Two Men Die In Car Wreck On North Frederick Pike
Five men rode in a Ford roadster from Winchester to a picnic when speeding at Potter's Hill the car failed to negotiate a sharp double turn and overturned. Ronnie Lonas and Clark Snapp were killed. C J Slonaker was seriously injured and Theophilus French survived with injuries. Joseph Snapp disappeared after the crash.
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Ronnie Lonas
Clark Snapp
North Frederick Pike
Potter’s Hill
C. J. Slonaker
Snapp
Lon
Frederick Pike
Winchester
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Coun
Joseph Snapp
Cre
French
Slonaker
Slonaker Ans
Joe Snapp
Lonas
Tur
Auto
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Reconstruction of Valley Pike Moves Rapidly
State highway officials report that camp No. 32 at Narrow Passage will complete the Woodstock to Edinburg segment of U S Route 11 by August 15 with a bridge over Jumping Run and a northern Edinburg edge section. The crew plans to move to Wood Camp near Pugh’s by September 15 to start the Woodstock to Maurertown four mile stretch, leaving two miles between Maurertown and Toms Brook incomplete. Shenandoah county’s Valley Pike now features a 40 foot highway across built sections, linking with Frederick and Rockingham county extensions for a total of about 38 miles in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
C. M. Moyer
State Highway Commission
Winchester
Narrow Passage
Edinburg
Jumping Run
Mt. Jackson
Pugh’s Ne
Wood
Toms Brook
Frederick County
Middletown
Stephens City
Rockingham
Harrisonburg
Shenandoah County
Martinsburg Company I Dodgers Win 11 8 in 10 Innings
Company I of Martinsburg West Virginia defeated Hose Company No 5 in a 10 inning ballpark game 11 to 8. Hottle struck out 11 but got weak support as Balthis and Hottle led the locals with key hits and runs. The team plans summer camp start August 1 and return August 16 for more games and elimination matches with brigade teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purcellville Loudoun Light and Power Company
Lunsford
Luby
Bobby Lewis
Fred Cline
Balthis
Gene Lewis
Keller
Patton
Lunsford and Breckenridge
Goose
Company I
Miss Helen Hahn Dies at 19 in Winchester
Miss Helen Estelle Hahn daughter of Mrs Taylor F Hahn and the late Taylor F Hahn died at Winchester Memorial Hospital at 9 p m Saturday of general peritonitis after a four day illness Surgeons attempted an exploratory operation to assess appendicitis but deemed it too late She would have graduated from Handley High School next year Survived by mother two sisters Margaret Hahn and Mrs James R Brandon and one brother William Blair Hahn Funeral at 4 p m Wednesday from 823 South Loudoun Street with Rev Dr Frank T McFaden officiating Interment Mount Hebron Cemetery pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helén Estelle
Daug
Taylor F. Hahn
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Miss Hahn
Handley High School
Providence
Winchester Wholesale Grocery Company
Maude Carper
Margaret Hahn
James R. Brandon
Albert Lea
Minn
William Blair Hahn
Spartansburg
S. C
South
Loudoun Street
Frank T. McFaden
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Mount Hebron Comery
Marshall Kremer
Hoye L. Riley
Lawrence Womeldorf
G. C. Kindig
John North
Paul Massey
Denny Denounces Rotation Rule About Nomination
A Clarke county statement argues that a Winchester 1925 convention never adopted a rotation plan for House of Delegates nominations. Signers say the rule was not discussed, though Shenandoah had the Senate term, and Denny seeks the Democratic nomination on his record, not a rotation pledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jos
Denny
House of Delegates
Winchester
Harry F. Byrd
Senate
Clarke
Shenandoah
Cather
W. A. Bradford
J. T. L. Jones
J. M. Fishpaw
John B. Neill
George H. Burwell
C. D. Dearmont
Yard Party Benefit at Macedonia Church on Aug 1
Epworth League hosts a yard party at Macedonia Church Saturday August 1 to raise funds. The event is promoted in a brief public notice alongside a separate message about the Winchester Steam Laundry schedule and Washington Day reminders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macedonia
Church
Benefit Epworth League
Auto Travel in Virginia States Peak in August
Virginia traffic data from 335 census stations shows rural and urban travel rising from spring into August, with August peak for both areas. Sunday is the heaviest travel day, with Friday the average, and counts occur seasonally, four night counts and monthly day counts.
