James O Baker Dies in New York City
James Oliver Baker 38 son of Mrs Belle Baker of Winchester died in New York City likely Wednesday afternoon. He served as a sergeant with Company I 116th Regiment in France during World War I and later worked as a traveling salesman. Funeral from 122 West Cork Street scheduled for Monday. burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Belle Baker
West Cork Street
New York City
James Oliver Baker
Noth
New York
Winchester
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baker
Mount Hebron
Russell Baker
Frederick Rosenberger
America
Virginia
Anniston
Alabama
116Th
France
Baker and Company
T. J. Cooper and Son
United States
Governor’s Island
New York Harbor
Martinsburg grocery man dies after car crash near Charles Town
Milton J. Miller a 44 year old Martinsburg grocery merchant died at Charles Town General Hospital from injuries suffered when his car overturned after being struck near Shenandoah Junction. Milton J Miller leaves a daughter two brothers and a sister. Nolan Kline of Martinsburg drove to Charles Town with friends after visiting Miller.
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Milton J. Miller
Martinsburg
W. Va
Charles Town General Hospital
Charles Town
Miller
Nolan Kline
Kline
Partial Decree Granted in Pingley Divorce Case
The Corporation Court grants a partial divorce to W G Pingley from Lucy M Pingley on desertion. They wed November 11 1910. Lucy left July 19 and declared she would not live with him again. The order restrains both parties from molesting each other, orders Pingley to pay costs, and grants him custody of minor W G Pingley Jr with visitation rights for the mother.
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Corporation Court
W. G. Pingley
Lucy M. Pingley
Pingley
W. G. Pingley, Jr
Man Acquitted After Trial In Trappe Case
Thomas Marvel was acquitted by a jury in Easton on November 26 after being tried for an accusation made by Fern Foster, the 14 year old daughter of Le wel Gra Yohn Poses, who live on a farm near Trappe.
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The
Associated Press
Easton
Thomas Marvel
Fern. Foster
Oellewel Gra Yohn
Trappe
Reverend William H. Sheppard dies veteran Congo missionary
The Rev. William H. Sheppard D. D. 63 longtime Congo mission pioneer for the Southern Presbyterian Church died at his Louisville home after a stroke. He helped establish the Liebo station with Rev. E. M. Lapsley and continued African work after Lapsley’s death. He had lived in Staunton earlier and is survived by his mother, a widow and three children.
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Ont Staunton
William H. Sheppard
Southern Presbyterian Church
Louisville
Africa
Lapsley
Sheppard
America
Staunton
Grace Presbyterian Church
Wannie Sheppard
Louieville
William Sheppard
Waynesboro
Royal Geographical Society of England
Dr. Sheppard
Congo District
Son of Leo P Wheat Dies at Charlottesville
J Allen Wheat son of Leo P Wheat famous pianist died suddenly of heart failure at his Charlottesville home on Thursday at 3 o clock. He will be buried in Thornrose Cemetery Staunton tomorrow at 1 30 pm. A former Richmond Times society and sports editor he was born January 22 1873 and later worked for Prudential Life Insurance. He married Betty St Miller and left three children. He was a noted Virginia sports writer and widely known in the state.
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J. Allen Wheat
Charlottesville
Thornrose
Staunton
Gibson Memorial
St. Paul’ S Church
University of Virginia
Mr. Wheat
Richmond
Leo P. Wheat
Virginia
Florence Lyle
South
Prudential Life Insurance Company of America
Wheat
Big Parade at Popular Prices Coming to Empire Theatre
Announcement previews the World War drama The Big Parade at Empire Theatre with shows planned for the week after next at popular prices. Manager expects large crowds and continuous performances from afternoon to late night due to high demand. John Gilbert stars with Renée Adorée and Karl Dane in this Metro-Goldwyn production.
