Banker Takes Control of First State Bank in Livingston
W B Dolenty resigns as cashier and sells his stake to W G Conrad of Great Falls who gains control with 21 000 dollars in stock. Alex Livingston remains assistant cashier as Conrad plans to devote time to Livingston and Park County while building business ties and local development.
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First State Bank
W. B. Dolenty
W. G. Conrad
Great Falls
Conrad
Livingston
Alex Livingston
Bank
Parke County
Park County
Montana
Conrad Bank
Conrad-Stanford Company
William A
Hollenberger Named New Winchester Cumberland Valley Agent
Announcement today says H W Hollenberger of Harrisburg will succeed John G Bentz as Cumberland Valley Railroad agent in Winchester. Bentz resigns effective next Saturday after four years, plans to join merchandise business in Shiremanstown. Hollenberger has years of service on Cumberland Valley and Pennsylvania roads and will start next Saturday.
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H. W- Hollenberger
Harrisburg, Pa
Bentz
Winchester
George R. Blake
Baltimore, Md
Cumberland Valley Railroad Company
Shiremanstown
Shi
Shire
Hollenberger
Cumberland Valley
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
George A. Gardner Is Laid to Rest
The funeral of George Andrew Gardner former Winchester Dramatic Club stage manager died of heart failure on Thursday. Burial at Greenmount Cemetery followed a service at 11 yesterday at his Baltimore residence 511 East Twenty second Street. Rev. B. E. A. McAlpin Jr. led the rites. Floral tributes included a cross from Mrs. Jesse Tyson. Active pallbearers were W. H. Buckler Frank N. Hoen Reese Cassard Harry T. Poor Edwin N. Tyarnbull John Phelps A. T. Jones and John R. Convery.
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George Andrew Gardner
Theatrica
Winchester Dramatic Club
Tiful Cross
Messrs
W. H. Buckler
Frank N. Hoen
Reese Cassard
Harry T. Poor
Edwin N. Tyarnbull
John Phelps
A. T. Jones
John R. Convery
Money Is Plentiful Out In Oklahoma
Mr. Gray Silver and party touring the west report strong money flow in Oklahoma. They visited Lawton to inspect lands opened for Indian reservation farms, ahead of bids. Oklahoma City, 17 years old, has 40 000 residents. Parsons, nine years old, 17 000. Local businessmen include Shenandoah Valley youth owners.
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Gray Silver
Dian Reservation
Oklahoma City
Parsons
Oklahooma City
Shenandoah Valley
Aunt Sophie Taper Near Death After Stephens City Axe Attack
Reports from Stephens City say Aunt Sophie Taper, an elderly Black woman, remains alive but near death from injuries after last Friday’s assault. Doctors S M Stickley and B F Montgomery describe a fractured skull with bone fragments removed to relieve brain pressure. Police suspect John Curry struck her, as he was ordered from the house before she was found by her daughter. The coroner’s jury will reconvene Thursday as indictments may follow blood-stained evidence.
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Curry
Annie Williams
Taylor
Winchester
Book inquiry opens with Byrd leading panel
Richard B Byrd and the book investigating committee prepare to meet Wednesday morning to begin hearings on school book prices across the South North and West. Byrd has gathered information expected to shape a single statewide list for public school books after the current contract expires.
Plant near finish at Millville power station
Mr N Wilson Davis resident engineer of the Winches ter and Washington Electric Railway Company met with officers and directors in Winches ter. A number of contracts were wound up and work at the Shenandoah River plant is nearing completion. When poles are up and wires strung the current will be turned on, possibly early in the new year.
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Shenandoah River
Winchester
N. Wilson Davis
Winchester and Washington Electric Railway Company
Millville
Hickory Camp No 34 W O W Meeting Notice
Hickory Camp No 34 W O W will meet in regular session on December 14 at 8 p m at T J Orndorff's office for election of officers and other important business. Full attendance desired. A G Rutherford Council Commander.
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Hickory Camp
T. J. Orndorff
A. G. Rutherford
Mrs. Marietta Athey Dead in Martinsburg
Mrs. Marietta Athey widow of W D Athey died at her West King Street home Sunday morning after months of illness. She was 48, a Frederick County Virginia native who moved to Martinsburg as a girl. Surviving are two children, W Walter Athey and Louella Athey. Funeral held this afternoon conducted by Rev Charles B Trump at St John's Lutheran Church with interment in Green Hill Cemetery.
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Frederick County
Martinsburg
Virginia
West Virginia
Hampshire County
Mr. W. Walter Athey
Louella Athey
Chas. 8. Trump
St. John’s Luth
Good To Be Tried For Murder of Girl
A dispatch from Luray Page County reports a murder case involving a young girl and forthcoming trial proceedings. Local authorities and court records are expected to address the tragedy and determine accountability.
Asthma Cure Promises Widespread Relief From Austrian Drug
The Austrian drug ascatco has been tested across the United States for asthma catarrh and bronchitis with many reported cures. In related news Charles Good faces indictment over a murder in Page County Virginia where a woman Fannie E. Stroop was killed amid a dramatic legal case. Also mention notes of a man named Sam Triplett suffering severe catarrh pain and a local window glass supplier advertising cuts to order.
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Fannie E
Stroop
New Coaches For Cumberland Valley Railroad
On Saturday the Cumberland Valley Railroad received six new passenger coaches of the 80 series. The Pak type coaches have simple furnishings with no tinsel or elaborate trimmings and interior decorations are plain but attractive.
Big Luray Dam Completed On Shenandoah River
The Luray Page County dam on the Shenandoah River near Luray is finished after months of work. It will provide light for Luray Caverns and town homes, with sufficient power for future growth and freight engines. Four more turbines of the same class are due soon, and two new combination cars were added to the equipment.
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Luray
Raffles Hunt Sparks Berryville Swift Prize Contest
The Evening Star reports Berryville residents seek Raffles the elusive man now living there. A ten dollar gold piece is offered to anyone who locates him and brings him to Louis Scheuer’s store, with readers urged to show a copy of the paper to identify him. The search involves many locals and repeated questions about Raffles read in The Star.
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Raffles
Star Office
Winchester
Raf’ Ffles
The
Evening Star
Wonderful Growth of Rural Delivery in the United States
The Fourth Assistant Postmaster General's annual report to Postmaster General Cortelyou details a decade of rural free delivery growth. From 83 routes in 1897 costing $14 840 to 36 666 routes at $24,785,266, with 167 carriers removed for various violations. Recommendations include higher rural carrier pay up to $900, improved route patronage, road conditions, limited daily deliveries, and a 3 cent per pound rate for books and merchandise on rural routes, plus asset of credits for civil service experience.
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Opera
Civil Service
Congress
Masonry Project Cost and Local Visitor Update
The project cost about $62,000 and features heavy masonry designed to withstand high water. Mrs. Evelyn Page Van Hook of Berryville drove to Winchester to visit friends today.
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Evelyn Page van Hook
Berryville
Winchester
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