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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1928
Page
9
Rev and Mrs C J Racey and daughter Miss Ruth Racey along with Mr Charley Boyd of Winchester were the dinner guests of Mrs Ella Bowman on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Newton Cather and...
Local families and guests from Winchester Ridgeway Norfolk Fawcett Gap Berkley Springs and Gettysburg shared Sunday and weekend visits. Notable attendees included Mr and Mrs Luther Larrick J S Orndoff and Carter Hoover with children Hilda Smithey Frances Larrick Mamie Orndorff and Miss Oneitta Shipe among others. Weeekend trips featured Mr Stratton Orndoff and Mr Miller visiting Berkley Springs and Master Lester Good Jr with Nannie at gatherings.
The will of Evan N. Cline proven in Winchester probate court appoints Shenandoah Valley National Bank as executor. It leaves $200 to daughter May Nettie Dunlap for kindness shown, directs sale of Capon River farm in Hampshire County West Virginia, and divides remaining estate equally between Mrs. Dunlap and son Benjamin Cline. Will dated April 2, 1928, witnesses Walter C. Potter Oscar S. Brown and Jamee Lamp. Cline died June 13.
The Kansas City Star quotes a reflection on aging contrasting human quiet with vehicle noise, illustrating a social observation rather than a reportable event.
Practically the entire Virginia National Guard nearly 4,000 officers and men will train in camps within six weeks. The Twenty-ninth Tank Company is the only detachment staying in summer service, with most units at Virginia Beach and Fort Monroe. Training schedules list exact units and dates from July 7 to August 26 across Tobyhanna, Carlisle Barracks, and Cascade locations.
The Rotary Club adopted resolutions marking the death of Adam C. Slonaker known as Ad. They praise his faithful attendance local program work and broadminded character and note his passing leaves a void in the club.
The passage honors a leader whose deeds exceeded words and records a resolution of tribute. It notes his unblemished and unusual record of service above self and requests copies be sent to his family and The Winchester Evening Star for publication.
Richmond July 6. The Virginia sanitation campaign led by the State Department of Health draws national attention. The July 2 Red Cross Courier lauds Virginia as the first state to sanitize, noting progress since a 18 year ago survey. The plan envisions a three year push ending July 1, 1931 to reduce filth-borne disease risks.
Chicago July 6 Chances of accidents to children rise over one hundred percent in summer due to school vacations and more outdoor play plus higher highway traffic. A survey cites twenty percent of auto injuries from children darting from behind parked cars and thirty three percent from children walking or playing in the street with twenty three percent crossing.
A Russell county circuit court jury found Victor Dingus of Coeburn guilty of first degree murder in the Barnett death of H. F. Roberts and recommended the electric chair. Within hours the court began a new case against Dingus cohort Galloway Honaker for the same incident. Twelve witnesses testified before adjournment. the court will reconvene at 9:30.
If you suffer nervousness stomach trouble skin irritations weight loss weakness aches dizziness burning and digestive complaints seek a physician with years of success in locating exact troubles and restoring health after other doctors fail.
At noon Wednesday judge William E. Burns of Russell county circuit court is expected to pass sentence within the next few days.
Police in Tirena Albania arrest Bulgarian suspects and Major Ismail Shahin in a daring plot to assassinate President Ahmed Zogu. The arrest highlights ongoing political turmoil in Albania and alleged ties to former premier Has.
Reported in Pristina the plot planned to ambush the president en route to Koritza by car. The plan was foiled when the trip was abandoned and a large time bomb found at Ahmed's villa in Durazzo. Villa guards and officials face suspicion as Albania reels from the sensational discovery.
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