Conference Committees Appointed For Virginia U B Conference
The 138th annual Virginia Conference of the United Brethren Church opens with about 180 delegates led by Bishop G D Batdorf. Officers are re elected. reports on Christian education and the quadrennial Name Committees are presented. Committees and boards meet, with memorial service closing the morning session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Brethren Church
G. D. Batdorf
East District
Virginia
Cumberland and Westernport
Roanoke
Manassas
Riverton and
Keyser
W. Va
Batdorf
W. H. Smith
Elkton
Secretaary
B. Obaugh
Winchester
A. P. Havermale
Martinsburg
P. Hovermale
E. C. Day
Albert Sites
L. G. Bridgers
Cumberland
O G. Thrush
J. A. Swain
Mr. Clinton
F. S. Racey
Berkeley Springs
W. M. Eden
Waynesboro
D. A. Frazier
Elder
J. Paul Grover
C. W. Tinsman
Rolla
C. K. Welch
Broadway
Tellers
Ushers
O. R. Kessner
J. H. Sheetz
L. O. Shirley
C. A. Moon
Toms Brook Va
Earl C. Bateman
Riverton W. Va
C. W. Hiser
Inwood
L. W. Hendrickson
Mathias
Song Leagers
Winchester Hosts Two Major Church Conferences This Year
Winchester earns notice as the site for two far reaching religious gatherings. The Virginia Conference of the United Brethren Church meets this week at Braddock Street Church while the Baltimore Conference of the M E Church South begins October 6 at the same church, highlighting the city’s standing among congregations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Virginia
United Brethren Church
Baltimore
M. E. Church
South
Braddock Street
Garrs Brothers Charged in Gen. Denhardt Murder
Shelbyville Kentucky Sept 21 three Garr brothers are charged with the murder of Brig Gen Henry H Denhardt after the 61 year old veteran killed his fiancee The indictment follows a prior mistrial in the case against Denhardt over the fiancee case and the Garrs await arraignment in Shelby county jail with grand jury action planned for October 4 The case involves Kentucky politics as officials discuss who will prosecute and oversee the charges
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
Verna Garr Taylor
Henry H. Denhardt
Kentucky
New Castle
Lagrange
Roy
Jack
Garr
Shelby County
Coleman Wright
H. F Walters
Rodes K. Myers
Denhard
Bowling Green
Garr Brothers
Forrest Barnes
Wright
Commonwealth
Garrs
No Improvement In Mr. Orndorff
Thomas J. Orndorff of Winchester, a businessman, remained unconscious and unchanged at Memorial Hospital after a stroke last Thursday. His high fever and lack of improvement were reported this afternoon.
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Thomas J. Orndorff
Winchester
Memorial Hospital
S.V.A. To Open New Session On September 23
The Virginia State Library prepares to begin a new session on September 23. Officials invite researchers and patrons to consult the library's resources and services during the upcoming term.
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S.V.A
Shenandoah Valley Academy Plans Band and Cadet Corps
Shenandoah Valley Academy prepares for a 40 to 50 cadet roll call at 5 PM Thursday September 23. Dr. Boone D Tillett reports an opening with band and orchestra, athletics, gymnasium plans, and students from multiple states. Dr. Frank R Caputo arrives to lead music and directing duties while Coach Hodson adds boxing wrestling and tumbling teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Boone D. Tillett
Frank R. Caputo
Pittsburgh
Caputo
University of Pittsburgh
Pitt Symphony Orchestra
Tillett
Hodson
Academy
Hawaii
Joseph Miller Morris J. Shiner
Raymond Campbell
Tom Rosenberger
Clowe Douglas Cooper
Death Comes To Rev. M. L. Yeakley
The Rev. Martin Luther Yeakley 74 a Holiness Church evangelist died at his Martinsburg home after two weeks of illness The Frederick County native is survived by his widow two daughters Iris Bonboy and Lorainne Yeakley two sons Forrest and Paul Yeakley and a brother the Rev Dr P B Yeakley Funeral services will be in Martinsburg with interment at Rosedale Cemetery There will be a 10 o'clock gathering at his home before the service
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Luther Yeakley
Frederick County
North High Street
Mr. Yeakley
William R
Rachel Fries Yeakley
Holiness Church
Frederick
Yeakley
Cora Crawford Yeakley
Martinsburg
Iris Bonboy
Keyser
W. Va
Lorainne Yeakley
Forrest
Pickers' Tickets Printed Now at the Star Office
Pickers' tickets are printed now at the Star Office. The note cites a specific page and column reference 1-21-1p-1f for the file location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Office
Auction Sale At 406 S Main St On Sept 25
That desirable property will be sold Lat Sept 25 at 11 a m in front of Court House. See ads inside page 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Main St
Court House
Fighters Invited and Stop British Ship in World News
Geneva reports Japan and China invited to join League of Nations committee on Chinese accusations against Japan. In Hong Kong a British freighter Sunchih was halted eighty miles from port by four cruisers and an aircraft carrier. Justice Hugo L Black and wife aboard City of Norfolk en route to the United States. Cutler Smith, a nephew by marriage to Black, may pursue a statement on Black’s ties to the Ku Klux Klan if authorities request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cutler Smith
