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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1928

Page

5

G F House Show Adds Noted Presidents Portraits Collection

The G F House on down street displays a complete collection of U S Presidents from Washington onward with frames and engravings. Proprietor George F Norton plans to add engravings of Wilson Harding and Coolidge. The updated inn shows larger portraits of Washington and Jefferson with a silk flag and a Jefferson engraving, plus improved lodgings.

G. F. House Down Street United States Washington George F. Northon Wilson Harding Coolidge Norton Jefferson G. F

Arrest Expected in Attack on U S Expert and Bank Official

Maryland police said an arrest was imminent in the May attack on Leonard Kep hart an Agriculture Department agronomist and the abduction of Washington bank official Percival Wilson. Kep hart was beaten as he drove near Soldier's Home and left unconscious. Wilson escaped after being driven from his Chevy Chase home. Police questioned the two men for hours and Kep hart’s condition remained serious with a brain concussion.

Thie Associated Press Washington Maryland Leonard K. Kephart Agricultural Department Kephart Percival Wilson Washington Bank Wilson Kephartys Chevy Chase Takoma Park Virginia

Cripple Who Slew Physician To Die

Cripple Joe Kaminsky of Jessup, who shot and killed Dr. Gerald Kelly, was sentenced to die in the electric chair after waiving a jury trial. The case arose months earlier amid his claim that Kelly cut off his leg. The report mixes the crime with unrelated notes about dice invention.

Associated Prese Scranton Joe Kaminsky Jessup Gerald Kelly

That Job Printing We Print Sale Bills On Short Notice

Local job printing shop advertises fast printing for sale bills display cuts and all kinds of work. Services include letter heads envelopes bill heads tags window cards pockets and price lists with competitive rates. They invite customers to compare prices before placing orders.

Hoover Family Tintypes Reveal Early Generations at Salem

The piece highlights old tintype photos from the Hoover family in Salem Oregon showing Theodore J Tad Hoover age 20, Herbert C Hoover age 16, and Mary Hoover age 14. It notes Theodore later heads Stanford Engineering and Herbert becomes Secretary of Commerce and runs for president.

Theodore J Tad) Hoover Herbert C. Hoover Mary Hoover Salem Oregon Theodore Stanford University California Herbert Commerce International Mewansatt

Brandon’s Campaign Destroys Illinois Political Ring

Rodney H Brandon nationally known child welfare expert and Moose executive secretary led a battle against the Small Thompson Crowe machine in Chicago and Illinois. His campaign helped Louis L Emmerson win the Republican gubernatorial nomination over Len Small and drew national attention as a model for clean politics.

Rodney H. Brandon Loyal Order of Moose Mooseheart Small- Thompson-Crowe Chicago Illinois Louis L. Emmerson Len Small Brandon Europe United States Child Welfare Congress Havana National Republican Committee

Huntress shoots husband in a big game affair

A Wisconsin note reports a Huntress killed her husband after an alleged dispute during a hunt. The item quotes a Mil Journal line about change and hints at a domestic tragedy with minimal detail.

Mil- Journal

Virginians Fond of Radio 100000 Sets in State

Report from Washington notes Virginia has about 95 500 standard radio sets at the start of the year with many still in operation. Total motor vehicles rose, and Virginia ranks among the top states in radio ownership. Estimates suggest nationwide receivers could exceed eleven million if all crystal and one tube sets are counted.

Washington Virginia Old Dominion Cate

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PICTOU Nova Scotia May 2 amphibian planes under Maj Gen Fechte chief of the Army air service take off from St George Newfoundland to aid the Bremen on its coast to reach New York. The mission aims to support rescue and airlift operations along the Labrador coast.

Pictou Nova Scotia Fechte Lattes Army Air Service St. George Newfoundland Labrador Bremen New York

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