Baltimore swimmer Ena Pettingill promotes youth swimming
Miss Ena Pettingill of Baltimore, an ex competitive swimmer, visited Winchester to inspire local youth in swimming and lifesaving. Her brother H W Pettingill manages her. she taught at the American Legion pool on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays. She holds six gold medals and several cups from recent open competitions in Maine and Maryland.
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Ena’ Pettingill
Baltimore
Winchester
H. W. Pettingill
Miss Pettingill
American Ion Pool
Life Saw Corps
American Red Cross
Washington
American Legion
Edard Hill
Maryland
United States
Maine
Brown
Bar Harbor
Northeast Harbor
Man Awaiting Murder Trial Commits Suicide in Jail
Ernest E. Rieker awaiting trial for the murder of his wife Helen Rieker and Sheriff Abram L. Kulp killed both when officers served divorce papers in South Langhorne. After prior suicide attempts in Asbury Park and a jail feeding, he died by hanging in Bucks County Jail.
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Associated Press
Wmoylestown
Ernest E. Rieker
Abram L. Kulp
Doylestown
Bucks County
Rieker
Helen
South Langhorne
Kulp
Asbury Park
N. J
Welltown Yard Party Benefit Aids Church
A yard party fundraiser on the church lawn on August 4 supports the church. The event features a one penny one time offering and proceeds aid church programs. Local residents and parishioners are invited to attend.
Barn Destroyed by Lightning on Senseney Road Farm
Heavy county storm last night lashed Winchester and Frederick County with rain and lightning. On the Senseney road at Opequon creek the barn on the N H Carpenter farm owned by J Wilmer Carpenter burned completely, destroying hay and tools. Loss in the thousands, partially insured. no livestock harmed.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Cameron Street
Loudoun Street
N. H. Carpenter
Senseney Road
Opequon Creek
J. Wilmer Carpenter
Modest Poultry Raiser Held As Bank Robber
Leo Matthew Harrison of Richmond Virginia a 27 year old poultryman was held on charges of bank robbery after confessing to the January 8 1924 holdup of the Vandeventer Trust Company in St Louis Missouri with a $30000 theft He had lived near Richmond on a poultry ranch and had been arranging a loan with stolen stock authorities said Garrison waived requisition and St Louis police were notified he will likely be taken there in a few days.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Leo Matthew Harrison
Vandeventer Trust Company
St. Louis
Harrison
New York
Chicago
Garrison
Canvass Ordered Around Mills Farm in Slaying Case
Montgomery county officers begin a house to house canvass within five miles of the Mills farm at Hunting Hills after Edward L. Miller a 46 year old landowner was slain at dawn July 7 in Travilah Gaithersburg Darneston. Rob ert Peter Jr state s attorney says no new progress noted.
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Associated Press
Rockville
Mills Farm
Hunting Hills
Edward L. Miller
Robert Peter, Jr
Montgomery County
Roy Bogmer
Oscar Gaither
Douglas Dash
Jean Wilkinson
Travilah
Gaithersburg
Darneston
Bomb Explodes Front of U S Consulate in Nice
A bomb exploded today in front of the building housing the U S consulate in Nice France. No injuries and only slight damage reported. Police opened an investigation with speculation the act may be linked to Sacco and Vanzetti sympathizers amid similar incidents abroad.
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Associated Press
Nice
France
Sacqo
Vanzetti
Massachusetts
J Ogden Armour Improves After Serious Illness
London July 19 J Ogden Armour of Chicago once critically ill at the Carlton Hotel is believed to be on the mend though still too weak to receive visitors. His wife remains with him and his daughter and son in law are reportedly en route to England.
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Associated Press
London
J. Ogden Armour
Chicago
Carlton Hotel
England
Friendship Reel Team Meeting in Westernport
The Friendship Reel Team will meet on Wednesday evening July 20 at 8 o clock in Westernport Maryland to organize the reel team for the town. Captain Fred W. Forney asks interested people to attend.
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Friendship
Westernport
Fred W. Forney
Wanted Girl for Housework on Water Street
Help wanted for housework at 216 Water Street. Ad requests a girl for light duties and lists a contact at Water Street location. Advertisement appears in a 1918-07-18 issue with a classified notices style.
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Water St
Special July rate ends soon for Evening Star subscribers
Only ten days remain to pay the subscription at the special July rate. The price is four dollars per year in advance by carrier or three dollars per year in advance by mail. Pay now to save the discount, with July 30th as the last day.
