Mrs E C Jordan Dies in Warwick County Virginia
Mrs. E C Jordan wife of Edward Clary Jordan died yesterday afternoon at Menchville Warwick county near Newport News after ten weeks of illness and an operation. The body will be sent to Winchester for interment at Mount Hebron Cemetery. She leaves six children a husband, a sister in law of Mrs. Harry H. Baker and a half brother William Wood in Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodhull Baker
Leslie Jordan
Edward Clary Jordan
Menchville
Warwick County
Newport News
Jordan
Thomas
Priscilla Wood
Red Bud
Nelson P. Dane
E. Clary Jordan
Jordan White Sulphur Springs
Harry H. Baker
Edwin
Harry
German
Branch
Thomas Jordan
Bradley Kilgore
Warren county organizes drive for Memorial Hospital support
Warren county forms a rapid fund campaign led by Boyd Richard to secure surrounding county help. Local chairmen for Front Royal and four Magisterial Districts are named by Chas. L. Melton and Aubrey Weaver. District heads will enlist workers to explain needs and invite financial contributions for a better Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren County
Memorial Hospital
Boyd Richard
Front Royal
Chas. L. Melton
Aubrey Weaver
Giles Cook
W. C. Deming
Edw. Woolston
Miss Beaty
Cedarville
Irwin G. Bierer
H. E. Martin
John B. Earle
Milldale
Fork
John W. Morgan
Riverton
Julian Major
Florence Henson
South River
Jacob Maesmer
Lutie Marlow
Bertie Thorton
Browntown
Hazel Keys
Nannie Weaver
Effie Compton
Lester Cullers
Bentonville
Melton
Weaver
Negro desperado captured after killing two men near Winchester
Robertson, part of a five-man escape gang, was recaptured after killings in Roanoke area. He shot two officers, killing one and wounding another who later died. He seized a guard’s revolver to avoid lynching and fled toward the south after escaping from a stone quarry. He faced thirty extra years added to a three-year term for prior escapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Bete
Robertson
Norfolk and Western
Roanoke
Forse
Stocks Take An Upward Turn Today
The market moved upward through the morning as renewal rates on call money fell to 4 percent, basic commodity prices especially steel and copper firmed, and the market steadied after the Santa Barbara earthquake and last week’s stock exchange failure. Closing was strong with about 1,050,000 shares traded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Santa Barbara
Stock Exchange
B and O Wins In Fourth of July Parade
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company led Harrisonburg Virginia’s Fourth of July parade with the largest exhibits and won first prize of fifty dollars for best industrial floats. About fifty South End Shenandoah Division employees rode in twelve to fourteen decorated cars portraying the railroad, praised by Harrisonburg Fire Company president Ed Lamb. Supervisor M Lechlider, in charge of the exhibits, also received credit from Lamb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Division
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Ed Lamb
Fire Company
Baltimore and Ohio
M. §. Lechlider
Lamb
Notable Guests at the Jack Hotel Includes Varied Dignitaries
Guests at the Jack Hotel include Dr and Mrs H A Spitter of Middleburg Virginia Mrs L A Brown Miss Ruth Hardesty Mrs W C Early Mr M C Donovan Mr D I M Gelligan Dr Feeley of Philadelphia Mr A Lucas and family of Kassonie Tennessee Mr C Lucas Mrs B E Lowry Mr Eugene Jones and Mr C E Harwood of Lynchburg Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Hotel
H. A. Spitter
Middleburg
L.A. Brown
Ruth Hardesty
W. C. Early
M. C. Donovan
D. I. M. Gelligan
Feeley
Philadelphia
A. Lucas and Family
Kassonie
Tenn
C Lucas
8. E. Lowry
Eugene Jones
C. E. Harwood
Lynchburg
Legion Post Plans Boxing Bouts On July 25
The 3rd Corps Area U S A will send 12 boxers to the city for July 25 bouts to aid Robert Y Conrad Post American Legion. Local boxers also participate along with a wrestling match and a newsreel feature. A gala evening of self defense is promised with more arrangements to be announced.
