Roanoke Conference Names Editor and Transfers Ministers
The Baltimore Southern Methodist will appoint Rev Dr Carlton D Harris as editor with Rev Dr Canter and Rev Dr F J Prettyman reassigned. Rev Dr Harris accepted the editorship after a conference vote while Wilson Memorial Church Tribune urged retention. The Roanoke meeting also approved temperance resolutions and supported a uniform divorce law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Memorial Church
Carlton D. Harris
Harris
Collins Denny
Baltimore Southern Methodist
Roanoke
Baltimore
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
F. J. Prettyman
Gastonia
N. C
Maryland
North Carolina
Pe Bokant
Board of Temperance and Social Service
Virginia
West Virginia
Warren County Treasurer Warthen Held on Bond After Audit
Front Royal Virginia October 4 1927 Warren County Treasurer A L Warthen must provide a $60 000 approved surety bond by October 18 or be removed. An audit shows a balance of 8 25 with a net county indebtedness of 44 331 and a on hand balance of 10 895. the board reports no state fund shortage. Eugene Compton named president of Front Royal National Bank succeeding Warthen, who denies wrongdoing and blames a political clique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Arthur L. Warthem
Warren County
Phillip Williams
Aetna Casualty and Surety
Bank of Warren
Board of Supervisors
Warthen
W. F. Smythe
Eugene Compton
Front Royal National Bank
Philip Williams
Circuit Court
Virginia
A. L. Warthen
Warren
Front Royal District
Front Royal Dist
Fork
Cedarville
South River Dist
South River District
Third Death in same family in past few weeks
Mrs. Margaret V. Carper widow of Joshua Carper died at 9 45 last night at the home of her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs John T Noonan near Stephensons on the Martinsburg pike from paralysis. This follows the deaths of her husband on June 10 and a granddaughter Kathrine Sper on August 23 in Charles Town. Funeral at three tomorrow from the Noonan home with services by Rev J D Russell and burial at Mount Hebron beside her husband. She was 67, lifelong Methodist South member, survived by seven sons and four daughters and several siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret V. Carper
Joshua Carper
John T. Noonan
Martinsburg Pike
Stephensons
County
Katherine Sper
H. L. Carper
Charles Town
W. Va
Carper
Noonan
J. D. Russell
Southern Methodist Church
Brucetown
Mount Hebron
Winchester
Roy P. Duvall
John M. Fishpan
Chas. M. Ebert
Robert S. Smith
Charles Swartz
Edgar Borden
Methodist Church
South
Burnt Factory
Weis
G. H
Margaret S. Keller
Frederick County
Ernest and
Grover Carper
Harry Carper
Jamney Carper
Edward
George Carper
Kernstown
John Carper
Mollie Lee
Sarah Fauver
Emma Hohman
Atlanta Journal Editor Praises Tour and Winchester Hospitality
Secretary Andrew Bell of the Chamber of Commerce received a letter from Harlee Branch of the Atlanta Journal editorial staff praising the recent Atlanta Montreal Quebec tour. The note lauds Winchester hospitality and anticipates wider use of the Appalachian Scenic Highway benefiting all towns along the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Harlee Branch
Atlanta Journal
Winchester
Birmingham Man Reports Flogging Incident
Birmingham resident Robert Collins told police he was seized by two masked men Sunday night taken to the city outskirts beaten with sticks and tree limbs and dumped near the road. He said he later received a call warning him to leave town or face a repeat flogging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
Robert Collins
Collins
Downtownirmingham
Neva Miller Moss Lecture Tonight For All Audiences
Neva Miller Moss announces a lecture tonight open to both ladies and gentlemen due to rain yesterday. The lecture bureau states the talk will proceed for a general audience without exclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neva Miller Moss
Picking Sacks For Sale By Byrd At Berryville Orchard
Used picking sacks in good condition offered by H. F. Byrd. Apply to Green Orchard or Berryville Orchard. Listing shows location Berryville and contact details for purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
H. F. Byrd
Will Illustrate Lecture On Japan At Grace Lutheran
Rev. Dr. C. K. Lippard a missionary in Japan for over twenty years will speak at Grace Lutheran Church tomorrow evening at 7 30. The lecture will be illustrated with stereopticon views and appeal to old and young. He heads to Mount Jackson Virginia for a Women’s Missionary Society conference Friday and Saturday where he will be chief speaker. An offering will be taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. K. Lippard
Japan
Lutheran Church
Grace Lutheran Church
Lippard
Conference of the Women’s Missionary Society
Mount Jackson
Roy A. Young Named Chairman of Federal Reserve Board
President Coolidge designate Roy A. Young of Minneapolis as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board today. The announcement came as Maj. J. J. Keon of New York was a guest at the George Washington Hotel last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy A. Young
Associated Press
Washington
Minneapolis
Coolidge
Federal Reserve Board
Maj
J. J. Keon
New York
George Washington Hotel
Bugs and Draperies Cleaned to Your Satisfaction
Winchester Steam Laundry offers cleaning for all kinds of fabrics and draperies with satisfying results and competitive prices. Call 28 for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Steam Laundry
Fant farm 82 acres to be sold in Berryville
The Fant farm of 82 acres with improvements and 21 acres of bearing apple orchard will be sold in front of the Court House at Berryville at 12 o'clock M on Saturday October 8 1927. See sale bills. Lost silver cigarette case initials H M N on one side M C W on other Reward Star Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fant
Court House
Berryville
H. M.N
Star Office
