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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1926

Page

5

Rest Brevities in Rest Va Rally Centered on Sunday

Rest Virginia rest Sunday school held its annual rally with day services last Sunday evening. A large crowd attended. The piece notes visits and health updates among local residents including Merritt and Snapp families, Bowers' illness recovery, and relatives from Hagerstown Md Gaithersburg Md and Brucetown.

Rest Joseph Merritt Near Bellair Ohio Harry Stype Garland Snyder Holmes Snapp Martinsburg David Prigce John Schlack Wilma Charles Tharp Cyril Mathews Winchester

Sunday Worship Invite Near Rest Chapel in Hagerstown

A note invites residents to join family and her brother for Sunday school at Rest Chapel at 10 o clock each Sunday with a message to come and worship.

Hagerstown Rest Chapel

W Va Man Found Dead In the Woods

Romney West Virginia October 23 Thomas Sanders 70 died suddenly in the woods where he had been working near his home three miles east of Romney. He did not come home for dinner and his wife went to look for him.

Romney W. Va Thomas Sanders Sanders

Bizarre Family Tragedy Leaves Survivors in Wake of Loss

The report notes the sudden deaths of Sanders and two of his brothers in close succession, with his widow and five children surviving him. The piece emphasizes the family's grief and the unusual pattern of fatalities, detailing the immediate survivors.

Three Ships With 75 Men Aboard Believed Lost

Three vessels that sailed from Atlantic ports in early September with about 75 men aboard are believed lost. The Associated Press reports the ships vanished after leaving port, sparking formal search efforts and concern for the crews.

Associated Press New York Atlantic

British and American freighters in hurricane vicinity

About 75 men aboard the Trovose, Golden Gate, and Halekala are feared dead in Southern waters. The Golden Gate and Halekala cleared Norfolk. all three freighters are wireless equipped and were near the hurricane that prevailed around September 14, per the New York Maritime Register.

New York Maritime Register Golden Gate Norfolk Maritime Register

Hold Up Tale Of 320 000 Dollar Theft Doubted By Police

Pittsburgh detectives doubted Charles B. Knapp's story of a $320,000 Liberty bond purchase swindle. Knapp and his wife were arrested after a week as fugitives, with investigators probing safety deposits and a Chicago contact named S Russe. Discrepancies in his tale fueled ongoing searches in Pittsburgh and Fayette county.

Pittsburgh Charles EB. Knapp Liberty Bonds R. A. McCarthy Brotherhood Savings and Trust Company Fayette County Knapp John Russe Chicago McCarthy S Russe Russo Riverview Park Knappe Hancock

Harrisonburg Elks Set for First Elkdom Tour Sunday

Fifty Harrisonburg Elks join Elks from Maryland Pennsylvania and Delaware on the Shenandoah Valley First Elkdom Tour to Shenandoah Caverns. The motorcade of about one thousand will depart Hagerstown at 8 15 AM and reach the caverns by 12 30 PM with dignitaries Hon J J Powell and Judge Leon Yourtee delivering addresses.

Harrisonburg Elks Brother Elks Maryland Pennsylvania Delaware Shenandoah Valley Shenandoah Caverns George R. Packet Hagerstown Elks of Caverns Valley of Virginia H. B. Chapman Shenandoah Caverns Corp Geo. R. Packett

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