Tommy Milton Wins 225 Mile Uniontown Race on Labor Day
Tommy Milton led the 1920 Uniontown 225 mile race on Labor Day in a gray Duesenberg finishing in two hours 20 minutes 24 seconds to set a track record. Jimmy Murphy finished second after a fierce duel, Eddie Hearne took third, and Eddie ODonnell fourth. The event featured dramatic spins on lap 118 and a near calamitous crash, with Milton now leading the season but the 1920 title to be decided in Los Angeles on Thanksgiving Day.
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Tommy Milton
Uniontown
Board Oval
Milton
St. Paul
Jimmy Murphy
Duesenberg
L. Corum
Frontenac
Stalph de Larma
Chevrolet
Stein
Murphy
Gastno Chevrolet
Los Angeles
Local Visitors and Weekend Travels Spot Marlboro Area
Marlboro, Va on September 22 reports Dr Foltz and his wife from Butterworth and Mrs Knee from Strasburg visiting E W Knee. Shull family attended Woodstock fair and Shull relatives joined the event. Crabil of Richmond spent the weekend with Crabill, while Staples of Dillon visited Jamison. Braynard Campbell of Painters Hill visited Boggs. Shull and Smith traveled to Winchester on Saturday.
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Marlboro
Foltz
Butterworth
John Knee
Strasburg
Lester Knee
E. W. Knee
H. H.shull
Woodstock
Emma Shull
E. C. Shull
H. E. Shull
Berryville Personal Notes Reflect Social Round
Social notes from Berryville Virginia list visitors and residents. Edward Stribling of Norfolk and Mrs. E. M. Stribling host, Dr. and Mrs. Clifford Hartman of Pittsburgh, Mrs. W. H. Patteson and Mrs. J. S. Goldsmith guests, Walter Sanders of Gloucester touring Virginia and West Virginia, Ruth Bean of Hinton wintering with Mrs. Conner and attending high school, Sophie Powers of Lynch Kentucky home for vacation, Melville guest of Mrs. John California, Grace Church service with Right Rev William Cabell Brown and eleven confirms, Mrs. Frank Reynolds of Winchester sang at service.
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Berryville
Edward Stribling
Norfolk
E. M. Stribling
Clifford Hartman
Pittsburgh
W. H. Patteson
J. S. Goldsmith
Walter Sanders
Gloucester
County
Virginia
West Virginia
Janet C. Moore
Hugh Taylor
Sophie Powers
Lynch
Melville
John California
B. Neill
William Cabell Brown
Grace Church
Frank Reynolds
Winchester
Bunker Hill Local Notes Highlights
Local notes report Herbert Laise leaving for Carlisle Dickinson College to study, Elizabeth Henson departing for Morgantown to finish at West Virginia University, David Fiddler visiting from Washington, Anna Thatcher visiting her mother in Dry Run, and Charles Groves family trip to Middleway. Farmers begin corn harvest expected to yield well. Paul Clendening buys Middleway savage from his brother to run it, Walter Busey of Inwood visits his daughter.
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Bunker Hill
W. Va
Herbert Laise
Carlisle
Dickinson College
Elizabeth Henson
Morgantown
University of West Virginia
David Fiddler
Washington
Anna Thatcher
Dry Run
Charles Groves
Middleway
Paul Clendening
Middleway Savage
Walter, Busey
Inwood
Not to Hire a Lawyer for Hall in Shenandoah Trial
Richmond board announces it will not employ counsel to defend W C Hall at next month's Manasaas trial for the March 26 1919 shooting of two bootleggers who resisted arrest near Shenandoah county. The federal court has since dismissed the officer who killed a bootlegger in Henry county.
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Richmond
Harry B. Smith
W. C. Hall
Manasaas
Shenandoah County
Hall
McDowell
Henry County
County Marriage Licenses Issued in Frederick County
The clerk of Frederick county issued licenses to James Benner Clowser and Miss Mary McIlwee of Hapfield, the groom a farmer. and John R McDonald of Wabash Indiana and Miss Ethel G Shade of DeHaven, the groom a steam pipe fitter. The Shade bride is a daughter of Mr and Mrs Philip Shade.
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Frederick County
James Benner Clowser
Mary McIlwee
Hapfield
J. J. McIlwee
John R McDonald
Wabash
Indiana
Ethel G. Shade
DeHaven
Philip Shade
No-To-Bac tobacco habit cure claim from QUT TOBAGO
An advertisement touts No-To-Bac as a simple remedy to stop tobacco cravings. It promises complete withdrawal of all craving and offers a refund through the druggist if cravings persist. The copy credits Cascarets' owners as makers and asserts reliability.
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Cascarets
Mrs Peavish hears husband in wedding tale
Mrs Peavish recalls a courtship moment when before their marriage Mr Peavish attempted to listen to her sing Home Sweet Home and now he enjoys hearing her rattle dishes on the table in their Galveston home.
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Virginia Barrel Company
National Fruit Products Company
Valley Lumber Supply Company
H. L. Gruber
Valley Bus Line
Standard Oil Company
Piedmont Orchard Company
Barnett E. C. White
Chapman’s Auto Sales
Overland
Fansler & Rice
Water St
Bob Seibert
Nalley Auto Paint Co. C. V
McVicar Carriage Factory
N. Kent Street
Dosen
Cot
Braddock & Water
Sts
Dayton
Bacycle
Rambler
Columbia Bicycle
H. R. Willis
Annapolis
Myrtle Orebaugh
Stephens City, Va
Charles R. Bowen
Baltimore, Md
Annapolis, Md
Bowen
Baltimore
J.H. Orebaugh
Winchester, VA
Qut Tobago
Valley Pike
Winchester Garage, Inc
F.M. Reynolds
Cammer & Son Tire Service Company
Kernstown, Va
Huntsberry
North Main Street
Hansbrough & Winches
Queen Insurance Co
Carter
Ter
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