Freeman Lecture Hopes Draw Civic League Members
The Civic League and Garden Club plan a Friday night lecture at Handley School by Dr. Douglas Freeman of Richmond on Abolishing Ugliness. Members and other local women's groups are urged to attend, with a note of a broad slate of social events and visitors in town.
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Civic League
Freeman
Handley School
Douglas Freeman
Richmond
Garden Club
Aldie High
Pliny
Girls’ Athletics Association
Aldie High School
Handley High School
Weather Forces Halt In Search For Frances Smith
A nine officer drag team on the Connecticut river near Northampton Massachusetts halted after three hours due to ice floes while seeking Frances St John Smith a missing Smith College student. An aerial search was canceled because high winds limited observation from above.
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Associated Press
Northampton
Mass
Connecticut
Frances St. John Smith
Smith College
Onnen Sentenced to Three Years for Embezzling Firm Funds
Arnold M. Onnen, office manager at an automobile firm, pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $42,000 through forged notes and checks. He received a three year sentence in the Maryland house of correction. His attorney called gambling on horse racing a disease and praised Onnen as a husband, father, and church worker.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Maryland House of Correction
Arnold M. Onnen
Onnen
Navy and Marines to enter 1928 Amsterdam Games
Secretary Wilbur approves participation of the navy and marine corps in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games. Rear Admiral Leigh announces training for service candidates at the Naval Academy in Annapolis for six weeks before the final tryouts, with personnel in foreign waters excluded.
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Associated Press
Washington
Navy
Marine Corps
Amsterdam
Wilbur
R. H. Leigh
Bureau of Navigation
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Leigh
Price of Feed Raised in Local Markets
Announcement from Winchester Milling Corp states wholesale feed prices increased by 10 cents per 100 pounds. New wholesale: bran 2.20 dollars, fixed feed 2.30, middlings 2.00, scratch feed 2.50, cracked corn 2.30. Retail adds 10 cents to each.
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Winchester Milling Corporation
Star
Selection of a Hickman Jury Is Now in Process
The William Edward Hickman kidnapping trial resumed in Los Angeles with Judge J. T. Trabucco overseeing jury selection. Six men and six women sat in the box as District Attorney Asa Keyes outlined the case and Walsh challenged jurors with ties to the case and Marian Parker’s age.
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Hickman
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
William Edward Hickman
Marian Parker
Carlos Hardy
J. T. Trabucco
Mariposa County
Jerome Kalsh
Asa Keyes
Walsh
Keyes
Trabucco
Hayfi
Brevities from Trone area update local residents
Visitors at the Floyd Folts home included Bertha Kunin Heerthel Eath el and Willetts Whitacre with Mrs Charles Whitacre and Mr Winfred Kump. Local residents travelled to Washington Winchester Harpers Ferry and attended to family matters and small health notes.
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Trone
Mya
Floyd Folts
William Gates Ware
Winchester
Bertha
Anara Kump
Nave Bécy
Sista
Carlton Smallwood
Waskin
Ton
Raymond Arfholl
Altha
C. Fenton Giffin
George Hicks Syn
Father Seeks Inwood Girl Missing Since Monday
Leah B. Clark 15, daughter of J C Clark of Inwood Berkeley County West Virginia, vanished from home Monday morning. Her father searched Martinsburg and planned Winchester visits, noting scars on her left cheek and right jaw from a carbuncle. Police in Berkeley County had not yet been informed according to officials.
