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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1927

Page

6

Valley Lutherans Plan Pension Fund Drive Meeting

A Virginia Synod conference at Valley Golf Club on January 4 will discuss financing the minister pension and relief fund with speakers led by Rev. J. J. Scherer of Richmond and Rev. S. P. Long of Chicago. The campaign runs in the Virginia conference during February 5, with a planning committee including C. H. Moore and others from New Market Timberville Edinburg and nearby towns.

New Market Virginia Synod Eran Church Valee United Luthera Drive Minister Pension and Relief Fund J. J. Scherer D. D Richmond Virginia Lutheran Synod S. P. Long Chicago C. M. Teufel Rooke Virginia C. H. Moore E. M. Minnick Timberville C. S. Kerlin Edinburg M. Huffman Enandoah I. P. Wittig Orkney Kings J. L. Hoke Stony Man

Committees Named For Fourth Shenandoah Valley Tour

Shenandoah Valley Inc announces a 11 day trip February 25 to Florida and Cuba. Col H J Benchoff leads the committee with members from Woodstock Staunton Lexington Harrisonburg and more. All inclusive rates 235 to 265 dollars with 25 dollar deposits. Reservations via H H Newman Edinburg Va.

Shenandoah Valley Harrisonburg Florida Cuba Col H. J. Benchoff Shenandoah Valley, Inc Doah Valley, Inc Woodstock Daniel Kavanaugh Staunton Capt.m. B. Co Indian Rock Frank Littell Charles L. Stevens Shenandoah D. L. Kaufman Chamber of Commerce Luray H. H.pennybaker Broadway W. B. Fahrney Timberville E. E. Keister Strasburg E. M. Steele Stephens City J. F. Haldeman S&sber of Commerce Winchester Andrew Bell Chamber of ‘Comferce S. F. Rhodes Riverton C. H. Smith Charles Town W. Va W. T. Dittmeyer Harpersey A. B. Eagle Direcor Shenandoah Valley Savannah Jacksonville St. Petersburg Clearwater Tampa Palm Beach Miami Key West Daytona Beach St. Anne H. H. Newman Edinburg

W. M. Ry. Would Abandon a Link

The Greenbriar Cheat and Elk Railroad seeks ICC approval to abandon seven miles of track in West Virginia from Spruce to Cass. The line, recently sold to the Western Maryland system, is deemed unnecessary by the purchasing company and the request is filed.

Associated Press Washington West Virginia Spruce Ad Cass Interstate Commerce Commission Greenbriar, Cheat and Ellk Railroad Greenbriar Western Maryland

Sheriff Sale Auction in Winchester Ford Model T Description

Pursuant to a Frederick County Virginia Circuit Court order a public auction will be held in front of the county courthouse in Winchester on Saturday December 31 at noon. A 12 passenger Ford Model T vehicle with motor number 638287 and Maryland license 103471 will be sold. Shenandoah Valley National Bank holds an annual stockholders meeting in Winchester January 10 at eleven this morning for director elections and related business.

Circuit Court of Frederick County Virginia Winchester Shenandoah Valley National Bank Wn. G. Hardy

Quake study urged by chief of U S bureau

Nashville dispatch reports Commander Nicholas H Heck head of Terrestrial Magnetism and Seismology at the Coast and Geodetic Survey urged a thorough seismological study of the Middle West. He noted New Madrid area as especially quake prone and cited past shocks including 1811 12 and a sharp 1917 event. He urged initiating investigation amid rapid city growth.

Nashville Tenn Middle Western American Association For the Advancement of Science Nicholas H. Heck United States Coats and Geodetic Survey Mississippi Valley New Madrid James B. Macelwane Ss. J Jesuit Seismological Association Arthur F. Day Seismology Carneigie Institution of Washington California Dre. Day Seismological Division of the Coast and Geodetic Survey Heck Middle West Atlantic Ohio River

Winchester chair factory led by Hagerstown native Jennings

Herbert H. Jennings, formerly with R. J. Funkhouser and Company, becomes president of Acorn Funkhouser and Company in Winchester Virginia as a new porch chair plant nears completion. The oak supply will come from nearby Jefferson Berkeley and Hampshire counties with Cyril Mee handling finance from Woodstock. Other stockholders and officers include Fred H. Glaize as vice president J. S. Haldeman as secretary and T. B. Patton as treasurer.

Hagerstown Acorn Funkhouser and Company Winchester South Jennings R. J. Punkhouser and Company Winchester Company Jefferson Berkeley Ampshire Cyril Mee Woodstock Jensnings H. H. Jennings Fred H. Glaize J. S. Haldeman T. B. Patton

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