Spottswood Trail Proposed for Route 17 in Virginia
Elkton residents push to name Route 17 Spottswood Trail to honor Gov. Spotswood and his 1716 Shenandoah Valley expedition. The route connects Gordonsville to Covington via Swift Run Gap, shortening travel to Charlottesville and Norfolk.
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Elkton
Spottswood
Gordonsville
Swift Run Gap
Covington
Shenandoah Valley
Gov. Spottswood
Knights of the Golden Horseshoe
Market Street M E Church Services
A church notice invites the community to Market Street M E Church with services at 9 45 a m Sunday school and Bible class 11 00 am sermon by junior church and 7 30 pm evening sermon on the need of true faith and public duty. Pastor F Mumford urges attendance to spread the word and uphold church missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sermo Junior Church
Invert Sugar Definition and Composition
The sugar of fruit is described as an invert mixture of dextrose and levulose, termed invert sugar. It remains uncrystallized and forms syrupy masses, arising by inversion of saccharine.
A Modern Ruth shown at Centenary Reformed Church
Centenary Reformed Church offers 7 30 evening service with A Modern Ruth film about love and sacrifice. Morning services include Sunday School at 9 45 and worship at 11 with a children sermon and adult service.
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Ruth
Centenary Reformed Church
Halloween Party Invitations Issued for Reuss Hall Dance
Invitations issued for a Halloween dance next Wednesday at Reuss hall under a committee led by W. B. Snyder Jr and Paul Tomney. Hall will be decorated suitably and souvenirs are expected for guests. Music will be provided by a Washington orchestra.
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Reuss Hall
W. B. Snyder, Jr
Paul Tomney
Washington
Week's Weather Outlook From Weather Bureau
Washington reports a rainy period ahead with considerable cloudiness in the North and Middle Atlantic states. Showers expected to start, recur toward the week’s end, with temperatures near normal throughout the period according to the Weather Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Weather Bureau
North
Middle Atlantic
Leather Glove Makers Convene in Hat City Next Week
Mr and Mrs Charles W Trenary and Carl R Ritter depart Chicago for Martinsburg to attend the National Association of Leather Glove Manufacturers annual convention. The meeting will be in session most of next week in that city.
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Charles W. Trenary
Carl R. Ritter
Chicagso
NationalAssociation of Leather Glove Manufacturers
Martinsburs
Capitol Limited to Chicago train schedule note
Mr and Mrs Trenary and Mr Ritter will be joined in Chicago by C T Owen senior member of the Owen and Trenary Glove Company of Winchester. Mr Owen has been on a business trip to Kentucky Tennessee and Ohio and leaves Cincinnati tomorrow for the convention city.
Ex Kaiser Takes Pim to Near German Border
Doorn Holland Oct 27 Former Emperor William and two aides left his chateau for a visit towards Arnheim about ten miles from the German border returning at 2 am. They were followed by three other cars. It is reported the ex crown prince wishes to return to Germany and has discussed this with Dutch officials. Berlin Oct 27 Hugo Stinnes and other German industrial leaders reopened Ruhr negotiations with General Degoutte after talks with Chancellor Stresemann. The fate of Ruhr operations hinges on the talks.
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Doorn
Holland
William and
Cone
Arnheim
Germany
Berlin
Hugo Stinnes
Stresemann
Ruhr
Géneral Degoutte
Young Couple Wedded Today in Local Methodist Ceremony
Miss Ratha Hannum of Hayfield and Mr Ray Anderson of Winchester married at noon in the Meth odist Episcopal Church South parsonage by Rev B V Switzer. The bride wore a blue traveling dress and the couple will reside in Winchester after a wedding trip.
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Ratha Hannum
Hayfield
Ray Anderson
Winchester
Methodist Episcopal Church South
B. V. Switzer
Russell Holland
Virginia Woolen Company
Aghby
County
Throom
Sadie
P. Anderson
This City
Sunday School and Prayers at Stephens City
Morning Prayers at 9:00 A.M. with Sunday School designed for all ages. Morning Prayer and Sermon titled Then and Now at 9:45 A.M. Evening Prayer and Sermon Christ The High Priest at 11:00 A.M. Evening service features a 7:30 P.M. session. Stephens City hosts morning prayers at 9:00 A.M.
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Christ
Pom. Stephens City
Large Dance Held at Gilpin Home in Clarke County
About 150 Winchester residents and guests from Clarke county Virginia and beyond attended a large dance at Scaleby Manor the residence of Mr and Mrs Henry S Gore. Washington caterer Rauscher led the buffet. Mrs Gilpin and Miss Powell assisted in receiving guests at Kentmere Clarke county antebellum home decorated with autumn flowers and lights.
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Winchester
Kenneth N. Gilpin
Kentmere
Clarke County
Scaleby Manor
Henry Sag Gore
Virginia
Gilpin
Senna Bote Ou
Washington
Rauscher
Tenn
Ottiees
Shenandoah Airship Display Enchants City Crowd
Spectators witnessed the Shenandoah passing overhead with flags raised as the crew of eighty saluted. The vast craft appeared as a giant fish over downtown streets, its moving propellers audible while passengers rode in the small cars beneath its hull.
