Daughters of American Revolution Meet in Winchester
Delegates arrive for Virginia D A R twenty third annual state conference in Winchester at the First Baptist Church. Highlights include unveiling the portrait of Dr Kate Waller Barrett and an address on education for democracy by R Gray Williams. The event runs Wednesday through Thursday with public sessions and local invitations.
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Winchester
Fort Loudoun
Kate Waller Barrett
Alexandria
Olaf Sangstad
Near
William and Mary College
Williamsburg
Barrett
Virginia
Nathaniel Beaman
Norfolk
First Baptist Church
R. Gray Williams
Virginia Bar Association
S. Catherine Coles
Richard E. Byrd
James Reese Schick
E. T. Clark
James
Samuel D
Cider Mill Opens in Albin Virginia Barrels Also For Sale
Cider Mill is now open at Albin Virginia with barrels for sale. L A Hudson can be reached at phone 2009 F 14.
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Albin
L. A. Hudson
Bargains And Auctions Notice For Ellen Anderson Property Sale
The Ellen Anderson property on the north side of Northwestern Grade near town spring, just west of Amherst Street, will be sold in front of the Court House at noon Saturday November 17. Also ad for 1925 Ford roadster for sale and cider mill open at Kent and Pall Mall streets with wave barrels for sale.
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Ellen Anderson
Northwestern Grade
Town Spring
Amherst St
Court House
Trier
Perry
Kent
Pall ¢Mall
Martinsburg 150th Parade Celebrates Town's Colorful Past
Thousands from Winchester and Frederick counties attended Martinsburg West Virginia celebrating 150 years since incorporation. The Berkeley County Historical Society pageant featured epochs from 1778 with floats including a transplanted tree with opossums and fox hounds, Civil War uniforms, and a 1928 treaty float. The parade along Queen Street drew praise despite rain and chill as residents hosted a large, orderly event with bands from Winchester and Handley High School.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Martinsburg
W. Va
West Virginia
Berkeley County
Handley High School
Queen Street
Armistice Day Decorations Requested in Winchester
Winchester merchants and citizens are urged to display Armistice Day decorations in honor of the Daughters of the American Revolution conference at the First Baptist Church starting tomorrow. The Winchester Chamber of Commerce officials invite a hearty welcome and warm hospitality to all visitors.
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Winchester
First Baptist Church
Winchester Chamber OF Commerce
H. C. Sheetz
Andrew Bell
Sect’y
Parliamentary Law Class With Mrs Fleming at Handley Library
Mrs Hampton Fleming of Richmond Va will teach a parliamentary law class at Handley Library from November 16 to 22, daily 4 to 5 pm. The course costs $3 for six lessons. Interested people may call Mrs Martin Wisecarver at 597 W. for details.
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Hampton Fleming
Richmond
Handley Library
Freed On Three Charges In Ts0 Courts Today
Douglas Hoover faced three charges in two courts after a Martinsburg pike collision three miles north of Winchester. He was acquitted of drunk driving and leaving the scene, while his brother Conley Hoover paid a $12 fine for being drunk.
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Douglas Hoover
Bernard Herrell
Martinsburg Pike
Winchester
Weems
Hoover
Tavenner
Conley
Conley Hoover
Last Rites For Mrs W W Tanquary Held Sunday
The funeral for Mrs. W W Tanquary who died in Brucetown last Friday was held at her home at 2 pm Sunday with a large gathering. Rev J D Russell assisted by Rev H L Myerly and Rev C L Potter conducted the service with hymns including Asleep In Jesus and Abide With Me. Pallbearers were J J Jolliffe Howard M Jones Walter Hardesty Roger Rissler Leo Grant Thurman Pierce and Frank Bragg.
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W. W. Tanquary
Brucetown
J. D. Russell
H. L. Myerly
C. L. Potter
Jesus
J. J. Jolliffe
Howard M. Jones
Walter Hardesty
Roger Rissler
Leo Grant
Thurman Pierce
Frank Bragg
Ramacciotti Will Leaves Estate To Wife And Children
The will of Fiorello Ramacciotti a Loudoun street fruit merchant was probated in Corporation Court. It leaves all to wife Rosa Ramacciotti and three children with remainder to children on death or remarriage of the wife. Executors named are Rosa Ramacciotti Lorenzo Giuliani and Domenico Ramacciotti bond set at 15000. Executed August 21 while patient at Blue Ridge Sanatorium near Charlottesville Virginia.
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Fiorello Ramacciotti
Loudoun Street
Corporation Court
Rosa Ramacciotti
Lorenzo G. Giuliani
Domenico Ramacciotti
Ramacc‘otti
Blue Ridge Sanitorium
Charlottesville
Blankets Ready for Chilly Nights at Winchester Laundry
Local laundromat Winchester Steam Laundry promotes pre winter blanket cleaning and care tips. Patrons are urged to prepare warm covers for upcoming cold nights.
Downing Named Warren County Treasurer After Warthem Death
Byrne Downing, a farmer from Front Royal, is appointed Warren County treasurer to fill the unexpired term of Arthur L. Warthen, who died by suicide. Downing will serve about five years and has arranged to bond and qualify immediately. He is connected to notable local figures, with a letter from Judge Williams supporting his appointment.
