Red Cross Roll Call Reaches Critical Stage in Winchester
The Winchester and Frederick county Red Cross urges six days remain to meet the drive goal, now $1000 short. The executive committee emphasizes community burden and calls every citizen to give generously to sustain relief work and honor Armistice anniversary. Miss Stowers leads the local office in coordinating efforts.
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Winchester
Frederick County
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Winchester Star
Miss Stowers
George
Two Colored Teams Meet Here Saturday At Shenandoah Stadium
The Winchester Lions and the Charles Town Bears clash again at Shenandoah Valley Academy stadium at 3 p m Saturday November 24 Admission 35 cents to cover travel costs Armistice Day winner Charles Town 12 Winchester 6 both squads improved by practice and new players.
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Winchester Lions
Charles Town Bears
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Charles Town
Winchester
Taxpayers Notice 1928 City and State Taxes Due
Taxpayers must pay 1928 city taxes by Dec 1 with 1 percent penalty after Dec 2 and 5 percent on state taxes after Dec 6 if unpaid by Dec 5. City Treasurer William T. Barr urges payment early to avoid penalties.
Blankets Ready for Chilly Nights at Winchester Laundry
Cal 25 prompts customers to prepare warm blankets for upcoming cold weather at Winchester Steam Laundry. The shop urges timely drop-offs and highlights service readiness for frosty evenings.
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Cal
Winchester Steam Laundry
Doctor Dan Dunott Fatally Injured in Walk Hit
Dr. Dan Dunott 57 died after being struck by an automobile while walking on St Paul street near Winchester. He served as medical director and VP of United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co of Baltimore and testified in industrial cases. He left a Bland Dinner event, was to join a theater party, and died at Mercy Hospital from a probable fractured skull.
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Sanar
St Paul
Dunott
Harrisburg
Bland
R. Howard Bland
Maryland Club
Mercy Hospital
Market Stages a Brisk Recovery After Sharp Selling
The stock market opened with a surge as overnight buying pushed active issues up 5 to 30 1/4 points in early trading. A sharp midday selloff trimmed gains, pushing several stocks 1 to 5 points below prior quotes, but a brisk afternoon recovery had gains resuming.
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Associatted Press
New, York
Salem College student beaten. hospitalized with skull fracture
Miss Leontine Barnett, niece of Clarksburg police chief S. E. Barnett, was clubbed on the head returning from class at Salem College. She lies in a Clarksburg hospital with a fractured skull. the assailant's identity was not learned.
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Asssociated Press
Clarksburg
W. Va
Salem College
Leontine Barnett
S. E. Barnett
See the New Chevrolet Six Exhibit at Bott's Boot Shoppe
Automobile notices advertise a Chevrolet display at Bott's Boot Shoppe with Frank Gearing or Winchester Auto Sales on Saturday. A separate item lists automobile robes and blankets. A help wanted notice seeks an experienced automobile mechanic for permanent work, inviting applications to Earl Shade at 18 E. Clifford St.
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Bott's
Frank Gearing
Winchester
Earl Shade
Lifford St
Dodge Senior Six Sedan Sells at Big Discount
Used 1928 Dodge Senior Six sedan with very low mileage offered by H W Ebert. Original price listed as over 1800 dollars. Advertised price is 700 dollars below the original sale price. Vintage auto listing notes condition and discount for immediate purchase.
Last Rites for Mrs Chas Bowly at Willow Lawn
Mrs Mary R Bowly died at Willow Lawn near Winchester after a long illness. The funeral will be held at 3 pm from the house with Rev F T McFaden and Rev R B Nelson officiating. Interment in Mount Hebron. pallbearers listed. Bowly active in civic church and garden clubs. noted hostess and Southern loyalist with Revolutionary War ancestry.
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Chas. Bowly
Willow Lawn
Mary Rieman Hack Bowly
Winchester
Valley Pike
F. T. McFaden
Presbyterian Church
Robert B. Nelson
Christ Episcopal Church
Mount Hebron
H. B. McCormac
Thos. B. Byrd
Edmund P. Hunter
Harry K. Russell
Lewis M. Allen
W. Nelson Page
B. B. Dutton
J. Victor Arthur
Fred L. Glaize
Fred S. Boyd
Philip Williams
H. B. Gilpin
Godfrey Miller
Wiliam C. Miller
Dr. Robt
McC. Glass
Bowly
Frederick County
Mr. Bowly
Old South
Women’s Civic League
Winchester and Clacunty
Ito
Robert W. Schultz
Fort Loudoun
Daughters of the American Revolution
Confederacy
Turner Ashby
Pipe Not Connected With Standard Tank Causes Fire
The Star reports that a pipe connected a Standard Gas and Oil Supply tank car to a storage tank and gasoline spilled into the ashpit when a second car bumped the first, igniting a large fire in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad yards yesterday.