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Main Street
Water Street
Shenandoah Valley
National Bank
Piccadilly Street
Braddock Street
Market
Maine Street
Water
Piccadilly
STATE- TEMPLARS ELECT OFFICERS
Edward R. Fuller of Richmond was elected right eminent grand commander of the Grand Commandry of Knights Templar in Virginia at the Richmond conclave. Sol Cutchins of Richmond was elected deputy grand commander and Vernon Eddy of Winchester was elected generalissimo. Eddy may be elected to the top post in fall 1925. Also present were A. M. Baker and B. Beverley Jr. of Winchester Commandery No. 12. The group anticipated a November 1 Alexandria pilgrimage for the George Washington Memorial cornerstone ceremony. The Templars will escort the Grand Lodge of Masons of Virginia and host visiting Templar bodies. Miss Anna Marble has returned to Lynchburg.
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Edward R. Fuller
Richmond
Knights Templar
Virginia
Sol Cutchins
Vernon Eddy
Winchester
Issuio
Mr. Eddy
A. M. Baker
B. Beverley, Jr
Winchester Commandery
No. 12
Alexandria
George Washington Memorial
White
Organization of Knights Templar
Grand Lodge of Masons of
Washington Monument’s Remarkable Masonry Construction
The Washington monument is praised as the best masonry worldwide. Its interior measures 25 feet square and the exterior 55 feet square, showing the walls' great thickness. The foundation sits eight feet below the surface in solid rock, 80 feet square, with stones contributed by many nations cities states and individuals.
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Washington Monument
Scotland Receives Ellisland Farm for Nation
Ellisland Farm near Dumfries, famed as the home of Robert Burns and inspiration for works like Scots Wha Hae and Lam o Shanter, is bequeathed to the Scottish nation. The will directs that the buildings remain as they were during Burns's occupancy wherever feasible.
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Scotland
Ellisland
Dumfries
Burns
Edinburgh
Robert Burns
Foreman Trains Guard Dog Against Theft at Rockland Factory
A Rockland shoe factory theft problem led a foreman to place a guard dog on night duties. On the first night the dog blocked the watchman from reentering, forcing him to stay outside until the foreman arrived in the morning and ordered the dog recalled.
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Rockland
Advertise Im The Star It Pays Advertise Sow
The fragment hints at an advertisement promoting self promotion with a slogan-like line. Names, dates, or places are not clearly readable. The readable portion emphasizes paying for advertisement space and the phrase I am the star.
Winchester council rejects filling station site near Handley Library
The Winchester Common Council defeated a proposed ordinance to restrict building permits and voted 9 to 2 on a substitute resolution opposing Standard Gas and Oil Co plans for an oil filling station at Braddock and Piccadilly. The measure cites pedestrian danger and insults to Handley Library memory, while notes council has no judicial powers. The city manager will urge removal of a street barricade near Main Street and the bank construction site.
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McVicar
Cooper
Capt. Coopers
Common Council
City of
Winchester
Standard Gas and At Co
S.E
Braddock and
Piccadilly Streets
Commin
Tdermal
Judge Handley
Handley Library
Standard Gas and Oil Co
Sale
Philip Williams
Trenary
East Piccadilly Street
Main
Commercial and Savings Bank
Kiwanis Honor Edger R Himelright Resolution
Members of the Kiwanis Club of Winchester adopted a resolution mourning Edgar R. Himelright a steward of service to God and country. The note honors his broad humanity and offers sympathy to his family. Other items: Mrs A M Baker returns from Baltimore. Mrs Jonah L Rees and Miss Annie Rees travel to Baltimore for Friends Meeting. Rev Dr C D Gibbeson to Thomas West Virginia for pastor installation. Mr S D Robinson attends Friends Yearly Meeting in Baltimore.
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Kiwanis Club
Edgar R. Himelright
Kiwanis
Kiwanis Club OF
Winchester
R. T. Barton
Jonah L. Rees
Annie Rees
Baltimore
S. D. Robinson
Friends’ ‘Yearly Meeting
Woman Routs Bank Robbers in Courageous North Carolina Clerk
In Newton, North Carolina, Mrs. Ed Young, a bank clerk, faced two masked men at the Peoples Bank. She struggled, screamed, and triggered a quick pursuit by residents, aiding officers to drive off the would be robbers before they escaped.
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Watt
The Unknown Farmer: a plain man who feeds the world
A tribute to the unknown farmer who labors unheralded on plains and hills from Texas to Kentucky. He feeds and clothes the world, votes quietly, cares for his family, and seeks no praise, embodying sacrifice and self restraint.
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Texas P
Kentucky
Ben Franklin
Croker's Estate Offer From Tammany Widow
New York October 27 Ki widow of Richard Croker Tammany leader offers her entire late husband's estate to the organization. The estate valued at more than a million dollars was presented to Murphy in Dublin after Croker’s oath in April 1928, but no decision was reached.
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Associated Press
New York
Richard Croker
T Tammany Leader
Hitchcock Unable To Attend Rotary Club Engagement
Raymond Hitchcock, star of The Old Soak, will not be present on Monday. The Rotary Club meeting is postponed. a future date will be announced after Secretary Marshall confirms the next schedule.
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Raymond Hitchhock
Rotary Club
Daet
Marshall
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Baltimore Watch Star Ad
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Brussels
Axminster
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W. C. Plundere Coo
Bulova
Butova
Hodgson & Brown Jewelers
Spottswood Trail
Standardsville
Charlottesville
J. Campbell
Reformed Church
Hallowe'en
Lave TO
Glovers
The
William Rady
Mfodinterk
Fort Humphreys
Screame Co ‘Est
Christ Episcopal Church
Shenandoah
Templars
Anna Marble
Lynchburg, Va
E. R. Himelright
Peter Vredenburgh
Freehold, N. J
C. D. Gibbeson
Thomas
W.va
Ams’ Mann
Presbyterian Church
Tammany
Croker
Hitchcock
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