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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1923
Page
2
Richmond dispatch reports Republicans wavering over C Bascom Slemp named private secretary to President Coolidge. The party shifts from backbiting to lining up as they foresee reduced influence and expect Republicans in Virginia to field candidates for Congress to bolster the state delegation at future national conventions.
William Stevens of Warrenton is president and Rev W E Smith of Marshall is secretary of the Baltimore Conference Benevolent Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, chartered by the Virginia State Corporation Commission. The not for profit aims to aid retired ministers and their dependent families with no capital stock.
Frederick I. Mumford, pastor, invites all to regular services with strong choirs. Evening choir features young singers directed by J. W. Bowman and will perform Hark Hark My Soul. Sunday school and Men’s Bible Class at 9 45 a m. junior service at 11 a m. senior service at 11 a m with subject Pauls Offering. Evening service at 7 30 p m on Sundays with A Little Man with a Big Life. Boy’s Club Tuesday 7 45 p m. prayer meeting Wednesday. Rally Day Sunday October 14.
The marriage of Miss Helen Somers Turner daughter of Mr and Mrs Williamson Turner of Front Royal Virginia and Washington to William Royal Stokes son of Dr and Mrs William Royal Stoker of Baltimore will be performed at 4 oclock this afternoon at Bethlehem Chapel Episcopal Cathedral Washington The ceremony will be by Rev William Devries canon of the cathedral Miss Turner will have her sister Miss Careau Turner as maid of honor The bride will wear white satin crepe with a court train and lace trim The gown will be trimmed with duchess and rose point lace The veil will be of tulle worn with a coronet of rose point and orange blossoms She will carry Bride roses and swansonias Mr Stokes best man G Gordon Gatchell Baltimore Ushers H Ashby Turner brother of groom Eric Rodney Greenleaf Gorham Fulton Freer Paul Parsons The ceremony will be followed by a small reception for family and intimate friends.
Emil Thermes, 28, a Pittsburgh and Lake Erie fireman, crawled into the locomotive firebox in Cumberland yard at Fayette City and burned to death. Witnesses, including engineers and a brakeman, tried to pull him free as he gripped the grate and disappeared into the flames. Insanity from brooding over heat is believed to have driven the suicide.
The text extols happiness as a universal need boosting life, strength, vitality, and endurance. It frames mental sunshine as a practical value, suggesting well being enhances daily performance and resilience.
James Bucher, ex Confederate soldier and large Frederick county landowner, serves 30 days in county jail for violation of state prohibition laws. He reflects on reentering home after years away and hopes never to be separated from his family again.
An advice piece warns that excess rich foods stress kidneys causing backache and other symptoms. It recommends drinking plenty of water and taking Jad Salts daily for a few days to flush kidneys and relieve irritation, plus a physician check twice yearly.
Train timetable lists departures and connections from Berryville Virginia to Roanoke Bristol Shenandoah Hagerstown Philadelphia and New York with parlor cars Pullman sleepers and dining car Shenandoah. Fare and reservation information available from H. H. Burks Berryville and W. C. Saunders Roanoke agents.
An advertisement from the National Medical Institute in Milwaukee Wisconsin promotes Triumph Pills as safe and dependable for proper cases. It warns against experimentation and offers free information in a relief letter order.
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