Social and Personal News from Winchester and Nearby
Community notes recount Miss Mary Louise Warren’s thanks for kindness shown during her sister Mrs. F H Ulrich’s bereavement. New Year party reservations fill George Washington Hotel with an orchestral program and 3 50 cover. Middletown High students stage a Christmas operetta A Visit to Santaland directed by Miss Ethel Stickley. Marriages include Miss Eva Cooper to Roy Benner at Hagerstown parsonage and Miss Elizabeth Brown to Harold Hughes at the Presbyterian manse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Louise Warren
Winchester
St. Petersburg
Fla
F. H. Ulrich
George Washington
Aritan
M. Collins
Middletown
Civic Leagues
Middletown High School
Santaland
Mary Ellen Kinzy
Dream Fairy
Earthya Funk
Motherose
Jeanette Braithwaite
Santa Claus
Harry Ever
Roy Benner
Eva Cooper
Hagerstown
Bunker Hill
Church of God Parsonage
Summit, Avenue
F. H. Snavely
Helen Cooper
Franklin Benner
Aspanyes
John Benner
Oliver Teutherford
E. . Bailey
Chewsville
Hi ‘He Cooper
Fred Saum
J. C. Monath
Generous Pounding for Local Clergyman and Family
The Rev. B. J. Earp and Mrs. Earp received a warm home surprise at the First Christian Church parsonage on West Clifford street. Congregation members arrived about 10 o clock with groceries and pantry staples to stock the parsonage as they helped prepare for the church’s Christmas program. The couple expressed deep appreciation for the thoughtful, unexpected gesture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J. Earp
First Christian Church
Double wedding at Kerns Town Presbyterian manse
Cyreness Cooper wed Dean D Dunlop and her cousin Mabel M Cooper married Branson O Himelright at the Presbyterian manse in Kerns Town Capon Bridge W Va. Rev T H Daffin officiated before a small group of friends. Dunlop is Riley Dunlop's son Capon Springs. Ada H Cooper is Julius Cooper's daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kernstown
Cyreness Cooper
C Brk
Dean D. Dunlop
Mabel M. Cooper
Branson O. Himelright
Capon Bridge
W. Va
T. H. Daffin
Opequon Memorial Presbyterian Church
Dunlop
Riley Dunlop
Capon Springs
Ada H. Cooper
Julius Cooper
Mr. Himelright
John H.himelright
Carlson Cooper
Harrisonburg Club To Host Christmas Dance
Invitations from the Aladdin Club of Harrisonburg Va reach here for a Christmas dance at Friddle's Grill Room on Monday evening December 26 with music by the Shenvaleers. The room will display holiday decor and novelties will be given during the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
Aladdin Club
Friddle’s Grill
Barretts Host Surprise 21st Birthday for Ellsworth
Mr and Mrs George Barrett entertained at their Clearbrook home last evening for a surprise birthday party honoring their son Ellsworth Barrett. Yesterday marked Ellsworths twenty first birthday with about thirty guests in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Barrett
Clearbrook
Ellsworth Barrett
Mr. Barrett
Entertain Girls After Carols At Ramsey Home
Mrs. W. L. Ramsey plans a Christmas Eve event for the Girls Athletic Association after caroling. Participants should meet at the club room at 10 p.m. for a group trip in one large truck, then proceed to Ramsey residence for refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Ramsey
Girls’ Athletic Association
Shower For Newly Wedded Couple At Gainesboro Pike
Mr and Mrs L A Clark hosted a wedding shower at their Gainesboro Pike home honoring the newly married couple. Friends and relatives attended with gifts and sharing of congratulations in a warm social gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Clark
Gainesboro Pike
Surprise bell ring welcomes Streit couple at home shower
A Tuesday evening miscellany shower for Mr and Mrs Arthur Streit featured music games and many presents. A gala holiday lineup at Shenvalee Hotel includes dances December 23 24 28 and 31 with the Shenvalee Club House and Shenvaleers providing music and a midnight concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Streit
Washington
Streit
Cantata Sunday at First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church presents the cantata Unto: As a Child Is Born on Christmas evening at six. Directed by Floyd Haines with 30 participants plus 25 choir members. The program features Mary Joseph and the three wise men amid candlelight in a dramatic sacred presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
Floyd Haines
Mary and
Joseph
Three Wise Men
World War Veterans Remembered with Christmas Gifts
The American Legion Auxiliary of Robert Conrad Post plans to send Christmas presents to two soldier's orphans in Frederick County and to three Winchester families, plus 19 boxes to men in road camps and three in Catawba. Boxes go to seven men in a Naval Hospital and to each Virginian in government hospitals nationwide. Donations come from the department rehabilitation fund and local unit treasury. 24 men on a list receive parcels bought and packed by a unit committee, sum containing about 17 items per package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Robert
