Aged salesman found dead at son's home in Winchester
Persie Martin Whitmire 82, a resident of Martinsville Virginia, was found dead in his bed at 3 30 this morning at the home of his son on the Northwestern grade in Winchester. He died in his sleep after a long career as a traveling book salesman and had been visiting his son. He was twice married and survived by daughters Katherine Funk Ella Hahin Emma Rodgch and Minerva Whitmire and sons Joseph Christopher and Lemuel Whitmire with a second wife Sallie J. Whitmire of Martinsburg. Funeral arrangements were not set. interment will be in Cumberland Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Persie Martin Whitmire
Naofey
Yen
Whitmire
Winchester
Thoreau
Mr. Whitmore
Christopher Whitmore
Rockingham County
Elizabeth Estep
Katherine Funk
Alberton
Ella Hahin
Emma Rodgch
Minerva Whitmire
Cumberland, Md
Joseph
Christopher Whitmire
Cumberland
Lemuel Whitmire
Frederick County
Sallie J. Whitmire
Martinsburg
Queen Miss Washington Arrives in Winchester for Apple Blossom Enjoys Welcome
Miss Helen Ames Washington of Overbrook Pennsylvania arrives in Winchester to lead the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. She is hosted by Mrs Richard Evelyn Byrd and attends Kiwanis luncheon with festival officials.Washington family member receives local acclaim as crowds greet her at Endless Caverns before the Winchester events begin.
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H. J. Benchoff
Massanutten Military Academy
Miss Washington
Byrd
Winchester
Anne Brooke Kern
Richard Evelyn Byrd
George Lafayette Washington
Marie Blackburn Washington
Harrisonburg
Helen Ames Washington
Overbrook
Penn
Washington
Virginia
Shenandoah IX
Shenandoah Valley
Endless Caverns
Rockingham
Shenandoah
Luray
Mimslyn Hotel
Nelson Richards
W. W. Glass
B. B. Dutton
Clark Cooper
Knight
Bosserman
Queen Elizabeth Visits Valley Area Amid Apple Blossom Plans
Mrs Paxton and Gordon Brown accompany the Queen and party through local caverns and to a reception at the Holm home. Notables from Harrisonburg Woodstock and Winchester attend as Miss Washington and party tour Woodstock and Massanutten Academy before continuing to promote the Apple Blossom Festival in the Upper Valley.
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Gordon Brown
Paxton
Tol. Brown
Mr. Brown
J. L. Wright
Harry Lee Dechert
Evelyn Byrd Deverle
John Crown
George Roller
Frank Garber
Harrisonburg
William Williamson
Read
Frank Whisler, Jr
Frank Whisler
James Kirkendon
Mt. Jackson
Pence
Hobbs
Woodstock
Upper Valley of Glass
Seahalos Washington
Kingdom
Winchester
Rockingham
Miss Washington
Col
Bruce Show Delayed by Downpour Reaches Winchester Late
Heavy weekend rains left Martinsburg grounds soggy trapping Bruce Greater Shows trucks in mud. After tireless efforts, 15 steel cars transported the large outfit to Winchester. Rouss Spring Park hosts the show all week for the Rouss Fire Company with full operation expected by tomorrow night.
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Bruce Greater
Winchester
Martinsburg
W. Va
Bruce
Baltimore and Ohio
Cameron Street
Rouss Spring Park
Rouss Fire Company
Star Carrier Breaks An Arm
Marshall Castleman son of Mr and Mrs Merines Castleman, a Star newspaper route carrier and student, fell pole vaulting in his grandparents yard at National Avenue and broke his left arm above the wrist. He received surgical care at Memorial Hospital before returning home.
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Marshall Castleman
Merines Castleman
The
Star
Fred W. Schmidt
National Avenue
Memorial Hospital
Captain Noonan Relieved From Olympic Team to Depot Duty
War Department announces Capt. James E. Noonan veterinary corps of Winchester is relieved from assignment with the Olympic equestrian team at Fort Mason California and ordered to duty at the San Francisco general army depot. Captain Noonan is son of John T. Noonan of this city.
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War Department
James E. Noonan
Veterinary Corps
Winchester
Fort Mason
Calif
San Francisco General Army Depot
Noonan
John T. Noonan
Weather delays Lindbergh intermediary voyage from Norfolk
Norfolk May 2. Unfavorable weather hindering departure of John H Curtis one of the Lindbergh baby intermediaries. A 30 mile wind from cape Henry and rough seas limit handling of small yacht Marcon. Curtis returns last night to discuss plans for the ninth trip started in March.
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Norfolk
John H. Curtis
Cape Henry
Marcon
Richard
Naval Air Station
Mr. Curtis
Seen
Two Men Injured As Car Overturns On Sharp Curve
Ness of Clarendon Virginia and Goddes of Washington D C were injured when their car left the roadway at the Double 8 curve west of Gore and overturned twice in a field. Both were admitted to Winchester Memorial Hospital with injuries described as nervous shock bruises and lacerations for Ness and a dislocated shoulder and possible internal injuries for Goddes.
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Gore
C. Ness
Clarendon Avenue
Clarendon
W. H. Goddes
I Street
Washington, D. C
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Ness
Goddes
Messrs Ness
Easward
Winchester
Memorial Hospital
R. F. Cline
Graf Zeppelin Sighted Over Lyons Airfield
The Graf Zeppelin was sighted over the Lyons Bron airfield at 10:05 a m marking its fourth voyage of the year to Pernambuco Brazil. The airship departed Friedrichshafen Germany at 5:03 this morning.
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Associated Press
Lyons
France
Pernambuco
Brazil
Lyons Bron
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Typhoon Devastates Philippines Killing Dozens
In the Philippines, at least 22 people died as a typhoon swept Sulu and surrounding islands last Friday. Governor Spiller reported to Governor General Roosevelt that many districts had not yet reported. Five army planes surveyed the damage while a Red Cross unit carried medical aid and relief supplies by steamer.
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Associated Press
Manila
Sulu
Sea Philippine Islands
Spiller
Roosevelt
Red Cross
Family Wiped Out As Flier Hits an Auto
A Soo Line passenger train on its Chicago to Minneapolis run struck an automobile at a grade crossing near Marshfield Wisconsin killing six people from the Irvin Riemer family and two relatives. The father Irvin 32 and wife 30 died with their two young children and Irvin's parents Joseph 47 and wife 37 also killed.
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Anated Press
Marshfield
Wis
Soo Line
Chicago
Minneapolis
Irvin Riemer
Irvin'sther
Joseph
Devereux, Noted Horseman, Dies in Georgia
H K Devereux, 72, Chicago horseman and philanthropist, died of heart failure in Thomasville Georgia. A central figure in Grand Circuit racing he served as president of the Grand Circuit Association until six years ago. He also led the American Association of Trotting Horse Breeders as secretary and president.
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Associated Press
Cleveland, O
H. K. Devereux
Chicago
Thomasville
Devereux
American Association of Trotting Horse Breeders
30000 Quit Building Trades At New York
About 30 000 Building Trades Council members walked out in New York on May 2 seeking a new wage scale as the old agreement expired on Saturday. The strike affects 30 000 workers and jeopardizes the jobs of 80 000 additional unemployed union members, while three large unions maintain work.
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Associated Press
New York
Building Trades Council
Building Trades Employees’ Association
Building Trades Unions
Supreme Court Rules Rum Cars Subject to Confiscation
The Supreme Court ruled that automobiles used to import liquor into the United States are subject to confiscation under the tariff law, and the government need not pursue action under the prohibition law.
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Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
United States
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