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State
Virginia
Park Association Ball Team Divides Week End Bill
Win chester Park Association baseball team shut out Rippon W Va Athletic Club 7 0 Saturday and won 26 8 Sunday before about 3000 fans. Pitcher Johnson held Rippon to six hits while Lafollette and Elliott hurled for Winchester. Jack Crown collected four hits including a home run and a triple. Tickets for the night game at Hagerstown on Tuesday August 4 are on sale at local shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal All-Stars
Winchester Park Association
Rippon
W. Va
Athletic Club
All-Stars
Johnson
Lafollette
Elliott
Winchester
Jack Crown
Hollis
Hirth
Anderson
Whetzel
Lewis
Keffer
Hagerstown
South End
Henry Radio Shop
Grim
U S Middies At Gibralter In Three Day Visit
The American battleships Arkansas and Wyoming arrived in Gibralter for a three day visit with midshipmen during their summer cruise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Gibralter
Arkansas
Wyoming
Mrs McKenzie Dies After Long Illness at 52
Mrs. L Maude McKenzie died at 316 West Boscawen Street at 1 45 PM after a long illness. She leaves husband William M McKenzie four daughters and four brothers and one sister. Funeral at her home Wednesday at four in the Lutheran Church service led by Rev L A Thomas. Burial in Mount Hebron Henry family lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Maude McKenzie
William M. McKenzie
West Boscawen Street
McKenzie
Mr. McKenzie
Bessie Gerschanek
New York
Mae McCarty
Marie McKenzie
Ann D. Bailey
George R
Lawson Huff Henry
Winchester News
Winchester
Europe
L. A. Thomas
Lutheran Church
Henry
Mount Hebron Cemetery
L. M. Allen
Herbert S. Larrick
G. Clarence Miller
Philip Williams
Jacob H. Yost
George B Smith
Four Injured as Plane Hits Car in Elkton
Four people were injured when a small airplane failed to clear Crystal Beach field and crashed into a parked car. Injured were Peggy Marshall of Philadelphia, Mary Thoma of Philadelphia, James L. Sinclair owner of the plane from Claymont Delaware, and Arnold Rasmussen of Solcroft Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Elkton
Crystal Beach
Peggy Marshall
Philadelphia
Mary Thoma
James L. Sinclair
Claymont
Del
Plahe
Arnold Rasmusse
Solcroft
Graf Zeppelin reports all well on Arctic trip
Graf Zeppelin radioed from Friedrichshafen that the dirigible is at 75 50 N 48 20 E and all aboard are well. The position places it about 100 miles northwest of Black Point Luetke Land and 250 miles south of Cape Flora Franz Joseph Land where the icebreaker Maligin waits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Friedrichshafen
Zeppelin Works
Black Point
Luetke Land
Nova Zembla
Cape Flora
Franz Joseph Land
Maligin
Baltimore railroad veteran injured in Shenandoah crash
George Sturmer 80, grand president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Veterans Organization, was critically injured when the car he rode in was struck on the Valley Pike near Edinburg. He remained unconscious with a dislocated hip and possible skull fracture, after a Woodstock driver allegedly sped away. Sturmer, a longtime B&O employee and safety official, is hospitalized at Winchester Memorial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Sturmer
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Veterans’ Organization
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Edinburg
Shenandoah County
Sturmer
Baltimore
Rest Haven Inn
Ree
Int
C. H. Ranch
Valley Pike
Ranck
Mr. Ranck
Mr. Sturmer
Dellinger
Mount Jackson
Memorial Hospital
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Thomas Miller
Woodstock
Veterans’ Organization
E. E. Baker
Winchester
C. W. Galloway
E. W. Shearer
Baltimore and Ohio
Bush Meeting Opens At Oak Grove Camp Near Rest
An old time bush meeting opened at Oak Grove Camp near Rest last Thursday evening with good attendance. Parking is available for 100 cars. Tourists and the public are invited to attend, with nightly meetings at 8 and all-day next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Grove Camp