Hugo L. Black
Black
Jon
Ku Klux Klan
Geneva
Japan
China
League of Nations Committee
Hongkong
Sunchih
Aerial Battle Over Canton In Sino-Japanese War
Hong Kong dispatch reports the first major air engagement of the Sino-Japanese conflict above Canton in southern China. A daring aviator fought in the confrontation, delivering a death-defying display as planes clashed 100 miles north of Hong Kong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Hong Kong
South China City
Parade Draws Over a Million Watchers in New York
Police Commissioner Lewis J. Valentine said at noon today that more than one million people watched the American Legion parade. He described the crowd as the largest ever handled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lewis J. Valentine
American Legion
Republican Chief Reports Trend Away From Roosevelt
John Hamilton, chairman of the Republican national committee, asserted today that all party workers were reporting a trend away from Roosevelt. The remark signals growing GOP optimism about the campaign posture and voter sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Hamilton
Republican National Committees
Roosevelt
Middletown Grange Plans Booster Night Meeting
The Middletown Grange announces a Booster Night on Thursday September 30 at 8 pm in Grange Hall. Lecturer R A Wall leads an open program featuring G G Dickenson county agent of Shenandoah county. Master E M Funk presides and L J Taber offers the Booster Night Message. Bob Shiffletts String Band provides music.
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Middletown Grange
Grange
Middletown
R. A Wall
Shenandoah County
Dickenson
Virginia
E. M. Funk
L. J. Taber
Wall
Bob Shifflett
Legion Parade Greatest In City's History
New York on September 21 saw about two hundred thousand veterans march up Fifth Avenue in a historic American Legion parade. The event, more than a routine convention procession, felt like a homecoming after eighteen years and recalled the victory marches of 1919 as veterans, now older and grayer, recalled their past service in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fifth Avenue
American Legion
Broad Avenue
France
Italy Joins Sea Patrol Against Mediterranean Piracy
Rome reports Italy will take part in anti piracy patrols in the Mediterranean joining Britain and France. Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo Ciano informed London and Paris of Italy's readiness to participate on parity with Britain and France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Rome
Britain
France
Mediterranean
Count Galeazzo Ciano
Rail Empire Probed by Interstate Commerce Board
The Interstate Commerce Commission opened a probe into the Van Sweringen empire’s corporate structure after three men controlled the vast railroad holdings valued at about 3 billion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sept
Interstate Commerce Commission
van Sweringen
Economics Minister Miasmar Schacht Returns to Berlin
A reliable informant says D. Miasmar Schacht economics minister is en route home from Italy after a clash with Nazi leaders over armament and public works expenditures was patched up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
D. Miasmar Schacht
Italy
Missing Child Found After Nightlong Search
In New Castle Kentucky on September 21 authorities recovered Albert Robert's two and a half year old son nearly 24 hours after he vanished from home. The child, the focus of an all night posse search, was found unharmed with only a few scratches.
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New Castle
Albert Robert
Park May Seek $19 500 Fund To Build Pool
Winchester Park Association discussed building a Bintz ovoid elevated pool at a total cost not exceeding 19 500. Financing would be via bond issue with petitions to place the measure before voters next November. Page noted added filtration to conserve water and allow 12 hour changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park
Winchester Park Association
W. Nelson Page
Page
Water reports from State Board of Health cited as satisfactory
The Sept 18 State Board of Health reports show samples from Rouss and Old Town springs labeled satisfactory. A council committee was formed to determine steps for unqualified approval, but no report has been issued yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health
Rouss
Old Town
Workers To Hold Meeting In Winchester Branch Campaign
It was announced this afternoon that workers seeking members for the Winchester Branch of the National Concert Association will hold a mass meeting Thursday afternoon from 5 to 5 30 o'clock at the George Washington Hotel. Miss Cora S. Breece opened the campaign yesterday describing methods and past successes, with Robert McNally presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
National Concert Association
George Washington
Cora S. Breece
Robert McNally
Miss Breece
W. W. Glass
Walker Bond
For Sale Secondhand Picking Sacks at Berryville
Used picking sacks offered by Byrd Packing House Berryville. Cheap price and immediate pickup. Call Berryville 75 for details.
