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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 30, 1926

Page

3

Marriage of Ernest Sloat and Miss Ebersole in Towson

The ceremony was performed by Rev. Walter Mark Depp at the Towson Methodist Church parsonage. The bride, Ernestine Ebersole, later reigned as secretary to the Winchester railroad president, and the groom, Walter Sloat, is a Winchester native with a position in Berry Whitmore and Company. After a motor trip to Canada and New England, they will reside at Clifton Terrace in Washington.

Foster Ebersole A. L. Ebersole Street Ernest Courtney Sloat Washington Elizabeth Sloat Walter D. Sloat Winchester Walter Mark Depp Methodist Episcopal Church Towson Baltimore County Anna Yine Anna Yingling James R. DuShaana Clifton Terrace William ’B. Cornwell Winchester and “Western ’ Railroad Company Winchester Lumber Corporation Sloat Berry, Whitmore and Company Jewslers Liza Diffenderfer South Cameron Street Ebersole

Marker to honor Revolution soldier buried in Mount Hebron Cemetery

Mrs. George C. Baker of Morgantown West Virginia located the grave of Simon Lauck an ancestor and member of the Dutch Mess who served with General Daniel Morgan in the Revolutionary War A marker will be placed Saturday by Fort Loudoun Chapter D A R at 230 PM with a brief ceremony A wedding notice for Miss Annie Isabelle Helsley and Mr Thomas Franklin Locke is also announced in Clarke County Virginia

George C. Baker Morgantown W.va Winchester Mount Hebron Simon Lauck Daniel Morgan

Miss Mary Kenna Knott to be Married in October

Announcement from Mr and Mrs William J Knott of Shepherdstown West Virginia states their daughter Miss Mary Kenna Knott will wed Mr Shirley Alger of Charles Town around mid October. The couple plans a fall ceremony and Miss Knott is noted as a cousin of Mrs Thomas H Sprint Jr of Winchester. Alger works with Burns and Marshall in Charles Town.

Mary Kenna Knott William J. Knott Shepherdstown W. Va Shirley, Alger Charles Town Miss Knott Thomas H. Sprint, Jr Winchester Alger Burns and Marshall

Mrs. Jacquelin Smith to Address Convocation Auxiliary

Mrs. Jacquelin Smith of Clarke county Virginia is slated as a principal speaker at the Eastern Convocation's Woman's Auxiliary meeting in Charles Town. The program opens at Zion Episcopal Church with holy communion at 10 o'clock, then a business session and a talk by Bishop Strider of Wheeling, followed by Miss Etta Ambler on Japan and Mrs. Smith on The Message from the triennial convention.

Jacquelin Smith Clarke County West Virginia Charles Town Zion Episcopal Church Strider Wheeling Etta Ambler Japan

Harold C Marchs New Home Post Wedding Trip

Mr and Mrs Harold C March after a recent wedding trip to the Sesqui Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia have moved to 211 South Loudoun Street Mrs March daughter of Melvin Manuel Frederick county and Mr March son of Gera S March of this city He works in The Star composing room. Circle 2 Braddock Street M E Church South meets at Mrs Frank Barrs on Fairmont avenue Friday at 3. Grace Lutheran Men Bible Class hosts an evening social for better fellowship with an inviting program for all members.

Harold C. March Ruth Creighton Manuel Philadelphia South Loudoun Street March Melvin Manuel Frederick County The Star Gera S. March Circle No Braddock Street M. E. Church Frank Barr Fairmont Avenue Grace Lutheran Church

Reardon Family Road Trip for Ill Child in Washington

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Reardon and the Rev C W Tinsman drove to Washington last night due to the illness of eight year old Dewey Tinsman son of A T and Mrs Tinsman formerly of the city. Dewey is ill with typhoid fever and possible appendicitis and is at Garfield Hospital.

Washington Lawrence Reardon C. W. Tinsman Broadway Dewey Tinsman A. T. Tinsman Garfield Hospital

Interesting Papers Read At Garden Club Meeting

The Winchester and Clarke County Garden Club met at the Winchester Golf Club with Miss Bessie W. Conrad presiding. Papers by Mrs. Edward G. Butler Mrs. A M D McCormick and pathologist Mrs. F J Schneiderhan highlighted the session. The next meeting is planned for October at the same venue. United States Senator and Mrs Lee Overman of North Carolina stayed at Hotel Jack during their Shenandoah Valley motor trip.

Winchester and Clarke County F. J. Schneiderhan Winchester Field Laboratory United States Lee Overman North Carolina Shenandoah Valley

Local residents attend events and travel in reopener notes

A long list of residents and visitors is recorded with trips to Baltimore Niagara Falls and Canada. Highlights include Miss Mary J. Jackson returning to Goucher College after summer with the Jackson family, and others sailing to England and Germany. Several locals visit Washington and Morgantown for business or studies, while the Methodist playground opening is postponed due to rain.

Mary J. Jackson Llewellyn Jackson Fairmont Avenue Goucher College Baltimore

Local Residents And Visitors Arrive In Town

Mr and Mrs C A Hess of Point spent last night at Hotel Ack. Mr A W Burfoot apple exporter of Norfolk is here on business. Mrs Gardner W Brown of New York City will arrive tomorrow to stay with her parents Mr and Mrs James B Russell. Mr A Dix of Berryville was in town yesterday on business.