Great Locomotive Runs Wild On the N. Y. Central R. R.
Two Brooks plant workers injured and several passengers narrowly escaped as a massive locomotive built at the Brooks plant derailed near the New York Central station in Dunkirk. The engine ran a half mile off the rails west of Main street, tearing up main line tracks and delaying traffic for about three hours before a Buffalo wrecking train placed it back on the rails.
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Dunkirk
N. Y
Brooks
American Locomotive Company
New York Central
Main Street
Buffalo
President Going Fishing Tomorrow At a New Hole
President Coolidge plans a Saturday fishing trip to Rapid Creek in the Black Hills. He will be hosted by Sam McKelvie former Nebraska governor and Agricultural Press Association president, near Music at the head of Rapid Canyon.
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Associated Press
Rapid City
S. D
Coolidge
Rapid Creek
Black Hills
Sam McKelvie
Nebraska
McKelvie
Agricultural Press Association
Rapid Canyon
Marie Hale Divorced From Third Husband Gardner Hale
Mrs Marie Louise Gibson Hale author of books under Maurice Rutledge pen name was granted a divorce from Gardner Hale Chicago artist on abandonment grounds. The couple wed in Paris on September 29 1916. Hale had two prior husbands Morgan Goethius of New York and Edmond Van Saanen Algi of Romania. Hale is known as a mural painter.
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Associated Press
Paris
Marie Louise Gibson Hale
Oliver Harriman Obtains a Divorce
Oliver Car ley Harriman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Harriman, has been divorced from Mrs. Grace Hewitt Harriman in Paris. The couple wed in Baltimore on April 19, 1924, according to his New York attorneys.
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Associated Press
New York
Oliver Carley Harriman
Oliver Harriman
Grace Hewitt Harriman
Paris
Youth Is Blamed For His Own End
Frederick observers report La mar Steaks 21 died at City Hospital from a fractured skull after a motorcycle collision with a truck. Police say Steaks rode at excessive speed and the truck driver was exonerated.
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Associated Press
Frederick, Md
Lamar Steaks
City Hospital
Steaks
Pay Now Save Discount Special July Rate
July 30th is the last day to pay the subscription at the special July rate. Pay now to save the discount. WANTED Apples, will take them early apples. Wednesdays Fridays each week at Butler's Packing House.
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Butler's Packing House
Apple Growers Plan Early Varieties Consignments
Prospects for consignments of early apple varieties are favorable. From now onward car load and smaller lots will be received at Winchester Cold Storage in Winchester Virginia. Shipments depart Winchester to England by rail. Sprint, & Petley Direct Cooperative Fruit Co. Ltd. Winchester Va. July 16.
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England
Winchester
Wirte
Sprint, & Petley
Direct Cooperative Fruit Co. Ltd
Lofton Withdraws Appeal After Police Court Fines
G L Lofton was granted permission in the Corporation Court to withdraw his appeal from a Police Court conviction and $50.50 fine for operating an unlicensed automobile and failing to register the car. He had appealed after paying the fines and costs.
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Corporation
G. L. Lofton
Lofton
Williams
Corporation Court
Vienna Restores Normal Life After Weekend Riots
Vienna resumes normal services as theatres reopen and cafes fill. The palace of justice is a charred ruin. its replacement will cost at least 2 million dollars. About 100 victims from Friday’s clashes are to be buried in the central cemetery with a common obelisk.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Palace of Justice
Central Cemetery
Rattlesnakes Die After Plaza Sun Exposure
Two large rattlesnakes brought by H. S. Walker to The Plaza in Pendleton County West Virginia were sunstroked and died after a day in the sun. One gray female and one black male, about eight years old, died from heat and lack of water while in an open box on Walker’s truck before he could take them to Baltimore. Walker planned to sell them for ten dollars each as pets. He still has two other rattlers and a copperhead to transport.
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H. S. Walker
Walker
Baltimore
Pendleton County
W. Va
Hie
Special July rate in effect at The Evening Star
The July rate offers a subscription savings option and ends July 31. Mr. John Neff of Washington, D. C. spent time here yesterday on business.
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John Neff
Washington, D. C
Yard Party at Opequon Held in Union Chapel
Special music announced for Thursday July 21 at Union Chapel with rain date next night. Additional ad notes lace curtains and rugs can be laundered at Winchester Steam Laundry with phone contact 28.
