Large Virginia will diverts funds to negro education
About 230000 of Mrs Anne Lee Harrisons estate will fund industrial and agricultural education for negroes in Virginia through the Stemma Industrial and Agricultural College at Belman Powhatan County after the death of her brother John F Lee. The will also directs a library bequest for Leesburg and gifts to Washington institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Anne Lee Harrison
Leesburg
Virginia
Powhatan County
Lee
Margaret Merrick
Washington, D. C
Widow of Henry Harrison a Leesburg Philanthropist
Mrs. Harrison widow of Henry Harrison and cousin of Representative Thomas W. Harrison of Winchester died at her home Essington near Leesburg last week. A devout St John s Catholic Church member she financed church improvements memorializing her brother John F Lee. Active in United Daughters of the Confederacy she left an estate valued well over 1 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Henry Harrison
John F
Ellen Hill Lee
Thomas W. Harrison
Winchester
Judge Harrison
Prohibition Agents Seize Whiskey Car on Little Washington Bridge
Prohibition Officer Nichols and Deputy Sheriff Jim Lillard stopped a Ford on the Little Washington bridge in Rappahannock County last night and seized 35 gallons of whiskey from a specially built car. Three unidentified men fled the scene. the vehicle is tied to a man named Jenkins. The whiskey was poured out and the car confiscated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prohibition
Nichols
Jim Lillard
Little Washington
Rappahannock County
Lillard
Jenkins
Four Remain In Hospitals After Picnic Illness
Four persons remained in hospitals in Washington today after a Marshall Hall Maryland picnic yesterday where more than 40 became ill. None in serious condition. Authorities suspect food poisoning and continue investigation. Most cases were mild. victims were brought back to Washington by steamboat.
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Associated Press
Washington
Marshall Hall
Sprint and Warden Buy Logan Shutt Land in Jefferson
Ashby Sprint of Winchester and Harry C. Warden of Clarke County have bought Logan Shutt’s 600 acre Jefferson County West Virginia farm near Kabletown. The property includes 250 acres of apple orchard, a large packing house, five dwellings, and a forecast of 20 000 barrels of apples this year. Shutt, a long time farmer and fruit grower, moved to Florida five to six years ago.
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Ashby Sprint
Winchester
Harry C. Warden
Clarke County
Berryville
Logan Shutt
Kabletown
Jefferson County
W. Va
Shutt
Florida
Armel Divorce Filed by Frederick County Woman
Mrs Gertie E Armel files for absolute divorce from Densel M Armel in Frederick Circuit Court alleging abandonment on February 4 1925. They have five children aged 6 to 17 years. She says he left for Pittsburgh and Hollywood Florida and has provided only 180 in three years and nothing in 18 months. She was formerly Miss Fishel.
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Circuit Court
Frederick County
Gertie E. Armel
Densel M. Armel
Fishel
Mrs Etha Moore Dies in St Louis Hospital
Relatives report the death of Mrs. Etha Moore wife of G B Moore of St Louis Missouri. She died at a city hospital last Monday around the time of surgery and was about 50. She was a daughter of the late Dr and Mrs Benjamin Stevens of Hannibal and sister to multiple McLeod relatives. She is survived by her husband son George Stevens Moore a daughter Louise Helwig and several siblings including Benjamin and others in Hannibal.
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Etha Moore
G. B. Moore
St. Louis
George Stevens Moore
Newcote
Louise: Helwig
Louis
Benjamin
Hannibal
McLeod Sisters
Stephens City
F. M .Zea
Strasburg
E. F
J. T. McLeod
West Virginia couples obtain marriage licenses here
A license was issued today to Claude Davis of Del Ray and Viola Daugherty of Augusta both West Virginia with ties to Homer Davis and Fa Daugherty. A second license granted yesterday in the circuit clerk’s office to Hugh Racey of Strasburg and Anna Lemley of Stephens City. Visitors include Harry Goodwin of Liverpool and G Herbert Taylor.
