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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1927

Page

3

Girls' Athletic Association Dinner At Inn Honors Show Cast

The Girls' Athletic Association hosted a June dinner for members of the cast of The G. A. A. Revue of 1927 and the basketball team. Mrs. Magdaline Fansler presided, new members Corinne Carscaden and Helen Ritter were introduced, and letters were awarded to Missie Edith Wooten, Clarice Ryland, Elsie Matthews and "Toots" McCann with other members receiving star tokens.

Hee Ty Shenandoah Valley Bass Squad Claire Dotterer Mary Katherine Aulick Magdaline Fansler Association Edith Wooten Clarice Ryland Elsie Matthews Miss *McCann

Surprise Birthday Dinner for Mr. Walter Dailey

A May 8 surprise party at the Dailey home near Cross Junction honored Walter Dailey on his thirty fourth birthday. Relatives and friends joined, sharing a bountiful meal, a cake with 34 candles, and well wishes, including members of the Woodmen Lodge.

Walter Dailey Cross Junction Floyd Brewer Lee Winifred Ritenour Winchester Ernest Gray George Clark Elmer Clark Witton Kerns G. L. Shapholtz Delia Strother Irsey Holmes Fleether Woodmen’s Lodge Mr. Dailey

Mrs Griffin Re elected Treasurer of Local DAR Chapter

At the Fort Loudoun Chapter of the D A R annual meeting in Berryville on Wednesday afternoon Mrs H Elmer Griffin was chosen to continue as treasurer for the coming year. A previous report in The Star incorrectly stated a different name.

Dental Association Ralph B. Snapp R. F. Cline C. B. Harlee Fadwin C. Yost W. A. Daniels Berryville Virginia Beach Virginia State Dental Association New Cavalier Hotel Snapp State Board of Dental Examiners

Two Couples Obtain Weding Licenses

Marriage licenses issued in the corporation clerk's office to Ralph B. Lehigh and Mabel Wilson of Wardensville West Virginia and James A. Mellott and Anna E. Hosselrode of Winchester. Details note origins, occupations, and residence shifts for the couples.

Corporation Ralph B. Lehigh Mabel Wilson Wardensville W. Va John Lehigh Edward Wilson James A. Mellott Anna E. Hosselrode Winchester Baltimore Anthony Mellott Herman Hosselrode

Local residents travel and business and social notes

Mar tensburg residents purchase a motor sedan. William A March and son James attend an Alexandria banquet for Home Beneficial Association agents. Various locals visit, travel, and attend events from Romney to Charlottesville, with business trips to Washington and Richmond and notes on illness and social visits.

William A. March James Alexandria Va Home Beneficial Association Mr. March

William M Tevalt Laid To Rest In Winchester

Funeral services for William M Tevalt were held at his daughter's home on South Braddock Street with Rev L D Hottle and Rev Hafenayer officiating. Burial followed in Mount Hebron Cemetery beside his wife Virginia Tevalt. Pallbearers included T J Orndorff and others. Survived by four sons three daughters nineteen grandchildren and more. Mr Tevalt recently moved from Mount Williams Frederick County and was a longtime member of the Sarah Zane Fire Company. Hymns sung included Shall We Gather at the River Only Trust Him and God Will Take Care of You.

Wm. M. Tevalt W. B. Dyke South Braddock Street L. D. Hottle New Market Hafenayer Seventh Day Adventist Church Mount Hebron Virginia Tevalt T. J. Orndorff Snyder Curl Joseph Hodgson C. Lee Barr William Clowser Edward White Williams Winchester Mount Williams Frederick County Sarah Zane Fire Company

Thieves Raid Hen Rost In County

Thieves entered Mrs. Wesley Owens hen house on the Jughtown pike at Back Creek last night and carried off forty hens from the roost. They took only hens and left several roosters.

Wesley Owens Back Creek

Paris Socialists accuse women of pampered pets spending

Paris editors blame Parisian women for higher pet expenses, contrasting with the average Parisian personal spending and stirring debate over domestic priorities in France's capital.

Paris

Speculators Regain Market Control On GM Dividend Hunch

Speculators for the advance regained control of price movement in the day’s sell market after an early decline, based on the belief that General Motors would end the upward phase with its extra dividend. Call money rose to 4 percent. The session closed strong with about 1,700,000 shares traded.

New York General Motors

Eleven Held For Bucketing Charges In Virginia Raid

In Richmond on May 13, police arrested J. W. Manning and Joe Roth with eleven others in a raid on J. W. Manning and Company Investments. Authorities accuse bucket shop operations across Virginia. A man identified as FE. Kauffman, an officer of the firm, is being sought.

Associated Press Richmond J. W. Manning Joe Roth J. W. Manning and Company, Investments Virginia FE. Kauffman

Seed Potatoes Misnamed in USDA Tests

The United States Department of Agriculture reports widespread misnaming of seed potato varieties. Of 99 lots from 45 seedsmen in 1925, 26 were incorrectly named, with a firm substituting three varieties for Spaulding Rose. In 1926 only 5 of 26 received were correctly named, raising concerns over market timing and demand for certified seed.

United States Department of Agriculture

Mignonette Favored as the Surest Lettuce Head

The article recommends Mignonette as the most reliable lettuce for forming heads, noting it often heads where other varieties fail. It compares with Iceberg also called New York or Wonderful, both crisp heads, and mentions Big Boston as a good choice for amateurs among butterheads.

New York

Inoculate Sweet Clover When Sowing First Time

When sowing sweet clover for the first time inoculate the seed. Spring sowing with oats or February both work, with eight to twelve pounds typical. Establishment hinges on carbonate of lime in the soil, and the crop provides good pasture and hay quality comparable to alfalfa.

Lab Labrador search eyed for missing French flyers

Navy considers sending the Los Angeles as far north as Labrador to find Nungesser and Coli. The airship faced heavy fog and low visibility off Nantucket while President Coolidge and Raymond Orteig offered support and rewards for recovery. Lindbergh arrived at Roosevelt Field amid preparations for a solo New York Paris bid.

Washington Los Angeles Navy Department North Atlantic White House Labrador Rosendahl Nantucket Naval Wilbur Nungesser Coll Orteiz Raymond Orteig New York Paris Coolidge Doumergue France Coli Byrd Hasbrough Heights N. J America Richard B. Byrd Roosevelt Field L.1 Trans-Oceanic Company Tient Leroy Thompson

Girl Fails To Sustain Charge Against a Clerk

In Baltimore on May 13, charges against Charles Wagler of leading Miss Ellen Little of Westminster into a bogus marriage were dismissed at circuit court. Miss Little accused Engler, a chain grocery store clerk, of a fake ceremony to obtain $500. Investigation showed Miss Little knew Engler was married with three children.

Baltimore O'Conor Charles Wagler Ellen Little Westminister Miss Little Engler O’conor Miss. Little

Edward E Sollars Dies of Stroke in Breezewood

Edward E Sollars age 74 died at the home of his daughter Mrs. William L Phillips in Breezewood Pennsylvania after a stroke on May 4. He was a former sheriff and treasurer of Garrett County and lived in Oakland for over 40 years. He is survived by his wife two sons and a daughter and his niece Mrs Seal who could not attend the funeral in Oakland due to illness.

American Legion Auxiliary W. A. Baker Handley School W. M. Seal North Braddock Street Edward FE. Sollers William L. Phillips Breezewood Sollers William R Jane Capper Sollars Bert C. Brown Winchester Oakland Garrett County Ite Phillips William. L. Phillips BE. B. Sollars Deer Park William R. Sollars Cumberland Seal Grippe

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