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Union Chapel
Winchester
Byrd plan to rebuild America plane for exhibition
Commander Byrd's trans Atlantic monoplane America will be rebuilt and shown, likely in Central Park, after crates are removed from the Leviathan. Plans for a new south pole expedition include a whaling ship departing August 26 from Norfolk on September 16, with a Josephine Ford type plane and two scout planes.
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Associated Press
New York
America
Byrd
John Gillespie
Central Park
New York City
South Pole
Norfolk
Mr. Gillespie
Fokker
North Pole
Gillespie
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Bob Morton Circus To Exhibit Here for Firemen Benefit
The Firemen's Welfare Association signed a contract with Bob Morton Circus to perform at the Fairgrounds on August 11 and 12 for the association's benefit. The three ring show features elephants and other animals. The circus, among the oldest on the road, seats 5,000 in its main tent.
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the Firemen’s Welfare Association
Bob Morton Circus
Fairgrounds
Reduced Ocean Freight Rates on Tub Baskets Announced
New York July 19 Harry K Barr of Barr Shipping Corp announces lower ocean freight charges for tub shaped baskets including E Z Pak Kwik Pak Ideal Buses and Marvel Pak from 25c per cubic foot ordinary and 90c per basket refrigerator stowage to 45c and 70c respectively. Rates apply to UK ports Liverpool London Glasgow Southampton Manchester Hull until August 31 1927.
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New York
Harry K. Barr
Barr Shipping Corporation
E-Zpak
Kwik-Pak
Ideal-Buses
Marvel-Pak
Liverpool
London
Glasgow
Southampton
Manchester
Hull
United Kingdom
Virginia Official Invited To Welfare Conference In NYC
Frank Bane commissioner of public welfare of Virginia is one of three U S officials invited to a conference in New York City on July 28 and 29 to discuss matters of interest to public welfare workers. The other two are the commissioners of New York and Massachusetts. Sessions are sponsored by the New York and Cleveland Bureaus of Municipal Research with Columbia University.
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Frank Bane
Virginia
United States
New York City
New York
Massachusetts
New York and
Cleveland
Bureaus of Municipal Research
Columbia University
Will Visit South America On Freight Steamer Voyage
Hugh McCormick Charles Town and Jay Eyster Halltown will sail from Baltimore on Thursday on a freight steamer bound for the coast of Chill South America. The ship will pass through the Panama Canal and carry iron cargo. McCormick and Eyster will go as ordinary seamen for a voyage expected to last about 38 days.
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Hugh McCormick
Charles ‘Town
Jay Eyster
Halltown
Baltimore
Chill
South America
Panama Canal
Messrs. McCormick and
Eyster
Pay Now Save Special July Rate In Effect
The Evening Star advertises a July rate offer to pay now and save. Carrier price is four dollars per year and mail price is three dollars per year. The notice promotes early payment discounts through the publication.
Sidewalk Plan Boosts Access to New Handley School
City street committee considers urgent improvements on North Kent street to serve the new Handley foundation school under construction. Current access is a muddy rut with no sidewalks, and the group weighs laying curb and gutter as a first step toward concrete sidewalks and a better roadway. The $50,000 building prompts calls for timely relief before winter conditions worsen.
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North Kent Street
Kent Street
Handley Foundation
Relatives Attend Mrs Evans Funeral in Ebensburg
Relatives including Mrs Robert Kremer Mrs Alvin Hummer and Estelle McCarty traveled from the county to Ebensburg Pennsylvania for the funeral of Mrs Evans who died July 14 in Johnstown Hospital at 21 from typhoid fever. The deceased was a native of Winchester and was the former Miss McCarty. Funeral services Sunday afternoon were conducted by her Christian Church pastor.
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Robert Kremer
Alvin Hummer
Lawe Cone
Ace
Estelle McCarty
Evans
Ebensburg
Johnstown
Winchester
See McCarty
Stephen Carty
Hedgesville
W. Va
the Christian Church
Mrs. Barr Catches Four-Pound Shenandoah Bass
Mrs. Walter E. Barr of this city fished on the Shenandoah near Front Royal Virginia and landed a four-pound bass described as a beauty and among the largest in the area this season. Barr is noted as an enthusiastic and successful angler.
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Walter E. Barr
Shenandoah River
Front Royal
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