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Leah B. Clark
J. C. Clark
Inwood
Berkeley County
W. Va
West Virginia Panhandle
Virginia
Martinsburg
W. A
Clark
Winchester
Doran
Modification of Flood Control Plan Now Advocated
Secretary Devis told the House flood committee that Congress may modify the administration flood control program to allow federal loans to states covering 20 percent of costs. He said Congress could form a composite plan from Army engineers and the Mississippi River Commission. The Army plan called for 296 million dollars. the commission proposed 770 million dollars.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Devis
War Department
Chess Engineers
Federal Treasury
Headesin Ne
Army Engineers
Mizsissippi River
Army
Funeral for Max Novick Draws Large Winchester Attendance
The funeral for Max Novick, a Winchester resident, was held at Adas Israel Synagogue in Baltimore with Rabbi Isaacson officiating. Interment followed at the synagogue cemetery. Surviving are his widow Nellie, daughters Bessie and Annie, and son A. J. Novick. brothers Abe and sister Mrs. Lis kosky live abroad. Members of Masonic and other fraternal orders escorted the casket to the train station.
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Max Novick
Winchester
North
Loudoun Street
Adasth Israel Synagogue
Baltimore
Isaacson
Novick
Maryland
Virginia
A. J. Novick
New York
Royal Arch Masons
Madison Lodge
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Hickory Camp
Woodsmen of the World
Robert Y. Conrad Post
American Legion
Abe Novick
Lves
Montreal
Can
Schifra Liskosky
Poland
Seek $2,000,000 For the Relief of Famine
Chinese famine areas in Shantung and Chihili Bay report increased hardship with about 4,000,000 people listed as destitute. The Chinese international famine relief committee at Peking appeals to the American China fund committee in Shanghai for 2 million dollars in gold.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
Chinese Foreign Office
Shantung
Chihili Bay
Chinese International Famine Relief Committee
Peking
American-China Fund Committee
Final Rites for Mrs. Lucy Light Kackley Held in Clarke
Funeral services for Mrs. Lucy Light Kackley 64 wife of Landon Kackley were conducted at Crums Memorial Methodist Church near Berryville She died at her Clarke county home after a long illness Burial followed at Greenill Cemetery Berryville She was born March 3 1864 and survived by her husband two daughters Beatrice Kackley and Mrs H C Clemons two sons Loring C Kackley and Orville L Kackley and six siblings
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Crums Memorial Methodist Church
Berryville
Lucy Light Kackley
Kackley
Hampshire County
W. Va
Iss Beatrice Kackley
Berryville High School
H.C. Clemons
Baltimore
Loring C. Kackley
Pineville
Orville L. Kackley
Frederick County
Florence Wagely
Washington, D. C
Bertie Wright
Charles W. Fishpaw
Clarke County
Arthur and
Carl Light
Dinner table debate on wet or dry election never ends
A humorous note argues that choosing between wet and dry in a presidential race would not resolve dinner table debates. The line implies persistent disagreement despite possible near unanimous attention.
Doctor Cline Reopens Office at Piccadilly Street
Dr. R. F. Cline announces the reopening of his medical and surgical office at 33 West Piccadilly Street. The notice conveys the practice resuming after a period of inactivity and directs patients to the new/old location for consultations and services.
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W. Piccadilly St
Chairman of Oil Company Board To Return To Testify
Robert W. Stewart, chairman of Standard Oil Company of Indiana, will appear before the Senate oil committee next Tuesday to testify on the Continental Trading Company, Ltd. He canceled an engagement in Mexico City to comply. The panel plans to seek cross border light and may request a commission to question Henry H. Galer in Canada.
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Associated Press
Washington
Robert W. Stewart
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Senate Oil Committee
Continental Trading Company, Ltd
Stewart
L. L. Stephens
Mexico City
Senate Committee
Senate of A
Teapot Dome
Wyoming
Dawes
Canada
Henry 8. Galer
Continental Company
Dominion
Senate
Savannahs Historic Charms Highlight Shenandoah Valley Tour
H H Newnan of Edinburg Va says Savannah Ga will be the first Florida and Cuba tour stop for the Shenandoah Valley Special. The city’s historic landmarks include Georgia’s oldest church, first Protestant Sunday school, first American golf club, oldest orphanage and theatre in active use. The tour plans reservations as Savannah showcases its grid, parks, squares and Oglethorpe era streets.