J. T. Burrell Millwood, Va Winchester H. H. Turner Baltimore Jack Stewart Smith The Southern Electric Company C. C. Hess Timberville C. A. Hess Point Hotelack Norfolk Gardner W. Brown New York City James B. Russell A. Dix Berryville

Republicans Attack Governor Ritchie Over Conowingo Deal

The Maryland Republican platform condemned Governor Ritchie for open flouting of laws and called for an impartial investigation of the Conowingo dam deal. It labeled his states rights doctrine mentally dishonest and urged action to curb disorder and partisan prejudice.

Baltimore Ritchie Conowingo Dam Maryland Conowingo

No Reports From Ships Off Bermuda

Washington reports no weather data since yesterday morning from vessels within 400 miles of the tropical disturbance center between Bermuda and the Bahamas. The storm was believed to be of slight intensity.

Associated Press Washington Weather Bureau Bermuda Bahamas

Miss Retta Amick Dies in Luke Maryland

Death announced for Miss Retta Amick in Luke Maryland where she resided since spring with her sister Miss Alma Amick. Age about 60, she leaves sisters Miss Daisy Amick and Miss Alma Amick and brothers James W. Amick, a livestock dealer, and William Amick of Romney West Virginia. Remains expected to be brought here for interment.

Retta Amick Luke Alma Amick Miss Amick Daisy Amick James W. Amick William Amick Romney W. Va

Apple shipments rise 25 percent in week nationwide

In Chicago on September 30, government figures show apple shipments increased 25 percent in the last week, with retail and wholesale prices cited. Bushel baskets sell wholesale at 50 cents, extra fancy boxed at 1.25, and barreled apples at 2 dollars per barrel as self serve displays rise.

Associated Press Chicago Government Bureau of Agricultural Economics United States

Bulls Become Demonstrative as Money Goes Up

The New York market saw a vigorous bullish demonstration after the call money rate rose to 6 percent the highest this year. Speculators, fortified with funds, led the advance and forced a quick retreat of short interests that had recently sold heavy blocks amid credit tightening. In a separate note, the article mentions a coastal cleft in South Africa known as the Place of Death where Zulu chiefs once cast victims.

Associated Press New York Burban South Africa

Goitre Treated Externally by Sorbol Quadruple

Virginia woman Mrs. Clara Poindexter of Thomas, Va., reports relief from a long standing goitre after using Sorbol Quadruple. She says the remedy removed her goitre and restored energy enabling housework and driving. Available at Miller's Drug Store and Baker's Drug Store locally and at drug stores elsewhere.

Virginia Clara Thomas Poindexter Sorbol _ Company Mechanicsburg Ohio Miller's Drug Store Baker’s Drug Store

No Damage Confirmed From Freeze Across Regions

Martinsburg office of the Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics notes no damage reports yet for the northwest apple crop. Last Friday 20 F, Saturday 22 F, Sunday 24 F, and Monday 15 to 20 F in Yakima Valley with similar readings in Spokane valley. Idaho-Wenatchee district temperatures not reported.

Martinsburg Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics Yakima Valley Spokane Valley Idaho-Wenatchee

Funeral Services Held For John B. Haines

The funeral for John B. Haines a retired cigar manufacturer who died suddenly of a heart attack was held yesterday afternoon from the family home. The Rev Dr C A Freed of Grace Lutheran Church conducted the services attended by friends and the Charley Rouss Fire Company delegation. Interment followed in Mount Hebron Cemetery with pallbearers James W Hillyard Dr A D Henkel John T Noonan M J Yost T J Orndoff and Claude M Henkel. Floral offerings adorned the grave.

John B. Haines West Boscawen Street C. A. Freed Grace Lutheran Church Haines Charley

Louvre Covers For Winter Advice From Oakland Service Head

R A Armstrong director of service for the Oakland Motor Car Company recommends installing louvre covers on the inside of engine hoods during cold weather even on cars with temperature control devices. He says gasoline mileage and engine performance improve. Satisfactory covers can be cut from ordinary cardboard and attached to close the louvre openings to prevent cold air breach.

Automobile Service R. A. Armstrong Oakland Motor Car Company

B and C Plans to Augment Its New York Bus Service

B and C plans to expand its New York bus service to handle rising par ger travel in and out of New City. The fleet will grow by fifty percent with more motor coaches between Manhattan and Jersey City. Officials say demand rose faster than expected during a 30 day trial and changes to baggage handling and passenger arrangements are continuing.

New City Baltimore and @ Railroad Manhattan Star Jersey City Thepany Pennsylvania Railroad Tenth Avenue New York Corpe

Longest bridge near Tidewater connects rivers and history

The near completed bridge at Tappahannock Virginia spans the Rappahannock and links to good roads, offering access to a historic agricultural region birthplace of Washington Monroe and Madison and Stratford the home of Uee kinsmen. The project boosts access for tourists as summer colonies form along the Rappahannock York James and Potomac rivers amid growing eastern population patterns.

Tappahannock Tidewater Virginia Rappahannock River Mississippi Altho United States Washington Monroe Madison Stratford Robert

Oyster season kicks off as Virginia dredges supply tables nationwide

The oyster trade expands from Virginia rivers around Hampton Newport News and Norfolk to the Tidewater region and Maryland. September marks the season opening with oysters destined for thousands of tables nationwide. The industry is the second largest in Virginia, supporting about 100000 seafood jobs and nine months of employment.

Ostreidae Virginia United States Hampton Newport News Norfolk Tidewater Maryland Chamber of

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