Prices Abroad Likely to Improve Not Expected
United States and Canada face failing apple crops while England and continental Europe yield larger crops. British prices improve slightly but overall market remains oversupplied. North American production forecasts show sharp declines due to drought, aphids, hail, and drought in the Lake states. Canadian crop falls below last year with continued weak prospects for a five year average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Canada
England
Europe
Septeber
Edwin Smith
Department of Agriculture
Liverpool
York
Mr. Smith
L. V. Steere
Berlin
Lake States
Fruit Branch
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
British Columbia
Dr Adams Moves Offices To Old Virginia Home Building
Chiropractor Dr. K. W. Adams relocates his practice from 311 North Braddock Street to the ground floor of the Old Virginia Home building on West Piccadilly Street opposite the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. W. Adams
North Braddock Street
Old Virginia Home Building
West Piccadilly Street
Levine and Party Fly From Rome Aboard Columbia Plane
Charles A. Levine Captain Walter Hinchcliffe and Prince Louis Ferdinand leave Rome aboard the trans Atlantic plane Columbia for Ravenna. They plan to drop a tag on Villa Carpena for Mussolini's son Romano born last week. A Lost Gold Bar pin ad and a coat dress material ad appear in the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Charles A. Levine
Walter Hinchcliffe
Prince Louis Ferdinand
Orleans
Ravenna
Columbia
Villa Carpena
Mussolini
Romano
We Are Buying Apples in Bulk or Barrels
Cash buyers Glaize and Hurst announce purchase of all apple varieties in bulk or barrels. They offer $40 cash per quantity and invite sellers to contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glaize & Hurst
Virginia Launches National Ad Campaign for State Growth
The Virginia Conservation and Development Commission leads a statewide advertising push using major newspapers and magazines with a 7 million circulation. The plan, backed by a 100 million plus Allied Chemical Plant investment, aims to draw industry to Virginia and reduce local tax burdens through new plant openings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Virginia
New York Times
General Assembly
Old Dominion
Commission On Conservation and Development
William E. Carson
Junius P. Fishburne
Roanoke
State Chamber of Commerce
Allied Chemical Company
Openell
Tasse
Vienia
New York Herald-Tribune
Wall Street Journal
Chicago Tribune
United States Daily
St. Louis Globe Democrat
the Detroit Free Press
Boston Transcript
Saturday Evening Post
Literary Digest
Forbes Magazine
the Nation's Business
Manufacturer's Record
Fishburne
Byrd
America
Conservation and Development Commission
Grand jury indicts many in Frederick County liquor cases
The Frederick County Circuit Court grand jury returned numerous indictments for liquor law violations. Several defendants pleaded guilty and received six months on state roads plus a $25 fine. Others pleaded not guilty with trials set for October 13. Some delays were granted to help defendants settle personal affairs. Floyd Puffinberger was indicted for bigamy. The court warned jurors not to refuse to answer questions. The grand jury resumed after lunch to continue indictments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Madigan
Robert Madigan
John Madigan
Frederick County
Arthur Beeler
Joan Malone
Harry Newcome
Wade Bucher
Bernard Pangle
James Smith
Foster Milburn
Howard Place
Lucien Jackson
John Peyton
Edge Williams
Floyd Puffinberger
Mildred Matthews
Puffinberger
West Virginia
Matthews
Sixty Nations Are Represented At a Radio Conference
Washington Oct. 4 More than 400 representatives from 60 nations of radio and telegraphy gather for the international radio telegraph conference. The plenary session opens with President Coolidge delivering the key address. The talks aim to update and harmonize aging and new radio laws from the past decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Radio Telegraph Conference
Coolid
London
Nickel Company Mine Caves In Avert Casualties
Sudbury Ont October 4 Mond Nickel Company Worthing ton mine collapsed wrecking hundreds of yards of CPR Sault line track and engulfing the station. The night shift had left and day men had not gone deep into the mine when they heard rumblings and escaped unharmed. Officials fear the entire underworkings gave way as CPR shops and round house settled and wires were cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudbury
Ont
Mond Nickel Company
Worthington
Here
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific
Round House
Wanted Large Orchards for Canning Yorks and Staymans
Classified note seeks orchards in Yorks and Staymans for canning. Mentions George Washington and room 506. Includes triplet code 10 4 1p 3t.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Mexican uprising declared failed as loyal troops pursue rebels
The article reports a nationwide military uprising in Mexico led by Generals Serrano and Gomez being declared failed by President Calles. Loyal federal troops pursue the remaining insurgents after the Mexico City garrison’s departure, with reports of martial law and censorship across the capital and border areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Associated Press
Revolutionary Movement
Serrano
Gomez
Calles
Mexico City
Jomez
Obregon
Tampico
Torreon
Oaxaca
Puebla
Wasineea
Laredo
Tex
Antonio Tual
Carrillo
Ae ‘Monteres
Neuve Laredo
Eos
Brownsville
Texas
Pedro Cardenas
Matamoros
Francisco Serrano
Galveston
United States
Ariz
Leal
Zarzia
Victoriano Ramirez
Camaleon
Palivco
Nogales
Pueblo
Ignacio Alamado
Joaquin Amaro
Ardwifo Gomez
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Rcvdis
THE
Methodist
MR. Mitchell
Canter
TOEL
Reiseee
Clarke County Farm
Dr. Adams
Levine
Party
M. E. C. Liberal
Grand Jury
Nickel Company
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