Pan American Congress Opens in Havana with U S Tribute
Havana reports the sixth Pan American Congress opening its first session with Cuban Secretary of State Dr. Martinez Ortiz praising the United States and President Coolidge. An ovation followed as flags of American nations were raised, with President Machado presiding at the University of Havana. Floridians greet Coolidges on return trip to Washington. A missing news-plane carrying Havana speeches prompts a search. An attempted Langley Field stop is noted and a low-flying plane near Southport is sighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Sixth
Martinez Ortiz
Coolidge
United States
Alejandro Leira
U. S
Charles Evans Hughes
Ted Mosely
Army Air Service
Washington
Mosely
Daytona
Fla
Mitchel Field
Savannah
Langley
Newport News
Florida
New York
Langley Field
Virginia
Spirit of California Aims 60 Hour World Flight Record
The Spirit of California mono plane, piloted by Capt. Charles Kingsford Smith and Lieut. George R. Pond, radioed at 8 09 a m that all is well after 24 hours aloft in a fourth attempt to set a 60 hour sustained flight record from San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Spirit of California
Charles
Kingsford-Smith
George R.pond
United States Navy
Just Arrived Jones Dairy Farm Fresh Pork Sausage
Jones Dairy Farm fresh pork sausage arrives with details from C. P. McVicar. Winchester Steam Laundry offers cleaning dyeing and pressing services and lists phone number 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones’ Dairy Farm
Winchester Steam Laundry
Anniversary of General Lee Birthday Observed in Winchester
The Lee birthday observance will close banks and schools in Virginia as the Turner Ashby Chapter Daughters of the Confederacy hosts a luncheon with the Rotary Club at George Washington Hotel. Rev Thomas Hooper will speak and two essay prizes for John Handley students will be awarded. General Lee born January 19 1807 in Westmoreland County Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert FE. Lee
Winchester
Virginia
Turner Ashby
Daughters of the Confederacy
Rotary Club
George Ashington Hotel
Thomas W. Hooper
Culpeper
F. T. McFaden
Presbyterian Church
John Handley
Mexico
Mary Custis
Martha Custis
George Washington
Arlington
Washington
Lee
Arlington National Cemetery
Wahington College
Lexington
Washington and Lee University
Mrs Nannie Glass Fractures Hip After Fall At Home
Mrs Nannie R Glass widow of Col William W Glass and a Winchester civic figure was taken to Memorial Hospital for treatment after falling at her Glen Burnie home in the western suburbs. She fractured her hip and endured a painful night before doctors planned to set the bone in a cast. She has long maintained good health for her age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nannie R. Glass
William W. Glass
Winchester
Memorial Hospital
Demand Strong For Well Colored Apples In Liverpool Market
A Liverpool apple auction report from G. R Cooper Harnden and Company notes good demand for well colored fruit. The market held 7 500 barrels including the Andania cargo with Yorks priced $6 to $8.40, mostly $6.84 to $7.92.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
G. R Cooper
Harnden and Company
Andania
Yorks
Come and See Our 1928 Wallpaper Samples and Prices
Birmingham Bros invites readers to view new 1928 wallpaper options with samples and special prices. Phone 188-W for details. Located at 35 W Water St, the notice highlights availability and promotions for customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham Bros
Water St
G A A Versus Front Royal Game Rescheduled
An error in schedule listing moves the game between G A A and Front Royal to January 25. Organizers warn of altered venue time and urge ticket holders to note the new date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Middletown Band to Host Chicken-Oyster Supper
Middletown’s Odd Fellows Hall hosts a chicken and oyster supper on January 21. The Middletown band directed by Prof. W. M. McIlwee will perform music during the event with supper priced at 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Odd Fellows’ Hall
W. M. McIilwee
National Fruit Product Co 7 Percent Preferred Stock Auction
25 shares of National Fruit Product Co 7 percent preferred stock to be sold at auction Saturday January 21 at 11 30 A M in the Court House. A first class investment that has never missed a dividend. Sold in blocks of five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Ford for Sale New 1927 Touring Model
Car ad for a Ford touring model year 1927 sold after six months use. Mentions three new tires and excellent condition. Contact John J. Williams at 22 Amherst Street. Ad date shows January 16 with page reference 1-16-1p-6t.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Williams
Amherst St
Demented Man Held For Grand Jury In Fire Set
John J. Tisher 29 former policeman and psychopathic patient confessed setting fires to two buildings in yesterday's blaze series. He was held without bond for grand jury action after a police court hearing. His attorney entered a not guilty plea and the judge urged mental observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
John J. Tisher
Robert E. Mattingly
Fisher
Flint
Mich
Adolph Hotelling
Dorothy Schneider
Genesee County
Genesee
Hotelling
Ionia Reformatory
Sar
Eegmiller
Myrtle Hotelling
Owasso
Man Finds Brother Killed In Accident Near Bullcott City
Edward B. Wright, 40, of New Market Maryland, was killed when his car left the road and struck a tree five miles west of Bullcott City. His brother Paul Wright and passerby William Simms reported the crash to a passing motorist who then alerted authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Baltimore
Edward B. Wright
New Market
Frederick County
Wng
Bullcott City
William Simms
Paul Wright
Drive By Bears Unsettles Market
