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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1928

Page

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Lions Triumph Over Elks In Initial Civic Clubs League Game

The Lions defeated the Elks 10 to 6 at Handley Field in the season opener. McCauley fueled a late sixth inning rally with a crucial single, and Seal delivered a Ruthian drive in the same frame as Crisman and Hockman contributed timely hits.

J. A. McGoldrick, JR Shenandoah Valley, Inc McCauley Lions Elks Civic Clubs League Handley Field Doc Hawthorne The English Pifer Vance Baker Biks Crismann Seal Crisman Carper Potts Hockmen Breckenridge Darlington Plank Hockman Adams Fanning Cts Eas Hawthorne Rene Ter Aes Harlington Paris McGauley Lalo Ott Thiel Pesta

Winchester Shed Co. Ad Listed For Feed Crops

An agricultural ad lists cow peas soy beans millet and Sudan grass under Winchester Shed Co. with a crop mix notation 15 1p 10t. The short notice highlights seed varieties for farming and livestock feed.

Sudan Winchester Shed Co

Seafood Specials at Hotel Jack Coffe Shoppe

The menu notes daily seafood offerings including broiled lobster soft shells imperial deviled crabs clams and fresh options. Items listed suggest a hotel coffee shoppe featured seafood specials with daily availability and varying sizes.

Hotel Jack

Sale of Lot with Building in West Alley Area

A lot with building owned by the late Silas Cleveland along West Alley between Highlands Avenue and Baker Street will be sold at noon next Saturday May 19 in front of the Court House. See sale bills.

Silas Cleveland West Alley Highlands Avenue Baker Street Court House

Weems Cow Wins Silver Medal and State Jersey Championship

Haer riet Ann's Darling, a three year old Jersey cow owned by E. V. Weeme Jr. of Winchester, set Virginia's senior three year old record with 575.35 pounds of butterfat and 8,367 pounds of milk in a 205 day test. She earned the American Jersey Cattle Club silver medal and the state championship, surpassing Marigold's Darling Love which had 475.42 pounds butterfat and 7,304 pounds milk.

Virginia Marigold Darling Harriet Ann Oathent Lede Silent Manchester Lassie

Kean Leads as Returns Shift in New Jersey Senate Race

In New Jersey May 16 Hamilton F. Kean briefly lost the lead to Edward Stokes for the Republican Senate nomination before surging ahead again as returns from Atlantic County came in. With 2,201 of 2,917 districts reporting, Kean led 104,828 to 103,087 and finally held a 725 vote edge as full results neared completion.

Associated Press Newark N. J Hamilton F. Kean Edward Stokes United States Senate Atlantic County Kean Stokes Keen Jersey City

Bryarly Agency Opens New Office In Winchester

The Bryarly insurance agency representing Home Life Insurance Company of New York is now established in a new North Loudoun street office in Winchester. The building, modern and light with buff and white woodwork, replaces the former Rouss avenue location, occupied by Winchester Credit Corporation. The Bryarly firm began thirty years ago with fire insurance under Roland and Henry Bryarly and has since expanded. Miss Dorothy Anderson, regular stenographer, is at Washington, replaced by Miss Tou Harris of Berryville. E Foster of Potomac Edison in Hagerstown visited on business.

Bryarly Insurance Agency The Home Life Insurance Company of New York North Loudoun Street Winchester Bryarly Agency Rouss Avenue Winchester Credit Corporation Bryarly Roland Henry Bryarly Dorothy Anderson Washington Tou Harris Berryville

Williams to Speak on State Amendments at Clarke Mass Meeting

R Gray Williams of the Winchester bar will headline a Clarke county mass meeting at Berryville Court House at 8 PM Saturday May 26. He will discuss proposed state constitutional amendments in the June 19 special election focusing on government simplification and the tax segregation amendment. The Clarke committee urges all citizens to attend and invites voters from surrounding counties as well.

R. Gray Williams Winchester Clarke County Court House Berryville Williams

Monsignor John T. Whelan Dies After Heart Attack

Monsignor John T. Whelan, pastor of St. Mary’s Star of the Sea in Baltimore for 35 years, died at Bon Secours Hospital after a heart attack. He was admitted two weeks ago and initially hoped to resume his duties, but his condition declined to critical.

