Still Hunting 4ged Man Near Keezletown Disappearance
Charles B. Hensley 71, of Keezletown, vanished after leaving home Saturday. Relatives searched the Strasburg Berryville valley while bus drivers and police checked Winchester and nearby towns for a man described as 5 feet 10 inches, 186 pounds with a gray mustache wearing leather boots. A letter from Harrisonburg states he may be mentally unsettled. telegrams to relatives and police along the Valley report no definite trace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
Strasburg
Berryville
Charles B. Heneley
Keezletown
Th Legion
Winchester
Russell
Arch Lawson
Hensley
Southern Wailway
L. FE. Hensley
Penn
Laird
Midland
Fauquier County
E. Eppar
Washington
Dovel
Star Today
JL. E. Hensley
Cc. B. Hensley
Keesletown
Maury
Weicht
Harrisonburs
Charles Seabrook Dies Suddenly in Maryland
Charles Roberts Seabrook of Windsor Canada and Detroit engineering circles dies Fri at Mercy Hospital Pittsburgh after two days illness from acute lobar pneumonia. He is son of William L Seabrook of Westminster. Father once Grace Lutheran pastor now practicing law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminister
Charles Roberts Seabrook
Windsor
Canada
American Society of Engineers
Owen and K
Detroit
Mercy Hospital
Pittebure
Seabrook
America
William L. Seabrook
Mr. Seabrook
Grace
Lutheran Church of
Senator Vaughan Opposes Three Cent Gasoline Tax
Richmond dispatch reports Senator C. Vaughan of Winchester criticizing a three cent gasoline tax as insufficient for road funding. The piece accuses Vaughan and Good Roads leaders of costly propaganda and suggests tax effects will pass to consumers. Page continues on page 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Times Dispatch Today
Byrd
Winchester
C. ©. Vaughan
An &x
Good Roads Association
Times-Dispatch
Assembly
Lena Vaughan
General Assembly
Vaughan
Winston-Salem
N. C
North Carolina
Virginia
Ness Ae
Vaneban
George P. Coleman
Papers of
Page
North Carolina Highway Commission
Five New Ships Along Rum Row
Rum row grows apace as five new arrivals drop anchor near Highlands New Jersey. Before a snow storm, ships cleared rails and began unloading. The row now lists 16 vessels: four steamers, eleven schooners, and one motor boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Highlands
N. J
Lndy
Army fliers head to Pablo Beach from Maxwell Field
Twelve officers of the Army Air Service in six De Havilland planes started a 1850 mile flight from San Antonio to Porto Rico. They departed Maxwell Field at 11:50 a.m. and aimed to reach Pablo Beach near Jacksonville, Florida by 3 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
San Antonio
Porto Rico
Army Air Service
de Haviland
Maxwell Field
Pablo Beach
Jacksonville
Fla
Frost Insurance Offer on Apple Orchards Announcement
Frost insurance will be offered for a few days only on Apple Orchards. Important to apply at once. Hansbrough and Carter Insurance Loans Investments. The United Study Mission Class meets in the Men's Bible Class Room at the M. E. Church South on Wednesday March 7 at 3 p m with topic India by Daniel Johnson Fleming. Visitors welcome. Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hansbrough & Carter Insurance
United Study Mission
M. E. Church
South
India
Daniel Johnson Fleming
Woman in Black seen in Maryland towns mystery solved
The Woman in Black, seen in Funkstown Benevola and near Martinsburg, is identified as a mentally ill, well educated Frederick County woman traveling in black. Local residents are urged to offer food and shelter, noting she is harmless and wanders briefly from community to community.
