Grace Helfenstein Dies In Sudden Rockport Swim Tragedy
Grace Helfenstein, granddaughter of Rev T K Nelson and daughter of Bishop Edward T Helfenstein, died of heart disease while swimming near Front Beach Rockport Massachusetts. Her parents witnessed the event as rescuers from Gloucester coast guard and Rockport police tried first aid including acetanilide.
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Rockport
Mass
Grace Helfenstein
Edward T. Helfenstein
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
Harold McCarthy
Henrietta Landgren
Gloucester Fire Department
Coast Guards
Miss Helfenstein 29 Dies. Burial Set in Frederick
Telegram from Bishop Helfenstein announces the death of Miss Helfenstein aged 29. Family to bring the body to Baltimore for burial in Frederick on Thursday. She was a graduate of St Timothy’s School and author of poems short stories and a completed novel.
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Bishop Helfenstein
John S. Yellett
Belaire
Helfenstein
Miss Helfenstein
Baltimore
Frederick
Pigeon Cove
Rockport
Mass
St. Timothy’s School
Catonsville
Thomas K. Nelson
Virginia Theological Seminary
R. B. Nelson
Robert B. Nelson
Christ Episcopal Church
Grace Nelson
Virginia
T. K. Nelson
Winchester
Christ Church
West Boscawen Street
Nelson
Will of Mrs. Kate Woodward Probate Grants Estate to Daughter
The will of ice cream maker Mrs. Kate Woodward, who died recently, was probated in Corporation Court. Written on her firm’s billhead, it leaves the residence and business property at 35 South Loudoun Street to her daughter Julia E. Woodward, plus contents, bank deposits, and stock in two companies. Her husband Charles W. Woodward receives 1000 in stock of National Fruit Product Company and a 1000 bond. Julia E. Woodward is executrix with bond of 7000.
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Kate Woodward
Corporation Court
David M. Reardon
Claude M. Grim
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
National Bank
George Washington
House for Rent 431 Percent North Main Street
Property rental notice for 431 Main Street Winchester Virginia listing Farmers & Merchants National Bank and Trust Co as the contact. Currency and percent figures appear garbled in the OCR but indicate a rental offer at a central address with local banking contact.
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N. Main
St. Farmers & Merchants National Bank and Trust Co
Winchester
Yard Party Benefit for Stephenson Church
A church benefit yard party is planned for Stephenson on Wednesday night July 18 with a rain date of Thursday night. Proceeds support church activities and outreach.
Fall Tonight and Wednesday Temperatures Edge Up
forecast calls for generally cool conditions tonight and Wednesday with slight warmth in the far west. light to gentle variable winds are expected across the region as temperatures ease into the evening and afternoon.
Special Ugly Rate for Mail Subscribers Offers Discount
In advance by mail the rate is $3.00 per year with a save-now discount for mail subscribers. The Evening Star presents the special pricing and payment option.
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THE
Evening Star
Indicted man at liberty on court's order
Chester Richard was freed after being indicted for perjury about Misa Linda Getts age when obtaining a marriage license. The court deferred action, finding no criminal intent and that Getts appeared over 16 per parents and prosecutor. The bride and her parents debated the marriage status and potential annulment.
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Corporation Court
Chester Richard
Misa Linda Getts
Richard
Miss Getts
Cleveland Getts
Urges Democrats To Repudiate the Powers of Iniquity
W A Collins of Dallas former state senator led an anti Smith rally urging Texas Democrats to back Herbert Hoover for President and repudiate the powers of iniquity. He warned that striking down the eighteenth amendment would threaten religious freedom.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
W. A. Collins
Herbert Hoover
Collins
Klan Leader Says Group Will Not Enter Presidential Campaign
Grand Dragons met in Chicago for the Klan's fourth biennial convention with Imperial Wizard Hiram Evans presiding. Delegates from every Klan state attended as Evans announced the organization would stay out of the presidential race, calling the religious issue too hot to meddle with.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Grand Dragons
Ku Klux Klan
Hiram Evans
Imperial Wizard
Atlanta
Stock Market Trading Quiet As Prices Rebound
The Associated Press reports a softer decline in early trading with gains in many active issues and some specialties. Call money reopened at 6 percent and fell to 5.5 percent as trading remained quiet and total volume reached about 1.2 million shares.
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Associated Press
New York
Ice Cold Watermelons On Sale At Guiliani and Robinsons
Ice cold watermelons advertised for sale at L Guiliani and Robinsons Cold Storage appear in a short classified notice. A pace of listings includes a lost item description for tortoise shell rim glasses and prompts return to the Star office.
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L. Guilianis and Robinson's
Star Office
Special July Rate for Subscriptions at The Evening Star
The Evening Star offers a special July rate with advance payment options. Subscriptions are $3.00 per year by mail and $4.00 per year by carrier if paid before July 31.
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the Evening Star
Boy Who Slew Playmate Ward of State Welfare Board
Giles Circuit Court refused to overturn a jury verdict finding Caudill Dennis a one-year-old boy guilty of killing his playmate Otey Lafon. The judge suspended the sentence and ordered commitment to the State Board of Public Welfare until age 21. Dennis received a ten year penitentiary sentence for the killing.