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Empire Theatre
Winchester
John Gilbert
Renee Adoreeid
Karl Dane
Metro-Goldwyn
Helen Brewer Leaves Winchester for Detroit After Jail Release
Helen Brewer, known to police, leaves Winchester for Detroit after a six month jail term for unauthorized use of an automobile. Her sentence was commuted with orders to stay away from Winchester for two years and be escorted to the railroad. Brewer has a history of car-taking offenses and hopes to start anew with her father in Detroit.
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Helen Brewer
Detroit
Mich
Winchester
Helen
Justice Weems
Brewer
All Bubbled Over With Friendliness After the Whistle
After a Martinsburg versus Winchester football game, players from both teams rushed to congratulate each other. The Evening Journal notes a display of friendly rivalry as fans and players left the field in positive spirits, praising the sportsmanship shown after the final whistle.
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Martinsburg
the Evening Journal
Winchester
Telephone case set for January before Virginia commission
Testimony in the Valley Local Telephone Company petition to force the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia to raise interline service was continued to January 6. Valley Local serves Frederick County and connects with Chesapeake and Potomac and Stephens City systems.
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Richmond
Valley Local Telephone Company
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia
State Corporation Commission
Valley Local Company
Frederick County
Chesapeake and Potomac
Stephens City
Pageant Sunday At Christian Church The Magic Thank Offering Box
The First Christian Church missionary societies present The Magic Thank Offering Box at the evening service Sunday at 7 30. A musical program by the Sunday school orchestra precedes the service with special selections during the pag eant. At the close, the annual bank offering for missions will be received.
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Missionary Societies
First Christian Church
Used Car Specials From Auto Parts Corp Showroom
The listing highlights 1926 Chevrolet Coupes 1926 Chrysler 70 Sedan 1926 Essex Coach 1924 Overland Touring and 1924 Ford Coupe offered by Auto Parts Corp located at 15 South Main.
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Auto Parts Corp
South Main
Taxes Now Due With Penalty Rates Listed
Taxpayers receive notice that taxes for 1927 are payable with a 5 percent penalty, equivalent to 10 percent per year. The notice is signed by R. S. Smith as treasurer of Fred. Co. Wa., dated November 26, 1921.
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R. S. Smith
Treas. Fred. Co
Army Grider Favored as Classic Opens at Polo Ground
Army and Navy faced off at Polo Ground before about 76 000 fans in the return of the service game to the East. Army opened as the favorite as cadets and midshipmen paraded with bands and royal accents from generals and cabinet members in attendance.
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Ansoenved
Polo Ground
N. Yu
Army
Navy
Midshipmen
Columbia
Ocean
West Point
Annapolis
Automobiles and trucks collide in city intersections
A Yellow Cab Company taxicab and a large touring car with Pennsylvania plates collided at Cameron and Cork streets around noon, each damaged and no fault admitted. A Fair Play Store delivery truck and a Buick driven by Miss Anna Amelia Seabright were damaged at Loudoun and Clifford streets during the noon rush. A Chevrolet parked on North Loudoun Street backed into another similar car causing further damage.
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Yellow Cab Company
Pennsylvania
Cameron
Cork Streets
Fair Play
Buick
Anna Amelia Seabright
Loudoun
Clifford
Funeral for Mrs Quinter Baker Set for Sunday
The funeral for Mrs. Quinter Baker who died yesterday at Vaucluse will be held at 10 o clock Sunday from her house. Rev Q D Lambert of Stephens City Methodist Church will officiate with interment in Green Hill Cemetery Stevens City. Six cousins from Strasburg will serve as pallbearers.
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Quinter Baker
Vaucluse
Q. D. Lambert
Stephens City Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Green Hill Cemetery
Stephens City
Strasburg
Two Kernstown Boys Fined for Hunting Violations
Two Kernstown youths, Perry Mason and Thomas Smallwood, were fined in the county magistrate’s court for game law violations. Mason paid 12.76 dollars for out of season rabbit hunting with a gun, while Smallwood was fined 9.75 dollars for hunting without a license.