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Hagerstown
Funkstown
Benevola
Dean
Mabatty
B. O
Funktown
Martinsburg
Frederick
Washington County
Gome
Winchester
Frederick County
Maryland
Hagerstown Way
Prisoners Cody and Hardy Escape En Route to Moundsville
Sheriff Wa Dean reports two prisoners, James J. Cody and Damon Hardy, escaped a train near Blazer tower on the Alleganies as they were moved toward the Moundsville penitentiary. A jailer said they slipped from the car during a lavatory break and fled through a car window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wa Dean
Martinsburg
W- Va
James J. Cody
Damon Hardy
Charles Jack
Baltimore and Ohio
Cody
Hardy
James Amick
Winchester
Alus Huness Gordon
Moundsville
Dean
Jack
Blazer
Alleganies
Grafton
Coco Appears With Evidence On Klan Activities
Attorney General Coco testified before Morehouse parish officials about evidence from an open hearing on Klan activity. The testimony covered the August 24 kidnapping of five New Orleans residents, the murders of Watts Daniel and T. F. Richards, bodies found in a lake, plus floggings deportations and warnings tied to the Ku Klux Klan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bastrop
Coco Ete
Morehouse Parish
Rouge
Watts Daniel
T. F. Richards
Ku Klux Klan
Sale of 500 purebred White Leghorns March 14 at 10am
Notice of Shryock's sale listing 500 purebred White Leghorn chickens to be sold March 14 at 10 o'clock. Property ad shows rental for a 6 room house with modern conveniences at 109 W Water St. and other garbled items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shryock
Water St
Figures of Gov. Trinkle Found True 1923
A 1923 report confirms figures regarding Governor Trinkle as true. The notice notes the credibility and official status of the figures without detailing the underlying data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Trinkle
Robertson Act Seen as Gift Yet Limits on Funds Noted
Henry G. Shirler, chairman of the State Highway Commission, says the Robertson Act is a godsend but ties the department's hands by restricting funds. He cites Governor Trinkle's highway budget figures and warns that without mill and motor fuel taxes, federal match funds cannot be used and the 1923 program will be severely cutback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robertson
State Highway Commission
Henry G.shirler
Lee Trinkle
General Assembly
Shirley
Trinkle
Highway Department
Boxing Event for Legislators in Richmond
Members of the General Assembly will attend a boxing entertainment in Richmond organized by the Churchill Athletic Association. The program aims to show that self defense is not brutal and supports repeal of a Virginia prize fighting ban. Latrobe Cogswell of Maryland will address how boxing laws function and their revenue and athletic benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
General Assembly
Churchill Athletic Association
Virginia
Latrobe Cogswell
Maryland Boxing Commission
National Boxing Board
Tractor and Disc at Shryock's sale March Fourteenth
International Tractor and Disc offered at Shryock's auction scheduled for March 14 at 10 A M. The listing notes sale items and time with a compact dated reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shryock’s
Captain George W. Kurtz Celebrates 80th Birthday
Captain George W. Kurtz, born March 6 1838, marks his 80th birthday in Winchester. A Civil War veteran, he led Company K Fifth Virginia Infantry and was wounded at Gettysburg. He rose to local prominence, serving on the city council and school board, and remains in good health among friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Kurtz
Kurtz
Adam Kurtz
Winchester
Quebec
Daniel Morgan
Fifth Virginia Infantry
Stephensons Depot
Kurta
Handley Trustees
Dry reporters query Wet papers in New York case
New York March 6 Acting District Attorney Pecora released a statement showing W H Anderson state superintendent of the Anti Saloon League admitted paying cash to employes of wet newspapers. He cited a $24 700 publicity expenditure by Anderson for the league and said much of the dealings were confidential to avoid embarrassment for those with pro and anti temperance sympathies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
W.H. Anderson
Anti-Saloon League
Pecora
Anderson
League
Magoffin Chosen President of St John’s College Annapolis
Dr Ralph V D Magoffin associate professor of Greek and Roman history at Johns Hopkins University was selected president of St John’s College Annapolis by the board of trustees. He will succeed Dr Thom as Fell whose 38 year tenure ends next September. Magoffin is president of the American Institute of Archaeology and renowned for expertise in ancient Greek and Roman history and customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Baltimore
Ralph V. D. Magoffin
Johns Hopkins University
St. John’s College, Annapolis
Annapolis
Magoffin
Thomas Fell
St. John’s
Fells
American Institute of Archaelogy
Greece
Rome
Tax those who sold liquor list points to 100000
The Virginia edition of An t Saloon League's American Issue publishes the names of 1921 liquor sellers. It argues illegal business can be taxed with a $1,000 additional levy. Commissioner Noel pledged to pursue the matter, aiming to raise about $100,000 for the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
An*t Saloon League
United States Supreme Court
Noel
Mid City Garage Offers Car Radiator Covers and Misc Goods
A terse dealer note from Mid City Garage advertises radiator covers for all cars along with items described as alcohol chains robes. The brief listing appears on a compact shop sign or bulletin.
