Porter Dominates Locals In Tight Staunton Win
Staunton beats Winchester behind Feiser’s steady pitching and Bob Graham’s three hits including two doubles. Porter struggles as Staunton’s defense and timely hitting push them to the victory, with Parrish and Kennedy contributing late offense and Staunton’s pitching mischief keeping Winchester at bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter
Kennedy
Baker
Staunton
Andrews
Graham
Judd
Woodward
Pat Parrish
Winchester
Foard
Big Ray
Bob Graham
Ione
Feiser
Gardner
Brown
Hanks
Kay
Not The Only Ones Who Can Wear Socks
An independent girl in town adopts a new method to stay cool this summer. Her female friends know it while the idea's spread, if at all, depends on the wind and the igirl's position at a critical moment. She proclaims collars and oil are eliminated and questions why men and babies should enjoy all the advantages from socks.
Fine Horse Show at Front Royal Opens With Large Attendance
The Brant Rayal event on August 2 and 3 promises to be the largest and best since its founding. Horses from Prince William Hay Wallack and Neer stables will compete on the fair grounds as visitors camp along the Shenandoah River and hotels fill with horse talk in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince William, Hay, Wallack and
Neer
Shenandoah
Front Royal Horse Show
Front Royal Horse Show Set for Thursday and Friday
No pains have been spared to make the Front Royal Horse Show the best. Mrs. Mary Fitzpatrick has been visiting her brother William Keating and returned today to Philadelphia. The event runs on Thursday and Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Fitzpatrick
William Keating
Philadelphia
Mayor Baker Urges Prompt Action After Winchester Flood
Winchester residents urged to disinfect flood damaged cellars by sprinkling lime and using carbolic acid. Mayor Harry H. Baker called for strict enforcement of the sanitary ordinance to prevent disease and mosquito pests, urging full cooperation from all citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry H. Baker
Winchester
Baker
Ste. 5
Licenses Talked Of By City Officials
A conference was held last night in the office of J. E. Correll the revenue commissioner with the city finance committee the city solicitor and commonwealths attorney. The discussion centered on licenses issued to merchants and business firms with no action taken yet. Officials expect to resume talks and likely take definite action later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Correll
Commonwealth
Death of Charles P. Taylor at 29 in Kent Street home
Charles P. Taylor 29 son of John W. H. Taylor died today at his Kent Street home after a lingering consumption. Funeral set for tomorrow at 3 PM from Free Will Baptist Church with Rev. G. H. Carter officiating. He leaves parents a brother and sister. a brother also died of the same disease earlier. Ad ends with reference to a Front Royal Horse Show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles P. Taylor
John W. H. Taylor
Kent Street
Free Will Baptist Church
Rev
G. H. Carter
Young People Convene in Great Cacapon West Virginia
The thirteenth annual Virginia Conference Branch meeting of the Young People’s Christian Union of the United Brethren Church ran July 26 to 29 at Great Cacapon West Virginia. Attendance totaled 183 with 24 ministers 58 delegates and 101 visitors. Rev. H H Fout and Rev. C W Brewbaker gave devotional and organizational talks. Officers elected included I A Armentrout president Ida M Judy vice president and Jennie Garretttson secretary. Next meeting slated for Singer’s Glen with Winchester and Pleasant Valley delegates attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cacafion
W. Va
Virginia
Young Peoples’ Christian Union
United Brethren Church
Xis
Great Cacapon
H. H. Fout
D. D
Dayton
C. W. Brewbaker
Chambersburg
I. A. Armentrout
Ida M. Judy
Winchester
Pleasant Valley
S. K. Wine
Madeline Wine
James Hott
Alson Hott
Elmer V. Hodges
Grace
Inez Fries
Hallie B. Ritter
Cora Crim
Hattie Dorsey
Nellie Atkins
Mortimer Barrett
Fina Carson. Clark
Ladies Hurt by Runaway Horse Near Berryville
The Evening Star reports Mrs. Jane Warden and Miss Rogers of Georgia escaped serious injury after a horse bolted on the Charlestown Turnpike near Berryville. Both women were thrown from the vehicle, cut and bruised, with severe shock but no broken bones. Dr Osbornes treated them at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Star Bureau
Berryville
Charlestown
Jane Warden
Dance In Honor Of Miss Louise Washington Meade
White Post hosts a grand party for Miss Louise Washington Meade with about sixty guests from Clarke Frederick Warren Shenandoah and nearby counties. Kendrick's band played as flowers adorned the house and a supper followed into the early morning hours.