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Associated Press
Prarisburg
A. C. Buchanan
Giles Circuit Court
Caudill Dennis
State Board of Public Welfare
Dennis
State Penitentiary
Otey Lafon
Winchester Concert Band Opens Mid Summer Lawn Concert
The Winchester Concert Band performs at 8 this evening on the Court House lawn under Prof. W H Mcllwee. Free attendance is encouraged but contributions to support the band are welcome. all the public is invited regardless of means.
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Winchester
Court House
W. H. Mcllwee
Russian Rescue Efforts Extend In Search For Amundsen Party
Krassin advances toward Advent Bay carrying seven Italian crew rescued from the ice and nine rescuers including aviator Chukhnovsky. Malagan ice breaker probes northern waters off King Carl Island amid a heavy storm searching for the Amundsen party.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Amundsen
Krassin
Advent Bay
Chukhnovsky
King Carl Island
Land
Abandoned On Wedding Day Sparks Winchester Divorce
Mrs Frances Miller sued for absolute divorce from Marion Miller in Winchester Corporation Court charging abandonment on their December 8 1925 marriage. The decree was entered today granting the divorce. Mrs Miller now resides in Washington DC while Miller remains in Winchester. The couple has a child Richard E Miller awarded to the mother.
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Frances Miller
Marion Miller
Corporation Court of
Winchester
Miller
Divorce Decree Granted in Abandonment Case
A decree in the Corporation Court grants an absolute divorce to T. F. Newcome from his wife Mrs. Bessie Cleveland Newcome on the ground of abandonment.
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Corporation Court
T. FE. Newcome
Bessie Cleveland Newcome
Benefit Epworth League sale at Round Hill Church
Round Hill hosts a two day event by the Epworth League of the M E Church on July 18 and 19. The notice urges listing Davis' Home-Made mayonnaise for orders and notes its irresistible flavor.
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Davis
Motorized Army Inspected By Top U S Officers
Secretary Davis Major General Summerall and War Department officials witnessed a motorized army demonstration near Priest Bridge Maryland. Col Oliver S Eskridge led an eight mile march from Fort Leonard Wood toward Upper Marlboro to test movement deployment formation and combat tactics with experimental units across branches.
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Associated Press
Washington
Davis
Summerall
War Department
General Staff Today
Priest Bridge
Fort Leonard Wood
Upper Marlboro
Oliver S. Eskridge
Army
Air mail clerks may fly on mail planes soon
Washington July 17 plans for air mail postal clerks to fly on mail planes and distribute mail en route are under consideration by General Testmaster New. The service is expected to inaugurate soon on the New York Chicago leg of the trans continental route with special planes to accommodate distributing clerks and many transfer requests already filed by postal workers.
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Associated Press
Washington
New
New York-Chicago
Post Office Department
Apple growers expand consignments to England
Prospects for consignments of early apple varieties to England are good. Shipments will be received in Winchester for carload and smaller lots at the Winchester Cold Storage. All loads depart refrigerated from Winchester to England by wire, telephone, or mail. Sprint & Peeler Inc Direct Co operative Fruit Go Ltd Winchester Va.
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England
Jess
Winchester
Sprint & Peeley, Inc
Co-operative Fruit Go. Ltd
Bell Will Leaves Estate to Kind Couple in Probate
The will of J. Vance Bell former county treasurer sheriff and ex Confederate soldier has been probated in the Corporation Court. He bequeaths his estate to Mrs Mamie V Ashby and her husband William F Ashby for their kindness to him with Attorney M M Lynch named executor. The will is dated June 19 1922 and witnessed by Miss Margaret Kelchner and Robt S Smith.
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J. Vance Bell
Mamie V. Ashby
William F. Ashby
M. M. Lynch
Margaret Kelchner
Robt. S. Smith
Dr. Knight Named Trustee of Winchester Lodge
Dr. B. M. Knight was appointed a trustee of Winchester Hiram Lodge No. 21 to fill the vacancy from A. C. Slonaker's death. He appeared in Corporation Court today and qualified for the role.
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B. M. Knight
Winchester
Hiram Lodge
A. C. Slonaker
Knight
Corporation Court
Harry Thaw Returns From Europe Rails At Britishers
Harry K Thaw arrived in New York from Paris aboard the Ile de France and denounced British immigration measures as violations of Magna Carta. He blamed Home Secretary Sir William Joynson Hicks and said his trip was due to his mother's frail health. He was joined by F Morgan Pendleton and kept apart from others on the voyage.
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Associated Press
New York
Harry K. Thaw
England
Paris
Ile de France
Sir William Joynson-Hicks
Thaw
Hicks
F. Morgan Pendleton
Virginia
Texas Democrats may be barred from primary ballot
The Fourth Court of Civil Appeals ruled that Democratic candidates in Texas who refuse to support Gov. Alfred E. Smith, the party’s presidential nominee, may be barred from a place on the primary ballot in San Antonio.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Tex
Texas
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Fourth Court of Civil Appeals
Deserted Wife Wins Absolute Divorce in Court
Elizabeth Catlett Batt was granted a decree of absolute divorce from Dewey Batt in the Corporation Court on desertion. The couple married October 30 1916 in Frederick county and he deserted her in June 1922. A child Virgil I Batt is awarded to the mother.
