Handley High Faces Marpresk in Thanksgiving Classic
Handley High School football hosts Marpresk School for a season decisive showdown at Handley Stadium. The crowd expects a hard fought game with both sides eager after a strong last year. hundreds from Martinsburg and about 300 from Winchester travel to support their teams. Handley’s schedule includes Martinsburg Winchester Hagerstown Chambersburg Waynesboro and other key regional matchups.
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Death takes child of Mr. and Mrs. Colvin
James Garland Colvin an infant son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Colvin died at 12 30 this morning after a brief illness believed to be pneumonia. The five month old child was cherished by the family and the bereavement is deeply mourned. Interment will be in Friends burying ground at Sweet Gap.
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John H. Colvin
North Bet
Calvin
Pivih
Sarahe Company
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Jock
Friend’s Burying Ground
Gap
Unlawful Possession Case Against Roy Hillyard
Roy Hillyard faced a $64 fine and costs after an afternoon court appearance for unlawful possession of liquor. He was also sentenced to 30 days in jail.
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Roy Hillyard
Vorstey
Night School Registration Opens With Strong Interest
The Handley Night School opened with a large registration and many applying for regular classes. A number seek sewing cooking and automobile mechanics while several request English for Foreigners. If enough enroll in those four courses, they will be offered. Registration remains open Wednesday night and sessions run Monday Wednesday and Friday for the next seven months under R. C. Leggett supervision.
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Handley Night
Star
R. C. Leggett
Winchester Man Weds German Sweetheart in Berlin Ceremony
Sanitary inspector Persell D. Plank reports Robert Wowra of Winchester has married a German girl in Berlin. Wowra, formerly with Beck's Bakery and now with C A Bahlman cigars, pool, returns to Winchester to make his home. He left for Germany over a month ago to wed.
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Winchester
Robert Wowra
Berlin
Germany
Mr. Wowra
Beck
C.A. Bahlman
Leisnitz
Baltimore
Beck's Bakery
Harrisonburg
Lodge of Elks
Hughes Opposed To League Plan To Outlaw War
Secretary Hughes assails submission of domestic questions to any group of powers in a campaign address. He defends arbitration under treaties and international law, notes cooperation in humanitarian efforts, and hints at the Davis Davis Davis criticism renewing the League issue. He calls the 1924 election a test of Coolidge versus Democrats and criticizes Bryan as running mate.
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Hughes
John W. Davis
Japan
Geneva
Davis
League
Coolidge
Democratic Party
Bryan
Advent Of Aerial Fliver Predicted In Germany
Gersfeld Germany October 14 experts studying lessons from national air glider contests predict the advent of the air flivver. Sailplanes with auxiliary motor cycle engines of 8 to 12 horsepower surpassed the motorless gliders in every respect.
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Gersfeld
Germany
Card of Thanks for Glenn Gardner
The Gardner family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness during the illness and death of their son Glenn Lee Gardner. Glenn Gardner and wife express gratitude.
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Glenn Lee Gardner
Glenn Gardner
Martinsburg Cop Suspicions Of A Baltimore Family
Baltimore businessman L. E. Parker and his wife with eight children toured the Valley of Virginia. At Martinsburg they stopped for a rest and the family followed to a soda fountain. A local policeman accused Parker of leading a crowd, then apologized and left.
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L. E. Parker
Baltimore
Mrs Swisher Leaves Hospital After Train Crash
Staunton reports Mrs Maude Bunch Swisher wife of C L Swisher of Clifton Forge left King's Daughters Hospital after recovering from shock and injuries from the Fort Defiance train collision that killed her husband. Four children remain hospitalized and seriously injured but stable.
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Maude Bunch Swisher
C. L. Swisher
Clifton Forge
Fort Defiance
Jin
King's Daughters Hospital
Mr Swishers
Harrison Bunch
New Hope
Wounded Convict Dies In Prison
Wounded convict Harry McCracken died in the West Virginia state penitentiary at Moundsville from wounds suffered during an escape attempt yesterday. His companion Barl Blankenship was killed by a guard during the incident.
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Associated Press
Moundsville
W. Va
Harry, McCracken
West Virginia State Penitentiary
Barl Blankenship
McCracken
German Bonds Sell Over Par in Early Subscription
New York subscriptions for America's $110 million share of the German loan opened at 10 am and closed 12 minutes later amid heavy over subscription. In the first 15 minutes about $350,000 of bonds traded on the New York Stock Exchange at prices from 94 to 92 percent, above the offering price of 92.
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Associated Press
New York
America
New York Stock Exchange
Callizo Breaks World Airplane Altitude Record
Paris reports aviator Callizo raised the world altitude record to 12 066 metres 39 420 feet after official instrument verification. Callizo trained three years to surpass Sadile Coste’s 36 555 foot mark set in 1923.
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Sadile Coste
Calliize
Callizo
Firemen To Meet Mayor In Friday Conference
Acting under a city council resolution Mayor J F Ward issued invitations to captains and officers of all fire companies, fire wardens, and the fire committee to a conference in the Corporation Court at City Hall Friday October 17 at 730 p m. The meeting aims to discuss mutual interests and better cooperation between firemen, citizens, and the city government.
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City Council
J. F. Ward
Corporation Court
Ward
Foreigners And Actors To Call On Mr. Coolidge
Washington dispatch reports two political delegations will visit President Coolidge at the White House this week. The foreign born citizens' club and the Coolidge-Dawes theatrical league will call on Thursday and Friday respectively, with brief remarks expected from the President. Coolidge continued handling accumulated desk work after a cabinet meeting. Several callers delivered campaign reports.
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Washington
Coolidge
White House
Republican Foreign Born Citizens’ Club
Coolidge-Dawes Theatrical League
Cabinet
Democracy Of Kentucky Warned By Gen. Dawes
Charles G. Dawes Republican vice president nominee warned Democrats in Kentucky against a middle ground on the La Follette issue. He spoke at Louisville and planned stops in Shelbyville Frankfort Lexington and Covington urging voters there to choose a clear side in the national election.
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Kentucky
Louisville
Charles G. Dawes
Mr. Dawes
City Armory
Shelbyville
Frankfort
Lexington
Covington
Citizens of
No Man’s Land
New Rulers Have City Under Contract
Shanghai dispatch says new Chinese administrators allied with foreign authorities to govern after Chekiang defeat. They aim to avert disturbances during the government transition and maintain order in the city.
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Shanghai
Peking
Chafin Sentenced to Two Years and Fine for Violation
Huntington dispatch reports Don Chafin sheriff of Logan County West Virginia was sentenced by Judge G W McClintic to two years in federal prison and fined 10 000 for violating the Volstead act tied to a road house operation. The case stems from a raid by state troopers and recalls Chafins earlier notoriety as sheriff during armed clashes at a non union coal field in Logan County.
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Huntington
W. Va
Don Chafin
Lo Ban County
West Virginia
G. W. McClintic
Atlanta
Chafin
Logan County
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