Midway Notes Visitors Day and Local Moves
Midway Virginia on June 22 hosted visitors including Mr and Mrs Newton Burkhart of Winchester and Mr and Mrs Elmer Bucher and family of Mountain Falls. Local calls include Mr Charlie Williams and grandson visiting Mr Presley Combs and updates on residents moving or employed in nearby towns. Wisconsin tourism remark ends with Cal’s return.
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Midway
Simon P
Newston Burkhart
Winchester
Elmer Bucher
Mountain Falls
Charlie Williams
Presley Combs
William Kibler
Washington
Herbert Bly
Stella
Lebanon Church
Akron man commits suicide with six sticks of dynamite
Edward Gertenschliger, 45, of Wadsworth, Ohio, placed six dynamite sticks under his body in a barn behind his home. He lit the fuses and blew himself apart. Pieces of his body were found a block away as the blast shattered part of the barn roof and rattled the village.
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Associated Press
Akron
Ohio
Edward Gertenschliger
Wadsworth
Italian Laborer Found Hanging From Tree in Altoona
Natale San giorgio a 30 year old railroad laborer was found dead hanging from a tree in Oakton suburb Altoona. Officials ruled not strangulation with skull fracture from a blow and throat cut. A note in Italian plus birth and death dates was left with the body and the boarding address was inscribed on the stone at the tree base.
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Associated Press
Altoona
Natale Sangiorgio
Oakton
Sangiorgio
Hoover to Leave Capital for California Trip
Secretary Hoover plans to depart Washington for Palo Alto between July and July 5 and may detour to visit President Coolidge at Brule Wisconsin. The move is provisional and aims to return to the campaign trail.
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Wisconsin
Cal
Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
Palo Alto
President Coolidge
Brule
Wis
Takes Command At Norfolk Yard From West Virginia Chief
The Navy department announces Rear Admiral W. T. Cluverius, commander of the battleship West Virginia, has been ordered to take command of the Norfolk navy yard. He was promoted from captain to admiral last week.
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Associated Press
Washington
Navy Department
W. T. Cluverius
West Virginia
Norfolk Navy Yard
Canterbury News Notes Update from CANTERSBURG Va
Canterbury News Notes reports local social visits with Fay Patterson returning to Carroll county and Wilbur River coming from Leston Pa with his wife. Other entries note calls on I N Painter, Lillian Cave staying with Mae Painter, White family visiting B A Rowland, Frances Sandy leaving for Harrisonburg and State Teachers College, and Prat Madigan and Henry Mears improving after illness.
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Cantersburg
Fay Patterson
J. B. Jennings
Carroll County
Wilbur River
Leston
T Lewiston
L. W. Painter
Ben Derflinger
I. N. Painter
Lillian Cave
Mae
Family visits amid Virginia storm disruption
Miss Nellie Painter and sister Mrs. DeHaven with little Wendell of Gainesboro stayed with grandmother Mrs. Pendleton Fleming in Luray Virginia over the weekend. Masters James John and Melvin Sandy visited schoolmates and Marvin and Cecil Painter joined. Mr and Mrs B A Rowland and family with Miss Mae Painter spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs C O Rowland in Stephens City Virginia. The section was visited by one of the worst storms of the season on Tuesday evening.
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Nellie Painter
W. M. DeHaven
Wendell
Gainesboro
Pendleton Fleming
Luray
Masters James
John
Melvin Sandy
Marvin
Cecil Painter
B. A. Rowland
Mae Painter
C. O. Rowland
Stephens City
Greenwood Gleanings yields social visits in Virginia
Greenwood Virginia notes report Edward Pope from New Oxford Pennsylvania spent a day with local friends. Ruth Anderson from Washington joined by Mrs Elmer Flemming of Baltimore and Emelia Anderson of Winchester visited the Anderson household. Mr and Mrs Matthew Ebersole were with the Ebersole matriarch Sunday. Luther Shutts of Winchester visited the Hamman home. Recent visitors at the Miller home were the same as prior guests with family members listed.
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Greenwood
Edward Pope
New Oxford
Ruth Anderson
Washington
Elmer Flemming
Baltimore
Emelia Anderson
Winchester
Harry Anderson
Matthew Ebersole
Ebersole
Luther Shutts
Peter Hamman
O. C. Miller
Local Social Notes Include Visits and Church Folks
Isaac Miller of Well town Nora Lauck of Winchester Harold Lauck of Lynchburg and the Barretts of Everett and Hampton visit. John Johnson calls on T C Willis set. Gladys Miller returns from Dayton Virginia where she attended summer Bible school and Endeavor. Boys refuse unlimited firecrackers preferring a quiet country setting.
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Isaac Miller
Welltown
Nora Lauck
Winchester
Harold Lauck
Lynchburg
Will Barrett
Everett
C. M. Barrett
Hampton
John Johnson
T.C. Willis
Gladys Miller
Dayton
Christian Endeavor Convention
Potts Confectionery Ad at B and C Depot
For Lunches Fountain Drinks Confections Ice Cream and Soft Drinks stop at Potts Confectionery next to B and C depot. Everything sanitary modern and up-to-date. Patronize your home-town friends. H Russell outs Proprietor Phone 739 118 E Piccadilly St.
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Potts
B.&c
H. Russell
E. Piccadilly St
Public Sale of Automobile at Hughes Motor Co Winchester Va
Public sale of a 1923 Ford touring car in good condition with motor number 7390669 scheduled for June 26 at 10 a m at Hughes Motor Co 316 N Brad dock St Winchester Va The sale is cash and conducted by Sheriff Luther Pannett Auction involves storage and repairs notes dates in parentheses indicate publication run lengths by local sheriff office.
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Hughes Motor Co
N. Braddock St
Winchester
Luther Pannett
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