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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1920
Page
8
Henry M. Baker, game warden of Frederick county, resigns effective at once. He cites increasing personal pressures amid peak duties and thanks Col. Thomas Bilisoly for the opportunity, offering to assist in the future if possible.
The Disciples of Christ church in Strasburg heard Rev J D Hamaker preach at the Odd Fellows hall on Water Street. A Valley District Evangelizing Board meeting with the newly organized congregation discussed plans to promote the work. A committee including G W Riley H L Orndorff and L L Hockman was appointed to seek a suitable lot for a future church building.
Marlboro section notes visitors residents and travel in late September. C W Jers of Winchester and Dillon s C G Jamison are mentioned along with Roi Lantz of Edinburg on business. Shull family travels to Baltimore and Washington for study and visits. Mrs W H Keeler returns from Memorial Hospital and Mrs H N Clagett and Mr Harry Clagett attend church at Opequon.
Mrs Katie spent a few rs. J B Fish mourned ee ncheer N C Williams 7 Mr George Kibler lost a valuable horse last week Visitors at Ace Smoke s home included Mrs J M Orndorff and daughter Marie V Orndorff and Mr and Mrs Paul Smoke Mrs Milton Sager and children Perry and Florence visit Middletown Sunday guests at the home of Mrs J M Orndorff were and Mrs C L Orndorff and son plus Ada Minnie Velda Williams Gertie Brewer George Carver of Win spent part of last week at his home nearby James Orndorff visited Mr Henry Orndorff s on Sunday evening Mr and Mrs Charles Dehaven are all smiles it s a boy Mr and Mrs A L Brewer spent Sunday with the latter s brother William Brewer and family
Medical notices urge immediate attention to every cold or influenza to prevent pneumonia. Calotabs are advertised as a once nightly purgative that purifies the system and activates the liver, with a 35 cent price and guaranteed refund if not satisfied.
An advertisement touts Bayer as the maker of genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin proven safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for over twenty years. It urges choosing intact Bayer packages with directions for relief from headache toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain. Boxes of twelve cost a few cents. druggists offer larger Bayer packages.
Messrs M and G Ferrari and sister Miss Fortuna Ferrari of Martinsburg West Virginia, well known here, learned from their mother and brother in Boveglio Italy that they escaped harm during the recent quakes. The chimney of their home fell and some houses in the town cracked, while three miles away the earthquake partly destroyed another town.
Sept 29 list of guests includes Luther and wife at Whitacre with visitors from North Bergen New Jersey and Winchester. Jesse Whitacre visits Minnie Arnold. Bruce Pingley of Winchester painting Bethel Church.
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