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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1927

Page

3

Open house at Shirley for mission relief in Virginia

Social items note Admiral and Mrs. Oliver fund-raiser opening Shirley, a historic home in Credit county near Staunton, on Saturday June 4 from 3 PM with small admission and refreshments. Proceeds aid Episcopal mission work, repairs, and schools in five churches across the Blue Ridge district.

Oliver Shirley Home Mountain Missions Episcopal Diocese of Virginia Credit’ County Blue Ridge Mountains

Social notes from Winchester area travelers and visitors

Richmond visitors Mrs M L West and Mrs W D Garvin were seen in Winchester while Mrs W 8 Bromley planned a Richmond visit with Elbert T Magruder family. Others include Giffin Capon Bridge, Dettra recovery at home near Vaucluse, Barr and Barr from Pittsburgh, Pingley healing at Northwestern Grade, Swartz Dayton, and Grayson returning from Silver Springs.

C. HE. Pingley Memorial Hospital B. A. Grayson Silver Springs

Woman Dead After Shock Through Spectacle Frames

Sudbury Middlesex May 25 Experts probe the death of Mrs Violet Rainford who was killed instantly while using ear phones with a radio crystal set. She held an electric lamp and a suspected short circuit in the lamp caused a shock through her steel spectacle frames.

Sudbury Middlesex Ming Violet Rainford

Radio safety note on grounding and earphone contact

A brief on electrical grounding for radio sets explains how touching the radio headphone while the current is grounded can affect operation. It notes precautions to avoid shocks and ensure stable performance, emphasizing proper insulation and correct wiring.

Few Liberals In Nicaragua Still Are Holding Out

Admiral Latimer commanding American naval forces in Nicaraguan waters advised the Navy and State departments that all known Liberal bands of any importance in central and western Nicaragua had turned over their arms to American marines. The admiral added that liberal forces under command of

Washington Latimer Nicaraguan Navy Nicaragua

Real Relief From the Torturing Pains of Neuritis

A druggist advertises Allenrhy Special Formula No 2 in capsule form for neuritis pain relief. The copy claims rapid improvement within 24 hours and asserts the product treats gouty conditions and rheumatoid arthritis without harmful drugs. Baker's Drug Co sells it.

Serdom Ally

General Sandillo Near Jimotega Refuses Surrender

General Sandillo in the vicinity of Jimotega has not surrendered. His dispatch includes an unverified report that an armed liberal band of about 80 men is moving down the Rio Grande toward La Cruz.

Sandillo Jimotega Rio Grande la Cruz

Series of Italian Quakes Alarming

A strong undulating earthquake was felt in Naples Benevento and Avellino and other parts of southern Italy this morning. The shocks caused considerable alarm but no damage is reported. The bizarre creature described as the platypus or duckmole of Tasmania is noted by the Dearborn Independent with unusual features.

Miss O'Connell Blackford Sacred Heart Catholic Church Loretta Cecelia O’connell J. D. O’connell William Kester Blackford T. A. Rankin Samuel F. Blackford Baden Red Star Associated Press Rome Naples Benevento Avellina Italy Tasmania Dearborn Independent

8 8 8 Skin Remedy Promises Clear Complexion

An advertisement claims 8 8 8 cures pimples boils and skin eruptions by aiding bodily processes and cleansing the blood. It cites a testimonial from Mrs Barker of Cincinnati who says the remedy cleared her skin, stopped itching, and restored health after trying other treatments.

Barker Walnut Street Cincinnati

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Shenandoah Wattitte Staunton Wilson President Wilson Fort Defiance Robert E. Lee Washington and Lee Natalies Gmick France Staunton Scott A. Marshall Florida Clearwater Fla Scott Affleck Marshall Jennie Pritchard Winchester Josephine Treadwell M. F. Treadwell Scott Marshall BE. A. Marshall Ty ‘Orn Alfred Marshall John Chestnut Conrad Marshall Robert Treadwell Alfred Marhall Emily Marhall Hn Chestnut K. D. Schenck Mary Greenwalt E. B. Greenwalt Daniel F. O’connell Senseney Road Richmond Norfolk Virginia Beach Baden, Pa William White Martinsburg W. Va Virginia Faulkner White Harrison Flick Wiltshire G. B. Wiltshire That City Boydville Joseph Cooper Berryville Pike Oliver Woore Miss Harloe Reba Harloe Philip Kennedy Ee Pike Harloetie Lee Harlee J. Luther Neff South Cameron Street Socia Club Market Street Church Branch Missionary Association Rginia Conference Grace Fries Hattie Stovery Norvell Hottell Women’s Missionary Association Garnett Hamrick Gladys Miller Marie Fries Hilda Patton Otterbein Guild Fred Simms Caroline Simms Penn Laird Walter Keezer Keezeltown Claude Stickley Vaucluse The Methodist Episcopal Church T. J. Gatewood Haddox Terrace J. W. Headley South Camero Street Harry Cameron Dannenbaum and Company Philadelphia Myrtle Keener Reliante, Va H. F. Lambert Roanoke, Va George Washington Hotel Eugene Richardson Reliance, Va State Branch Missionary Association Virginia Conference of the United Brethren Church James L. Sellman Baltimore P. J. Hammack Lorena Emmerst Strasburg Oscar S. Brown Loudoun Street Evelyn Byrd Shipley R. L. Smith York, Pa Stephens City, Va Bostonian Juniors Huntsberry M. L. West Richmond, Va G. F. House B. F. Giffin Capon Bridge W. 8. Bromley Elbert T. Magruder W. D. Garvin Berryville Messrs. S.S. Skinner A. Purnell Hancock, Md J. B. Dettra Northern Virginia Power Company Messrs Harry Butler Pat Barr Mary Louise Barr Pittsburgh W. H. Leachman Manassas,Va Hotel Jack J. R. Swartz Dayton, Va Jack Ana Aees Ramsey Furniture Co Water Street Mideyo Noguchi American Medical Association Rockefeller Institute Sample Shoe Store Tess E. M. Swimley Nature
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