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Savannah
Florida
Cuba
H. H. Newman
Edinburg
Transportation Committee
Georgia
John Wesley
America
United States
Coutry
Vantie
Ocgac
Tesigy
George Washington
Oglethorpe
Uolpac, Akan H. HH
Newnan
Large Crowds Attend Funeral of Mrs Painter
Stephens City Virginia January 26 large crowd gathered for the funeral of the late Mrs B C Painter who died December 31 services were at the Methodist Episcopal Church South conducted by Rev Powers with assistance from Rev Lambert and Rev Eugene Richardson. Interment followed in Luray. Pallbearers included T A Grim Bernard Rowland Fred Covell Ray Albin Arthur Sargent and Charles Hall.
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Stephens City
B.’ C. Painter
Star
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Powers
Primitive Baptist Church
Martinsburg
Methodist Church
Eugene Richardson
United Brethren Church
Relance
Luray
Mr. T. A. Grim
Bernard Rowland
Fred Covell
Ray Albin
Arthur Sargent
Charles Hall
Gallant Flyer Sentenced For Trivial Offense
Bert Acosta, famed trans Atlantic flyer, is jailed for ve days in New Haven County after pleading guilty to violating Connecticut aircraft laws. He allegedly flew low over Naugatuck and near a bridge, with fines totaling 19.51 dollars. He said he was exuberant and sorry for the act while seeking to return home.
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Naugatuck
Bert Acosta
Avas
New Haven
Connecticut
Acosta
Nay River
Document theft shocks Sinclair Burns contempt case
A defense witness McMullen’s key document was reported stolen from Mrs. Jeanette Lantz at the Hamilton Hotel. The burglary occurred while her husband William Lantz was away, with Mrs Lantz and her husband accused by the Burns defense of countering McMullen’s testimony. The court continues hearings on contempt linked to the Fall-Sinclair jurors.
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Joe Ron
Jeu. Seccoaniet Ashington
William
J. Burns
Sinclair- Burns
Burns
Jeanette Lantz
McMullin
Hamilton Hotel
Mae
Harry F. Sinclair
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Laura M. Osburn
Charles Town
Robert E. Vaughn
Brooklyn
N. Y
Osburn
Kabletown
Logan
Mary Castleman
Vaughn
James" and
Lula McGlothlin Vaughn
Portville, N. Y
Miss Shipley
Sion
Evelyn Byrd Shipley
Byrd
Courtney Byrd Jones
Millwood
Miss Jones
Richmond News-Leader
Irene Matthews
North Londoun Street
Handley
Edith Yooten
Sue Schlack
Neth Braddock Street
Shenandoah National Bank
Brownie Sampsell
Lula Rush
Elizabeth Hollis
Memorial Hospital
Atty. R. Gray Williams
George McG. Goodridge
George S. Jennings
Richmond, Va
George Washington Hotel
Harold Halm
Hagerstown
George Garvin
Boyce
Louis DaCoy
Baltimore, Md
Albert M. Norton
South Londoun Street
Mr. Gochenour
Maurertown, Va
H. L. Jackson
Boston, Mass
Jack
Mr. Thompson Sowers
Stone Bridge
Roy Mitchell
Capt. Ewart Johnston
Mr. Green
Staunton, Va
Riley
Will Strickler
Front Royal
Strickler House
D. B. Conrad
Keith G. Schnelly
Philadelphia, Pa
K. W. Adams
R'L LeCompte
W. W. Dellinger
J. J. Dan
New York City
Hotel Jack
Lucille Patton
Grippe
J. L. Keeling
The
Proctor and Gamble Company
Robin Hood
C. E. Huntsberry
Frances Smith
Hardy
M. Wheeler
San Diego
Arctic Circle
Goulding
Alaska
Fatrebarks
Stanley Baldwin
Doris Beer
Margaret Bondfield
Inset
Clare Annesly
House of Commons
Clarke
R. F. Cline
Oil Company Board
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Lovett Bros
Gallant Flyer
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