Stabbing After Country Dance Ends in Frederick County
Joe Wedlock, 21, of Winchester, was fatally stabbed near Cedar Hill after a dance at Churchill Brown’s pavilion. James Jones, also of Winchester, fled the scene and has not been located. Post mortem showed a knife wound severing a major artery. the watch chain was found severed and the watch missing. Witnesses say Jones had nagged Wedlock for a fight, which he refused. The stabbing occurred after the ball ended around midnight as Sunday began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Wedlock
Winchester
Cedar Hill
Frederick County
James Jones
Jones
Pannett
Wedlock
Churchill Brown
Joe Cook
Jim Brown
Megroes
Jackson
Hollis
H. S. Pifer
Wedilock
Fine Program For City Band Open Air Concert
Prof W H McIlwee presents an Open Air Winchester Concert Band program at 8 pm on the Court House lawn. The one hour event invites public attendance with pieces including School Spirit, Tannhauser, Princess of India, The Skaters, Emerald, Superba, Royal Bridesmaids and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Mcllwee
Winchester
Court House
Flint
Tannahauser
Wagner
India
Apple Growers Look to Export Early Apples
Prospects for exporting early apples are favorable. Winchester cold storage offers immediate delivery of barrelled apples to loading onto iced cars for shipment to England. George E. Petley, exporter, Tel 1073, office opposite post office Winchester VA. Yard party at Carper's Valley Church Friday night July 19. Apple hands wanted Tremonti Orchard Kernstown. apply Mr. Smallwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
KOR
England
George E. Petley
Carper's Valley Church
Tremonti Orchard
Kernstown
Smallwood
Real Soldier Life Six Experience Of Men Of Company I
Corporal H. Rickard describes life at Camp Byrd Virginia Beach with Company I Third Battalion One Hundred and Sixteenth Infantry. recruits endure drills mess inspections and discipline while building pride in their unit under Captain Paul Hartman. a call invites teens from Winchester to enlist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Rickard
One Hundred and Sixteenth Infantry
Camp Byrd
Virginia Beach
Winchester
Frederick County
Waller
Paul Hartman
America
Accident Probably Hastened His Death
Ernest S. Ruebeck of Rest in the county died last Friday in a Martinsburg hospital from stomach cancer. He was injured in February in an automobile crash when the steering wheel struck his abdomen and had been bedbound since. His funeral was held yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest S. Ruebeck
Martinsburg
Mr. Ruebeck
Jail escape attempt stopped at Warren county jail
Three prisoners fled toward the corridor and began to remove a window bar before Sheriff Collins halted the attempt. The inmates were being held for the state road and will serve their sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Warren County
Collins
State Road
Milk Wanted by J. S. Haldeman
Classified notice seeking milk buyers by J. S. Haldeman. Offers straight or on a basic plan. Printed in a 1917 newspaper page segment with filing code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Haldeman
Twenty Charges Considered Against A G Jones
Police court postponed the preliminary hearing for Arthur G Jones on embezzlement charges. Bail set at 10000. Grand jury to meet in Winchester to consider over twenty charges linked to the woolen mills case including Max Krol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur G. Jones
Jones
Corporation Court of Winchester
Williams
Woolen Mills Corporation
Woolen Mills
Max Krol
New York
Krol
New York City
Mrs Emerson Dies After Heart Ailment at Hayfield Home
Agnes Josephine Emerson aged thirty seven died at her Hayfield area home after weeks of heart illness. She was adopted daughter of Cyrus E Deeds and born in Rockingham county September 23 1892. Survived by husband Herman Emerson four sons Graham Charles Walter Roy foster mother Mary E Deeds and brother Walter Sellers. Funeral services will be held at Mountain Valley Church near Harrisonburg with a brief service at 8 am Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Josephine Emerson
Herman Emerson
Hayfield
Emerson
Cyrus E. Deeds
Rockingham County
Graham
Charles
Walter
Roy Emerson
Mary E. Deeds
Walter Sellers
Mountain Valley Church
Harrisonburg
J. S. Roller
Tom Thumb Wedding at Best Church
A wedding benefit will be held at Best Church on Wednesday night July 17 at 8 30 p m. The event titled Tom Thumb Wedding invites community members to attend for a charitable purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Best Church
Benefit Church
Special meeting to decide trip to Washington and Lexington
Rouss Fire Company calls a special meeting Monday night July 15 to decide on a trip to Washington and Lexington. All members must attend. Contact M. Lamp, president, for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lexington
M. Lamp
Pay Now Save Discount Offers In July
The Evening Star notes a special reduced rate promotion for July encouraging customers to pay now for a discount. The message emphasizes urgency with a monthly limited window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
Evening Star
Burned Aviator Reported Buried With High Honors
Lisbon reports Major Ludwik Idzikowski was buried with honors at Graciosa Cemetery after a crash. A New York Polish committee relayed word from Major Casimir Kubala that Idzikowski survived severely burned but had little chance of recovery. both men were rescued from the Marshal Pilsudski in flames.
