Plane ride ferries doctor to dying grandson in 15 minutes
Hayfield Va Sept 7 Henry Benjamin Hedrick died at home after illness in Va. His grandfather Dr H B Hedrick at Aberdeen Md received word and a plane with emergency parachute flew 80 miles in 15 minutes to reach him. The doctor, on his first aerial trip, said he felt safe and calm. Attending were Miss Eleanor Hedrick Elizabeth Stetson Mr and Mrs Benjamin Hedrick and Dr and Mrs H B Hedrick.
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Hayfield
Henry Benjamin Hedrick
Benjamin Hedrick
Glen Carlyn
Rick
H. B. Hedrick
Aberdeen
Hedrick
Old North
Eleanor Hedrick
Elizabeth Stetson
Burcroft
C. L. Kern
Baltimore
Kern
Monumental City
Ada Weaver
Capper Family Visits Hayfield Now
Mr and Mrs Walter Capper and daughter Mrs May Capper Carper and daughter Miss Sarah Capper and Mr Busey were recent visitors at Hayfield. Mr B F P Carter the village post se has been very much indisposed.
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Walter Capper
May Capper
Carper
Sarah Carper
Busey
Hayfield
B. FP. Carter
Physician's Wife Severely Gashed In Auto Crash
Mrs. E. B. Powers wife of Strasburg physician sustained severe facial cuts when an auto with Dr Powers and daughter Miss Helen Powers collided with a truck owned by Schmidt Bread Co of Baltimore driven by W L Dedrick of Baltimore on Main Street. The windshield shattered and twelve stitches were required at Winchester Memorial Hospital after first aid at home. Dr Powers escaped with minor bruises and Miss Powers had a minor knee cut. The car was damaged and the accident occurred as they were returning from Winchester.
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E. B. Powers
Strasburg
Dr. Powers
Helen Powers
Pies Schmidt Bread Company
Baltimore
W. L. Dedrick
Kline Brothers
Powers
Winchester
Pike
Dedrick
Ed. Brierly
Miss Powers
Mrs. Powers
Local Crash Leaves Driver Uninjured And Cars Damaged
A vehicle collision sent the driver from the Dodge into the road where she was returned home and is recovering well. Mr. Dedrick was forced from the driver seat with no injuries. Dr Powers’s Dodge sustained a bent axle broken wheel smashed fender and windshield broken. The car moved to Saum garage for repair. The White truck suffered a bent axle frame damage and repairs finished at Pater garage on Sunday.
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Mr. Dedrick
Dr. Powers
Saum
Pater
Winchester Honors Two Naval Officers With Gold Medals
In 1813 and 1926 Winchester celebrates two sons, Lieut John Joliffe Yarnall and Comdr Richard Evelyn Yarnall, for naval bravery. Yarnall served with Perry at Lake Erie and with Decatur in the Tripolitan crises. he perished aboard the Constitution. Yarnall received a Virginia gold medal and sword later used in the Civil War. Public letter by J H Yarnall of Mt Jackson Va dated Sept 7 1926.
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Winchester
John Joliffe Yarnall
Richard Evelyn
Yarnall
Commodore Perry
Lawrence
Lake Erie
Commodore Decatur
Virginia
Byrd
Recent Court Dockets In Police Court Under Magistrate Weems
Police court records show multiple drunkenness fines ranging from 7 to 12 dollars with one 15 day jail sentence suspended for Russell Potts. Contempt offenses carried a 5 dollar penalty. Henders on Cook faced parking law violation fine. James Hart and Jerry Hollar also fined for drunkenness. A separate note mentions a submerged Swiss house reemerging as a plumber locates a lake leak.
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Weems
T W. Hart
Hugh’ Fiegtcher
R. G. Wiley
Taylor Hahn
Henderson Cook
Russell Potts
Jerry Hollar
James Hart
T. G. Savoy
Reward for coins stolen from Stephens City house
Reward offered for return of specific coins taken from a Stephens City residence. The items valued for their association include a 1873 silver dollar, an 1887 two and a half dollar gold piece, a classic one dollar gold coin, and four Columbia half dollars. Return to Mr. Julian Steele at Steele Brother's store in Stephens City, Virginia. No questions asked.
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Stephens City
Columbia
Julian Steele
Steele Brother’s
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Whippet
Herbert Shutte
Shenandoah Motor CO
Nash Dealers
H. A. Schmidt
Handley School
the Union Bank OF Winchester
Ww. Smith
Jones’ Creamery
W. M. Fletcher
Lillian Durgan
Mennemiereis
Gras Rey
Ebert
Ebbitt Hotel
Editor
The
Star
Mt. Jackson
Switzerland
Cyca
Derson
Wender
Ford
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Tentle
J. W. Arthur General Insurance
Rouss Ave
New York
Harpers Ferry
Washington
Baltimore & Ohio
Albert
Elizabeth
Belgium
Flanders
Yorfolk & Western
Berryville
Roanoke
Bristol
Bluefield
Welch
Norton
Waynesboro
Pullman
Gary
Memphis
Chattanoga
Nashville
Broiler
Shenandoah
Hagerstown
Shenandoah Junction
Philadelphia
H. H. Burke
Jno
Bladon
Gen
Pass
Roanoke. Va
GC. IL Brumback
Hansler and Carter
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