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Byrd Packing House
Berryville
For Sale Reconditioned Tractors by Lupton Orchard Service Co
Auctionish classified notice from Lupton Orchard Service Co offering reconditioned tractors including Fordson, International, Case models. Summary mentions sale date likely September 21, 1923 and page reference 1p21. Limited readable details indicate equipment list and contact via the company name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fordsons
Internationals
Case
Wallis
Lupton Orchard Service Co
E Blair Sheetz Dies Suddenly of Heart Spell
Edward Blair Sheetz prominent Winchester resident dies at 6 45 a m after a day long illness. He was 69, born April 15 1868 in Romney W V and spent 45 years as a traveling salesman for Baltimore firms. Funeral rites set for 4 p m Thursday at his home 130 Peyton street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Blair Sheetz
Winchester
Peyton Street
Sheetz
Loudoun Street
Mr. Sheetz
Romney
Hampshire County
W. Va
Edward B
Katherine L. Snyder Sheetz
Mrs. Sheetz
Litvinoff Attacks Anti Reds At League of Nations
In Geneva Maxim Litvinoff denounced anti communist crusades by Germany Italy and Japan as pretexts for invasion and treaty breaches He urged the assembly to call aggression by its true name and warned that anti communism masks motives for material gains and resources.
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Litvinoff
Assembly
Germany
Italy
Japan
Geneva
Maxim Litvinoff
Russia
League of Nations Assembly
Mediterranean
Eith
Roosevelt Jr Enrolls At University Of Virginia Law School
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr registers for a three year law program at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He and his bride Ethel Dupont arrived after a honeymoon abroad and moved into a leased home near the university on Fendall Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
University of Virginia
Roosevelt
Ethel Dupont
Fendall Avenue
President Roosevelt to Tour West Visit Cheyenne and Bonneville Dam
President Roosevelt begins a cross country speaking tour lasting through early October. He will deliver a major address at Bonneville Dam near Portland and make talks in Cheyenne Boise and Seattle while visiting eight western states and meeting lawmakers and party leaders aboard a ten car special train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Harold Oliver
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Northwestern
Middle Western
British Columbia
Bonneville Dam
Portland
Oregon
Cheyenne
Seattle
Wyoming
Idaho
Washington
Montana
North Dakota
Minnesota
Illinois
Mervin H. McIntyre
John Boettiger
Cleveland
Chicago
Omaha
Teske Scheduled to Attend Fruit Meet at Handley Library
A. H. Teske confirmed his attendance at tomorrow night’s fruit growers conference at Handley Library starting 7:30. He plans to stay several days to assist local growers with problems, with surplus apple disposal as the main topic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Teske
Handley Library
Stine
Ladies' League Reorganized with 12 Teams
The Evening Star Ladies' Bowling League reorganized for the new year with 12 teams. Dorothy McCann Rice named president. Frances Proffitt vice president. co secretaries Margaret Butsler Sirbaugh and Jennie Hockman Cather. Doris Reid Jolliffe treasurer. Play begins Friday October 1. schedule to be posted next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Star Ladies’ Bowling League
Dorothy McCann Rice
Frances Proffitt
Margaret Butsler Sirbaugh
Jennie Hockman Cather
Doris Reid Jolliffe
Pure Food Store Ad Highlights Energy Savings
Local ad promotes Pure Food Store offerings with a cue to save energy and a contact phone number 444. The snippet appears from a dated classifieds page, likely retail emphasis and a lightweight promotional item.
Diplomats Clash Over Navi Nanking Air Raid Threat
Secretary Hull protested to Japan through Ambassador Grew and Hiroji Saito against bombing Nanking from the air, citing international law and protection of American diplomats. Ambassador Johnson and staff evacuated to gunboats Luzon and Guam as tension rose with no raid materializing.
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Washington
Hull
United States
Japan
Nanking
Joseph C. Grew
Tokyo
Hiroji Saito
State Department
Foreign Office
Nelson T. Johnson
China
Luzon
Guam
Aer
Johnson
C. Yates McDaniel
Yangtze
J. Hall Paxton
Legation
Dog Helps Mother Three Pigs In Odd Man and Dog Tale
A half bull and half terrier named Lady, owned by George H. Eagle, feeds and guards three newborn piglets after their mother failed to raise all nineteen. The scene, prompted by the loss of the dog’s own puppy, is photographed and on display at Lovett Bros. Shoe Store on Loudoun Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Eagle
Lovett Bros. Shoe Store
Loudoun Street
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U. B
Harrisburg
H. H. Denhardt
Charles C. Marshall
Denhardt
Hubert S. Meredith
Myers
Meredith
Mr. Orndorff
State Library
Durham
N. C
M.L. Yeakley
Bulletins
G. O. P. Lees Drift
Legion
E. Blair Sheetz
Mal Health
Frank Roosevelt
University
Hull Files
O'Mahoney
Bill Foe
White House
Cheyenne Wyoming
D-Wyo
Supreme Court
Wheeler
Teske
Admiral Yarnell
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