Winchester and Hagerstown Tie In Ninth Inning Thriller
Hagerstown and Winchester battled to a 4 4 tie at Athletic Park in Hagerstown on Saturday afternoon. Russell pitched well for Hagerstown while Feiser struggled with wild pitches for Winchester. In the ninth, Coggins was hit, Hagerstown forced a run, and a potential winning swing by Ragsdale was erased by a caught stealing. Time two hours.
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Russell
Hagerstown
Simpson
Ragsdale
Mabry
Railroads face action over freight rate increases and politics
Senator Culberson questions the legal right of railroads to raise freight rates by agreement and asks President Roosevelt to refer the matter to the Justice Department. Meanwhile Texas and Oklahoma file with the Interstate Commerce Commission against 63 railroads amid ongoing rate disputes. Oyster Bay notes Miss Ethel Roosevelt’s seventeenth birthday and debut preparations. Wilmington records anticipate a record Delaware voter turnout after the $1 poll tax repeal. Wilmington registration could reach 25,000.
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Washington
Culberson
Roosevelt
Haddox's Sale for Men and Boys Items
A sale notice announces Haddox's sale of men and boys suits and related garments. The fragment mentions Mr Arthur Leafe of Winchester registered at the New Bingham Hotel in Philadelphia and notes prizes at the Berryville Horse Show on Aug 18-19. The text is garbled with uncertain dates and names.
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Arthur Leafe
Winchester
New Bingham Hotel
Philadelphia
Berryville
Death by own action shocks Winchester shoe merchant
Salo Rosenmyer a prominent Winchester shoe merchant died after shooting himself with a Colt’s navy revolver. The coroner’s jury ruled death a suicide due to personal crisis mania after testimony from Dr. S. P. Latane and observations at Memorial Hospital. He left a wife Emma and daughter Freida and was widely respected in the community.
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Winchester
Rosenmyer
Old Home Week Adverts for Winchester Red Men
During the Confederate reunion at Fishers Hill makers advertised the old home week celebration planned by the Winchester Red Men for September 14 to 19. Joseph and Stanley Newlin of this city promoted the event extensively.
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Red Men of
Winchester
Congressman Hay Heads to Capon Springs on B&O Train
Congressman James Hay passed through today on the noon Baltimore and Ohio train from Washington en route to Capon Springs for a vacation and will remain there for several weeks.
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Mr. Hay
Congressman James Hay
Baltimore and Ohio
Washington
Capon Springs
Block Party and Skating Schedule Noted
A brief listing notes Block Party Tuesday night leap year and ordinary skating Thursday night with something new Saturday night. Each night features five minutes of skating by three participants.
Young Diplomat Hela In Jail In Los Angeles
Hela Gatland son of the Peruvian vice president and former secretary to the Peruvian Legation in Washington spent a night in Los Angeles city jail on disturbing the peace charges. His wife Mrs Louise Garland was arrested on a similar charge but posted bail and avoided imprisonment.
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Hearst News Service
Los Angeles
Cal
Senor
Allesandro Gatland
Peru
Legation
Washington
Louise Garland
Garland
Martinsburg Forms First Baseball Team to Play Winchester
Martinsburg organizes a new baseball team and schedules the first game against the Winchester clubs for Friday afternoon this week in Martinsburg. It is likely some members of the Footers Club will join the locals.
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Martinsburg
Winchester
Footers’ Club
Russell couple sails for European tour via Mauretania
Mr and Mrs James B Russell depart for New York to join Vernon H Browns and Marie Brown of the city. They will sail on the Cunard liner Mauretania on Wednesday for a tour of Europe. Mr Brown is vice president of the Cunard Steamship Company.
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James B. Russell
New York
Vernon H. Brown
Marie Brown
Mauretania
Europe
Brown
Cunard Steamship Com
Grand Camp to Meet in Charlottesville October 20
Rev Dr John P Hyde chaplain of the Grand Camp of Confederate Veterans Virginia receives official word that the annual meeting will be held in Charlottesville on October 20 with the unveiling of a monument.