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Kernstown
Perry Mason
Thomas Smallwood
Young Mason
Young Smallwood
Defendants win in stamp lumber case from Hardy
The West Virginia Supreme Court affirmed and modified the Hardy county lower court ruling in favor of William B Stamp and others against J B Moore South Fork Lumber Co. The dispute centers on timber rights in the Stump tract near Moorefield with the lower court holding saw timber as 15 inches or more at the butt, while defendants claim all timber on the land reverted to them after 25 years. The case drew significant local attention in Hardy county.
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Supreme Court of West Virginia
William B Stamp
J. B.moore
South Fork Lumber Company
Moorefield
W. Va
Hardy County
Thomas G. Pownall
Circuit Court of
Lumber Company
Stump
William McDonald
Keyser
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Romney
Joshua S. Zimmerman
Walter C. Capper
Cumberland
William R. McCauley
Bank Bandits Rob Village Bank In Ouachita County Boxcar
Five men robbed the Bank of Bearden in Ouachita County early today taking about 30000 dollars. They locked village marshal Tom Pierce in a boxcar, disarmed him, and blew open the safe before fleeing in an automobile. Pierce was freed and formed a posse with locals to pursue.
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Associated Press
Pine Bluff
Ark
Bearden
Ouachita County
Tom Pierce
Pierce
Coast Guard Captain Dies Of Heart Attack In Norfolk
Capt. Francis Latlus Van Goskerck, commander of the Norfolk division of the U S coast guard, died suddenly of a heart attack aboard a Washington steamer while preparing to come ashore in Norfolk. He had been in Washington on leave and was returning to the Norfolk station.
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Associated Press
Norfolk
Francis Latlus van Goskerck
United States Coast Guard
Washington
Funeral Rites Held In Martinsburg For John E. Ahern
The Martinsburg, West Virginia, funeral of John P B Ahern 62 died after diabetes and nephritis. A requiem mass at St Josephs Church honored the former resident who lived in Somerset Kentucky then returned home. He is survived by two sisters Miss Molly Ahern and Mrs Maurice Lynch and a brother the Rev Father Michael Ahern.
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John PB. Ahern
Martinsburg
W. Va
King’s Daughters’ Hospital
Somerset
Ahern
Molly Ahern
Ainsburg
Maurice M. Lynch
Winchester
Michael Ahern
Richmond
Good Farms Fetch Public Auction Prices Near Winchester
Accency M. M. Lynch as special commissioner sold Henry P. Busey farm two miles east of Winchester near Berryville pike for 206 acres at 7250 dollars to J. Jos. Sullivan. Also sold J. H. Canter Canterbury farm in Clarke County owned by A. B. Payne at time of death. bought by People's Bank of Stephens City for 4475 dollars. 153 acres.
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M. M. Lynch
Henry P. Busey
Winchester
Berryville Pike
J. Jos. Sullivan
Mr. Lynch
T. R. Cather
James P. Reardon
J. H. Canter
Canterbury
A. B. Payne
The
People's Bank of
Stephens City
Cupid Scores Three Touchdowns Before Army Navy Game
Cupid scores the opening point as two navy officers and one army officer secure marriage licenses at the New York City municipal building ahead of the annual Army Navy game. Jack Maginnis and Honorite MecGar ry wed city clerk. Jay Paul Hopkins and Jessie A Howell Zook set Wed plan. Theodore Wolcott and Catherine Dayton also took licenses for marriage before the game.
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New York
Cupid
Army
Navy
Jack Maginnis
Oakland
Cal
Honorite MecGarry
Philadelphia
Jay Paul Hopkins
Chicago
Jessie A. Howell Zook
Cassopolis
Mich
Theodore Roosevelt Wolcott
Gilmore City
Iowa
Catherine E. Dayton
Somerville
Mass
Services Tomorrow For Lewis Crisman
Funeral services for Lewis Crisman will be held at 1:30 PM tomorrow from his daughter Mrs. Wm. R. Campbell's home at 374 Charles Street. After the service the remains will be taken to Edinburg for burial.