Conrad Post
Frederick County
Winchester
Naval Hospital
Washington
Catawba
United States
Virginia
National Soldiers’ Home
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Tuskegee
Ala
Notable Holiday Guests and Travelers Arrive and Depart
A long list of relatives and guests visit Winchester and surrounding towns for Christmas. Mrs. Owen D Young and son Philip return to New York from Edmonds in this city. Ray Ritter of Cornell University visits with his parents. Dozens of relatives, students, and travelers from Martinsburg Columbus Hagerstown Baltimore and other towns are noted for holiday stays and departures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen D. Young
Philip Young
New York
Young
Stuart H. Edmonds
Ozlin Brothers Marry in Roanoke Two Weddings
An Associated Press dispatch from Roanoke Virginia reports the marriages of Hon Thomas W Ozlin speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates and Miss Virginia Masten of Princeton West Virginia and Dr W W I Ozlin of Dundas Lunenburg county and Miss Mary Smallwood of Berryville Clarke county The brides are linked to Clarke and Berryville families with one a former Catawba Sanatorium patient who became a nurse
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ozlin
Roanoke
Associated Press
Thomas W. Ozlin
Kenbridge
Virginia House of Delegates
Virginia Masten
Princeton
W. Va
W.W. I. Ozlin
Dundas
Lunenburg County
Mary Smallwood
Berryville
Clarke County
Masten
Dr. Ozlin
Smallwood
Charles H. Smallwood
Catawba Sanatorium
Sartelle Family Holiday Visitors Arrive in Baltimore
Mrs. R. Ray Sartelle and her daughter Doris arrive from Baltimore to spend Christmas with Dr. Sartelle and his mother Mrs. John P. Sartelle of South Loudoun Street. Miss Mary Sartelle from Lynchburg Va joins her parents Edwin B Sartelle and wife on South Loudoun Street for the vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Ray Sartelle
Doris
Baltimore
Dr. Sartelle
John P. Sartelle
South Loudoun Street
Mary Sartelle
Trandorph- Macon Woman's College
Lynchburg
Edwin B. Sartelle
Miss Sadie Long Spends Christmas Holidays at Marlboro
Miss Sadie Long, a student at the State Teachers College Farmville Virginia, is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs William Long at their Marlboro Virginia home for the Christmas holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christina W. Cook
Randolph-Macon Woman’s College
Lynchburg
Charles H. Cook
Valley Pike
Sadie Long
State Teachers’ College
Farmville
Mrs
William Long
Marlboro, Va
Miss Mary Jackson Visits Family at Fairmont Avenue
Miss Mary Jackson of Goucher College Baltimore spends holidays with her parents at their Fairmont Avenue home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jackson
Goucher College
Baltimore
Fairmont Avenue
Pittsburg Couple Guests at George
Mr and Mrs P M Lythe of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania are guests at George in a social note describing their visit and hosting details from the local society page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. M. Lythe
Pittsburgh, Pa
George Washington Hotel
Leech Family Visit and Pickeral Holiday Homecomings
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Leech and son of Washington plan several days with Mrs. Grace Barr Mollis during the holidays. They will then visit Gochen Virginia to stay with the former mother Mrs. W. A. Leech. Mr. John Julian Pickeral of the University of Virginia is home for Christmas and stays with his parents in Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Trenary
Jacksonville
Fila
Robert Kramer
University of Virginia
Philip Kramer
Fairview Avenue
Bessie Kramer
Washington
Ramon Rossman
Nancy
Harry Seitz
Tuscon, Arizona
Sunbury
Leonard Leech
John Julian Pickeral
J. H. Pickeral
Middletown
Chesterfield Bank Held Up By Bandits in Virginia
Two unmasked men robbed the Chesterfield county bank at closing time, locking four inside and escaping with more than 4700 dollars after subduing staff including assistant cashier John I. Ellison and book keeper Martha A. Vaughn. A postman was struck during the escape and police had no clues by nightfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesterfield Bank
Richmond
Chesterfield County
Chesterfield
Liberty
John I. Ellison
Martha A. Vaughn
Ellison
W. F. Saunders
Valley Plans Memorial for Late Mr Stephens
The Valley Body outlines a memorial service for the late Mr Stephens. Crop reports show 1927 yields below 1926 across corn potatoes tobacco hay wheat apples peaches and peanuts with price effects offsetting some losses. The county’s principal crops list includes corn leading in value followed by potatoes and tobacco along with several other staples.