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3Rd. Corps
U.S. A
Robert Y. Conrad
American Legion
Mrs Nettie Ryan Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs. Nettie C. Ryan longtime city resident and widow of Arthur Ryan died Saturday night at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a brief illness and recent operation. She was the daughter of John R. Cooper and sister to Capt. Lewis F. Cooper and Thomas J. Cooper. Survived by four sons Lewis E. Ryan Claude H. Ryan Roland C. Ryan and Glenn N. Ryan. Funeral from 101 North Washington Street at 3:30 tomorrow with burial in the Cooper lot Mount Hebron Cemetery. Church affiliation Lutheran. Pallbearers named for services at Presbyterian Church tomorrow.
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Nettie C. Ryan
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Ryan
Claude H. Ryan
Roland C. Ryan
Glenn N. Ryan
Wilkes Barre
Badly Hart When Car Hits Ditch At the Opequon
A Buick carrying two ladies and Henry Szegety of Washington DC was badly injured when the driver lost control descending a steep Opequon hill. The car hit a bridge abutment, Szegety was thrown through the windshield, both ladies were also ejected, and all needed hospital care. Szegety’s daughter broke an arm. the vehicle was towed for repairs.
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Henry Szegety
Washington, D. C
Opequon
Szegety
Memorial Hospital
Mr. Clagerty
Klompus Wins Rotary Pre Story Contest at Winchester Golf Club
The July Rotary Club meeting at Winchester Golf Club featured a story telling contest won unanimously by Philip Klompus with Dad Ryan taking second. Prizes were Stone Mountain Memorial Coins donated by President Bill Cooper. Marshall Baker reported on the Cleveland Rotary International Convention. An August meeting is planned at the golf club.
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Rotary Club
Winchester Golf Club
Senseng Road
Golf Club
Jennie May
Walter Talbott
George Heist
George Cunningham
Winchester
Miles Dean
Opequon
Jackson
Cheago
Brantz Roszel
Philip Klompus
Dad Ryan
Phil
Stone Mountain
Bill Cooper
Marshall Baker
Rotary International
Cleveland
Marshall
Rotary
Kiwanis
Crippled Children’s Fund
Local Colored Population Is Growing Less
Census enumerator Persell OD notes separation of races in town. Of 9 361 total residents, only 984 are colored, under twelve percent. Past trends show earlier color majority, then gradual out-migration to northern areas for higher wages, leaving the population now less than one-eighth colored.
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Persell OD. Plank
Long Distance Moving Wanted in Two Weeks
Denton Sons of Harrisonburg Virginia seeks long distance moving jobs in two weeks. They offer transport to and from Baltimore and Hagerstown Maryland Washington DC Covington Virginia and points en route. They operate the largest truck in the section and hire experienced men with reasonable rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Hagerstown
Washington, D. C
Covington
Special July rate for Evening Star subscribers
New and renewing subscribers can pay now to secure a July rate of 4.00 per year by carrier or 3.00 by mail in advance. The offer applies to both current and new subscribers, as advertised by The Evening Star.
Yard Party At Ridgeway Ward Event For Best Church
The Missionary Society of Best Church hosts a ward party on School House Lawn at Ridgeway on Wednesday July 8 1925. Readable date list indicates a local event page clipping with event details and location.
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the Missionary Society
Best
Ladies of Burnt Church Yard Party at Bryarly School House
The Ladies of Burnt Church host a yard party at Bryarly School House on Friday night July 10. Proceeds or details not specified in fragments.
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Ladies of Burnt Church
Bryarly School
Salon de Beauty Closed at Piccadilly Until July
The Salon de Beaute at 118 E Piccadilly St will be closed until July 1, according to an official notice. The closure affects regular hours and services during the period.
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E. Piccadilly St
Byrd outlines fee officers reform plan for Virginia
Roanoke July 2 Senator Harry F Byrd announces a plan to expose total compensation for fee officers, supervise their expenses, and set a maximum pay limit. He pledged such reform in his campaign and will recommend it in his first message to the General Assembly. The idea emerged from his Christiansburg speech last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Harry F. Byrd
General Assembly of Virginia
Christiansburg
Roanoke Times
Virginia
Peter Rouss Visits Family Mausoleum in Winchester
Peter W. Rouss and a small party visited Winchester on Saturday to see Mount Hebron Cemetery and the Rouss mausoleum. They came by auto from Shannondale on the Shenandoah near Charles Town West Virginia where the Rouss family is staying.