A sudden bear drive against railroad shares unsettled today's stock market after an opening strength led by public utilities. Calf money renewed at 4 percent and then dropped to 3 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Oh Dearie Co Opens With Matinee at Colonial Tomorrow
Holiday matinees mark General Lee birthday with multiple theatres offering specials. Oh Dearie Co presents a musical revue at the Colonial with daily changes and a feature film lineup. The program includes Orchids and Ermine at Little and Ride Em High with Buddy Roosevelt at Newsreel. The Shenandoah Valley Revue screens as a two reel local interest feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Lee
Buddy Roosevelt
The
Empire
Colleen Moore
Win
Ethel Abbott
Dora Davis
Eddie
Ie Dur Wewers
Bob McCharles
Kay Lye
Driscoll
Dancing Wests
Chicken Supper at Woodbine School House
Woodbine Community League hosts Chicken Supper at Woodbine School House on Friday January 20. Also notice a van load return from Cumberland Maryland by Geo Clower. Bookcase for sale at 22 South Main.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodbine School House
Woodbine Community League
Cumberland
Geo. Clowser
S. Main
Prominent Hoboken Men Searched On Ship Return
Hoboken N J January 18 four hundred guests attended the annual banquet of prominent local men including jurists lawyers and city officials. Two United States customs guards searched them as they left the steamship Berlin. Sixteen small bottles of liquor were seized though no arrests were made.
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Hoboken
N. J
Chamber of Etmeres
United States Customs
Berlin
Lloyd Line
William Sanders
Mall Shottles
South Carolina House Rejects Anti Evolution Bill
The Mason anti evolution bill, modeled on a Tennessee statute, was killed by the South Carolina House of Representatives today. The committee on education unanimously adopted an unfavorable report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Columbia
S. C
Tennessee
South Carolina
House of Representative
Committee On Education
Dr. A. D. Atkinson Dies In Baltimore
Dr. A Duval Atkinson of Baltimore died today. He was a nephew of Mrs Robert A Beverley of this city and the notice was received by William Beverley, son of Mrs Beverley. Details were not given in the message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Duval Atkinson
Laltimore
Robert A. Beverley
William Beverley
Beverley
Opossum Haunting Causes Man to Break Arm
John Anderson of this city suffered a compound fracture of the left arm after a fall from a tree while opossum hunting on the Millwood pike. He had treed the opossum and slipped while crawling out on a limb about 25 feet up, landing on his hands and breaking the arm in two places near the wrist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Anderson
Millwood Pike
Friendly Nations or Friendly Men Knife Talk
A provocative stance emerges from Anaheim Plain Dealer noting skepticism about goodwill among nations and leaders who discuss violence and weapons, questioning whether friendly talk masks plans for future harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaheim
Plain Dealer
Would Change Name Of Camp Meade To Honor Gen Wood
Washington January 18 The War Department is urged to rename Camp Meade Maryland Fort Leonard Wood in memory of the late Maj Gen Leonard Wood governor general of the Philippines Camp Meade is effectively designated a permanent army post and regulations call for stations to be named forts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Meade
Gen. Wood
Washington
Leonard ‘Wood
Senate Foregn Relations Panel Plans Nicaragua Probe
Chairman Borah forecast the Senate foreign relations committee will recommend an investigation into the Nicaraguan situation after discussing the issue in committee. The remarks came as the panel reviewed the matter with the aim of outlining a formal inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Man Borah
Blanton Enters Democratic Senate Race in Texas
Representative Thomas L. Blanton of Texas announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for the U S Senate. His move shapes a competitive Texas primary as he seeks to represent the state at the national level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Thomas L. Blanton
Texas
Quick Return of Life Insurance
The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York through D W Ritenour pays Roy G Mitchell executor of Nat B Page the insurance accrued on Page's life. A death claim was filed last Friday and the check for 25054 was paid today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
New York
D. W. Ritenour
Roy G. Mitchell
Nat. B. Page
Page
Consolidated Gas to Retire 11 Million in Preferred Stock
Directors of the Consolidated Gas Electric Light and Power Co of Baltimore vote to retire 11 million dollars of series A 8 percent series B 7 percent and series C 6 44 percent cumulative preferred stock by April 2. The company will issue 13.5 million dollars of 5 percent cumulative preferred to fund the retirements and reimburse treasury costs for additions and extensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Baltimore
Consolidated Gas, Electric Light and Power Company of
Treasury
Bush and nephew visit High Point guests return home
Mr. Bush and his nephew from High Point New York have returned home after a weekend visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Ware. They were escorted home by Mrs. Wilma Ware Bush who has been staying with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bush
High Point
N. Y
J. E. Ware
Wilma Ware Bush
Bell Telephone reports 1912 subscribers in Winchester district
Bell Telephone announces Winchester district now serves 1 912 telephones up 107 in 1927 with Berryville Boyce and Stephens City offices. statewide Chesapeake and Potomac system rose to 126 509 telephones, up 4 536 in 1927, after net gains from 20 552 installations and 16 016 disconnections.
