Winchester academy graduates and scholarship awards listed
R Gray Williams announced scholarships for John Pinkney Arthur Herndon Arthur and John Edward Carver all of Winchester. The piece lists graduates who received diplomas and certificates along with cadet names and units many from Virginia West Virginia North Carolina and Washington DC. It also describes the final ball at the academy gymnasium and attendees including out of town guests and alumni.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Gray Williams
Board of Trustees
John Pinkney Arthur
Herndon D. Arthur
John Edward Carver
Winchester
Windsor ‘Tigner
Pipes — Doss
Louisiana
Kinis Grant
Bowles
Statesville
North Ca
James, Lée Corridon Jones
Washkero
Walle Francia Koelfson Griffith
Washington
PD. C
Ugh Rehard Lambert
Norfolk
John Brockett McMullan
Leopold and Loeb to face murder charges in Chicago case
In Chicago the fathers of Nathan Leopold Jr and Richard Loeb say they will provide only basic defense for their sons, rejecting lavish legal or medical expenditures. Indictments for kidnapping for ransom and murder were returned. both youths remain held without bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Nathan Leopold, Jr
Richard Loeb
Robert Franks
Fnr
Richard Lee
Ranson
Murtder
Tevert Franks
Caverly
Criminal Court
India
Sunday Services at Reformed Church
Centenary Reformed Church will hold an 11 o clock morning service this Sunday with the sermon Jesus Power of Endurance. Junior message included and Sunday School begins at 9 45. There is no evening service due to the Bac calaureate at Handley School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Centenary Reformed Church
Handley School
President Coolidge vetoes postal salary bill
President Coolidge vetoed the postal salary increase bill citing government extravagance and lack of funding. He sent a message to the Senate objecting to the legislation for failing to raise about 68 million dollars from postal revenues while approving a separate campaign expenditure provision if it stood alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Coollidge
Senate
Daring Hold Up On Main Street In Kansas City
Four masked bandits held up two Bank of Federal officers on a busy downtown street, taking 26000 dollars from the First National Bank guards after firing on a motorcycle officer. The men fled in cars into crowded traffic following a short high speed chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Kansas City
Main Street
S. J. Lodde
Charles G. Haike
First National Bank
Progressives See LaFollette Bid For President At Cleveland
Progressives plan to name Lena LaFollette for president at the Cleveland convention. The drive follows Congress failure to pass farm and railroad measures, drawing renewed credential requests from farmers' groups and labor factions resentful of Railroad Labor Board actions and injunctions. The statement suggests a movement toward human freedom and security amid a polarized political climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Lena LaFollette
Cleveland
Congress
Railroad Labor Board
Kiyoura Cabinet Resigns After Election Loss in Japan
TOKIO June 7 The Kiyoura cabinet resigns tonight following a defeat in the recent election. Critics had focused on government policy after the United States barred Japanese immigration, with resignation seen as foregone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiyoura
Japan
Associated Press
Tokio
America
Recessions Counteracted by Rail Strength On Market
Early declines in the brief session gave way to a rally in railroad shares and gains in leading industrials. Southern Railway rose to a year high of 59, United States Steel supported markets, while oils sugars and steels posted new yearly lows. About 400000 shares were traded as the market closed steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Southern Railway
United States Steel
Funeral Services for Mrs Walters in Shepherdstown
Funeral services for the late Mrs Rebecca Byrd Walters wife of Charles E Walters and sister of the late John Murnan of Winchester were held yesterday afternoon in Shepherdstown West Virginia where she died at the family home Tuesday morning after a long illness. Attending from this city were Mrs Georgie Grove M B Taylor and Maurice Murnan niece and nephews of Mrs Walters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca. Byrd Walters
Weather Outlook Shows Showers At Week Start And End
Washington June 7 Weather Bureau forecast for the week ahead calls for showers at the beginning and again toward the end, with generally fair midweek and temperatures near or slightly below normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waishington
Weaither
Weath Bureau
Stamp tax off notes and bonds removal ordered
Official word was received by the Farmers and Merchants National Bank today that the stamp tax on notes and bonds has been removed by order of the United States Internal Revenue Department and that hereafter these stamps will not be required on these classes of commercial paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
United States Internal Revenue Department
Obelisk Dedication Honors Davis Birthplace in Kentucky