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Elizabeth Catlett Batt
Dewey Batt
Corporation Court
Frederick County
Virgil I. Batt
Special July Rate by Carrier Discount Offer
Advertises a $100 per year advance rate for a carrier with a savings claim. Mentions payment now to obtain the discount and notes dates and page references. Also lists for sale cooking apples at Butler's Packing House.
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Butler's Packing House
Emmert's Dollar Day Ad Corrects Price Errors
Advertising correction notes mistakes in summer dresses priced at 9.95 should be 8.95 and dresses at 19.95 should be 16.95. The Pay New Save Discount Special July Rate is now in effect.
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Emmert
Rev J L Neff Reappointed Dean for Sunday School Training
The Rev J L Neff was reelected dean of the Standard Training School for Sunday school teachers at Handley Library. The school will meet November 4 to 11 at First Baptist Church. I N Good was named board chair. district chairs J L Hershman W H Cochran Headley L D Pifer and M H Galize join. The Winchester Ministerial Association will appoint three members to the board. County Sunday school convention set for August 23 with location TBA. Invitations issued for Opequon district August 2 and Union Sunday school picnic August 9. Attendees urged to join Interdenominational Training School at Masonetta Springs August 5 to 12.
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J. L. Neff
Standard Training School
Handley Library
First Baptist Church
I. N. Good
J. L. Hershman
Back Creek
W. H. Cochran
Gainesboro
Headley
Opequon
L. D. Pifer
Shawnee
M. H. Galize
Long Marsh
Winchester Ministerial Association
Union
Vaucluse
Masonetta Springs
Hundreds of Ford workers fall ill after lunch in Summerville
More than 150 Ford assembling plant employees and several at adjacent plants sickened after eating lunches from a Boston lunch company. Work was suspended, ambulances and transport aid mobilized, with about 50 taken to Sommerville hospital. State Health head Dr. Nelson began an investigation.
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Summerville
Mass
Ford
Boston
Revere Sugar
Revoe
S. M. Howes Company
Charlestown
Lunch Room
Sommerville Hospital
N. A. Nelson
State Department of Health
State DMV urges compliance with new reporting rule
Richmond July 17 The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles mails notice to all state enforcement authorities about a change in Section 25 of the prohibition act. Convictions for driving while intoxicated must now be reported within thirty days including name address license number and other data to be stored by the DMV. The measure aims to let authorities trace offenders across counties and assist in enforcement.
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Richmond
Division of Motor Vehicles
Motor Vehicle Department
Valley Pike widening plans rely on land donations
The Virginia State Highway Commission led by Henry G. Shirley seeks cooperation from landowners to widen and improve the Valley Pike. Proposals include 80-foot rights of way, concrete shoulders, grading, paving, elimination of sharp curves, and tree planting with help from garden clubs. Colonel BE Brown notes many Valley needs and mentions a 20-foot by 1,300-foot donated strip below New Market as a start.
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Virginia
Acjing
Henry G. Shirley
State Highway Commission
Sunday
Richmond Times Dispatch
Times-Dispatch
Shirley
Esse
BE. T. Brown
B Caverns
Pike
New Market
Shenandoah Valley
British To Reply To Pact On Outlawing War
London reports British reply to Kellogg pact proposal will be given to the American charge on Wednesday. Sir Austen Chamberlain cites need to consult British dominions before formulating Britain's response. Critics accuse Home Secretary Joynson-Hicks of stirring hostility by challenging America to reduce armaments.
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London
Kellogg
Austen Chamberlain
France
Germany
Great Britain
William Joyeson-Hicks
Home Secretary
United States
America
The
Daily News
Daily Cronicle
Vacation Call 28 for Easy Break From Laundry
Winchster Steam Laundry promotes a vacation themed service line urging customers to let them handle heavy work while clients enjoy carefree breaks. The ad emphasizes effortless cleanup and relaxation during holidays.
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Winchester Steam Laundry
Greenway Church Benefit Runoff for Sun Day School
Community event at Greenway Church on July 21 held to support the Sunday School. Committee notes list numbers 47 13 17 20 1p 31 as markers or contributions.
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Greenway Church
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MR. Nelson
Maryland Episcopal Diocese
Surf
MAN AT Liberty
Klan
Wizard Evans
Boy Scout
Kanohwanke Lake
Bear Mountains
International
Derby
State Welfare Board
Round Hill
Epworth League
M. EB Church
Betty Selfridge
Boulder
Colo
Delta Gamma
Coronado
Cal
U. S
Apple Growers
Dr. Knight
Masons
Harry Thaw
Europe
MR. Neff
Ford Company
Cincinnati Enquirer
Spirit of
San Dieza
Commission
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