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Winchester
R. M. Pettit
Berryville
Boyce
Stephens City
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of
Virginia
Petit
Bell and Connecting Companies
Belk
United States
Clergyman Wagner Shows Slow Improvement After Farm Accident
Rev. Charles Wagner pastor of Gainesboro circuit M E Church South and his wife remain in Memorial Hospital after a tree fell on their car on Apple Pie Ridge. Doctors report slow mental recovery for the pastor with probable brain concussion, while Mrs Wagner’s injuries improve and her mentality remains intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wagner
Gainesboro
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Wagner
Wilson
Funeral Rites for Philip Magruder Held at Woodstock
The Rev Dr F T McFaden conducted the funeral of Philip Magruder 55 a Shenandoah county farmer who died Monday in Maryland General Hospital after a long illness. He is survived by five sisters Misses Sue Ella Lucy Magruder of Woodstock and Mrs D W Crabill and Mrs S O Laughlin of Wheeling W V He was a deacon of the Presbyterian Church and a member of Masonic societies and the Knights of Pythias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. T. McFaden
Presbyterian Church
Woodstock
Philip
Magruder
Shenandoah
Farmer
Maryland General Hospital
Nelli
David W. Crabill
Sue
Ella
Lucy Magruder
S. O. Laughlin
Wheeling
W. Va
Knights of Pythias
Heflebower Family Returns Home From Opequon Visit
Mrs. Daniel W. Heflebower and her two sons Daniel Lakenan and Charles Beverley Heflebower visited the Lakenans of Opequon and have returned to their Rippon home in Jefferson County West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel W. Heflebower
Daniel Lakenan
Charles Beverley Heflebower
J.L. Lakenan
Opequon
Rippon
Jefferson County
W. Va
Heflin Attacks Hearst in Senate Over Controversial Documents
Senator Heflin of Alabama bitterly assailed William Randolph Hearst on the Senate floor accusing him of publishing forged documents to name four U S senators in a scandal. Heflin, named in the papers, denied any truth and reiterated a charge of conspiracy by certain Catholics to betray U S policy against Mexico in favor of the Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
William Randolph Hearst
Senate
Heflin
Alabama
Ian Fund
United States
Hearst
United Tes
Borah
Norris
la Follette
Knights of Columbus
Mexico
Navy Best Equipped To Work On Sunken Submarine
Captain Walter N Davis of the Merritt Chapman Scott salvage dept testified before the naval board of inquiry in Boston stating the United States Navy is better positioned than any private firm to conduct rescue and salvage of the sunken submarine 84. He noted the navy’s personnel are more competent due to experience raising submarine 51 and added his company had not bid on the 84 job but offered to assist the navy in any way possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Boston
Mass
United States Navy
Atlantic
Walter N.“Davis
Merritt- Chapman-Scott Company
Naval Board of Inquiry
Navy
Evening Star Advertises Early-Year Rates
The notice lists subscription prices for Progressive Farmer add five cents and urges advance payment. Rates shown are 3.00 per year by mall and 34.00 per year by carrier, with a January rate expiration on Tuesday June 81st.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juin
the Evening Star
Woodman of World Tie Meeting Friday Night
Woodman of World all members urged to attend Friday at 8 p m at the Woodman Hall. Ladies in Woodman circle invited. National director Mrs Ethel Holliday of Alabama will speak, with local rep Mrs Cora L Whiserson present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodman
Woodman Circle
Ethel, Holiway
Alabama
Cora L. Whiseson
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Wilmington
N. C
Daytona Beach
Southport
Pacific
C. P. McVicar
Gen. Lee
Bia Gomes
Daughters of Confederacy
Frances
J. John Smith
Smith College
Northampton
Anne
Morrow
Dwight Morrow
International Newareel
Nannie Glass
National Fruit Product CO
FORD
Man
Dearie’ Co
Colonial
A. D. Atkinson
Blanton
Consolidated Gas
Star
Winchester Star
Progressive Farmer
Our Star
Bell Telephone Company
Slayer OF Child
Mr. Wagner
Mr. McFaden
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