Associated Press Baltimore John T. Whelan St. Mary’s Star of the Sea Catholic Church Bon Secours Hospital

Virginia Episcopalians Council Opens in Richmond

Clergymen and lay members from every parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia gather in Grace and Holy Trinity Church, Richmond, for the 133rd diocesan council. The program runs Wednesday to Thursday with a possible Friday session. Governor Byrd, Bishop Tucker, Dr Williams, Dabney Lancaster and others speak at the social service board meeting. Christ Church Winchester will be represented by Rector Rev Robert B Nelson and lay delegate Robert M Ward.

Episcopal Diocese of Virginia Richmond Grace Holy Trinity Church Social Service Board Harry Flood Byrd Henry St. George Tucker Ennion &G. Williams Dabney

William F Harrison Visits from Washington on Freight Role

William F Harrison of Washington, traveling freight agent for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, arrived last evening on a business visit.

William F. Harrison Washington Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

Country Home Listing Near Winchester For Sale

Property sale notice for a Cleveland area home to be sold at noon Saturday May 26 in front of the Court House. The estate includes 23 acres along Berryville turnpike with a sulphur spring and year round stream. Suitable for farming or ranching. See sale bills.

Cleveland Court House Winchester Berryville

Italian airship launches toward Arctic regions from Rome

The dirigible Italia, under General Umberto Nobile, departed Rome for the uncharted Arctic expanse between Franz Josef Land and Lennanland. He communicated by radio that the expedition would explore the area between these territories.

Associated Press Rome

Fear Grows That Speculation Will Go Beyond Bounds

On May 16 in New York the stock market faced heavy selling as speculation ran afoul of limits, erasing earlier gains. Airline stocks led losses with Wright up 30 to 244 and Curtiss up 22 to 191, while overall volume neared 4.75 million shares and call money rose to 5 percent.

Associated Press New York New York Stock Exchange Wright Curtiss

Sunday Schools of Gainesboro District to Meet

The Gainesboro district holds its annual Sunday school convention at Gore Union Sunday School on June 12 at 10 a.m. All 16 district schools are encouraged to attend with friends. The program promises speaking, recitations, and singing for a well attended event.

Gainesboro Gainebesboro Gore Union Sunday School Gadnesboro

Charges Against H M Blackman To Be Pressed

New York May A public letter shows Governor Smith telling Senator Nye he will refer charges against missing oil man H M Blackman to the proper district attorney once information of the alleged crime is committed. Nye had said Blackman violated New York laws relating to Continental Trading Company and asked state authority to prosecute.

Associated Prose New York May Smith Gerald Nye Teapot Dome H. M. Blackman Blackman Nye Continental Trading Company

Keyser Man Heads Rates of District Rotary Leader

Joseph Stayman of Keyser West Virginia was elected district governor of the thirty fourth Rotary convention which closed in York Pennsylvania last night He succeeds Redgley P Melvin of Annapolis as head of the district A site for next annual conference of district governors will be chosen later

Associated Press York Joseph Stayman Keyser W. Va Rotary Redgley P. Melvin Annapolis

Three Months In Jail For Theft Of An Auto Tire

Virgil Santmier was convicted in police court today of stealing a tire from an automobile at the American Oil Company premises and was sentenced to three months in jail. Co L Farmer received two days for contempt of court. His son Austin Parm er was fined $17 for drunkenness and the father’s outburst led to contempt charges. Several others, including James Maury Robert Hutsler Maurice Rilge and Wyn Avery, were fined $12 for drunkenness with Riley jailed in default. Spain received ten days for drunkenness.

Virgil Santmier American Oil Company Co. L. Farmer Austin Parmer James Maury Robert Hutsler Maurice Rilge Wyn Avery Oo Riley Spain

Charles Chapman of Berryville Dies in Local Hospital

Charles Chapman of Berryville dies in Memorial Hospital after an operation. A 69 year old native of Jefferson County West Virginia he was known for artesian well drilling and grain threshing with long ties to Northern Virginia and the eastern panhandle. The funeral is set for 4 pm tomorrow at the family home with interment in Green Hill Cemetery Green County.

Charles Chapman Berryvill Memorial Hospital Mr. Chapman Jefferson County W. Va Martin Chapman Virginia Panhandle West Virginia Chapman

Woman Hacked To Death and Man Fatally Injured

In Birmingham Alabama May 16 a black axe man killed Mrs Daisy Steinmetz as she slept and fatally wounded N J Priest. Priest unable to speak clearly said the assailant first attacked Steinmetz then turned on him. Missing money was taken from Steinmetz pocketbook and cash from Priests pockets.

