Clergy Elect New Officers in Winchester Min isterial Union
At the Winchester Ministerial Union meeting officers for the next term were elected. President is Rev. Charles Adey, vice president Rev. Dr. W H Woods, secretary treasurer Rev. J F Morgan, and committee members Rev. Clarence Woods Rev B V Switzer and Rev J F Morgan. Adey will represent the union at Rev J F Morgan’s installation service next Tuesday.
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Ministerial Union of
Winchester
Charles “Adey
W.H. Woods
J. F. Morgan
B. V. Switzer
Braddock Street
Clarence Woods
Charles Adey
Charley Rouss
Capa
Presid Houss Fire Company
Pas
Ter
John Jr
Rouss Hook and Ladder Company
John H. Seal
Charley Rouss Fire Company
John H. Seal, Jr
Evening Star
R. T. Barton
Co. H. Lewis
Ministers Plan Country Picnic for Themselves and Families
On the evening of May 16 at 8 o'clock ministers vote to hold their next gathering in the country. The meeting will be a picnic and recreational event inviting ministers and their families.
Vacation Day Program Pleases Capon Bridge School
Capon Bridge West Virginia May 8 The local public school closed Friday evening after a well received program featuring devotional exercises recitations including Welcome Myrtle Whitacre and Dorothy Haines, dialogues An Ideal School and The Art Mother Goose, songs Battle Hymn of the Republic and The Old School House on the Hill and multiple student acts.
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Capon Bridge
W. Va
Renae
Myrtle Whitacre
Dorothy Haines
Floyd ‘Sirbaugh
Bernis
Repubic
Mother Goose Pines
Lillian Eaton
Ren
Paul
Mekeé
Junior
Oates
Fred. Schaffenaker
Atella Fletcher
Burnis Funkhouser
Teddy Slonaker
Norman Sirbargh
Ervin Gardner
Edna Whitlock
Macedonia Notes Share Visits and Illnesses
Local notes from Macedonia Virginia recount Miss Katie Evans visiting Miss Emily Smith and Mr S R Smith, Dr Dearmont weekending in Baltimore, Lind children recovering from measles, Esther Solenberger in Winchester, Arch Smith with his father J J Smith, John Craig visiting W W Craig, C J Jacobs coping with rheumatism, Jessie Funk and family at Greenway, and Rev Hupmap delivering a sermon to a large Macedonia congregation.
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Macedonia
Katie Evans
Emily Smith
S. R. Smith
Dearmont
Baltimore
G. F. Lind
Esther Solenberger
Winchester
Arch Smith
J. 3. Smith
John Craig
W. W. Craig
C. J. Jacobs
Jessie Funk
Brown
Greenway
Hupmap
Unclaimed Letters in Winchester Post Office May 6 1922
The weekly list shows unclaimed letters in the Winchester Virginia post office. Names include Mrs F H Burns Mrs Hattie Carpenter Alex McLimore Rev J D Russell Mrs Grace Rinker Let G R viltieins and others. Each holder must pay one cent per letter. Postmaster notes.
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Winchester
Burns
F. H. ‘Carpenter
Hattie. McLimore
Alex. Russell
J. D. Rinker
Grace
G. R. Viltieins
Ww. T
Can Beat Em Epic Foal Rivalry Revealed
The Richmond Times Dispatch quotes a boastful Epic foal claiming outrunning any chicken on a dark night. The piece also notes the recurring theme of monthly allowances and recurring telegrams, highlighting the speaker’s clever manipulation of requests for money.
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Charfoal
Mistah Jackson
Richmond ‘Times-Dispatch
Governor's call ends in church mix up joke
An Australian state governor phoned the agriculture minister but misdialed into a bishop. After a frustrated exchange the minister corrected him, saying the caller had reached the bishop instead of the agriculture minister, in a London Tit-Bits quip.
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London
Generous Solicitude in a Senatorial Exchange
A humorous exchange features Senator Sorghum and a peer discussing next election prospects. The senator expresses concern that his constituents may lose the services of a valued public servant, framing his reply in a witty exchange about political outcomes.
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Senator Sorghum
Choosing Hig Enemies
A confidant notes that success in politics creates enemies. Senator Sorgum adds that enemies can become assets, while a foolish friend harms little and a foolish enemy often yields valuable publicity.
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Sorghum
Biggs Entertains A Good Opinion Of Himself
A strange clash of opinion marks a witty aside as Biggs views his own qualities favorably while another speaker counters that his esteem belongs to Mr. Biggs himself in a playful exchange.
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Biggs
Fate of the Dreamer
A dreamer wakes to unpaid bills and a distant collector snooping around his life. The piece frames financial strain and looming debt as the dreamer confronts reality.