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Lewis Crisman
Wm. R. Campbell
Charles Street
Edinburg
Court hears adoption bid by Lake couple for Ruth Park
Richard and Hazel Lake filed an adoption application in the Corporation Court to adopt Ruth 8 the four year old daughter of Lena Park Puffinberger. The case was referred to probation officer Miss Martha Stowers for standard inquiries into the applicants status.
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Corporation Court
Richard
Hazel Lake
Ruth
Park
Lena Park Puffinberger
Martha Stowers
Coolidges Sail Potomac Cruise Aboard Mayflower
President Calvin Coolidge and Mrs Coolidge embarked on a week long voyage aboard the Mayflower. Their party included Senators McNary Oddie Dale and Mrs Stearns with accompanying spouses as stated in the Washington dispatch.
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Associated Press
Washington
Coolidge
McNary
Oregon
Oddie
Nevada
Dale
Vermont
Jank Stearns
City Taxes Penalty Notice and Capitation Tax Due
Taxes row due with penalties. City taxes incur 3 percent on December 1 and state taxes 5 percent on December 15. Capitation tax must be paid before December to vote in June. Kin, WM. T. Barr, City Treasurer.
Remus Sane When He Slew Wife Experts Opinion
In Cincinnati Ohio on October 6 George Remus was found sane by three alienists appointed by Judge Chester R. Shook. The report states the evaluation is provisional and based on courtroom observations since November 14. The state rested its direct case and the defense sought a directed verdict of not guilty.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
George Remus
Chester R. Shook
Remus
Shook
Woman Seeks 300000 In Damages For Alleged Breach
Miss Adetl aide Doing, named as correspondent to Mrs. C Warner Stork, sues for 200000 for breach of promise and 100000 for injuries after Stork allegedly assaulted her at his Baltimore home on November 16 and caused her arrest. Stork claimed Doing invaded his home and refused to leave. Doing had previously filed a breach of promise suit two years earlier, which was dropped.
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Baltimore
Stork
Miss Doing
Inter
Youth Crushed to Death As Car Slips Into Gear
In Richmond Virginia on November 26 16 year old University of Richmond student Andre w Jackson Philips was crushed between a tree and the radiator when he tried to crank a car. The engine slipped into gear and the car rolled downhill crashing into a tree before he could jump clear.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Andréw Jackson Philips
University of Richmond
William D Roberts Retired Farmer Dies After Illness
William D. Roberts, a retired farmer, died at 6 30 p m yesterday at his home near Albin after a long illness at age 76 He was born October 8 1852 and lived most of his life in Gainesboro moving to Albin two years ago Survivors include his widow Jennie Roberts two brothers Edward and James Roberts a sister Bertie Triplett and a sister Julia Payne Funeral services will be at Albin at 11 a m Sunday conducted by Rev Charles Wagner with interment at Old Stone Church graveyard Pallbearers are M S Glaize D A Fries James Pelter M S Smith Howard Luttrell and R P Mauzy.
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William D. Roberts
Albin
Roberts
Samuel
Rachel Butler Roberts
Gainesboro
Jennie Roberts
John H. Butler
Edward
James Roberts
Bertie Triplett
Greenspring
Glaize
D. A. Fries
James Pelter
M. S. Smith
Howard Luttrell
R. P. Mauzy
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James C. Baker
World War
W.H. Sheppard
Samuel Warner
Cherrydale, Va
An E. W.miller
Rth
Braddock Street
Pisa
Christian Church
Polo Grounds
Hardy
West Virginia Supreme Court
Circuit
Coast Guard
Frank ‘Remus
George
John E. Ahern
Coolidges
Potomac
WM. T. Barr
W. H. Bowers
Halethorpe
Flemister
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