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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1928

Page

3

Elizabeth Baker Kemp Weds Samuel Beach in Middleburg Church

Miss Elizabeth Baker Kemp daughter of John A. Baker and Samuel Ferguson Beach son of Morgan H Beach were married at Emanuel Church Middleburg Virginia with Rev Mayer officiating in afternoon rites. The bride wore ivory white satin with old lace veil and carried gardenias and lilies of the valley. Attendants wore cream chiffon with yellow and mauve ribbons. Reception followed at Foxcroft on the mountain. The couple will reside in Washington.

Elizabeth Baker Kemp Beach Middleburg Eizabeth Baker Kemp John A. Baker Amuel Ferguson Beach Morgan H. Beach Waslington Amanuel Church Mayer Gordon Massey James Y. Pennebaker Washington Hunter de Butts Nancy Yuille New York Eleanor Chalfant Pittsburgh Katharine Snyder Willing Browne William Mackall Charles Castleman Duval Tyler Lee Fleming, Jr Foxcroft Inwood United Brethren Church May Zella Brenneman Robert Davie Liskey Rockingham County J. R. Collis Princess Rockingham Winchester Shenandoah College Dayton, Va

Virginia House a Gift to Virginia Historical Society

Mr and Mrs Alexander Weddell of Richmond have acquired Warwick Priory and moved it to Virginia across the ocean. The house now called Virginia House will host the Virginia Historical Society and house documents and relics. The project involved two years of careful dismantling and relocation amid parliamentary controversy in Warwick. Miss Lelia Stuart Holt, daughter of Dr and Mrs Hamilton Holt, engages M Maurise Rotival of Paris in an announced marriage, linking to Virginias colonial and revolutionary figures.

Alexander Weddell Richmond Warwick Priory Warwick Virginia House Virginia Hitorsical Society Washington Star English Midlands Henry VIII Earls of Warwick Wedell London Sulgrave Manor Washington Northampton Wormleighton Earl of Spencer Francis Hopkinson F. Hopkinson Smith

Mrs Marshall Heads to Fairfax and Maine Visit

Mrs. Marshall travels with her daughter Mrs Hugh McCulloch and her grandson from St. Louis to Fairfax Virginia to visit the Marshall family before spending July in Deer Isle Maine at a cottage. The trip includes a summer stay with Rev and Mrs William C Marshall Jr. in Fairfax. Radium treatments given to a child in Baltimore show notable improvement after lymphosarcoma care at Memorial Hospital and Howard A Kelly Hospital.

Arthur W. Fansler Robert Baltimore Memorial Hospital Howard A. Kelly Hospital

Miss Kathleen McCartney Confined at Mother's Home

Miss Kathleen McCartney of Handley High School music department is confined to her mother Mrs L J McCartney's home near Stephens City by illness. She recently suspended studio work for the summer and was just entering vacation when illness struck about a week ago.

Kathleen McCartney Handley High School L. J. McCartney Stephens City Miss McCartney

Surprise Anniversary Party for Two Couples

A surprise party was held at the home of Mr and Mrs Wilbur Johnston on Berryville avenue to celebrate the fourth wedding anniversary of Mrs Russell Carpenter and Mrs Johnston. About 30 guests attended and gave many useful presents.

Russell Carpenter Wilbur Johnston Berryville, Avenue

Mr. J M Lowery Given Surprise Birthday Party

Mr J M Lowery a well known citizen received a delightful surprise party last Sunday at his home. The event honored him on his birthday with neighbors and friends in attendance.

J. M. Lowery

Birthday Celebration on Valley Pike for Mr Lowery

On the Valley pike in Celebration of his fifty third birthday his children and friends gathered for a bountiful dinner. He received handsome birthday gifts. Guests included Mr and Mrs J C Kelchner Miss Mary Louise Kelchner Messrs George and Allen Kelchner Mr and Mrs Maurice H Ritter and Messrs George and Edgar Seal of Detroit Mich Mr David Lowery and Master Robert Lowery.

Valley Pike Lowery J. C. Kelchner Mary Louise Kelchner George and Allen Kelchner Maurice H. Ritter George and Edgar Seal Detroit, Mich David Lowery Robert Lowery

Virginia Darling Announces Engagement to Ernest du Pont Jr

Mrs. Samuel Taylor Darling of the University of Virginia announces the engagement of her daughter Virginia Llewellyn Darling to Ernest du Pont Jr of Wilmington Delaware. The couple has not set a wedding date. Mr and Mrs L Dilwin Jackson of Rochester New York welcomed a son named Charles Llewellyn, tracing his name to his grandfather. Mrs Jackson was Mary Wood before marriage, daughter of Charles and Mrs Wood of Frederick County now Corbett Maryland. The newborn’s father is Llewellyn Jackson, son of Mr and Mrs Jackson of Fairmont Avenue. He attended Virginia Tech class of 1924 and worked with Westinghouse in Philadelphia before joining Eastman Kodak in Rochester.

