Death of Ralph R. Rosenberger Linked to Carbon Monoxide
Ralph R. Rosenberger a popular local businessman and member of John W. Rosenberger and Company was found dead in his garage at 503 South Washington Street. Doctors ruled death due to carbon monoxide poisoning from his car exhaust as the silent gas likely acted after he entered the vehicle to recover from a chill following a cold. The sister Miss Elsse Rosenberger discovered the body and a full certificate will be issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph R. Rosenberger
Supples Corporation
John W
Mr. Rosenberger
Elsse Rosenberger
Rosenberger
Leicester Street
John H. Rosenberger
DPE
Pifer
K. B. Dutton
Winchester Board of Health
Moving Pictures
Friendship Fire Company Banquet Set For May 23
The seventh annual Friendship Fire Company banquet will be held at the hall on the evening of Thursday May 23. Motor cars will be provided for veteran members unable to walk. The event is organized by the Friendship Ladies Auxiliary with four committees handling speakers refreshments decorations and music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Friendship Fire Company
Friendship Ladies’ Auxiliary
C. A. Freed
James P. Reardon
T. Russell Cather
A. R. Breckenridge
Lester D Arnold
J. H
Bakers Adopt Frank Hoelin in Frederick County Court
An order in Frederick County Court grants Walter Baker and Lola Baker the adoption of a child named Walter Frank Baker. The natural parents, if living, lose all legal rights. Probation Officer Martha Stowers must investigate. a second order will confirm the adoption after one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iis Court
Frederick County
Walter Baker
Lola Baker
Heelin
Walter Frank Baker
Martha Stowers
Governor Byrd Invited to Steubenville Ohio Talk
Governor Harry F. Byrd has been invited by the Steubenville Chamber of Commerce to address a March 31 meeting. The invitation recalls his prior talk on progressive changes and notes he will discuss Virginia's new tax system in Columbus at the Ohio Chamber of Commerce event.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Harry F. Byrd
Steubenville
Ohio
Two Men Dropped by Friendship Fire Company
The Friendship Fire Company at its regular meeting dropped two members found guilty of gross misconduct during a call to the Tubyries estate in Clarke county where a fire occurred at the manager's dwelling.
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Friendship Fire Company
Foll
Tubyries
Clarke County
Rev Dr Wagner Sermon At Grace Church Service
The Lenten service at Grace Lutheran Church features Rev Dr F R Wagner of St Johns Martinsburg as the evening preacher. Wagner is noted as a man of influence in Martinsburg and a compelling speaker. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Lutheran
F. R. Wagner
St. John’s Church
Martinsburg
Agne
Chimney Blaze On Windy Night Sparks Alarm
A chimney fire at the home of E Miller on North Loudoun Street triggered a fire alarm about 10 15 last night. High winds caused fear of a major blaze but no damage was reported as firemen arrived promptly and contained the incident.
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E. Miller Street
North Loudoun Street
Reward offered for arrest of tree mutilators on South Braddock
The Park Commission of Winchester offers a ten dollar reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the persons who mutilated ten sidewalk trees on South Braddock Street opposite Handley School. The notice is dated May 7, 1921.
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South Braddock Street
Handley School
Fire damages two barns owned by Mrs Owens in county
Two barns on farms of Mrs Rebecca Owens in the northern county burned late Wednesday night with one destroyed and the other damaged. A barn at the Himelright farm was total loss valued about 600 dollars and partly insured while the Lagona Darlington farm barn was saved with help from neighbors. Police note no known enemies and motive unclear. One barn was on the Himelright place a mile north of Nain and the other on the Lagona Darlington farm northwest of Nain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Owens
Nain
Lagona Darlington
John Luttrell
Luttrell
Himelright
Owens
Jack Parker
Chambersville
Far West
Delinquent Autoists Face Immediate License Arrests
Police orders authorize immediate arrest of drivers without valid licenses. A 1900 license tags target this year follows 1305 issued so far and an expected rise to 1900. about 600 motorists remain delinquent after last year’s 1800 tags.
Degree Work At Masonic Meeting
John Dove Chapter No 21 Royal Arch Masons meets this evening with work in several degrees including most excellent master and royal arch master Refreshments will be served after the session Frank H Dorsey is the most excellent high priest of the chapter
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dove
Royal Arch Masons
Royal Arch
Frank H. Dorsey
Lenten Service At Centenary Reformed Church
Special Lenten services tonight at Centenary Reformed Church at 7 45 conducted by Rev Dr S L Flickinger. All are invited to attend.
