Engagement Announced At Shawnee Birthday Dinner
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Herrell entertained at Shawnee Inn with a birthday party for their daughter Katherine Herrell. The engagement to Mr Piney Jewell Wilson of Johnstown Pa was announced. The wedding is planned for autumn. A color scheme of pink and white highlighted the event with a silver tray bearing a miniature bride and rosebuds for guests. Guests included William Ramsey Sara Belle Shirkey and several others. A birth was announced for J W O Roark and Rosa Rogers welcomed a nine pound baby boy at No 12 West Gerrard Street. Visitors from other states enjoyed Shawnee Inn hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ers Wien
Lawrence Herrell
Il Avenue
Shawnee
Katherine Herrell
Piney Jewell Wilson
Johnstown
Wilson
Cosgrove Coal Company
Herre
William Ramsey
Sara Belle Shirkey
Edward T Clark
Pauline Shoop
Miller Wisecarver
Morris Cather
Robert Glaize
Margaret Snyder
J. W. O’roark
West Gerrard i Street
O’roark
Hillyards Visit Winchester Kin in Baltimore Then Richmond
Mr Gardner B Hillyard once ran a Winchester business now lives in Baltimore with his daughter Lilian a Handley High School graduate They stay with sisters Miss Bessie Hillyard and Mrs Samuel Trenary on South Braddock street They plan to leave soon for Richmond Virginia where Mrs Hillyard is visiting friends
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardner B. Hillyard
Winchester
Baltimore
Lillian Hillyard
Handley High School
Bessie Hillyard
Samuel Trenary
South Braddock Street
Hillyard
Richmond
North and South Motorists Register at Hotel Jack
A party of motorists registered last night at Hotel Jack. Included were Mr. and Mrs. Horace Guild of Boston Massachusetts Miss Caroline Merriam of Framingham Massachusetts and Mr Paul A Merriam of Cedartown Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Jack
Horace Guild
Boston
Mass
Caroline Merriam
Framingham
Paul A. Merriam
Cedartown
Local People in and Around town Health and Travel Notes
Mrs. Massie remains quietly at home after an operation at Memorial Hospital. The Bott family plans a several weeks motor trip to the middle west with Willard, Ohio hosting Mrs Botta’s sister and brother in law. Nellie Seage recovers from influenza at home on South Kent Street. Mrs. Adams travels to Inwood West Virginia to visit her aunt Mrs Emma Butler. Solenberger family and Miss Anna Stama spent Friday with Mrs R L Petrie. The Harris family and Miss Mary Anderson and Mr L H Wilson stayed at George Washington Hotel. Mrs Clark Maxwell and daughters visit Mr R L Petrie. George Cline and others return from a visit to Harrisonburg Virginia with Mr Burke an uncle of Mrs Cline and Mrs Rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Massie
Memorial Hospital
West Boscawen Street
James H. Bott and Son
Middle West
Willard
Ohio
Botta
Elmer T. Hicks
Nellie Seage
South Kent Street
Frank Solenberger
Stama
Anna Stama
Flora, Ind
R. L. Petrie
W. R. Harris
Mary E. Anderson
L. H. Wilson
Beaver Falls
George Washington Hotel
George Cline
Edgar Rush
George Theis
John P. Burke
Harrisonburg
Burke
Cline
Rush
Travelers Reach City in Varied Motoring Trips
A flurry of visitors and travelers are noted in the city as C Y Garretts of Elizabeth City North Carolina and Jane Edwards Violette spend time here. Kenneth Petrie of Washington and Ray Dean of Birmingham with others register at local hotels and visit area homes.
Flyers Fate Uncertain After Plane Drops Over Maui
Navy intercepts City of Oakland message saying the monoplane had four hours of gas and was landing on the water. Earlier reports claimed only one hour of fuel. Multiple ships moved to aid, aid crews respond to the emergency in mid July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Land of
Maui
Navy
San Francisco
Oakland
Flyers From Transatlantic Flight Welcomed Aboard Leviathan
Commander Byrd and fellow aviators Clarence Chamberlin and Fraulein Rasch were hailed by Leviathan passengers during tea with 400 students. The crew sang, cheered Byrd by name, and Byrd noted plans for a New York reception mirroring Lindbergh's welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
R. E. Byrd
Clarence D. Chamberlin
New York
Germany
Fraulein
Theo Rasch
America
United States
Ole Virginny
Byrd
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Chamberlin
Hunters' Plane Wreckage Tip Dismissed by Major Cotton
Two hunters reported interior wreckage of the Nungesser and Coli plane yesterday, but Major F Sidney Cotton, after interviewing them, discredited the tale. The report, from St John Newfoundland, comes as hopes of recovery fade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
ST. John, N. F
Nungesser
Colt
F. Sidney Cotton
One Killed One Hurt In a Crash
In Rantoul Illinois on July 15 Second Lieutenant Herbert V Yanatta of Buffalo Wyoming was killed and Benjamin W Craycraft a ROTC student from Eustis Florida was seriously injured when the plane Yanatta piloted side slipped and crashed to the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rantoul
Herbert V. Yanatta
Air Reserve
Buffalo
Wyoming
Benjamin W. Craycraft
Eustis
Fla
Yanatta
Firemen Battle Bakery Fire In Lower East Side
Firemen standing in paste formed by flour battled a blaze at the six story Pechter Baking Company on Cherry Street. The fire destroyed the building and caused estimated losses near 1 million dollars and the destruction of twelve thousand loaves of bread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Pechter Baking Company
Cherry Street
Lower East Side
Methods to Handle Milking Machines
The U S Department of Agriculture tested milking machine handling methods after sterilizing units at 160 to 165 F for 20 to 45 minutes. Four methods were compared: weak chlorine solution, staying in the sterilizing water, refrigeration, and a warm room. Bacterial counts were lowest with chlorine, then water, then refrigeration, then warm room. sterilizing at 145 to 150 F and holding in water yielded higher counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Dairy Industry
Duck Raising Very Easy When Weather Gets Warm
Duck raising is easy if begun in warm weather. Hatching mid May is advised. At 24 hours old feed corn bread crumbs with sweet milk, keep water and sand, feed five times daily then three, later twice. Provide free range and a dry roosting box. Ducks eat insects and seeds. a drop of carbolic acid per quart of water can help health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Dalton
Hartsville
Tenn
Sour milk preferred for chick feeding records
Records show 100 chicks eat 120 pounds of whole milk or 116 pounds of skim milk or 93 pounds of buttermilk in three weeks. Sour milk or buttermilk may replace water in the first feed, but once started, changes cause trouble. Many poultrymen prefer sour milk for its disinfectant effect, easier digestion, and weather-related spoilage issues. Water remains available at all times.
