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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1929

Page

3

Wedding Bells In Washington A Brown Kern Dent Tie

Miss Brownie Kern wed Walter B. Dent at Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church in Kingston. Kern, a Handley High School graduate and nurse, is daughter of George P. Kern. Dent, a Handley alumnus, worked at Riley's store and will live with Kern's father. Wedding trip planned to Philadelphia and Atlantic City.

Bay Kington D. C Brownie Kern Walter B. Dent Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church Mark Depp Winchester Handley High School Winchester Memorial Hospital George P. Kern Kern Dent William Dent Philadelphia David F. Yost University of Maryland Riley South Loudoun Street Atlantic City George Kern

Local Weddings and Society Notices From Gore and Norfolk

An announced marriage joins Miss Della Householder and Mr. James S. Spaid with a ceremony in Hagerstown Maryland. The Woodward Blankenship nuptials are planned for Norfolk and Havana ties. Col and Mrs Roszel return from Southern Pines and attend Virginia Legion conference. Daughters of the Confederacy to meet Thursday afternoon at Mrs Crawford’s home.

Women’s Civic League Handley Library Luther Pannett Frederick County League Della Householder Mr. James Spaid Blair Householder Gore James S. Spaid Loudoun Street Hagerstown Joseph Young Irvin First Baptist Church Washington Square First Baptist Church of Spaid Jerry Spaid Bloomery W. Va Roszel B. M. Roszel Margaret Chew Shenandoah Valley Academy Southern Pines N. C Staunton American Legion of Virginia McNutt

Local Student Returns to Wellesley from Winter Break

Miss Virginia Tayloe Boyd has left her father Dr. P. W. Boyd's home on West Boscawen Street to return to Wellesley College Massachusetts. Dr. R. B. Snapp, confined two weeks by influenza, can now work from his Hotel Jack office. Miss Mary Sartelle departs South Loudoun Street home to resume studies at Randolph Macon Woman’s College Lynchburg. Mr August Herbst of Snapp Foundry remains ill with influenza at his Highland Avenue home.

Mary Warden Boyd P. W. Boyd West Boscawen Street Robert Beach Catonsville Juanita Riley South Braddock Street Miss Miller Wisecarver South Washington Street William C. Perry South Camerno Street Curtis Creswell South Kent Street Virginia Tayloe Boyd Dr. P. W. Boyd Wellesley College Wellesley Mass R. B. Snapp West Clifford Street Hotel Jack Building Mary Sartelle B. B. Sartelle South Loudoun Street Randolph-Macon Woman’s College Lynchburg August Herbst Snapp Foundry Highland Avenue

Final Rites Held For Miss Phadonia Ritter

Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon for Miss Phadonia Belle Ritter at her brother A Taylor Ritter Sr home on East Cork street. The Rev W L Dudley and Rev Murray D Mitchell led the service with burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers included James Ritter and A Taylor Ritter Jr among others. Relatives from Tampa Alexandria Middletown and Maryland attended. She died early Saturday at Memorial Hospital after two weeks treatment for heart disease.

Phadonia Belle Ritter A. Taylor Ritter East Cork Street W. L. Dudley Church of Christ Murray D. Mitchell Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South Middletown Floyd Ritter Maryland Miss Ritter Memorial Hospital

Uncle of John I Sloat Dies After Illness in Virginia

John H Cave 78 a retired farmer of Page county Virginia died at his home near Luray after a week long struggle with influenza and pneumonia. He survived by his widow Mary and daughter Josephine with brothers and half siblings. The funeral will be at Mount Zion Church in Page county. He belonged to the Dunkard Church.

John H. Cave Page County Luray John I. Sloat Clarence D. Sloat Mr. Cave Mary Cave Josephine Cave Daniel Cave Joseph E. Trenary Cumberland Mount Zion Church Cave Dunkard Church

Deaths From Flu And Pneumonia Rising Across States

Public health reports show influenza and pneumonia deaths up in the week ending January 5 while influenza cases fell. Twenty three states and New York City logged 61 970 influenza cases versus 76 000 previously. 746 influenza deaths in the week across 41 cities, up from 530. Pneumonia deaths totaled 1 295 the week ending January 5, up from 989.

Associated Press Washington Public Health Service Today New York City

Stock Market Tendency Still Seems Downward

New York opinion shifts marked a downward stock market with a heavy early open, a midday rally, and subsequent decline. Bear selling weighed on liquidation while credit fears dampened sentiment despite bank meeting remarks. Call money touched 7 percent.

Associated Press New York National Bank

Feed the Birds This Season Urges Humane Feeding

All humane persons are urged to feed birds now since they cannot find natural food on the bare ground. Use crumbs and table scraps that would go to the garbage, aiding birds until spring when they repay with song as life reawakens.