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West Virginia
Claude Davis
del Ray
West Va
Viola Daugherty
Augusta
Homer Davis
del ZF Dua
Fa . Daugherty
Hugh C. Racey
Straehure
Anna Lemley
William Lemley
Stephens City
Jesse Racey
Strasburg
Harry Goodwin
Liverpool
Eng
J. & H. Goodwin, Ltd
Winchester
G. Herbert Taylor
J. E. Robertson
Fire Destroys Gore Store Building in Legal Dispute
In Gore, Lena Liggitt sues W O McIntyre over a burned building and stock after lease payment for March. Judge Tavenner reserved decision, citing act of God and questions who bears the loss from a building that no longer exists. McIntyre seeks half-month rent refund already paid.
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Lena Liggitt
W. O. McIntyre
Gore
Justice Taverner
McIntyre
Liggitt
Justice Tavenner
Rat catcher Plaugher tours town with claims of mice banishment
Thomas Jefferson Plaugher, famed Virginia Valley rat catcher, visited town today promoting his services and displaying testimonials from R. S. Smith, E. B. Powers, George Copp, and Fred Maphis. He asserts supernatural powers to drive vermin from buildings and conducts orchard grubbling as well.
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Thomas Jefferson Plaugher
Virginia Valley
Plaugher
R. S. Smith
Frederick County
E. B. Powers
Strasburg
George A. Copp
Brethren Church of
Dozen Injured As Electric Cars Plunge Through Bridge
Dozen people were injured when the first two cars of a Long Island Rail Road electric train plunged through an open drawbridge over Jamaica Bay between Broad Channel and Hammel. The smoker car with 24 passengers submerged three quarters while the second car balanced on the edge. Motorman Carl Muller, who ran a block signal, escaped by smashing a window and swimming to the surface as a tug and fire crews assisted and all passengers reportedly escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Long Island Railroad
Jamaica Bay
Broad Channel
Hammell
Carl Muller
Special July Rate for Mail Subscribers Available
The Evening Star offers a $3.00 per year advanced by mail rate for subscribers with a Pay now save the discount promotion labeled 6-25-losts. This notice urges readers to subscribe by mail to secure the reduced annual price.
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the Evening Star
Slemp Joins National Campaign Staff in Washington
C Bascom Slemp of Virginia, long a national committeeman and former private secretary to President Coolidge, joined Dr Hubert Work at the Republican National Committee in Washington. He later said he would not seek his Ninth Virginia district congressional seat. The move signals GOP plans to extend influence in the Solid South with Mrs Alvin Hert and Walter Newton also active in preconvention efforts.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
C. Bascom Slemp
Viginia
Coolidge
Hubert Work
National Committee
Walter Newton
Minnesota
Slemp
Tunney Heeney Fight Broadcast at Appleway Camp
Cyril Mee of Appleway Cabin Camp near Kernstown announces that the Tunney Heeney fight will be broadcast by loud speaker on the Appleway Camp grounds on the night of July 28. Ample parking will be available and the public is invited to hear the fight round by round.
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Tunney
Heeney
Appleway Camp
Cyril Mee
Appleway
Kernstown
Valley Pike
Mr. Mee
Winchester District Wins E L Banner at Massanutten Springs
At the Baltimore Conference of Epworth Leagues meeting at Massanutten Springs Mrs. W E B Collins of Front Royal was reelected Winchester district secretary. The Winchester district won the banner for best district with 91.3 points of 100 and earned Union banners as the top district in the Conference. About 40 unions compete and Winchester placed in the top three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Massanutten Springs
W. E B. Collins
Front Royal
Winchester
Ellen Terry Dies at Kent Country Home
Dame Ellen Terry renowned English actress dies at 8:56 am in a small oaken farmhouse in Kent. She passed after a long decline from heart attack and cerebral hemorrhage, surrounded by relatives, ending a lifelong stage career.