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Peter
W. Rouss
New York
Winchester
Mount Hebron
Rouss
Mr. Rouss
Charles ‘Broadway Rouss
C. H. B. Rouss
Shannondale
Shenandoah River
Charles Town
West Va
Don’t forget to pay your subscription by July 31st
Reminder to subscribers to renew by July 31 to retain current rates and discounts. New subscribers get the same rate as before.
Colonial Open Reopens After Refinishing at Hotel Corner
The Colonial Hotel at Piccadilly and Market streets has reopened after a complete refinishing and overhaul. The update highlights improved interiors and amenities, signaling a refreshed period for the historic hostelry.
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Piccadilly and
Market Sts
Disappears From Home Woman Found After Day-Long Hunt
Mrs W W Wells 50, wife of a Red Bud area farmer near Winchester, vanished from her home in night attire Friday night. An all-day rural search by neighbors and Sheriff Pannett culminated Saturday afternoon with Wells found on a hillside near the house in a nervous, exposed condition. She had not wandered far, and by Sunday she was recovering from the ordeal.
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W. W. Wells
Red Bud
Winchester
Pannett
Mrs. Wells
Wells
Final Toll Gate in County to Be Removed
At a Winchester board of supervisors meeting a northern residents and landowners committee petitioned to remove the Welltown pike toll gate and have the road county taken over. Legislator Boyd R. Richards noted the toll road discrimination for residents paying road tax for roads others travel freely. Ebert, president of Welltown Turnpike, agreed to a county takeover after stockholders meet and submit a proposal. The board will negotiate with the Turnpike Company to transfer the gate ending toll gates in the area.
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Board of Supervisors
Winchester
Welltown Pike
Boyd R. Richards
Messrs
John Dick
Clarence Sheppard
Arch Orndorff
John Ebbert
Ebert
Welltown Turnpike Company
Turnpike Company
Scott Grant
Stonewall
July Rate Now In Effect For Subscriptions
The July rate is in effect with 4.00 dollars per year in advance by carrier and 3.00 dollars per year in advance by mail. New subscribers pay the same rates.
Coal for threshing at low July delivery price
G O Snapps offers coal for threshing with a low price for July delivery. Phone 414 for details. Note the ad appears in a small classified notice style with a contact name G. O. Snapp.
Sale of Cars by Admr T Russell Cathor
One Paige Broughan car and two Jewett models a Sedan and a Coupe are offered for sale by administrator T Russell Cathor as published in the legal notice. D W Mellwee is noted as the clerk or related party in the notice.
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Jewett
T. Russell Cathor
Admr
D. W. Mellwee
Sheriff Catches Four Moonshiners in Cedar Creek Raid
Sheriff Pannett and two deputies surprised four young men near Marlboro around midnight as they prepared to run a moonshine still along Cedar Creek. The four, Arnold Cooley 17, Ernest Keeler 17, Clayton Orndorff 20, and Conley Cooley 21, were jailed in Winchester awaiting hearing before Justice A J Tavenner and likely sent to the Frederick County grand jury. A barrel of mash was destroyed and the still cap and worm seized before the prisoners were transported back without incident.
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Cedar Creek
Pannett
Winchester
A. J. Tavenner
Circuit Court
Frederick County
Arnold Cooley
Ernest Keeler
Clayton Orndorff
Conley Cooley
Marlboro
Little Girl Dies In Penna to be Buried Here Tomorrow
Elizabeth Hardesty seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Foster Hardesty formerly of this city now in Farrell Pennsylvania died Saturday in Farrell Cause of death not listed Remains to be brought to Winchester by Pennsylvania Railroad tomorrow arriving nine oclock in the morning Body to Mount Hebron cemetery for services and burial Pallbearers named Herman Stine Harry McCann Garland Hansbrough and Chas R Keeler
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Farrell
Elizabeth Hardesty
Foster Hardesty
Winchester
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Herman Stine
Harry McCann
Garland Hansbrough
Chas R. Keeler
John A. Dorsey Laid To Rest In Funeral Service
John A. Dorsey died last Thursday and was laid to rest Saturday afternoon from his sister Annie Dorsey’s home on East Monmouth Street. The Presbyterian minister Rev. Dr. F. T. McFaden led the service with hymns favored by the deceased. A large group from Friendship Fire Company, longtime Dorsey associates, attended. Interment followed at Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers were George W. Hardy James E. Hardy Goff Cooper William Lupton Geo H. Eagle and Adam Forney.