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Associated Press
Lisbon
Portugal
Horta
Ludwik Idzikowski
Graciosa
New York
Kubala
Santa Cruz
Island of Graciosa
Marshal Pilsudski
Idzikowski
Graviosa
Tdzikowski
Chief Doran's Prize Dog Cured by Dr Boland
Dr F W Boland formerly Winchester inspector treated Casco King, Chief of Police M A Dorans prize Boston terrier, after a weeks old auto crash fracture. King fully recovered. Boland runs Casco Sanitarium for dogs near Washington with modern diagnostic equipment and breeds prize dogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Boland
Winchester
Casco King
M. A. Doran
King
Boland
Casco Sanitarium
Washington, D. C
Mooeilauke Liangz O
Akhar
W. S. Baer
Johns Hopkins University
Hospital Baltimore
Russia Asked To Send Spokesman To London Trade Talks
Foreign Secretary Arthur Henderson announced in the House of Commons that Britain invited Russia to send a representative to London through the Norwegian government to discuss resuming trade and commercial relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Russia
Great Britain
Arthur Henderson
House of Commons
A Hundred Homes Sought for Fresh Air Kiddies
The Tribune Fresh Air Fund seeks at least 100 Winchester and Frederick County homes to host children in need. Children undergo physical exams before selection and no contagious disease is accepted. Rev P R Diehl urges fresh air committees to meet at 10:30 Wednesday at Handley Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Fresh Air Fund
Chilhood
Winchester
Frederick County
P. R. Dieh
Fresh Air Committees
Handley Library
Community notices invite district residents to contact organizers
A fragment urges residents to mail to committee members in their district or to Mrs G C Rose and Mrs Rose Grimm for the city, or Miss Nina Williams in Albin Virginia for county matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C. Rose
Rose Grimm
Nina Williams
Albin
Chest Clinic Set For July 19 At Nurses Office
Free chest clinic for tuberculosis patients to be held Friday July 19 in the District Nurse Association offices. Dr C W Scott of the State Board of Health will supervise from 9 am to 12 noon and 2 to 4 pm. All with tuberculosis symptoms urged to attend and be examined. Children under 14 may not attend unless a note from a physician is provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Nurse Association
W. Scott
State Board of Health
Winchester Net Men Defeat Frederick in Court Matches
Winchester Golf Club and Winchester Tennis Club teams beat Catoctin Country Club Frederick 5-2. Singles wins by Shields Page Baker Glaize Bosserman Fowle, with Proctor Ramsburg and Proctor/Stuart taking doubles for Frederick.
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Winchester Golf Club
Winchester Tennis Club
Catoctin Country Club
Frederick
Winchester
Sandy Baker
Baker
Ron Shields
Nelson Page
Shields
K. Proctor
Page
Bob Glaize
F. Proctor
Bosserman
Stuart
R. Ramsburg
A. L. McCardle
J. H. Harris
Fowle
D. Proctor
Rameburg
Gala Week At Local Theatres Sees Variety Screenings
This week at Capitol Theatre the Canary Murder Case plays tonight and tomorrow as part of a mystery lineup. Winchester hosts The Trial of Mary Dugan midweek with Norma Shearer headlining. Universal sound feature Modern Love appears Saturday, plus By-Gosh at Colonial and a full slate of other screenings and a Clifton Street move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol Theatre
Mary Dugan
Winchester
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Bayard Velller
Norma Shearer
Lewis Stone
H. B. Warner
Raymond Hackett
Jean Hersholt
Kathryn Crawford
Colonial
Barnum and Bailey's Circus
Pathe
Ken Maynard
Two Montgomery Stores Collapse Buries Dozens
In Montgomery Alabama two large three story mercantile buildings the Bullock Shoe Company and the Pitzitz Department Store collapsed after noon trapping many inside. Fire police and doctors rushed to the scene with seven ambulances as crowds watched and officials prepared to investigate cause and casualty counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Dexter Avenue
Bullock Shoe Company
Pitzitz
Ters
Leaky Pontoon Delays Swedish Flyers Up North
In MGTUT Greenland on July 15 Captain Albin Ahrenberg and two companions fail to depart for New York after two attempts. A right pontoon leaked yesterday causing a postponement. today a left pontoon showed a small leak as they prepared to start at 5 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mgtut
Greenland
Albin Ahrenberg
New York
Hurt In Machine At Woolen Mill
Louis Renner son of Mr and Mrs Samuel Renner of this city injured at the Virginia Woolen Mill last Saturday when machinery fell on his right hand severing the index finger He will miss two weeks work Esabelle Crisman of the Western Union Telegraph Office leaves for Harrisonburg Va to relieve Miss Lohr while she is on vacation
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Louis Renner
Samuel Renner
Virginia
Renner
Esabelle Crisman
Western Union Telegraph Company
Harrisonburg
Special July Rate for Subscriptions Now In Effect
The special July rate on subscriptions is now in effect. Pay now and save the discount. By carrier four dollars per year in advance. By mail three dollars per year in advance.
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the Evening Star
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Joe
L. W. Mendell
R. B. Reinharte
Angeleno
Culver City
Calif
Apple Growers
Warren
A.G. Jones
County
Tom Thumb
Rouss Fire
New York Committee
Nurses’ Office
Roy Cather
Hove
West Clifford Street
R. B. Snapp
Hurt
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