Governors Ball to Open Fair Week in Richmond Armory
The Virginia Governors Ball, the standout social event of fair week, will be held Friday in the Rays Armory under the Virginia League of Women Voters. Governor Byrd and Mrs. Byrd host. Lady Astor attends as guest of honor with a grand march led by the governor. The event features a debutant group, a solo by Miss Elinor Fry, a Sab bath Glee Club intermission, and elaborate decor.
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R and Notanyo Genter
Heene Times Dispatch
Virginia Society
Rays’ Armory
Virginia League of Women Voters
Byrd
Virginia
Lady Astor
Richmond
Executive Mansion
John Stewart Bryan
University of Virginia
Major Mills Neal
Marshall
Elinor Fry
Governors
League of Women Voters
League
Springfield Couple to Wed at South Congregational Church
Miss Shelby Cullom Brown daughter of Mr and Mrs Phelps Brown of Springfield Massachusetts will marry Mr J Scott Parrish Jr son of Mr and Mrs J Scott Parrish of Nichmound and brother of Mrs R T Parton Jr on October 13 at 4 pm at South Congregational Church Springfield A reception follows at 263 Maple Street Best man is Mr John Lyons Jr Ushers include William Robinson Frank Ashley William Goodridge William S Mitchell and John Meyers Elizabeth Brown sister of the bride is maid of honor Mrs Robert T Barton Jr sister of the groom is matron of honor A dance for Miss Brown is planned for October 12 at East Loggmeadow Country Club with a dinner for the bridal party
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Barton
Ipringfield
Mass
Shelby Cullom Brown
Phelps Brown
Springfield
J. Scott Parrish, Jr
J. Scott Parrish
Nichmound
R. T. Parton, Jr
South Congregational Church
Maple Street
John Lyons, Jr
Parrish
Princeton
Messrs
William Robinson
Philadelphia
Frank Ashley
Denver
Col
William Goodridge
William S Mitchell
New York
John Meyers
Chicago
Elizabeth Brown
Robert. T. Barton, Jr
Mrs. Brown
Miss Brown
East Loggmeadow Country Club
Little Robert Fansler Illness Update From Baltimore Hospital
Word was received that Master Robert Fansler son of Mr and Mrs Arthur W Fansler of this city is very seriously ill with a throat infection. He has been a patient at Howard A Kelly Hospital in Baltimore for some time his condition is reported slightly improved and his mother is with him while his father makes trips to Baltimore when possible.
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Bobbie Fansler
Robert Fansler
Arthur W. Fansler
Howard A. Kelly
Baltimore
Fansler
Patterson Couple Returning West
Mrs. Daviel H. Patterson Jr has been visiting with her brother-in-law and sister Mr and Mrs Fred Cris welcoming her brief stay of several weeks in this area before returning to the West.
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D. H. Patterson
West
Daviel H. Patterson, Jr
Fred. Cris
Woman's Christian Temperance Union Plans Year Ahead
The WCTU will hold a semi monthly meeting at Handley Library at 3 PM Thursday. Delegates from the Roanoke state convention will outline the coming year's work and all members are urged to attend.
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T. U
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Handley Library
Roanoke
Church Society Plans Chicken Supper at Centenary Reform Church
The Church Aid Society of Centenary Reformer Church held a large meeting last evening. Members arranged a chicken supper to be held on the evening of October 25.
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Church Society
Church Aid Society
Centenary Reformer Church
Turner Ashby Chapter Represented At U D C Convention
The Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy holds its annual convention in Alexandria for three days with chapters from across the state. Lucy F. Kurtz of the city attends as state registrar. Turner Ashby Chapter delegates from Winchester include Mrs. C Fred Barr Mrs. Frank B Crawford and Mrs. F T McFaden. Mrs. Herbert S Larrick president of Turner Ashby Chapter plans to depart to Alexandria tomorrow.