Age question in courtroom humor
A judge presses a female witness for her age and offers a workaround by asking her age ten years ago. The witness retorts with playful compliance, replying she was twenty six. The exchange blends wit with legal procedure.
Insurance Agent Sparks Moral Reflection in Brief Exchange
A man with a bag of tracts engages another man in a short dialogue about life’s brevity and death. The responder, wearing a large overcoat, reveals he is an insurance agent.
A Bond of Sympathy Remark Sparks Witty Retort
Mr. Dubwatte comments that self made fortunes invite sympathy for a titled son in law. Another speaker counters that a friendship could be built quickly on that premise. The exchange hints at social status and personal connections shaping alliances.
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Mr. Dubwatte
Privilege of the Downtrodden Exchange with Landlord
Dialogue fragments show Mr. Godspur noting ongoing contact with his landlord. He quips that friendly terms exist only when kindness is tied to rent, suggesting strained but civil relations amid rent disputes.
Banishment of Bootlegger in Crimson Gulch Sparks Debate
In Crimson Gulch a dispute over a bootlegger's removal unfolds as Cactus Joe explains the group disapproved of funds misuse. The unnamed bootlegger had reportedly found a way to obtain regular liquor for personal use. The exchange hints at broader moral concerns.
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Crimson Gulch
Cactus Joe
Bygone Employer’s Plea for a Price of Life
A terse note reflects a worker’s regret after a brief by employment ending in a realization that life’s price would have matched the asked wage. The fragment hints at a valuation of life and a lost opportunity.
Perpetual Motion and a Fortunes Told Romance
A farmer jokes about his son Jack seeking perpetual motion while the other narrator quips about perpetual rest. Clarence receives alarming news and a fortune teller’s prediction that the speaker will marry a handsome man.
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Jack
Jackie
Dead Slow Confession Bursts From Engagement Claim
A fragmented dialogue reveals a confession that the speaker has been engaged before. The speaker notes this is a claimed fifth engagement and addresses a partner in a strained, emotionally charged exchange.
Keeping Home Fires Burning
Editor The Star. A clerical gentleman warns that divorce rates threaten homes but argues regulation cannot fix family life. The writer, E Virginia Smith of Winchester, counters that homes vary and moral growth depends on individuals, not prohibitive laws. May 6.
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the Star
E. Virginia Smipth
Winchester
Newsies Who Did Good Work
The Star acknowledges the boys who helped with the big special trade edition. Names include William Cline Lawrence Cooper John Eddy Lee Grant John Quick George Schwartzman Howard Shockey Franklin Smaltz Lee Luttrell Maurice Grim William Glass William Doran Charles O Connor James Anderson Warren Myers Ralph Strosnider Curtis Bly Taylor Barr Beverly Rice Vincent Hawkins Selby Preffitt Elmer Fuller Harold Rowe Delmar Melsinee Eugene Goss David Lillis Roy Ritter George ORear.
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The
Star
William Cline
Lawrence Cooper
John Eddy
Lee Grant
John Quick
George Schwartzman
Howard Shockey
Franklin Smaltz
Lee Luttrell
Maurice Grim
William Glass
William Doran
Charles O’connor
James Anderson
Warren Myers
Ralph Strosnider
Curtis Bly
Taylor Barr
Beverly Rice
Vincent Hawkins
Selby Preffitt
Elmer Fuller
Harold Rowe
Delmar Melsinee
Eugene Goss
Hollis Snapp in Motor Accident
Hayfield Va May 8 Arthur Snapp left a few days ago after a message from his brother Hollis Snapp of Hagerstown who was painfully injured in a motor collision. He rode his motorcycle through the streets of the city and collided with an automobile taken to hospital for X rays and is recovering though still in shock and pain.
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Hayfield
Arthur Snapp
Hollis Snapp
Hagerstown
Snapp son of Hayfield thriving mechanic known for prudent progress
The article highlights Mr. Snapp of Hayfield, son of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Snapp, who moved to Hagerstown years ago to become a capable mechanic. He built a comfortable home with modern conveniences, and is praised for ingenuity and management amid seasonal farm notes and reflections on frost and farming life.
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Snapp
John B. Snapp
Hayfield
Hagerstown
Sam Jones
Clayton Pfaff Weds Miss Pangle in Maryland Union
In Meddletown on May 5 at Hagerstown Maryland Rev Ferguson united Miss Moas V Pangle of Middletown and Clayton D Pfaff of Frostburg in marriage. The bride, daughter of J M Pangle, taught in Ridge West Virginia and is popular locally. They will reside in Frostburg with attendants Edna Guthridge and lawyer E Ryan.
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Moas V. Pangle
Middletown
Clayton D. Pfaff
Frostburg
Edna Guthridge
E. Ryan
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