Air pressure plan searched as S-4 crew death time viewed
No life signals were received as air forced into the torpedo room of the S-4 after a five hour pause. Simon Lake warned that air should have lasted 700 hours for one man and 116% hours for six, while divers recovered wreckage from the Paulding on the forward deck. The Falcon will alternate blowing air for 30 minutes and venting for 30 minutes to reach the submarine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falcon
Simon Lake
Bridgeport
Conn
Elisberg
Paulding
Continental National Bank Foresees Prosperity Continuance
The Chicago institution predicts ongoing generally prosperous business conditions and emphasizes that the positive outlook will be profitably sustained rather than merely nominal gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Continental National Bank
Charming Newark café ad in Farm and Fireside notice
A small Newark storefront displays a window ad from Farm and Fireside promising a coarse net priced at 8 5 cents. The notice captures a quaint vintage commerce moment from a fraternal restaurant context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Bigger Farm Bureau in Virginia Hopes to Grow
Richmond December 21 M Winder executive secretary of the American Farm Bureau Federation met with Virginia Department of Agriculture leaders to stimulate growth of the Virginia branch. Attendees included Commissioner George W Koiner Assistant Commissioner John J Owen Dr H C Givens state veterinarian Henry M Taylor agricultural statistician J H Meek and G T French state entomologist. The national group is now in 43 states with about 1 000 000 members while Virginia’s federation counts 7 000 to 8 000 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
M. 8. Winder
American Farm Bureau Federation
Chicago
State Department of Agriculture
Virginia
George W. Koiner
John J. Owen
H. C. Givens
Henry M. Taylor
J. H. Meek
Division of Markets
G. T. French
American Farm Bureau
Mr. Winder
Virginia Federation
Moist Mash to Boost Egg Production for Pullets
When pullets mature they should start laying. If they are not yet laying, use a moist mash to stimulate production by moistening the usual laying mash with sour skim milk buttermilk semi solid buttermilk or water. Feed at a fixed noon time or convenient time daily until the mash is crumbly moist, and remove after 20 minutes. Discontinue once production reaches a satisfactory level.
Agricultural Squibs on Hog Health and Pig Feed Tips
A farm note discusses building forms with lumber and bracing, feeding young pigs with tankage linseed meal and alfalfa, and keeping pullets productive through fall and winter. It warns about swine dysentery outbreaks, stresses cholera insurance for hogs, and notes chickens’ feeding behavior and profitability of not starving them.
20 Grade Crossings Eliminated in State
Richmond reports progress in eliminating railroad crossings as part of the State Highway Commission’s six months ending June 20, 1927. Twenty crossings have been abolished in a two year period with railroads cooperating. uniform road signs are expected to reduce accidents and costs per mile have modestly declined despite safer roads demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
State Highway Commission
Byrd
Commission
Virginia
Iowa Experiment Station Fence Post Inventory Reveals Longevity
The Agronomy farm at the Iowa State College station in Ames shows over 600 concrete fence posts installed more than nine years ago. The piece notes seed quality versus weed content and discusses winter machine maintenance impacting depreciation and readiness for repeat use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Experiment Station
Ames
Iowa
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Bertie Eddy
A. Rushton Snapp
Miss. Funkhouser
Shenandoah College
Dayton
Mary Baldwin Seminary
Staunton
Hood College
Frederick
Peabody Conservatory of Music
Miss Funkhouser
Peabody
France
Fontainebleau School of Music
Wider
Miss Brown
Mr. Hughes
Harold T. Hughes
Elizabeth Brown
Presbyterian Church
North Braddock Street
F. T. McFaden
Hughes
Portland
Maine
J. T. Brown and Son
Brown
Ollie Brown
Joseph T. Brown
Loudoun Street
Handley School
Margaret Funkhouser
Rockingham County
Margaret Kunkhouser
Charles A. Funk
Opequon Church
Manse
I. Miller
Huntsberry’s
Shenvalee Hotel
Shenvalee
Newarket
Shenvalee Club
Shenvaleers
Ray Ritter
Cornell University
Ithica, N. Y
Ida Elliott
Martinsburg, Wa. Va
John Williams
American Automobile Association
Howard D. Metz
Yonkers, N. Y
Hotel Jack
Eunice Keffer
Columbus
Ohio
Laura V. Hildebrand
Miss Keffer
Ernest Keffer
B. Z. Brown
Strasburg
Oscar G. Brown
Frank Gochenour
Uperville
Claude Stickley
Vaucluse
B. O’'F. Randolph
Raymond Reid
Samuel O'Neil
F. K. Wissler
Mount Jackson
Ross Kline and Sons
Front Royal
S. M. Zea
Elizabeth Freed
Springfield
C. P. Newbrugh
Hagerstown, Md
W. A. Carskaden
Fairmont
Mr. Carskaden
E. Eleanor Robinson
Miss Robinson
Bryan Conrad
Alex. McCone
West Point
Hunter H. McGuire
Newton Long
C. E. Pope
Rube Long
Mountain Falls
Elizabeth Baker
Walstonburg
N. C
Edmonia Baker
Peyton Street
Miss Baker
C. H. Consolvo
Sallie
Ellen Boyd
West Boscawen Street
Tursday
Dector
Herbert S. Larrick
Messrs
R. W. Gray and
E. W. Bichell
Absalom Waller
Nelson Waller
Louise du Bose Waller
Nelson S. Waller
Mountain Home
Washington Post
W. D. Leonard
Lewis H. Hyde
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Miss Vaughn
Valley Body
MR. Stephens
North Valley
Piedmont
Lovett Bros
Iain Oded
Pyralin
Xmal
Ingersol
People’s Drug Co
N. Main ST
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