Treatment Necessary to Eradicate Little Mites
The notice explains how to detect little mites by grayish dust and outlines why they avoid roosting in houses. It recommends selecting an penetrating long lasting treatment, notes kerosene evaporates too quickly, and emphasizes stopping egg hatching to ensure success.
Fattening Ducks for Market Under a Corn Meal Diet
Ducks slated for market are fattened for two weeks using a mash of three parts corn meal two parts low grade flour or middlings one part bran one half part beef scraps plus three percent grit and ten percent green feed. The green feed may be omitted in the last week to avoid yellowing the meat but helps keep ducks on good feed. boiled fish can lower fattening costs.
Electrocuted For Slaying of Judge
Clyde Reese Bachelor was electrocuted at Kilby prison for the murder of his father-in-law Judge Lamar Smith at his Wetumpka home on August 30 of last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Clyde Reese Bachelor
Kilby
Lamar Smith
Wetumpka
Winchester Urges Tags as Delinquency Rises
Winchester residents are urged to obtain city automobile tags now as over 1 400 cars remain overdue. Commissioner C W Trenary notes fewer than 100 have secured tags despite extensions. Delinquents will be turned over to police for arrests. no defense of unawareness will avert fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
C. W. Trenary
Boy Vagrant Is Locked Up
Ford police last night arrested a small colored boy for vagrancy. He wanders streets day and night and begs for food. He is from Little Washington in Rappahannock county Virginia. His case will be heard before Justice Weems who may order him to leave town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Little Washington
Rappahannock County
Justice Weems
Public sale of city property in Winchester Virginia
Public sale of a valuable Winchester lot follows a 1925 deed of trust. Trustee Robert T Barton will auction the Market and Gerard streets corner property at noon on Saturday July 23 1927 in front of the courthouse. One third cash day of sale, balance in two yearly installments with semiannual interest. possession date to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market and
Gerard Streets
Winchester
Virginia
Market Street
Gerard Street
Robert T. ‘Barton
Desirable Frederick County Farm Sold at Public Auction
Trustee sale of 147 acre Frederick County farm near Winchester. S J Combs and B C V Combs faced default on a deed of trust dated 1926. Auction July 20 1927 at 11 am in front of Winchester Court House. One third cash with balance in two annual installments secured by bonds and insurance. Auctioneers Dunn and Duvall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. J. Combs
B. C. V. Combs
Frederick County
Virginia
Court House
Winchester
Back Creek
Newtown Road
Charles McKlwee
B. P. Harrison
Dunn & Duvall
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Bartonsville
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Valley Pike
Edward Holmes
Edward
Chevy Chase
Thelma L. Smith
Cleo Fox
Columbus
A. F. Schoefield
Fayetteville
N. C
Harry Caldwell
Mr. Gardner B. Hillyard and
H. M. Adams
Inwood
W. Va
Emma Butler
Mrs. Clark Maxwell
Dorothy and
Elizabeth
Maryland
County
M.walker
Granger
THE
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co
Mrs. C. Y. Garrett
Elizabeth City
Jane Edwards
Violette
W. H. Huber
Kefnneth Petrie
Washington
Mrs
W. H. Kettig
William Fort
Ray Dean
Birmingham
BE. T. Clark
C. H. Rush
Dayton
East
Cecil Street
Clark Maxwell
Dorothy
Richard
Robert Jewett
Cleveland, O
Mrs. Stover
Everhart
Lemoyne
J. BE. Marsh
Baltimore Sun
Irene Inskip
Fred Inskip
Stephens City
A. H. Perkins
Trenton, N. J
James Estes
Gore
Corporation Court
City of
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Cheng
Grove’s
the National
Washington, D. C
U. S. Department of Agriculture
the National Farm News
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