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Turner Ashby
Virginia
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Alexandria
Lucy F. Kurtz
Winchester
C. Fred Barr
Frank B. Crawford
F. T. McFaden
Herbert S. Larrick
Sunshine Club Meeting At Braddock Street Church
The Sunshine Club of Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South meets Thursday at 3 pm at 430 North Braddock Street. Hostesses include Mrs. William Lupton and several others. Governor Byrd family returns to Richmond for winter with Evelyn Byrd planning to join.
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Sunshine Club
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
William Lupton
North Braddock Street
Robert B. Ingle
Towsend S. Jolliffe
A. L. Kibler
Charles Keeler
E. N. Larrick
Richmond
H. F. Byrd
Harry Byrd, Jr
Miss Westwood
Beverley Byrd
Richard
Evelyn Byrd
Berryville
Girls' Club To Meet Thursday Night
The Girls' Athletic Association holds its regular monthly meeting Thursday night October 4 at 7 30 in the club room. Full attendance of all members is urged.
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Girls’ Athletic Association
Junior Woodmen Circles Hold Apron and Overall Social
Junior Circle of Woodmen of the World Rose Grove 38 and Silver Moon 6 hosted an apron and overall social on Reuss avenue last Thursday. The program featured music, plays including The Practical Joke, The Keystone State talk by the supervisor, recitations, a flag drill, and a Bumble Bee finale. Refreshments were served by the ladies, and attendance included Woodmen and friends such as Mrs. C. C. Payne of Richmond, Va.
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Rose Grove
Silver Moon
Woodmen of the World
Reuss Avenue
Willie
Keystone State
C. C. Payne
Richmond
William Whisson
Mrs Baker and guests return from university trip
Mrs W A Baker and her house guests Miss Katherine Judge of Washington and Mrs T A Baldwin of New York spent the weekend at the University of Virginia and in Lexington Virginia. They were joined by Mrs Baker's daughter Miss Katherine Baker who visited friends at the university.
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W.A. Baker
Katherine Judge
Washington
T. A. Baldwin
New York
University of Virginia
Lexington
Katherine Baker
University
Mr Hott Improves After Minor Operation at Memorial
Mr Alson S Hott underwent a minor operation at Memorial Hospital last week and has returned home slowly improving. He was a patient for several days and is the manager of the Virginia Loan and Trust Corporation.
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Hott
Alson S. Hott
Memorial Hospital
Mr. Hott
Virginia Loan and Thirft Corporation
Miss Elizabeth Moore Engaged to Mr Charles McIntosh
Mrs A Moore Jr of Berryville Clarke County announces the engagement of their daughter Elizabeth Nicholas Moore to Charles Fleming McIntosh son of the late George and Mrs McIntosh of Norfolk Virginia. The wedding is planned for fall in Berryville.
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Elizabeth Moore
Charles McIntosh
A. Moore, Jr
Berryville
Clarke County
Daugh
Elizabeth Nicholas Moore
Charles Fleming McIntosh
George McIntosh
Norfolk
Miss Moore
Hollins College
Hollins
Woodbine Community League Holds Friday Meeting
The Woodbine Community League will meet Friday at 8 PM with a brief business session. Rev J Luther Neff of Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church Winchester will be the principal speaker. Mrs J G Hubbard of Teague urges all members and friends to attend.
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Woodbine Community League
J. Luther Neff
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Churh
Winchester
J. G. Hubbard
The
Teague
Local residents and visitors noted in daily arrivals and departures
A roundup of residents and visitors includes Annie Finfrock nursing in Grimes Ida B Taylor ill at home Sam Abrams from New York Jack Sondheim from Baltimore Luther Kremer and daughter Lillian to Washington Paul S Kremer hosts visit Clarence Hughes and T A Quisenberry return to Amond Virginia James Thompson of Schloss Brothers Baltimore on business Helen Keating returns from Long Island Jacob Randall home from Grimes Frank McCormick back from Naperville near Montreal B R Pflug Eastern Bus Lines in town A R Black Monroe Michigan at George Washington Hotel C J Racey returns from Pursuittsville Louis Wender week in New York Albert W Luhn Rockaway New York at George Washington Hotel
Priest Breslin to Officiate Tunney Nuptials in Rome
The Very Rev Joseph A Breslin former Gene Tunney parish priest in New York now monsignor and vice rector of the American college in Rome is expected to perform the wedding ceremony for ex heavy weight champion Gene Tunney and Miss Josephine Polly Lauder. The ceremony may take place in Sorren to Italy or Rome according to International Navereal.