Associated Press Birmingham Ala Daisy Steinmetz N. J. Priest Priest

Communion Service at Christ P E Church on Ascension Day

The holy communion will be celebrated at 11 o clock tomorrow morning at Christ Episcopal Church in observance of Ascension Day. Rev. Robert B. Nelson will deliver a brief address suitable to the feast. The text includes two unrelated quotations.

Christ Episcopal Church Robert B. Nelson

Adolph Menjou Weds Kathryn Carver in Paris Hall

In Paris on May 16 Adolph Menjou and Kathryn Carver were married at the city hall of the sixteenth ward with twenty witnesses including eleven photographers. The ceremony took place in a venue known as The Little American Church Around the Corner as news crews kept details secret until after the wedding.

Associated Press Paris Adolph Menjou Kathryn Carver Sixteenth Ward

General Conference Of the M. P. Church Meets In Baltimore

The Methodist Protestant Church opens a 10 day centennial session in St Johns Church Baltimore with over 200 delegates from U S conferences and abroad in Japan China and India. Rec Dr Thmas H Lewis leads the opening roll call as candidates for president are named for later election. A $10 000 gratitude gift from the young women of the conferences is set to be presented.

Associated Press Baltimore General Conference The Methodist Protestant Church St. John's Church Japan China India Thmas H. Lewis

Hydrated Lime Spraying Aid Noted for Agriculture

A fragment notes Glaze & Bro reporting the receipt of hydrated lime for spraying and agricultural use. The item appears in a brief logistical update with no further context or dates.

Glaize & Bro

Friendship Fire Company Banquet Plans Under Way

The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Friendship Fire Company prepares for the sixth annual banquet at 8 p.m. in Friendship Hall on East Cork Street. Veterans will be driven to and from the event. speakers include Wm J She and Rev Drs Neff and McFadery. The program features music, toasts, and a large meal with traditional Virginia themes.

Friendship Fire Company Friendship Hall East Cork Street Company

Winchester Club Practice Shoot Friday Afternoon

Members of the Winchester Club will hold a weekly pistol shoot Friday afternoon at six at the range behind the reservoirs. Men and women interested in trap shooting are invited. The club will send a team to the Virginia state tournament on July 4 at Farmville to prepare for the state matches.

Winchester Club Winchester Virginia Farmville

Miss Von Hillern Doughnuts Delight Palate of Tourists

Bertha Von Hillern’s renowned Winchester doughnuts praised by a New York mother and daughter in a local cafe. Miss Von Hillern entered with a bag of doughnuts fresh from the fryer, sparking a favorable exchange about the delicacy. The mother noted her daughter’s recent university graduation and cooking breakthrough.

Miss von Hillern Bertha von Hillern Winchester Wittchester

More Power In Foreign Fields To Be Given Churches

The quadrennial general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church approved greater local autonomy in foreign fields. Central conferences will be empowered to elect their own bishop. After five hours of debate, the decision was hailed as the church’s largest step in world missionary work.

Associated Press Kansas City Methodist Episcopal Church

Rejuvenate Laces Linens Curtains at Winchestre Steam Laundry

Restore laces linens curtains and blankets by sending them to Winchestre Steam Laundry. Phone 28. This reader note promotes a cleaning service with contact details.

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Junglemen Moundsman Herd Weems Cow E. Foster Potomac-Edison Company Hagerstown Claire K. Vance San Francisco Richard Byrd South Pole Airmail Pilots’ Association Floyd Bennett Byrd North Pole Handley High School Cadet Corps Massanutten Military Academy Woodstock Handley Grounds United States Army Shenandoah Valley Academy Mr. Williams Clarke Mer Virginia Council. of Episcopalians Arctic Communion Service In Christ P. E. Church Jeremy Taylor Milwaukee Journal Miss Carver Paris Hall General Conference of the M. P. Church F. W. Leamy Burlington, Vt Delaware & Diudson Railroad International Newsreel W. W. Glass R. B.nelson Wm. J. She Frank T. McFadery J. Luther Neff C. A. Freed Maryland Old Virginia Friendship Boys’ Orchestra Marcellus Joe John Green Robert. Barr Joseph. Hodgson Gan Club
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