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Ellen Terry
Associated
Prese
Small Hythe
Kent County
Eng
Dame Ellen Terry
Oaken Farm
Kent
Apple Exports Lead in Refrigerated Shipments
J. P. Hayley representing W. Strong of Liverpool England now heads carload and less than carload exports at Winchester Cold Storage. All shipments leave under refrigeration. Contact J. P. Hayley by writing or calling Phones 973 and 840. 2 (7-20-1n-21).
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W. Strong
Liverpool
England
Winchester
J. P. Hayley
Divorce Granted for Desertion in Frederick Circuit Court
In Frederick County Circuit Court an absolute divorce was granted to Katherine M. Lamberton from Robert M. Lamberton. They married in Baltimore on August 22, 1921, and she says he deserted in October 1923 in Washington, D. C. They then lived at Kew Gardens, Washington. She has lived in Winchester since 1926. The decree cites desertion for over three years and no children were reported.
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Frederick County
Katherine M. Lamberton
Robert M. Lamberton
Baltimore
Washington
D. C
Kew Gardens
Winchester
Lamberton
R. E. Worsley
Woodstock
West Waterstreet
Stephens City
Worsley
Woman Lived in Fear Found Dead From Bullet Wound
Carrie Galdi, 60, of East Boston, widow, was found fatally shot in her kitchen. Neighbors said she lived in fear of an attacker, and two sons reported she kept doors locked with extreme caution. The exact motive and assailant remained under investigation.
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Associated Press
Boston
Carrie Galdi
Arthur
Frank
Honeymoon Limited Co. Returns To Colonial Theatre
The Honeymoon Limited Company returns to the Colonial Theatre with the Broadway Comedy Four and stars Alyce Turner Ruth Christy and others for Thursday Friday and Saturday shows. New scenery special features plantation night square dance and a baby giveaway plus screen attractions Anita Stewart Helene Chadwick Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Belle Bennett in new films. A Tunney Heeney fight broadcast and Black Rat Orchestra performances add to the program.
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Honeymoon Limited Company
Dainty Alyce Turner
Ruth Christy
Anita Stewart
Helene Chadwick
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Belle Bennett
Colonial Theatre
H. J. Mowrey
Majestic Electric Radio Co
Carranza's Body Returns to Mexico from Laredo
The body of Capt. Emilio Carranza, Mexican airman, was entrust ed to his countrymen on the international bridge at Laredo at 9 30 this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Laredo
Texas
Emilio Carranza
International Bridge
Special July Rate by Carrier Adverts Discount Offer
The Evening Star promotes a four dollar annual advance payment plan with a special July rate for subscribers. Readers are urged to pay now to secure the discount.
Burglary Suspects Show Hidden Loot Location
Two suspects manacled together led detectives to a hollow tree stump in Norwood Heights and identified a jewel case stuffed with loot from recent burglaries. Police also searched a Dover Street yard for more jewelry. Detectives recovered $10,000 worth of gems and said confessions named several victims including Rev. Hugh Birkhead Dr Thomas Cullen and C Gordon Gatchell.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Norwood Heights
Dover Street
Charles H. Burns
James R. Hudson
Bruce H. Shaw
Burns
Hugh Birkhead
Thomas 8S. Cullen
C. Gordon Gatchell
Henry T. Morton
Fire at Amherst Street residence extinguished before fire apparatus arrived
Rouss and Friendship fire companies answered a 7 p m alarm from an Amherst street residence last night but found no damage as the blaze was already out. Firemen returned after being told their services were not required.
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Rouss and
Friendship Fire Companies
Amherst Street
Fractures Arm Falling From Tree Near Paper Mill
Kenneth Schuller aged 19 fractured his left wrist after a fall from an apple tree while picking fruit on Harry Butler’s farm on Paper Mill road. He was taken to Memorial Hospital for treatment.