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Joseph A. Breslin
Gene Tunney
New York
American College
Rome
King
Josephine
Polly) Lauder
Sorrento
Italy
International Navereal
Notable Visitors and Local Residents Vacation Snaps
Mrs W E Huntsberry and Mrs Steele return from Harrisonburg while Mrs E F Shaull travels to Charles Town. Susan Steck heads to Bryn Mawr for Shipley School. Guests include Ball of Pittsburgh and Racey family weekending with Rev J Racey. Hartman of St Louis and Steelman of Martinsburg visit for business. Jacksons host Mary Jackson from Leesburg.
Diversities of Opinion Should Not Breed Hatred
A reflection from Sir Philip Sidney on how differing thoughts resemble the mind’s attire and should not provoke anger between those who think differently, urging calm and civil discourse.
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Sir Philip Sidney
Job Printing and Advertising Services Offered
A local printer advertises short notice printing for state bills display cuts and a sales directory. They handle letter heads envelopes bill heads tags window cards pockets and programs at reasonable prices and invite customers to see them before ordering.
Guardian Edward N Davis seeks court order in Davis ward case
Edward Newton Davis, guardian of George Douglas Davis in Winchester Virginia, will apply October 19 1928 to transfer the ward s money and personal property from Winchester Virginia to Lorain County Ohio where he is duly appointed and qualified guardian.
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George Douglas Davis
Corporation Court
City of
Winchester
Virginia
Lorain County
Ohio
Executor's Notice for Annie F Ritchie Estate
All parties having claims against the estate of the late Mrs. Annie F Ritchie are requested to present the same properly authenticated to the undersigned. Commercial & Savings Bank, Executor Anna E. Ritchie, decd. "-law-4wks-9-18-28.
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Annie F Ritchie
Bishop of Chicago to Open Episcopal Convention in Washington
The Rt. Rev. Charles Palmerston Anderson will open the Forty-ninth Triennial General Convention of the Episcopal Church in Washington on October 10. More than 150 bishops and 1,000 clergy and lay deputies are expected, with thousands more attending. The service may be held outdoors at Mount St. Alban or inside the cathedral depending on weather.
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Washington
D. C
Harles Palmerston Anderson
D. D
S. D
Chicago
Episcopal Church
United States
Anglican Communion
Anderson
Woman's Auxiliary
America
Athedral
Mount St. Alban
Canada
Grace
Oak Park
House of Bishops
Villard
Continental Hall
Bucky Harris Barred From Washington Club Role
Washington owner Clark Griffith announced on October 2 that Bucky Harris will not manage the Senators next year. Harris may remain with the club as a player, with no replacement yet chosen. Harris led the team to the 1924 pennant and a World Series win, then repeated in 1925 but lost in the World Series to Pittsburgh.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bucky" Harris
Washington Senators
Clark Griffith
Griffith
Harris
New York Giants
Pirates
Detroit
Hagerstown Mayor Bowman Dies After Long Illness
Hagerstown Md Oct 2 Charles E Bowman aged 62 long time mayor of Hagerstown for nearly eight years died at his home after a long illness The City Council will elect his successor at a meeting likely this week and Reuben Massey who has been acting mayor during Bowman's illness is viewed as the probable choice by the Council
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Associated Press
Hagerstown
Charles E. Bowman
Reuben Massey
Bowman
Permanent Seats for Navy Notre Dame Game
Construction of permanent seats on the north end of Soldiers Field will be completed in time for the Navy Notre Dame football game on October 13. Accommodations will be available for 106,000, with several thousand more in temporary stands.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Soldiers’ Field
Navy-Notre Dame
Three Die in Mountain Feud Over Cow Dispute
In Carter's Valley near Kingsport Tennessee three family members were killed and two injured in a feud climax over a cow. Neal Smith farmer his wife and elder son were slain while Clyde Smith survived after hiding in a ditch. Miller Horn is linked to the shooting and wounded.
