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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1929

Page

5

Local Farmer Dies After Illness at Mount Pleasant Church

John Bailey aged 50 died Friday morning at the home of George Braithwaite near Gerrardstown in Berkeley County West Virginia after months of illness. He was a son of the late Jonathan and Margaret Bailey and had been farming years in the area.

George Braithwaite Mount Pleasant Church Gerrardstown Berkeley County W. Va Bailey Jonathan Margaret Bailey

Local Man Dies of Tuberculosis

Unmarried man believed to have died of tuberculosis. Survived by two brothers and other relatives. Friends will meet at the Braithwaite home at 10 o'clock tomorrow to transport the body to Howard Chapel in Frederick County for services and nearby burial.

Braithwaite Howard Chapel Frederick County

Stolen Kisses at Capitol Theatre Delivers Bright Comedy

Hollywood calls May McAvoy’s film a rollicking bright piece as Stolen Kisses opens at the Capitol Theatre. The plot follows a modern bride and her small husband on a Paris trip, sparking a rush of amusing adventures with vivid characters and farcical situations.

Hollywood May McAvoy Capitol Theatre Miss McAvoy Paris

Texas Tommy at Colonial Thea tre with Bob Custer

The Colonial Theatre presents Bob Custer in Texas Tommy a Wanderer who seeks adventure and fate at a crossroad named Dynamite. The film features action guns and racing horses amid a romantic plot of home life versus roaming desire. A midnight gala show closes Honeymoon Limiter Company engagements at 12:01 Sunday night.

Colonial Theatre Bob Custer Honeymoon Limiter Company

Senatorial tariff debate stirs lawmakers

The senatorial debate on the tariff may not enlighten the country much, but it will make the senators feel better.

Week Forecast Shows Mix of Showers and Fair Weather

Weather outlook for the week beginning Monday indicates some probability of showers Monday or Monday night in the north Atlantic and interior north of the middle Atlantic states. Beyond that, generally fair with showers expected on Thursday. Temperature rises Monday, cooler Tuesday night, then near normal thereafter.

Associated Press Washington North Atlantic Middle “Atlantic

Christ Episcopal Church Sunday Services and Sermon

The schedule lists 6 a.m. holy communion, 9:45 a.m. Sunday school, 11 a.m. morning prayer and sermon on The Message of Haggai with text Haggai 1 5 Consider your ways, and 8 p.m. evening prayer and sermon. Also Stephens City services at 9 a.m. with a prayer about Christ’s throne and triumph.

Stephens City

Sacred Heart Church Service Time Change Announcement

Seventh Sunday after Pentecost services at Sacred Heart Church include Sunday school at 9 45 a m and High Mass at 11 a m with a note of time change from 10 to 11 a m. Sunday school teachers are asked to arrive by 9 45 a m and a Cemetery Committee meeting follows the late Mass. Public invited. seats are free.

Sacred Heart Church

Bad Check Flashers Warn Local Business Men

The police department warns business men about bad check flashers arriving with outside workers. They caution not to cash checks for strangers regardless of plausibility and note overloaded fake orders and spurious drafts targeting merchants.

Safe dealing with bad checks says local merchants

The piece notes how thieves target busy merchants on pay days in orchards and other industries by passing spurious checks. It advises merchants to be cautious, even at the risk of losing a possible sale, emphasizing it is cheaper to be safe than sorry.

Bootlegger Deterrent Talk in Illinois Prompts Chains

Report discusses possible punishment ideas by Illinois authorities involving attaching balls and chains to bootleggers. It suggests that, if the offenders escape, the clanking would deter others by drawing attention and warning away potential customers.

Illinois

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