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Kenneth Schuller
G. H. Schuller
Harry Butler
Paper Mill
Memorial Hospital
Weather outlook shows showers early week then fairer midweek
Weather forecast for the North and Middle Atlantic States from Monday calls for showers at first and again later in the week. Temperatures run slightly above normal overall with midweek normal readings.
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Associated Press
Washington
Middle Atlantic
Apple Growers Prospects for Early Varietal Consignments
Prospects for consignments of early apple varieties to England look good. From now on carload and smaller lots will be shipped refrigerated from Winchester to England. Write, wire, or telephone us. Sprint & Petley, Inc. Winchester, Va. (7-10-10-15t)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Winchester
Sprint & Petley, Inc
Direct Co Operative Fruit Co., Ltd
Newlin & Co. Realtors Promote Parkway Shenandoah Homes
Improvements and sales surge in Shawnee Heights closein development. Large lots with sidewalks water sewer street lights now open. Modern homes priced from 2500 to 6000 with homes and lots advertised by Newlin & Co. Realtors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkway
Shenandoah Ave
Shawnee Heights
Newlin & CO
Pay Now Save Discount Special July Rate
Pay Now Save Discount Special July Rate now in effect. When ordering mayonnaise, specify Davis' Home-Made flavor irresistible. Your grocer has it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Spring wheat progress brightens in US and Canada
Chicago reports spring wheat development ahead of last year with favorable weather seen as crucial through the crucial filling period. Analysts forecast harvests near or above 1927 levels in both countries if conditions hold, while grain markets show mixed shifts in corn oats and meat prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Canada
Europe
Iprerim
Shenandoah Valley Inc Directors Plan Important Work
Shenandoah Valley Inc plans a Friday July 27 board meeting at its Staunton Virginia headquarters. Col H Benchoff, the president, says the organization’s financial condition has improved after the campaign and a constructive program is hoped to be formed. Several new directors have joined and are expected to attend to assume duties July 27.
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Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Staunton
Col. H. Benchoff
Valley Organization
Benchoff
Mosby Reunion Set for August 9 in Culpeper Virginia
Survivors of Col John S Mosby Confederate command will hold a reunion in Culpeper Virginia on Thursday August 9. Chan ning M Smith adjutant of Mosby Camp No 110 UCV says veterans from other commands and their families are invited to join the Mosby survivors.
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John 8. Mosby
Culpeper
Star Today
Channing M. Smith
Mosby Camp
No. 110
U. C.V
Special July Rate for Subscriptions
Notice announces a reduced subscription price of 3.00 per year by mail in advance and 4.00 per year by carrier in advance. Payment must be made on or before July 3.
Reverend Harp to preach at Bradock Street Church
The Rev. B. J. Harp will preach at 11 o'clock Sunday morning in Bradock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South. He fills in for Pastor Rev. Murray D. Mitchell who will be away from town over Sunday.
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B. J. Harp
Braddock Street
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Winchester steam laundry advert and rural goods notice
Vacation call to let us do heavy work and enjoy vacation, with Winchester Steam Laundry and Battle Field Inn Kernstown Virginia listed. Local sale items show country dwellings and shoulder items with ham offers and grocery prices. Further contact via Gris Man at 818 S Main St.
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Winchester Steam Laundry
Battle Field Inn
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Dillsburg, Pa
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National Avenue
John H. Rosenberger
Elsie Rosenberger
Virginia Beach
Thos. J. Plaugher
Capital
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Solid South
E. L. Banner
Liberty Bend
Star Office
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APPLE
Carranza
Mexico
Evening Star
John Halligan, Jr
Navy
Bureau of Engineering
Harry B. Yarnell
Saratoga
Pensacola
Fla
Harris and Ewing
Apple Growers
Best Homes & Lots
Shen. Valley, Inc
Mosby
MR. Harp
Braddock ST. Church
S. Main St
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