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Centenary Reformed Church
S. L. Flickinger
Richmond Girls Defeat Warrenton in Fair Basketball Showdown
In Winchester crowds watched the Richmond Girls Athletic Association and Warrenton Athl Club deliver a well played game. Coaches praised fair refereeing by Mr. Carter as the G A A lineup featured Capper, Berlin, Graves, Slonaker and Eddy with Peck Rehill anchoring center. A sprained finger for Slonaker noted, next match set for Handley against Hagerstown YWCA, admission 25 cents with free entry for G A girls.
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Avldrge
Athltic ‘Association
Warrenton Athl Club
Carter
Warrenton
Winchester
Association
Margaret Kelchner
Mary Capper
Reva Berlin
Ruth Berlin
Emma Graves
Nellie Slonaker
Slonaker
Becky” Eddy
Handley
Hagerstown Young Women’s Christian Association
G. A
Speaks Tonight At Bible Class Feast
EMORY L. COBLENTZ a prominent Maryland churchman and financier will be the principal speaker at the annual banquet of the Golden Rule Bible Class Brad dock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South. He chairs the Potomac Edison Company board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory L. Coblentz
Maryland
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Mr. Coblentz
Potomac Edison Company
Teacher Summoned Over Dealer License Tag Used on Car
Mrs Ella Hughes a schoolteacher at Evansdale School on the Front Royal road is summoned to appear tomorrow at 11 am before Justice Tavenner in the county magistrate court to explain why she used a dealer license tag on her car. The summons was issued by Motor Vehicle Inspector H E Shull who says she admitted placing the tag on the car to demonstrate it to a prospective purchaser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Hughes
Evansdale School
Front Royal Road
Maryland Mascot Drum Major Parade Honor
Fragmentary text notes a Maryland event with a parade and a drum major mascot. Readable elements mention a Legionnaires unit and a corps winning a city parade, with unclear details on locations and roles. The piece references Attle and Chief, but specifics are unreadable.
Baltimore and Ohio Gives $500 to Blossom Festival
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad sends a $500 check to J. Victor Arthur, Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival director general, to support the 1929 festival expenses. The company will also display in parades and transport hundreds of students from Maryland towns to Winchester events.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
J. Victor Arthur
Brunswick
Knoxville
Point of Rocks
Maryland
Arthur
Archibald Fries
Baltimore and Ohio
J. V. Arthur
Winchester
E. W. Scheer
Scheer
Admiral Pratt Named Commander in Chief US Fleet
Washington announces Admiral William V. Pratt is named commander in chief of the combined United States fleet succeeding Admiral Henry A. Wylie. Vice Admiral Louis M. Nulton and Rear Admiral Charles M. McVay Jr. are reassigned to new fleet commands and will hold full admiral rank for their tours.
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Washington
William V. Pratt
Henry A. Wylie
Louis M. Nulton
Charles M. McVay, Jr
Navy Department
Nulton
Mé¢Vay
Speculation For Advance Resumed In Broad Market
NEW YORK March 8 speculation for the advance was resumed on a broad scale in today's stock market after an early period of weakness. Early losses of 1 to 814 points were wiped out and the general market turned upward led by radio. Call money renewed at 10 percent.
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Associated Press
New York
Radio
Five Motorists Plunge To Death
Five men were drowned and three rescued when two sedans plunged from the Wishkah bridge near Aberdeen Washington. An automatic gate failure contributed to the accident occurring at the open end of the bridge.
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Associated Press
Aberdeen
Wash
Wishkah Bridge
Easter Eggs for Sale at Windmill or Green Orchard
Auction note offers Easter eggs for sale in excellent condition with automatic oiler and several old gasoline engines. Apply Star office or at the orchard. Date stamp 3-7-1p-1f indicates a listing in a local classifieds column.
Coal Yard Sale Ad From Jackson Offering Low Priced Coal
Local notice advertises coal for sale at the coal yard with prices listed and contact numbers. Also included is a separate small ad for a men’s oxfords sale with prices and the seller Frank Keckley.
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Frank Keckley
Sale of Bloyer Property at 418 N Braddock Street
Property at 418 North Braddock Street described as over 50 feet front and about 130 feet deep, improved by a seven room residence in a desirable city area, to be sold at noon Saturday March. Sale DI 3 6 1p 3t.
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N. Braddock “St
AP seeks reserved short wave tunnels in 40 band plan
Washington March 8 The Associated Press asks the Federal Radio Commission to allocate adequate short wave tunnels for press use as it assigns 40 radio bands. Kent Cooper AP general manager cites 1 250 newspapers as members and urges the commission to meet their needs. The FCC was to finish hearings on press radio allocation as William Cannon AP counsel argues AP cannot operate radio facilities as a public utility.