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Standard Oil Company
Baltimore and Ohio
The
Star Today
Standard Gas and Oil Supply Company
School Children In a Fatal Crash
Monroe Michigan dispatch reports two school children and a man killed and three pupils fatally injured when their car at a crossing was struck by an interurban. Also visible is an advertisement for reconditioned used cars from Graham-Paige Motors with several makes and prices listed.
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Monroe, Mich
Ebert's Chevrolet Six Show Promises Liberal Car Deals
The ad promotes a General Motors event on November 26 from 9:20 to 10:30 p.m announcing the Chevrolet Six. It touts very liberal terms with a small down payment and trade-in on your car, plus special prices on used cars that week.
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Buick
Paige Sendan
Essex
Chevrolet
General Motors
Ebert’s
Handley High School to Stage The First Year Tonight
Handley High School Auditorium hosts a 8 15 p m performance of The First Year a road show of real merit aimed at bolstering the students organization funds Tickets are 50 cents for adults 25 cents for children with no reserved seats available at the school box office Tonight’s show features the Handley Orchestra and a cash prize drawing of 2 50 to two lucky ticket holders from the audience
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Handley High School
Handley School
Winchester
Handley Orchestra
Thomas F Ryan a Virginian Banker Dies in New York
Thomas Fortune Ryan noted American financier died at his New York home after a brief illness at age 77. His estate valued between 300 million and 500 million dollars and he had long been prominent in Democratic national politics.
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Associated Press
New York
Thomas Fortune Ryan
Virginia native Mr. Ryan tied to Nelson and Charlottesville roots
Mr. Ryan, born in Nelson county Virginia, maintained a large estate near Lovingston and held vast financial interests in New York. He and his family supported Virginia Catholic projects, including the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Richmond. He remarried about ten years ago at his country home near Charlottesville, with Rev. Father Rankin officiating.
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Virginia
Ryan
Nelson County
New York
Lovingston
Heaters For All Cars From Auto Parts Corp
Auto Parts Corp advertises car heaters priced from six to fifteen dollars with general payment terms and availability noted in the classified section.
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Auto Parts Corp
Special Sale Hats at Two Ninety Five
Margaret L Hodgson advertises a special sale offering hats for 2.95. The snippet notes a promotion with date reference 11 23 and page indicator 1p21.
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Margaret L. Hodgson
Clarke county mourns death of John A J Grigsby
John A J Grigsby 66 a longtime Clarke county resident died at his home near the Shenandoah river after a heart ailment. Born in Lynchburg he was survived by a widow and a daughter Betty Grigsby. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 PM from the home with interment in Green Hill Cemetery Berryville.
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John A. T. Grigsby
Clarke County
Shenandoah River
Castleman's Ferry
Mr. Grigsby
Memorial Hospital
Lynchburg
Grigsby
Randolph and
Betty Morgan Grigsby
Morgan
Clarke
Jerphromes
Bartin
Chuitch of the Sacred. Heart
Green Hill Cemetery
Berryville
George N. Hardesty
D. L. Ramsburg
Wiliam Moore
Powell Jolliffe
William Brubaker
Robert M. Ward
Maurice Mo John
Lindsey
Howard Reid
Pilot begins 4600 mile flight from Rockaway to Bogota
Lieut. Benjamin Mendez, chief pilot of Colombia’s air force, left Rockaway Naval Air Station at 7 35 am for Jacksonville on the first leg of a 4600 mile flight to Bogota, his native capital.
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Associated Regs
Rockaway Naval Air Station
N. Y
Benjamin Mendez
Republic of Columbia
Air Force
Jacksonville
Fla
Bogota
Bandits Hold Up Pennsylvania Bank
Three robbers held up the First National Bank of Trafford City and escaped with between 15000 and 18000 dollars. They kidnapped O. M. Kimmel who tried to raise the alarm.
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Associated Press
Trafford City
First National Bank
O. M. Kimmel
King George Rested Amid Hopeful Health Update
London reports King George III or IV? ill with a lung trouble from a cold. He was able to obtain a little rest this afternoon at the palace, a development the palace says makes his case hopeful.