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Associated Press
Kingsport
Tenn
Carter’s Valley
Miller Horn
Neal Smith
Clyde Smith
Hoover Announces Boston New York Campaign Speeches
Herbert Hoover will speak in Boston on October 15 and in New York City on October 22 with nationwide hook up broadcasts at 8 PM EST. He plans another October appearance in a yet undetermined location before traveling to California to vote November 6, and will also address gatherings in Elizabethton Tennessee and at the Soldiers Home near Johnson City Tennessee next Saturday.
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Associated Prese
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Boston
New York City
Hoover
California
Elizabethton
Tenn
Johnson City
Comdr Byrd Heads to Antarctic Expedition
Comdr Richard K. Byrd sails west from Boston on the first leg toward the ice covered Antarctic region. He plans to meet four ships bound for the Larsen Star from San Pedro and head south with the fleet, aiming to return in July.
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Associated Press
Boston
Richard K. Byrd
Antarctic
San Pedro
Cal
Larsen
New Zealand
Call Money Hoisted In Market To Nine Percent
In New York October 2 nervous trading sent May stock prices up at the open then down amid heavy selling as banks called 25 million dollars in loans and pushed the call money rate from eight to nine per cent. A partial recovery followed but the market trended downward overall.
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Associated Press
New York
Iilay
Bristol Man Kills Wife and Daughter Then Takes Own Life
In Bristol Connecticut on October 2, Howari Andrews aged 41 shot and killed his divorced wife Esther Gustefson 31 and his daughter Beverley Ellen 6 before shooting himself. Investigators said the tragedy occurred in their home and the motive remains unclear.
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Associated Press
Bristol
Conn
Howari
Andrews
Esther Gustefson
Beverley Fllen
Tunney and His Fiancee Arrive in Rome by Motor
Gene Tunney the retired heavyweight champion and his fiancée Miss Mary Josephine Lauder arrived in Rome by automobile after sailing from Naples aboard Saturnia. They were met by Lauder and headed to the Hotel Aussie where crowds gathered. Monsignor Breslin, helping with wedding papers, declined to discuss dates.
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Tunney
Rome
Associated Press
Gene Tunney
Mary Josephine Lauder
Italy
New York
Naples
Saturnia
Miss Lauder
The
Eternal City
Joseph A. Breslin
Funeral Services For First Cousins Held On Same Day
Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon for two first cousins, Scott A. Affleck of this city and Hugh Hoover of Stephens City, who died last week. Affleck died Friday at home on North Cameron Street, Hoover Saturday morning. Hoover’s service was at his home at 3 PM officiated by Reverends Lambert and Allaman.
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Scott A. Affleck
Hugh Hobdver
Stephens City
Mr. Affleck
North Cameron Street
Mr. Hoover
C. D. Lambert
Snyder Allaman
Affleck Rites Held In Local Funeral Service
Funeral services for Mr. Affleck were conducted at his Camerot Street home and at Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers included Po E Lineberg W W McLeod and Ralph Mowery among others. Out of town mourners were Mr and Mrs Ph Affleck of Washington and Mr Mrs Kerfoot Affleck of Cherry Va.
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Hebron
Po E. Lineberg
W. W. McLeod
mes.Yeakley
Ralph Mowery
A. Doggett
Mack Carbaugh
Affleck
Camerot Street
W. H. Sampsell
8. L. Flickinger
George Hardy
Frank Doris Cooper
John Kiger
Jamesfield
Clayton Hartman
Ph Affleck
Washington
Kerfoot Affleck
Cherry Va
Henkel Family Visit Spotted in Strasburg
Mr and Mrs Claude Henkel and their children from Strasburg were Sunday guests of Mrs Henkel's parents and of Mrs M L Lockhart.
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Claude Henkel
Strasburg
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Bryn. Mawr. Pa
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Pittsburg, Pa
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