Moses
Appleway Miniature Golf 10 and 15 Cents
Advertisement for Appleway miniature golf pricing, 10 and 15 cents per play, with contact number 1-2741p-21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appleway
Road Beauty Guiding Forest Road Planning Policy
Forest Service guidance emphasizes scenic beauty and recreational use in national forest road planning and urges local agency cooperation to protect roadside aesthetics. Rules discourage cutting, detours, or signs marring views while preserving native strips of timber wherever possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Service
National
Department of Agriculture
State Director of Anti-Saloon League Visits Virginia
The Rev. Edward J. Richardson, superintendent of the Anti Saloon League of Virginia, traveled from Washington to Harrisonburg to address the Woman's Christian Temperance Union meeting in Rockingham county. He spoke in Clarendon and at his sister's home near Berryville, and was noted as the new Virginia superintendent succeeding the late Rev. David Hepburn. He is a Clarke county native and serves in national and international anti temperance work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Richardson
Anti- Saloon League of Virginia
Winchester
Richardson
Washington
Harrisonburg
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Rockingham County
Clarendon
Shade Moore
Berryville
David Hepburn
Virginia
Clarke County
Kelvinator contest results at Capitol Theatre tomorrow
Manager Fred Thomas said the Kelvinator contest results will be announced from the stage of the Capitol Theatre between shows tomorrow at 9 o clock. Andrew Bell, Chamber of Commerce secretary, will be master of ceremonies with a great surprise for patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Thomas
Capitol Theatre
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Thom
Capitol
Augusta Man Killed In Truck Crash In Virginia Town
Fred Crickenberger 22 of Ulster Augusta county died when two automobiles collided near the State Teachers College campus in Harrisonburg. Three others injured, including Ray Brye and William of Grottoes, with non fatal injuries. Coroner orders wreckage undisturbed and an inquest possible after hospital conditions improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred. Crickenberger
Harrisonburg
The
Star
Fred Crickenberger
Olston
Augusta County
Crickenberger
Lance
A She
J. M. Biedler
Rockingham County
A. C. Whissen
Augusta
Hudson
H. 2.Pickett
Colleet
Tutwiler
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Police Court In A Quiet Session
In a sharp contrast to last Monday, Judge Donald Ly Weems opened a quiet police court session with two defendants. Walter Cain faced illegal possession of liquor, was fined 73 dollars and sentenced to 30 days in jail. Ira Sirbaugh was arraigned on disorderly conduct, and upon conviction was fined 17 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bar of Justice
Donald Ly Weems
Walter Cain
Ira Sirbaugh
Baltimore Conference Headlines Roanoke Meeting Date Set
The Baltimore Annual Conference of the Methodist Church South will convene in Roanoke on September 23. Bishop Edwin D. Mouton of Charlotte, N.C. will preside, taking charge after the death of Bishop Beauchamp of Poland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
The
Methodist Church, South
Roanoke
Edwin D. Mouton
Charlotte
N.C
Beauchamp
Poland
New Value Merchandise Sold by Moling and Cather
Correct style items labeled new value merchandise are sold by Moling and Cather. The line reads as a retail note indicating availability of updated products under the Moling and Cather brands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moling & Cather
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Theophilus
Helen Hahn
Winchester Steam Laundry
Park Association
U. S
Evening Star
Oak Grove
Shenandoah Valley
United States
L. R. Alderman
Federal Office of Education
Alumi
Wong
Frederick
Good News
the Star
Star Office
Anti-Saloon League
Greenville
Hudsow
Long
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