Local Farmer Dies Suddenly at Home in White Hall
Ire S Barrett a well known farmer near White Hall died suddenly at nine last night at his parents home from heart failure. Barrett 44 leaves a widow and five children William David Benjamin Elva Mary with parents and siblings. Funeral at Greenspring church will be Thursday afternoon with service by Rev J R Lis and pallbearers from local families.
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Ire
S. Barrett
White Hall
County
Jonas J. Barrett
Barrett
BE. N. Hardy
Jonas
White House
Marion Barret
Alexander Baker
Greenspring
J. R. Lis
Inwood
West Va
White ‘Hall
Will
W. T. Hardy
Ray Ct
Bruce Lodge
Williamsn
Albert Brown
Good Resistance by General List in Stock Market
The Associated Press reports New York May 1 that initial market strength from the bank rate cut failed to hold but the general list showed good resistance to professional bear operators. Call-money opened at 4 1 2 percent as bears renewed attacks on weak spots.
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Associated Press
New York
Carpentier Knocks English Rival Out in Vienna
Georges Carpentier of France knocked out Arthur Townley of England in the second round in Vienna. The referee ruled a knockout, but the crowd protested that the punch was foul.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Georges Carpentier
Athur Townley
England
Carpentier
Painting Oliver Bumgardner Plants 100000 Cabbage Seedlings
Magruder's Plant Nursery at 550 N Main St advertises planting 100000 cabbage and other vegetable plants in season by Oliver Bumgardner.
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Oliver Bumgardner
Magruder's Plant Nursery
N. Main St
Turn Gray Hair Dark With Sage and Sulphur Compound
Advertises Rennie A E Wyeth Sage and Sulphur Compound as an easy at home remedy to darken faded or gray hair. Claims natural, even coloring with a dampened sponge or brush and gradual results after one or two applications.
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Rennie
Wyeth
Apple Blossom Festival Star Issue Delayed to Saturday
The Star will be issued on Saturday May 3 for the Apple Blossom Festival. The morning edition will run instead of the afternoon. Advertisements for this day must be handed in to the office the day prior.
St Jacobs Oil Offers Quick Rheumatic Pain Relief
A vintage advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a small trial bottle remedy for rheumatic pain. It claims rapid relief by topical application on the tender spot, soothing joints muscles and bones and addressing sciatica lumbago backache and neuralgia without internal treatment.
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St. Jacobs
Naval Battle of Corfu in Grecian Antiquity
The island Corfu, anciently Corcyra, was the site of a major naval battle fought about seven centuries before Christ. This early clash marked a milestone in Greek maritime warfare and lore.
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Corfu
Corcyra
Greece
Christ
Stroke hits man moments before westward departure
John Haines of Capron Bridge West Virginia suffered a paralyzing stroke while driving his new Overland on North Market Street in Winchester. The car hit another vehicle. Haines and his wife Jolene Slonaker had planned to leave Winchester for Omaha for about two years. He was taken to the Smaltz home for medical care and remained in poor condition by midafternoon.
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John Haines
Capron Bridge
W. Va
Overland
North Market Street
Haines
Lewise Slonaker
Winchester
Omaha
Relatves
Robinson Ice Plant
P Haines
C. B. Smaltz
No. 440
National Avenue
Walter Cox
Great Sachem of Virginia to Attend Apple Blossom Festival
E. B. Cole of Richmond, great sachem of the Great Council of the Improved Order of Red Men, is due in Winchester Friday night or Saturday morning for the apple blossom festival. Shawnee Tribe No. 2 keeper Harry R. Smithey says a special meeting is at 8 PM Saturday, with a parade float and a horseback procession as real Indians.
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E. BR. Cole
Richmond
Great Council of the Improved Order of Red Men
Winchester
Harry R. Smithey
Methodists Oppose Changes to Prohibition Amendment
In Springfield Mass on May first the Methodist Episcopal Church general conference approved unanimously a petition to Congress urging no modification of the prohibition amendment. The quadrennial session opened with the church reaffirming its stance against altering the ban.
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Springfield
Mass
Congress
General Conference of the ‘Methodist Episcopal Church
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