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Associated Press
London
George
Funeral Rites Set For Mrs Hansbrough in Winchester
The funeral for Mrs Margaret Bowen Hansbrough widow of Scott H. Hansbrough bank president dies at home on North Washington street. Services are at 3 45 p m tomorrow from First Baptist Church with Rev E T Clark and Rev Dr E B Jackson officiating. Interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers listed from Front Royal and honorary pallbearers include local physicians and officials.
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Margaret Bowen Hansbrough
Scott H. Hansbrough
Winchester Bank
North Washington Street
First Baptist Church
E. T. Clark
E. B. Jackson
Harrisonburg
E. A. Humston
H B. McCormac
L. F. Cooper
M. P Carter
LH. Brokes
Trier and Perry Cider Mil Open on Kent and Pall Mall
The Trier and Perry cider mill opens at Kent and Pall Mall streets offering barrels and kegs for sale. Local producers advertise available cider materials and equipment for purchase.
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Trier
Perry
Mayor outlines city finances and bond plan at Rotary lunch
Mayor Shryock reports a 129 000 deficit and council approval to seek 500 000 in bonds. Funds would wipe the deficit 125 000 for sewers 125 000 for streets 150 000 for schools. he also urges police appointment reform park committee and tax exemptions to attract industry. He stresses law observance and enforcement and seeks Rotary support.
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Shryock
Hie
Rotary Club
Woman Felled By Payroll Thief in Baltimore
A robber knocked Mrs. Margaret Obermeyer a stenographer unconscious this morning as she opened the safe of the Home Laundry Company in Baltimore and escaped with 530 dollars of the payroll before other employees noticed. A few minutes later Joan Regan a shipping clerk found her unconscious in front of the safe amid the pallet of paper currency.
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Associated Pross
Baltimore
Margaret Obermeyer
Home Laundry Company
Joan Regan
Spelling Bee Tonight at Noonan's Taxis Case 809
Local notices announce a spelling bee this evening at Noonan's Taxis Case 809 with a Brad M. E. 8. 8 House at 8 p.m. Details unclear due to OCR.
Ford Coupes and Roadster For Sale At Hughes Motors
Special Ford coupe sale offering 1924 1925 1926 1927 models in first class condition with good paint motor and tires. Trade in accepted. Also a 1925 Ford roadster with balloon tires available at Star Office.
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Hughes Motor Co
Ford
Apply Star Office
Fourth District Music Club Holds Annual Meeting
The third annual convention of the Fourth District of Virginia Federation of Music Clubs met at Handley School auditorium with officers from Winchester presiding. State President Mrs John P Buchanan outlined seven main departments of club work and stressed education and music in schools. Local members performed, and Rev Arthur Wake spoke on music in worship before a luncheon followed by afternoon sessions and musical selections.
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Virginia
Robert B. Nelson
Episcopal Church
Soptie Duffey
Winchester
William van Blarcom
Mcke
Ward Boyer
S Rra
New Market
Luray
Mt. Jackson
Edinburg
Woodstock
Front Royal
John Pp. Buchanan
Marion
Reynolds
Francis M. Reynolds
Russell
Federation
Mr Wake
F. B. Spiker
Wood+ stock
Francis A. Brown
Episcopal
Centenary Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
Centenary Reformed Church
Ly Plickinger
For Rent Rooms Occupied by Hoover Club at Piccadilly Corner
Rooms for rent occupy by Republican Hoover Club at Piccadilly and Cameron streets. Suit seeks tenancy for Mrs Martha Seay of W Piccadilly Street. November 20 notice.
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Republican Hoover Club
cor.Piccadilly
Cameron St
Marthasey
W. Piccadilly St
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Ladies’ Aid of
First Christian Church
Fisher & Brown's
WM. T. Barr
Hoover
Joel T. Boone
Panama
Herbert Hoover
Mr. Hoover
South America
Dan Dunott
R. M. Swimley
H. W. Ebert
Graham-Paige Motors
St. Braddock St
Hobbywood
Dolores Costello
John Barrymore
Barrymore
Leonard M. Thames
Michael Strange
Thomas F. Ryan
John A. J. Grigsby
Pennsylvania Bank
Mrs. Hansbrough
Florence Trumbull
John Coolidge
Rotary
Noonan’s Taxis
Brad
M. E
House
Valley
Handley
John P. Buchanan
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