Samuel Taylor Darling The University, of Virginia Virginia Llewellyn Darling Ernest du Pont, Jr Wilmington Del L. Dilwin Jackson Rochester N. Y Charles Llewellyn Jackson Mary Wood Charles Wood Frederick County Corbett. Md Llewellyn Jackson Fairmont Avenue

Miss Helen Chamberlain Weds Foxhall Taylor in New York

Miss Helen Chamberlain daughter of Warrenton residents marries Foxhall Parker Keene Taylor of New York in St James Church. The Rev. Hidney T. Cooke conducts the ceremony attended by close families. The couple plans a Canada wedding trip and ties to prominent New York and Warrenton families are noted.

Helen Chamberlain Foxall Taylor Northern Virginia Luther H. Chamberlain Warrenton Foxhall Parker Keene Taylor New York Talbot T. Taylor Edward S. Frost City St. James’ Church Hidney T. Cooke Margaret Garner James Blackstone Taylor Pendleton Taylor Canada Mr. Taylor Talbot J. Taylor, Jr James R. Keene Taylor Dorothy Keene Taylor James R Keene Turf Foxall P. Keene

Fawcett Family Holds Twenty-Sixth Reunion in Salem

The Fawcett family held its twenty-sixth annual reunion at Centennial Park Salem with about 69 attendees from states including North Carolina Virginia Pennsylvania Illinois and Ohio. Officers were elected and plans announced for next year at Mill Creek Park Youngstown.

Fawcett Salem Ohio Clark Fawcett Fawcett Gap Frederick County Salem News Centennial Park Asheville N. C Charles Stratton Winona Ernest Bodamer Sharon Hannah Maule Oliver Ashead Ida Fawcett Alliance Edith Fawcett Zelley Edward €. Fawcett Nora Fawcett Chicago Fawcett’s Gap Mill Creek Park Youngstown

Stultz and Gordon Forced Down in France Flight

Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon two crew members of the Friendship trans Atlantic monoplane were forced to land at Berck Plage due to high winds while returning from Paris to London. They plan to return to England by steamer.

Associated Press LE Bourget France Wilmer Stultz Louis-Gordon Paris London Berck Plage England

Byrd Plans Test Flight Over Mexico City

Commander Richard E. Byrd received permission from the Mexican foreign office to fly to Mexico City to test his expedition aircraft. The test aims to study high altitude, challenging conditions similar to those of a south polar venture.

Associated Press Mexico City el Universal Today Foreign Office Richard E. Byrd Byrd

Sour Cream Ordered Under Import Milk Act Policy

A USDA notice states that imported sour cream for butter making falls under the federal import milk act. It directs shippers to conform to all act provisions, including health and temperature rules, and requires an adequate permit prior to importation.

United States Department of Agriculture Food, Drug and Insecticide Administration W. G. Campbell Department United States

Burn Diseased Animal Carcasses To Stop Disease Spread

Farm Journal advises burning carcasses of diseased animals to prevent infection. For blackleg calves, build a crude grate, place the carcass on it, drench with kerosene, and burn where found. If relocation is needed, transport with straw and avoid dragging to prevent spreading disease. bury deep with lime if burning is impossible.

Farm Journal

Milk and plant proteins in pig rations

Milk supplies high quality protein but is scarce for balanced corn rations. Vegetable protein feeds such as linseed meal soy bean meal cottonseed meal and wheat middlings can improve rations when used in proper combinations though they remain unbalanced like corn proteins.

Miss Ethel Cooper Returns Home From Quogue Visit

Miss Ethel Cooper arrives back in Boyce after a week or two visiting relatives in Quogue Long Island. Miss Margaret Evans travels to Harrisburg Pennsylvania to stay with her brother and sister in law Carroll Evans for a time.

Ethel Cooper Boyce Quogue Long Island Margaret Evans Harrisburg, Pa Mrs Carroll Evans

Local Residents Take Day Trip To Baltimore

Mrs J D OConnell and Mr Dan OConnell of this city and Mr and Mrs William LaRue and son George LaRue of Harpers Ferry West Virginia motored to Baltimore last Sunday and spent the day there with friends.

J. D O'Connell Dan O'Connell William LaRue George LaRue Harpers Ferry W. Va Baltimore

Pure Bred Cows Excel In Production And Income

Dr. J C McDowell reports after comparing 29 397 pure bred cows with 71 745 grades that pure breds lead in milk and butterfat output and in income over feed cost by 7 to 10 percent. The study notes culling differences and urges closer culling for grades and better breeding for grades.

United States Department of Agriculture J. C. McDowell McDowell Doctor McDowell Washington, D. C

Shorten Broody Period by Feeding Liberally

There is no best method for breaking up setting hens. Broodiness is a natural tendency. Some breeders eliminate broodiness by selecting birds free from it. Feeding hens a liberal laying ration with animal protein may shorten broodiness.

Preventing Cannibalism in Growing Chicks

The article explains that cannibalism arises when chicks are crowded and under stimulated. It advises keeping them busy with whole foods like cabbage, potatoes, and onions and states that proper feeding reduces the habit, with a remedy of painting picked areas with pine tar if needed.

Germ comparison cited in Chinatown chatter

A fragment notes Hi Ho calling a germ resembling fluences that hinder work until detection. The line attributes the remark to Was Star and references Chinatown as context.

Hi Ho Chinatown

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