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White Post
Nee Gi
Grimes Meade
Louise Washington Meade
Kendrick
Front Royal
Clarke
Frederick
Warren
Shenandoah
Confederate Veteran Lester W. Riley Dies at 88 near White Post
Lester W. Riley, a prominent farmer and ex Confederate soldier aged 88, died at his White Post area home after a brief illness. He served in the Civil War and leaves two sons, James W. and L. C. Riley of White Post. Funeral and burial will be from his home on Thursday in White Post.
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White Post
L Lester W. Riley
Mr. Riley
Clark
James W
L. C. Riley
Riley
Opie Denies Pocketing Staunton Team Funds
John N. Opie declares in a Staunton Dispatch card that he did not pocket money for the Staunton baseball team now in Winchester under R. R. Brown. He says receipts will prove his innocence, notes he borrowed funds to pay players, and affirms he never resigned as manager while promising to organize another first class team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feiner
Porter G. Egiesee
Ce Herae
Mr. Young
Ber‘Tyville
Winchester Ifive
Staunton
Andrews
Winchester
Baker
Tommy Kennedy
Roddy Porter
Bill Armstrong
John N. Opie
Staunton Dispatch
Rv. R. Brown
Rooters
Buster
Opie
J. N. Opin
A Chicken Flew In the Ink Barrel
A chicken owned by East Water Street merchant James W. Taylor Jr. escaped its coop this morning and sparked panic at the Star office. It fluttered through a window and landed in the ink barrel, coating the press crew in dark ink as they rescued it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Taylor, Jr
East Water Street
Star Office Press- Toone Force
Press
Heads Together In City Clerk Office
A newspaper man found City Clerk Richard L Gray Clerk of the County Court Phil H Gold and Deputy Clerk Thomas K Cartmell in earnest head to head discussion in the city clerk’s office. None would speak for publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard L. Gray
Phil. H. Gold
Thomas K. Cartmell
Front Royal Horse Show Attendance And Island Park Travel
A fragment mentions attendance at the Front Royal Horse Show on Thursday and Friday and references travel to Island Park by 7:50 in the morning with a prompt to get aboard. Mr. 8. H. Hansbrough is noted as being in Millville today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal Horse Show
H. Hansbrough
Millville
Royal Horse Show
Island Park
Murder and suicide shocks Barton County family
A California murder case ties Lala Fries to a Wyoming West life. Lula Pries Fries, daughter of John Fries, left home at 15, wandered the Far West, later married W. J. Hudson in Colorado. The unhappy union ended when Hudson killed her and then died by carbolic acid. The Fresno County tale echoes a troubled marriage and a father’s hopeful plea for reconciliation. (Continued on 4th page)
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Lala Fries
W. J. Hedson Teramiantes
West
Golden _ City Register
Golden City
Barton County
Frederick County
Lula Pries
John ‘F. Fries
This County
Jesse Fries
Nain
Pasadena
California
Los Angeles
William J. Hudson
B. B. Hoag
Ers
Winchester
Colorado Springs
Jasper County
Tinhappy Marriaad
W. J. Hudson
Cor Poe
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Amps” Young
Bob
Lagerstown
Martinsburg
Hagerstown
Tom Kennedy
Cacapon
Mrs. Warden
Miss Rogers
Miss Meade
W. H. Sale
Capon Springs
Bwana
Robert Clevenger
Grimes
John F. Fries
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