Winchester Families Highlighted in Genealogy Volumes
The third volume of the Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy by Virkus lists Mrs Harry R. Greene and Mrs. E. Virginia Smith of Winchester, detailing deep colonial lineages and affiliations with DAR, Colonial Dames, and other groups. Fort Loudoun Chapter DAR plans a March 13 meeting at Mrs Louis Baker’s, with Col Roszel speaking, after a venue change due to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
F A. Virkus and Company
Chicago
Harry R. Greene
E. Virginia Smith
Greene
John Welsh
Nanticoke
Anne
Roger Grosse
Allabaugh
Smith
John Chew
England
Charitie
Jamestown
Hog Island
York County
Maryland
Sarah
America
Handley Library
Fort Loudoun
Louis Baker
Daughters of the American Revolution
Louis L. Baker
North Braddock Street
Stuart H. Edmonds
Mrs Greene Attends National Democratic Law Enforcement League Meet
Mrs Katherine Glass Greene spent the last day or two in Washington for the National Women s Democratic Law Enforcement League second annual convention at the Mayflower Hotel. The program included a luncheon with remarks from Senators Simons Heflin and others and a mass meeting with music. Officers include Mrs Jesse W Nicholson president, Mrs Jennifer Broaddus secretary, and Mrs Edward Thurman Smith treasurer. Clarence M Bonnie Busch of Miami Fla also spoke as president of the National League of American Women Pen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene
Katherine Glass Greene
Washington
National Women's Democratic Law Enforcement League
Mayflower Hotel
F. M. Simmons
J. Thomas Heflin
Robert L. Owen
Daniel C. Roper
Jesse W. Nicholson
Maryland
League
Jennifer Broaddus
Virginia
Edward Thurman Smith
Missouri
Clarence M
Bonnie’) Busch
Miami Fla
National League of American Pen Women
Christian Endeavor Union Plans Joint Sunday Service
The Winchester Christian Endeavor Union schedules a 2 PM Sunday program at the First Brethren Church Berryville avenue. Six societies will present ten minute programs each. The banner from the First Brethren Church will go to the society with the largest turnout. All city youth are invited.
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Christian Endeavor Union
Winchester Christian Endeavor Union
First Brethren Church
Berryville Avenue
Christian Endeavor Societies
Society of the First Brethren Church
Dixon Leaves For South On Business
Local representative E W Dixon of E Hearn and Company Philadelphia departs Winchester after months buying and selling apples. He will stop in Elizabeth City North Carolina and Charleston South Carolina before returning for the Apple Blossom Festival then head to Palatka Florida for the citrus season. Mr and Mrs Herbert R Heishman announce the birth of a nine pound son Herbert William Heishman born Sunday night March 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air
Dixon
South
E. W. Dixon
E. Hearn and Company
Philadelphia
Elizabeth City
N. C
Charleston
S. Vu
Nixon
Winchester
Palatka
Fla
Heishman
Herbert R. Heishman
Herbert William Heishman
Ill Washington Man Recovers With Kin In Gore
Mr. H. R. Orndorff after two months illness from influenza arrived in Gore last evening. He stays several days with his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs E Russell Hook to recuperate before returning to his home in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Orndorff
E. Russell Hook
Gore
Washington
Local social scene notes on guests and plans
Andrew Babb and Turner Anderson hosted a party at the Babb home with about fifteen guests. Pliny Wilson and son from Johnstown Pa. are due Sunday to visit Mrs. Wilson's parents on North Avenue. R M Berryman of Norfolk is staying at Hotel Jack. James P Reardon spending day in Front Royal for business. Matthew Morrow of Baltimore guest at Hotel Jack. Harry W Butler and son Joe plan Europe trip starting tomorrow for six weeks.
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Messrs
Andrew Babb
Turner Anderson
C. E. Babb
Pliny Wilson and Son
Johnstown, Pa
James P. Reardon
Front Royal
Buennese
Matthew Morrow
Baltimore
Hotel
Jack
Harry W. Butler
Joe
New York
Europe
Local visitors fill Washington itinerary
Theodore Riely of Washington returned home after a yesterday and today visit. W Morganthal of Washington extended stay on business. Dorothy Patton came from Washington to Leesburg for dances at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington. S G C Wardrip of Charlotte is a George Washington Hotel guest. James and Wade Dixon, former local residents, departed for Pittsburgh with their father E W Dixon. A E Barlow and Merriam of Worcester are guests at the hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Riely
Washington
Sara F. Harrison
Charles F. Harrison
Leesburg
Lexington
Virginia Military Institute
GC. Wardrip
Charlotte, N. C
George Washington Hotel
Messrs
James and
Wade Dixon
E. W. Dixon
Pittsburgh
A. E. Barlow
Merriam
Worcester, Mass
Ozlin Enters Race for Lieutenant Governor
Richmond March 7 Thomas W Ozlin of Kenbridge longtime speaker of the House of Delegates announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor He urged party harmony and unity noting Virginia's progress under Democrats and downplaying talk of a governorship Ozlin had been mentioned for governor but his allies dismissed the rumors
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Thomas W. Ozlin
Kenbridge
House of Delegates
Ozlin
Virginia
Colonel Stewart Ousted From Standard Oil Board
Col Robert W. Stewart lost his bid to remain chairman of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana to John D. Rockefeller Jr. by a wide margin at the stockholders meeting in Whiting. Edward G. Seubert was reelected president and CEO, with William M. Burton named to the board. The vote total reached 8,446,120 with proxies dominating, and Stewart withdrew with regret after noting the company’s earnings rise to 83,457,166 for 1928.
