associated Press
Washington, N
Ruben Bland
Martin County
Coolidge
Hose of Representatives
Georgia
Bland
United States
Washington
Congress
Sell or liquidate your personal property in Stephenson
J L and J W Jolliffe of Stephenson Virginia advertise buying or selling personal property including livestock machinery and household goods. They offer cash purchases or commission sales and provide the local phone contact 2023 F 21.
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J.L
J. W. Jolliffe
Stephenson, Va
Life as tuning up in the orchestra of existence
A compact reflection notes that many people spend their days focused on preparation rather than action, likening life to an orchestra where individuals constantly tune up without performing.
Local Wholesale Prices Reported by Market Buyers
Daily market recap lists wholesale prices for grains, feed, and farm products. Local flour, cornmeal, crackd corn, mixed feed, middlings, and butter are shown with price ranges. poultry and livestock rates are noted, including turkeys, young chickens, guinea fowl, and rabbits with various price bands.
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Ihe Sar
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Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Handley Library
H. B. McCormac
Bristol, Tenn
Stanley McFarland
Dickinson Seminary
J. Newton McDonald
Mrs. R. C. Porter
Richmond, Va
George Washington Hotel
Emma Ginn Baker
W. A. Baker
H. 4. Pifer
Bugg
Keister Adame
Rippon
W. Va
Frederick Gochenour
Upperville
Marguerite Shiley
Arthur Shiley
Boyce High School
Charles J. Faulkner Jr
Chicago
Whiting Faulkner
Dudley and
William Miller
Massilon
Ohio
Welltown
Isaac Miller
Fidel Hufffman
Page
John A. Miller
J. B. F. Huffman
Brethren Church
Shenandoah “Valley
E. Clay Krebs
Philadelphia
Frank H. Krebs
Walter B. Krebs
Mercersburg
E. R. Tipton
A. L. Mill
Dan
Edmund Lupton
Harry C. Lupton
West Piccadilly Street
Huntsberry
C. W. Snapp
E. D. Funkhouser
Mr. J. Chiminti
Pittsburgh
John B. Neill
G. R. Green
Miss Sowers
White Post
Wilbur Riley
Lynchburg College
Lynchburg, Va
G. W. Riley
David T. Crockett
James Kuykendell
Mount Jackson
Frank Wissler, Jr
Frank Wisstler, Sr
A. T. Card
Ernest Grayson
Keyser
James Stewart
W. A. Withers
Robert Withers
Berryville
N. W. Roulette
George H. Tapper
Miami, Mia
George Boyd
Robert Boyd
East Boscawen
R. E. Mudd
N. C. Burke
Towson, Md
Geo. Washington and
Jack Hotels
Clergyman
New Jersey
Eail
Circuit Court OF
County OF Frederick
the Commercial and Savings Bank
North Carolina
Capitol
Knud Rasmussen
Arctic Explorer
National Geographic Society
Gilbert Grosvenor
Con. A. W. Greeley
Rasmussen
Society
Tarket Report
Yaacren
Arch’ Preserver
Sample Shoe Store
Pegat Eee
N. Y
Machine Go
Sam Browne
Los Angeles
Santa Claus
Santa
Harris M. Hanshue
Western Air Express
E. P. O'Brien
Tris
the Nathanson CO
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