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Williams
Circuit Court
Arthur L. Warthen
Front Royal
Byrne Downing
Watt -Kniwn
Warren County
Warthen
Downing
Philip Williams
Winchester
Mrr. Downing
Henry H. Downing
Virginia
John H. Downing
Commonwealth
Warren Rount
S. Byrne Downing
Mr. Downing
Mrs Eliza Kellican Dies at Daughter’s Home in Winchester
Mrs Eliza J Kellican died at the home of her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs William C Perry 711 South Cameron street at 8 45 last night after a long illness She was 82 and widow of James W Kellican who died in February 1904 Surviving are two sons two daughters and several nephews and nieces The funeral will be from the Perry home Thursday at 2 PM with Rev Murray D Mitchell officiating and burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery Six nephews will act as pallbearers.
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Eliza J. Kellican
William C. Perry
South
Cameron Street
James W. Kellican
Kellican
Winchester
Bilis N. Kellican
Philadelphia
William B. Kellican
Harpers Ferry
West Va
Carrie B. Kellican
Baltimore
William and
Julia Keller
Braddock Street
M. B. Church
Perry
Murray D. Mitchell
M. E. Church
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Nephew of Mrs Hoover Dies in Altoona
Harry Wingard, nephew of the late Mrs. Charles E. Hoover of this city, died Saturday in a hospital at Altoona Pennsylvania after a long illness. He worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad and once played minor league baseball in central Pennsylvania. He leaves a widow and several children, his father Charles Wingard, two sisters Grace and Hilda, and four brothers Fred Charles Paul and Lemuel, all of Altoona except Lemuel in Pittsburgh Virginia.
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Harry Wingard
Charles E. Hoover
Altoona
Wingard
Pennsylvania Railrroad Company
Pennsylvania
Charles Wingard
Misses Grace
Hilda Wingard
Fred
Charles
Paul
Lemuel Wingard
Pittsburgh
Weather Outlook and Roanoke Visit Recap
Fair tonight and Wednesday with slightly colder temperatures. Winds shift from northerly to southerly as temperatures rise. Mrs. D W McBride of Roanoke Virginia returns home after visiting Mrs Lucy Pingley as a guest.
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D.W. McBride
Roanoke, Va
Lucy Pingley
For Sale Items From Butler's Packing and Botts' Boot Shop
Classified note lists sale items including well broken male English setter from Harry M. Seabright and Berkshire Bemberg hose offered during Dollar Days. Also mentions Apple bitter apples and general sale at Butler's Packing House and Botts' Boot Shop with pricing and ad codes.
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Butler’s Packing
HOUSE
Berkshire Bemberg
BOTTS
Harry M. Seabright
Winchester clubs urge higher quality film offerings at Shenandoah theatres
A 1928 letter to Empire Amusement Corp from Luisa Green Ruth Massey and other Winchester clubs cites poor pictures high prices and ads at the Shenandoah Valley Theatres. They request cleaner better quality films shortenings and more News reels plus fairer pricing to restore local patronage and raise theatre standards.
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Shenandoah Valley Theatres Corporation
Winchester
Isaac Weinberg
Empire Amusement Corporation
Virginia
Boucher
Louisa M. Green
Civic League
215 of Passengers and Crew of Vestris Rescued
The rescue of 215 people from the Vestris is reported with details that various craft aided in the operation. Witnesses describe lifeboats and ships returning to scene to pull survivors from the water.
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Vestris
Dorothy Goes To Jail Wearing Her Evening Costume
Dorothy Clifford a young mulatto woman and queen of a colored ball last night went to jail today in her ball attire for inability to pay a $12 fine for drunken and disorderly conduct at the event. She claimed a colored man knocked her down but he was later found not to be the aggressor. George Williams a colored visitor from Martinsburg West Virginia was jailed for a $17 fine after a general fight on the ballroom floor led by Williams.
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Dorothy Clifford
Dorothy
George Williams
Williams
Marlinsburg
W.va
Attend the Sale at Clearbrook of Household Goods
Announcement lists a sale of household goods at Clearbrook on Friday November 16 at 10 a.m. conducted by J. L. Jolliffe Executor of the T. R. Carter Estate. Also notes political fundraising by Anti-Smith Democrats and a no hunting trespassing notice by John Harmer and Noonan's Taxis contact 999.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clearbrook
J. L. Jolliffe
T. R. Carter
Lost Bar Pin Recovered Reward Offered
A lost bar pin made of diamond and platinum was reported on Thursday November 1. A liberal reward is offered for its return. Note indicates Mrs. Wm Irwin as the contact.
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Wm, Trwin
Woman and Child Drifting Reported Off Coast
A woman and her child are drifting at sea after being taken from a raft by a battleship Wyoming. A dirigible from Los Angeles is to take air this evening to aid in the search for others, and searching vessels are responding to the flare signals.
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Wyoming
Los Angeles
Vestris Disaster Rescue Update Totals Reported
AP reports at 1 PM give 215 rescued from the Vestris, 1 dead, 123 unaccounted. Survivors listed by vessel: American Shipper 123, Myriam 63, Berlin 21, Wyoming 8. Dead man picked up by Wyoming.
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Associated Press
New York
Vestris
Myriam
Berlin
Wyoming
Rescue efforts continue for Vestris survivors
The Vestris disaster left 339 aboard in the Atlantic with only a few found safe. Lifeboats and rafts were picked up by the American Shipper and the Myriam while rescue ships searched through the night for red flare signals.
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Associated Press
Norfolk
Vestris
Myriam
Atlantic
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D.A.R
R. G. Williamson
Democracy
Sangstad
Ford
Watoon
Apply Star Office
Parliamentary Law
Mr. Ramacciotti
Moling & Cather's
Winchester Steam Laundry
The
Eliza Kellican
C. E. Hoover
Ruth Farley Massey
Century Club
Herbert
Anti-Smith Democratic Committee
Anti-Smith Democrats
John Harmer
Noonan’s Taxis
Bulletin
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