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John A. Dorsey
Annie Dorsey
East Monmouth Street
F. T. McFaden
Presbyterian Church
Friendship Fire Company
Mount Hebron
George W. Hardy
James E. Hardy
Goff Cooper
Willam Luption
Geo. H. Eagle
Adam Forney
Fire wipes out Colombian city with great loss
A cablegram from the consulate general of Colombia reports a devastating fire that destroyed a large portion of Manizales, 110 miles northwest of Bogota. The commercial district was wiped out with losses estimated at 20 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Consulate General of
Colombia
Manizales
Bogota
Mrs. Ada Shertzer dies after long illness in Stephens City
Ada Shertzer wife of G W Shertzer of Stephens City dies at home after lingering illness from complications of diseases. She was active in the Methodist Episcopal Church South and daughter of the late William S Barr. Survived by husband, granddaughter Miss Fenton, three brothers Jace Barr William Barr and one sister. Funeral Tuesday at 2 from Green Hills Cemetery.
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Ada Shertzer
G. W. Shertzer
Barr
Stephens City
Shertzer
William 8. Barr
Lfe
C. W. Shertzer
Fenton
Clarke County
Jace Barr
William
Gaithersburg
Millersville
R. M. Carbaugh
Methodist Episcopal
Deadly Snake Attack Hits Woman Twice In Leg
While berry picking in aeons vicinity a copperhead bit a woman twice in the leg. She was rushed by car to Winchester Memorial Hospital with her brother Mr Gordon present. Doctors acted to counteract the venom and her condition improved toward recovery.
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Howard
Wassey
Grace
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Gordon
Mre. Mason
Butler Brothers Show Arrives For Benefit Fire Company
The Butler Brothers Show pitched on the Hable lot in South Winchester on West Hart street. They perform tonight and tomorrow night to benefit the Charley Rouss Fire Company. The act travels by motor trucks and features top talent. Admission is 60 cents and passes have recalled large crowds in valley towns.
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Butler Brothers
Winchester
Hart Street
Charley Rouss Fire Company
Mhey
Asa Larrick's Body Is Laid To Rest
The funeral for Asa Larrick, who died at his home, was held yesterday at two. Friends gathered at National Avenue Extension home for a brief service before a procession to Timber Ridge Christian Church for services led by Rev. J. F. Morgan and Rev. Courtney Anderson. A choir sang How Firm a Foundation and a solo Roses Never Fade, with burial in the adjacent cemetery. Pallbearers were Herbert Larrick W N Oates C N Garvin Russell Hook Edgar Hook and A Wade Muse.
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Asa
National Avenue
Christian Church
Timber Ridge
J. F. Morgan
First Christian Church of
Winchester
Larrick
Courtney Anderson
Concord
W. Va
Mr. Morgan
Herbert Larrick
W. N. Oates
C. N. Garvin
Russell Hook
Edgar Hook
A. Wade Muse
Furnished apartment for rent nine month term
For rent a furnished apartment available for nine months in a desirable location. Includes contact via phone number 49-W for further details and viewing.
For Sale Bed and Springs Adrift at Leicester Street
Classified notice states a bed and springs are for sale with contact at 16 West Leicester Street. No further details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leicester
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E.C. Jordan
Warwick CO
Negro Desperado
Albertson
Legion Post
Nettie Ryan
Hart
Philp Klompus
Denton Sons
Harrisonburg, Va
the Evening Star
Salon DE Beaute
Senator Byrd
Peter Rouss
Pike Pay
THE
Evening Star
Posse
Penna
Butler Bros
Benedit Rouss
Asa Larrick
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