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John P. Hyde
Grand Camp of Confederate Veterans
Virginia
Char
Lottesville
Special Automobile Show Grounds Leased for Auto Parties
Grounds adjoining the show rounds have been leased for the convenience of automobile parties. Machines will be cared for on the premises and accommodations prepared.
Great Berryville Horse Show Aug 18 1950
Notice for the Great Berryville Horse Show set for August 18 1950 invites attendance. Event details and precise timings are partially readable in the notice.
Haddox Sale Promises Huge Bargains for Shoppers
Haddox's sale offers steep prices with bold reductions not yet priced. Shoppers anticipate large discounts on available goods as advertised in local notices.
Woman Injured After Fall in Refuge Area
Refuge Virginia August 10 Mrs Alfred Orndorff of near here fell from a bee gum while standing on three in a row and struck her side injuring herself severely. She is improving slowly and resting in a chair at night. Isaac Bowman is on the Sick List. Community notes mention a reunion at Pishers Hill and local visits. John Sargent’s son of Stephens County was injured in a bicycle accident and found unconscious. Lar sent’s house in Stephens City was recently painted.
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Refuge
Alfred Orndorff
Near Here
Orndoff
John Sargent
See Stephens Cty
White
Mossy Miller
Larsent
Virginia Weather Report Forecast
Fair tonight for most of Virginia. Warmer conditions in the southwest portion. Tuesday will be partly cloudy with showers in the air. Fortice or night in extreme western portion.
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Virginia
Japanese Peanut Party at Market Street Church
Public invited to a Japanese Peanut Party hosted by the Woman's Mite Society of the A. M. E. Church on Tuesday August 11 at 563 Ny Market Street. Bring a silver offering. Event runs from 10 to 1.
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Woman's Mite Society of A. M. EB
Ny Market St
Lynchburg Visitors Begin Extended Shenandoah Tour
Miss Clark Miss Strother Mr H Nurton and Mr George TM Preaton of Lynchburg arrived in Winchester on Saturday in a touring car and are stopping at Hotel Vans. They are making an extended tour of the Shenandoah Valley and other parts of the country.
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Virginia Valley
Clark
Strother
H. Nurton
George ™. Preaton
Lynchburg
Winchester
Mey
Shenandoah "Valley
Visiting Notables Attend House Party Amidst Local News
Mrs John Stayman travels west in Pe ylya nia and attends a house party while Mrs Charles plans to visit Winchester at her sister-in-law Loring Cover’s home in Richmond News Leader reports. Oswego New York features later special automobile accommodations for partygoers with grounds next to the showgrounds leased and managed for guest safety.
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John Stayman
Pe Ylyania
Charles
Winchester
Ene
Loring
Richmond’ News- Leader
Stoors
Oswego
N.Y
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Tor Winchester
Duffy
Cy” Mc
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Duggan
Dalton
Coggins
Hanks
Dale
Gerstown
C. McDonald
Rus
Sell
Gins
Luhn
Department of Jus
Ney
Bonaparte
Texas
Oklahoma
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
Miss Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Presi
Loeb
Delaware
Wilmington
Del
Istration
Tion
Haddox
L. M. Walton
Rosenmiller
Himelf
Colt’s Navy
Mr. Rosenmyer
Ious
Memorial Hospital
George W. Kurtz
Kurtz Establishment
Messrs
D. B. Conrad
Foreman
Harry Timberlake
Hunter
Davidson
W. L. Fultz
J. B. Beverley
C. M. Hodgson
S. P. Latane
Latane
Front Royal Horse Show
Lieve
Emma Rosenmyer
Miss Freida Rosen
Myer
Dr. Latahe
Orelock
Mured
Baltimore
Germany
Wolf- Awecen
Nevecana
Front Royal
Owith Ithe
Rosenamyer
Fishers Hill
Joseph and
Stanley Newlin
Market St
Hela
Louise Scott
United States
John BE. Messervy
Ton
S. C
North Carolina
Cal Duncan
South
Hitchcock
Will
Pany
Mr. Isaac Bowman
Qvell
Pishers Hill
William Lemsey
Stephens City
Maurertown
and Strasburg
Scott Cline
Stephens
Weather Report
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