In Kentucky at Davis, an obelisk memorial honors Jefferson Davis. The ceremony drew thousands, with the governors of Kentucky and Tennessee and Confederate veterans in attendance. The monument claims to be the tallest concrete memorial without exterior decoration, rivaling only major structures like Washington Monument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Presa
Jane RW
Kentucky Sodas
Abraham Linco
Washington
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mapp Delighted by Winchester Visit During Confederate Memorial
State Senator G Wualter Mapp and family visited Winchester for Confederate Memorial Day exercises at Stonewall Cemetery and stayed with the Daughters of the Confederacy at Hotel Jack. They expressed delight with the Valley before continuing to Berryville by train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
G. Wualter Mapp
Stonewall Cemetery
Daughters of the Confederacy
Hotel Jack
Senator Mapp
Mapp
Young
Berryville
Senate approves probe into campaign spending
Washington June 7 Senate approves a resolution to appoint a committee to investigate expenditures by candidates for President vice president Congress and other federal offices during the campaign. The measure by Senator La Follette was adopted without a record vote but later amended to exclude candidates from the inquiry scope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Congress
la Follette
Wisconsin
Reed
Missouri
Repairs Complete to Harpers Ferry Highway Bridge
The Po tomac River bridge at Harpers Ferry West Virginia, about 100 feet washed away in May floods, has been repaired and opened for travel. Officials say traffic resumed yesterday morning after a larger force finished the work ahead of schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potomac River
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Chamber of Commerce
Sermon Planned for John Handley School Graduates
Rev B V Switzer of Braddock Street M E Church South will preach to John Handley School graduates at the school auditorium tomorrow night at 8 o clock. The service is under the Ministerial Association with Rev A A Kelly presiding. The public is invited and other town churches will be closed for the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. V. Switzer
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
John Handley School
Ministerial Association
A.A. Kelly
Personal notices from Lancaster and nearby towns
Mrs. Warren Yost of Lancaster has returned home after visiting Mrs. M. J. Yost on North Kent Street. Major R. T. Barton leaves for the state rifle range at Wirgina s for about two weeks. Mrs. C. S. Hoover returns from a two week visit to Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Barr in Washington. Mr. William Conner of Cribbers land Ma. visits relatives in town for several days. Mrs. Sara Diffenderfer widow of William Diffenderfer of Martinsburg is seriously ill at home. Mrs. Latrobe Hunter and her daughter of Berkeley W. Va. visit, then depart for Dayton, Va. Mrs. John Hoover and her son Charles visit Ida V. Willis in Harrisonburg. Mr. and Mrs. J. McSalyards daughter Geraldine of Keyser and Mr. and Mrs. Frighage son of Martinsburg visit. Mrs. O. G. Austin of Baltimore recently stayed with Lyda Chapman on Welllford Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Yost
Lancaster, Fas
William Conner
Cribbersland, Ma
Sara Diffenderfer
William Diffenderfer
Martins-burg
W. Va
Nan Forsyth
J. McSalyards
Geraldine
Keyser
Igrhage Son
Martingburg
G. Austin
Lyda Chapman
Wellifford Street
Miss Reed Dies at Age 88 in Baltimore Funeral Held
The funeral of Miss Daniel Reed a native of this place was held at eleven o'clock at William Cooks funeral chapel then laid to rest in Greenmount Cemetery in Baltimore Miss Reed was 88 years old and a daughter of the late Reed of Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Reed
This Place
William Cook
Flor
North
Greenmount Nues
Baltimore
Greenmount
Reed
Winchester
Millerand Believed Ready to Quit Amid Political Turmoil
Paris observers in parliamentary circles say President Millerand seems prepared to resign after finishing consultations with his official household. The stance follows ongoing political turmoil and shifting support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paris
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Mra
Hagerstown
Mra. Price
Burg
Sheloyville
Jernburgh
Freehold
N.J
JM. Yates
Huntley
Robert F. Towson
Marcia Bishop
Smithburg
C. W. van Horn
Jim. Yates
Laura Wincer Marshall
Margaret Periche Staunton
Mary R. Seabrill
Columbia
D.C
Cecil Carr
Calternia
Retta Waff
Marta Asgerein
Frankie Cooke
Tsabe "Bridges
Hancock
Jeannette ‘Cochrane
Alexandria
Misa Capper
Washington, D. C
Mary and Julia Yates
Mildred Price
Cumberland
W. C. Plundeke Company
Eversharp
People’s Drug Co., Inc
North Main Street
Leopold
Reformed Church
Barney Google
Spark Plug
Gomia
Garney
Douwar
Mrs. Walters
Nou
Davis
Emmert’s
Harpers Ferry Highway Bridge
Sma
Moling & Seal
Coat
Will
THE
Betty Shoppe
R. ‘T. Barton
Wirginias
John Hoover
Charles
Ida V. Willis
Harrisonbug
Miss Reed I
C. I. Brumback
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