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Whiting
Ind
Robert W. Stewart
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Stewart
Rockefeller Group
Co. Stewart
Edward G. Seubert
Col. Stewart
Wiliam M. Burton
Concern
Melvin A. Taylor
First National Bank
Chicago
Gentry Cash
Thomas W. Cooke
Pan American Petroleum and Transport Company
Board of Election Inspectors
Rockefeller
John D Jr
Bemg
Coolidge Reflects On Presidency And Son's Death In Magazine
Calvin Coolidge details the loss of his son Calvin Jr. and the price of the presidency in a Cosmopolitan excerpt. He recounts his late son's promise, a remark about merit, and how the presidency's power and glory seemed to depart with him. The piece introduces Coolidge's White House entry and outlines upcoming chapters on his boyhood and early presidency.
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Associated Press
New York
United States
White House
Massasoit Street
Northampton
Mass
Calvin Coolidge
Cosmopolitan
Calvin, Jr
Calvin
Mr. Coolidge
Heding
Death of Ralph Rosenberger in Winchester
Ralph Rosenberger aged 29 was found dead in his car after a cold relapse. He was secretary and treasurer of Rosenberger Corporation and held roles at Arthur G. Jones Woolen Mills Company. Survived by his father John W. Rosenberger and siblings. Funeral at 4 p.m. Sunday at 503 South Washington Street with two local ministers officiating. Buried in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Rosenberger
South Braddock Street
John W. Rosenberger
Ralph R
John H. Rosenberger
Misses Lela
Elsie Rosenberger
South Washington Street
Winchester
Tank Corps
Camp Sevier
Raleigh
N. C
Handley Schools
Rosenberger Corporation
Arthur G. Jones Woolen Mills Company
Winchester Lodge of Elks
Kiwanis Club
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Winchester Golf Club
Charley Rouss Fire Company
Winchester Aero Club
H. Graham Rosenberger
Jamaica
Long Island
Paul F. Rosenberger
Augusta Military Academy
Fort Defiance
Lela Rosenberger
Grace Norris
Clarendon
Mary White
Newport News
South
Washington Street
Murray D. Mitchell
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
F. T. McFaden
First Presbyterian Church
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Governor Byrd’s Orchard Fire Threat Reaches Farm Buildings
A cross burned at the orchard of Governor H. F. Byrd near Berryville this afternoon endangered the bungalow and other farm structures. Berryville firemen under Chief John H. Imuzis battled flames, preventing spread with little damage reported.
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H. F. Byrd
Berryville
John H. Imuzis
Rebels Seize Juarez as Border Fight Rages
Juarez faces heavy combat as Mexican rebels in a 2000 strong force push federal troops from the city. The battle spills into Sixteenth of September street with machine guns, a captured Rio Bravo hotel fortress, and American observers across the Rio Grande reporting casualties and gunfire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Juarez
Sixteenth of September
Mexico
Rio Bravo
Mathias Ramos
Red Cross
Mission Church
van Horn Moseley
Fort Bliss
United States
Ramos
Rio Grande
Texas
Commercial Street
Embargo on Airplane Shipments to Mexico Replaced
Secretary Kellogg announced the replacement of the embargo on shipments of U S commercial airplanes to Mexico. The embargo, lifted a year ago, is now effective immediately and replaces the prior policy.
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Washington
U. States
Mexico
Kellogg
Mr. George McCarty Returns Home From Hospital Visit
Mr. George McCarty of Waynesboro Pa has returned home after visiting Theodore Baer at Memorial Hospital. He is slowly improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McCarty
Wayn ,Pa
Theodore Baer
Memorail Hospital
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William E. Cooper
H. Clay DeGrange
Ray Robinson
W R Legge
J. Victor Arthur
Martinsburg
W. Va
Shenandoah
University of West Virginia
West Virginia
Eckhardt
Penney
Cecil Brown
J. C. Penney Company
McMinnville
Tenn
Lee Miller
Miller
N. L. White
Herrodsburg
Brown
Garden Club of Virginia
Charlottesville
Clarke County
Jake
Huntsberry
R. M. Berryman
Norfolk, Va
W. Morganthal
Dorothy Patton
Standard Board
Presidency
Boy
Ralph Rosenberger
Coolidge
Italy
Httle
David Miller
C.L. Robinson Ice and Cold Storage Corp
Homes For Sale
Fred L. Glaize
Eorge Washington Hotel
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