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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1928
Page
3
The region reports a series of marriages and engagements including Evelyn Churchill and William J. Keegan Jr in Washington and Gertrude Guthridge and Garvin J. Walter in Middletown. Local dances at Rouss Hall support Elks charity, as Marlett Parlett’s seventh seventh birthday is noted alongside many community notices and visits.
Mr and Mrs Jesse Whitacre and children of Gore visited with Raymond Arnold and Altha Arnold in Trone Brevities. Others from Concord West Virginia joined trips to Keyser and Capon Bridge to see Frank Giffin and family. Various Whitacre Giffin and La Follette family members traveled to Winchester Capon Bridge and Capon Bridge area for visits and winter plans.
Mrs Bettie Daft wife of Miles A Daft of Inwood W Va died at 6 p m yesterday in Martinsburg City Hospital after a two week stay as a medical patient She was about 80 born Greenspring in Berkeley County daughter of Constantine and Sarah Droke Her first husband John W Smith died years ago she later married Mr Daft Survived by two sons B B Smith Winchester and John W Smith Inwood and daughter Mrs Genevieve Halbach Hagerstown Md Also survived by brother John W Droke Hyndman Pa and sister Mrs John F Staub Inwood Funeral services will be Sunday afternoon with a home service at Inwood then Winchester church services at 3 p m at United Brethren Church North Braddock Street officiated by Rev J R Collis and Revs George W Stover and
The Federal Radio Commission urged amateurs and experimental stations to cease operations from 8 p m November 6 to 12 noon November 7 to prevent interference with broadcasting of election returns. TV sets included, stations should suspend if they affect reception while broadcasters not sending returns should limit interference to essential communications.
Arnold Ehrlich described as a Chicago merchant was killed in the Signplaw Orient Express wreck in Transylvania. The Dispatch reported 50 dead, with 25 hospitalized and 47 injured. The crash stemmed from malfunctioning switch points.
J Racey of this city is named in an obituary with interment in the family lot at Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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