Victory for anti bond forces in Virginia House vote
Special to The Star. Richmond March 5 The first test between bond and anti bond advocates ends in a decisive anti bond victory in the Virginia House with a 48 to 24 vote adopting Major Gibson Culpeper's resolution to bar new bills after Wednesday The move threatens to force the bond bill onto the floor before the gasoline tax measure and risks lawmakers opposing the gas tax for road funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Major Gibson
Culpeper
Witts
Roanoke
Gibson
Byrd
Virginia
House
Valley” Representatives
Barrymore Brothers Star In One Day Sherlock Holmes at Empire
The Barrymores headline the Empire on Thursday with The Face In The Fog and Sherlock Holmes in a Goldwyn production featuring Leena Owen, Lowell Sherman, Carol Dempster, Reginald Denny, Hedda Hopper, and Roland Young. Manager Baker hails the film as a top screen achievement, noting Barrymore surpasses Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde with the strongest supporting cast and salaries. Thursday only, two day film shown as one day to fit other releases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brothers Barrymore
the Empire
Leena Owen
Lowell Sherman
John Barrymore
Sherlock Holmes
Goldwyn
Carol Dempster
Reginald Denny
Hedda Hopper
Roland Young
Louis Wolheim
Percival Knight
John Willard
Baker
Goldwyn Film
New York City
Barrymore
Rev Secrist Returns to Church After Accident
Parishioners and friends of J Secrist welcomed him to the United Brethren Church in Martinsburg West Virginia for morning and evening services. This marked his first appearance since an accident weeks earlier. He spoke briefly to his flock and did not preach. Dr J B Chamberlin led the morning sermon and Rev S R Ludwig of Winchester spoke in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ie J. Secrist
United Brethren Church
Martinsburg
W. Va
S. R. Ludwig
Winchester
Frost Preventing Smudge Pots at Shryock Sale
Farm note reports frost conditions delaying use of smudge pots at Shryock sale site. Auction set for March 14 at 10 A M with 3 6 1p 3t end of data.
Virginia War History Commission Publishes Honorable World War Record
The Virginia War History Commission issues a nearly 260 page volume titled Virginians of Distinguished Service in the World War. Editor Kyle Davis notes the work compiles material from official lists and surviving soldiers to honor Virginia’s World War I veterans, with county by county counts and notable concentrations in Lynchburg Charlottesville Roanoke and Danville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jds
Kyle Davis
Virginia
Tion
Lynchbylottesville
Roane Burg
Alexangercksburg
Danville
Bristol
Death notice for Harry S. Uhler of Hagerstown
Harry S. Uhler, age unknown, of 246 Prospect a nue Hagerstown Md, died Thursday night after an illness. Survived by three sons Uhler of Hagerstown and TM Uiler of Thu. sisters Mrs R O Warren F Sanderson Jr of Winchest and Mrs William Barr of two brothers Ly C Uhler of town and John Uhler of Ball and three other sisters Lee Bitzer Mrs George Mrs Walter Noyes of Bal City. funeral held locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry S. ‘Uhler
Hagerstown
Mree
Whitmore
Baltim
Uhler
Uiler
Ters
R. O. Warren F. Sanderson, Jr
Winches
William Barr
Ly C. ‘Uhler
John Uhler
Lee Bitzer
George
Walter. Noyes
Fruit Growers Offer High Return Investment Plan
An advertisement extols a 194 percent yield on investments in National red Stock. It promotes Hansbrough & Gar Insurance Loans with interest rates listed as 5 1p 2t 2&6 and urges swift response for the opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hansbrough & Gar
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Rom Harrison
Tally Deranged
Chas. Seabrook
Garford
P. T. Henson
Valley Avenue
Fight — Office
E. N” Care Star
Carolina
Frost Insurance
Coco
The
Shirley Asserts
SAYS
Busi
Ness Interests
DR. Magiffin
ST. John's
Lower
Virginia State Highway Contractors’ Association
Lionel
Fruit Growers
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