Body of Tex Rickard Taken To Madison Square Garden

The body of promoter Tex Rickard arrived at Pennsylvania Station from Miami Beach amid crowds and a Madison Square Garden board contingent preparing for transfer to the funeral parlor. Jack Dempsey attended, moved by the loss, and while expressing no retirement plans, spoke of interest in the Sharkey Stribling fight and called Rickard his pal.

Asner Press New York Tex. Rickard Miami Beach Pensylvania Station Madison Square Garden Rickard the Garden Miami Dempsey

Three Die In Garage Fire In Detroit

DETROIT Jan 8 Allen Doane 56 his wife Annie 55 and their niece Thelma Grieves 9 were burned to death in a garage fire of undetermined origin. The blaze destroyed the structure and claimed the lives of the family members.

Associated Press Detroit Mich Allen Doane Annie Thelma Grieves

Three Occupants Seized After Building Fire Near Hazel Park

A trio occupied a third floor apartment when a blaze broke out in a Hazel Park area building today. Fire crews responded promptly and contained the fire with no reported injuries.

Hazel Park Near

Funeral Services For Mrs. McCarty

The funeral for Mrs. Margaret R.K. McCarty will be held at 3 o’clock Wednesday from her son’s home 9 West Leicester Street. The Rev. Dr. C. A. Freed of the Lutheran Church will officiate, assisted by the Rev. Dr. F. T. McFaden of the Presbyterian Church. Interment is at Mount Hebron Cemetery with pallbearers named Fred Rathman Harold K. Over Marcelus A. Marion Anderson Jack Smith Frank Brown.

Margaret RK. McCarty McCarty West Leicester’ Street C. A. Freed Pas Cé Lutheran Church F. T. McFaden Presbyterian Church Mount Hebron Étery Je Fred William Rathman Harold K. Over Marcellus A. Marion Anderson Jack Smi Frank Brown

Hoover holds talks with Borah amid silent report era

Washington January 8 Hoover spent over an hour at breakfast with Senator Borah Idaho. Borah refrained from sharing views but discussions reportedly covered legislative issues and the new administration and farm relief concerns. House delegation names D Pierce of Des Moines for agriculture secretary post.

Associated Press Washington Hoover Senator Borah Idaho Borah Capitol Congress D. Pierce Des Moines

Gatling Weds Day After Divorce In Baltimore Ceremony

Richard Henry Gatling vice-president of the Manufacturers Trust Company wed Anne M. Jones of Baltimore the day after his divorce from Winifred Waters Gatling. The ceremony in Hagerstown Maryland was conducted by Rev Dr B F Plummer. Gatling 58 and Jones 31.

Associated Press New York New York World Today Richard Henry Gatling Manufacturers Trust Company of Anne M. Jones Baltimore Gatling Winifred Waters Gatling Bridgeport Mr. Gatling Miss Jones B. F. Plummer St. Paul's United Brethren Church Hagerstown

Early Passing of Kellogg Treaty By Senate Predicted

Washington reports that after a day of talks the Kellogg anti war treaty may be ratified soon. The sole dispute concerns whether an interpretation of American rights under the pact is needed. Senator Moses, author of the interpretative resolution, said no understanding by tomorrow seems likely.

Washington America Moses Coolidge Senate

Many Leaders See Hoover On First Day At Capital

Washington dispatch on Hoover's first full day after election. He met at the Mayflower Hotel with friends and leaders and listened to callers. Rumors and guesses filled the air on his cabinet and key appointments as he considers a two to three day listening period.

Hoover Capital Washington Heberb Hoover Wi Ton Coolidge Hig Mayflower Hotel Rgis S” Street Senator Curtis Senate Mr. Hoover Andrew W. Mellon Treasury Treasury, and That the Attorney-Generalship ' Gmires To William J. Donovan Ork Vendertta Borah Pieter Bay Morrow Mexico Henry Fletcher Italy

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Walter F. Dent Washington Church Sheriff Pannett Civic League Mrs. DuShane Europe George Washington Mr. Allen The Atwater Kent Radio Company Willard Michael Martinsburg Julian L. Michael T. W. Mathews Ladies’ Bible First Christian Church Messrs W.L. Hussong C. P. Newbrugh Potomac Edison Company James P. Reardon Front Royal Kenneth Henry Atwater Kent Radio Lee House W. A. Baker R. T. Barton Richmond K. C. Cather Roanoke Hotel Jack Helen M. Searles South Hadley Tabb James I. Parsons Mr. Hershyell Cohen-Adler Shoe Company Norman Graber Western Union Telegraph Office Herbert Harmer Albin, Va E. Z. Taylor East Orange, N. J George Washington Hotel Charles L. Bowly Mary Woodward Mary Antionette Woodward Sidney Woodward Norfolk Alexander Hugo Blankenship Episcopal Havana Cuba Ghent Methodist Epissopal Church Daughters of Confederacy Turner Ashby United Daughters of the Confederacy Frank B. Crawford Washington Street Lailie Florsheim Phadonia Ritter Mr. Sloat Page Borgh Aot Richard Price Manhattan Bradley Brown & Fisher
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