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Washington
Associated Press
Federal Radio Commission
Kent Cooper
Commission
Press Association
William ©. Cannon
Four Die as Dynamite Blast Hits Nebrasl Farm
Four men died and more than 30 were injured when a dozen cases of dynamite exploded during a barn fire on County Commissioner Carl Hollander’s farm in Cribners Nebraska. The blast occurred to blast rock for bridge work during spring thaw. injured were treated by doctors from Dodge, North Bend, Fremont and Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cribners
Neb
Carl Hollander
Gus Pattack
Guy EH. Clark
Frede
Felgner
W.ginbe
Ad Arthur Schéeeck
Dodge
North Bend
Fremont
Omaha
Funeral Held For Longtime Augusta County Resident
The Rev John H Parflett presided at the funeral of Samuel G Link a 70 year old farmer who died at his Sprig Hill area home after years of ill health He is survived by a widow four daughters two sons and a sister with ministers J W Covington D L Glover assisting A prominent Augusta County family the Links were active in the United Brethren Church and local affairs
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John H. ‘Arlett
Nain Hsa
Staunton
Samuel G. Link
Sprig Hill
Link
United Brethren Church
Au Peatio
Bo Sere
Daure
Mra Ene de Ritchie
Funeral Services For Arville Swartz Here On Saturday
Arville L B Swartz son of Waikes Swartz killed Tuesday in the Lumber Port rot mines near Clarksburg West Virginia was brought here. Services at 2 30 PM Saturday at the home of Mr and Mrs James F Rehill 206 North Kent Avenue. Interment in Mount Elevon Cemetery. Rev Dr A L Puckinger of Centenary Reformed Church to preside. Pallbearers named as James Lillis William Shaioltz Bert Jones Howard Scruess Maurice Dilis and BE 2 Fauger. Survived by widow and young daughter and his father and a brother Howard W Swartz and a sister Mrs Elefs Sales plus half brothers and sisters. He was in his twenty fourth year.
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Arville
L. Puckinger
Centenary Reformed
Elefs Sales
Presbytery Sets Spring Meeting in Winchester
The Winchester Presbytery will hold its spring meeting at the Presbyterian Church on South Loudoun Street starting Tuesday April 18, moving from the originally planned April 9. L. H. Stokes was elected to officially represent the local congregation. The Rev. Dr. F T McFaden is the local pastor.
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Winchester
Presbyterian Church
Loudoun Street
L. H. Stokes
F .T. McFaden
Hayfield Sale At Baker Farm For Horses Mules And Cattle
At Hayfield on March 12 C L Baker announces a sale at W O Bakers place featuring horses mules cows and other stock. The notice lists the auction and location details with a focus on livestock and property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Baker
W. O. Baker
Hayfield
Entry Denied as Gen Moseley Barred From Juarez Crossing
Federal commander Gen Moseley was refused permission to cross into Juarez to consult with rebel forces as fighting raged on the Mexican side. Across the border in El Paso gunfire and chaos erupted as federal troops battled rebels near the international bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Associated Press
Juarez
Valles
el Paso Herald
Amer
Thien
Psion
Matias
United States
Ramos Hadesta
International Bridge
Rio Grande
Ing
Matios
van Horn Mosely
United És
Mosely
United
Ramo
South
Paso EL Paso
Tex Manch
Chao
South el Paso
EL Pasoo
Tex
Federal Rodps
Federale
Funeral Rites For Late A W Whetzel
Funeral services for the late Alexander W. Whetzel 81 were held at the Lamp home in Martinsburg area and attended by many friends. Interment followed at Hebron Cemetery with six nephews serving as pallbearers.
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Alexander W. Whetzel
Cora M. Shipper
Berkeley County
W. Va
Edward Lamp
Mise Gertrude Lamp
North
Loudoun Street
M Hebron
James H.edward Lamp
W William and
Whetzel
Joseph Funkhouser
Harmon Brumback
Winchester Steam Laundry Vince on dry service
Win chest er steam laundry Vince offers dry cleaning service with seven conta ctin call 28 (2 22 1p tf).
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Wincster Steam Laundry
VINCE
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Ralph Rosenberger
Isis
Mrs. Baker
Frank Hoelin
Friendship Co
Dr. Wagner
Grace Church
Reformed Church
A. Ar
Mellwaine
Gove Asf
Urstown Legionnaires Low
Winand
GoRbek
John Jay Cniu
American Legion
Maga
Chester
Transportation System
Baltimore
Barr's Studio
Bloyer
U. S
A. P
Augusta County
Arville Swartz
el Paso
Texas
Gen’l Moseley
A. W. Whetzel
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