Death summons Dr Casper C Henkel in New Market
Dr Casper C Henkel lifelong New Market physician and surgeon dies at 76 after months with diabetes. He served as Civil War surgeon in Jacksons Brigade and practiced across the Valley. He married Margaret Miller of Winchester. funeral to be held at Emmanuel Lutheran Church and he leaves a daughter Mrs Jack H Rupert of Wilmington.
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Ty, Va
Casper C. Henkel
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Winchester
New Market
Henkel
Samuel Godfrey Henkel
Susan Conner
Augusta County
Old New Market Academy
Joseph Salyards
Philadelphia
Jackson
Solon P. C. Henkel
Midnight Double Wedding Ties Two Virginia Couples
Two sisters Lena Racer and Mattie Racer aged 16 and 18 along with their cousins Elmer Judd and Joseph Judd all of Luray married at the Washington Square Methodist Church in Hagerstown at midnight by Rev. John Heffries. The elopement faced parental opposition yet the couples wed secretly after obtaining licenses in a snowstorm. The brides and grooms are ages 16 18 and 21 respectively with the ceremony followed by a return train trip home.
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Washington Square Methodist Episcopal Church
Hagerstown
Virginia
Lena Irene Racer
Elmer O. Judd
Mattie M. Racer
Joseph D. Judd
Luray
John Heffries
Harry E. Baker
Jeffries
Will Wed at Stewart Street Rink
A well known Winchester couple has accepted the manager’s invitation to wed at the rink tonight at 9 p.m. Friends of the contracting parties are invited. The ceremony will be a major social event with wedding music and decorations. Ladies 5¢ admission. 16 1p-2t.
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Winchester
Mash Stole Corn From Joseph Roe
John Mash, a well known Winchester colored man, was arrested November 13 and charged with stealing corn from a field on the farm of Joseph A. Roe in Frederick County. Brought before Justice Eugene W. Baylor, he was tried and found guilty and sentenced to three months confinement in the county jail.
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John Mash
Winchester
Joseph A. Roe
Frederick County
Justice of the Peace
Eugene W. Baylor
A Daughter's Honesty and Four New Pictures Tonight
Four new pictures titled A Daughter's Honesty Good- Dinner Badly Digested Cultured Rice and Fattie's Follies play tonight at Market Street rink. Admission five cents. Laughter expected from the very funny subject. Haddox advertised suits overcoats hats and gents furnishings with money saving guarantees.
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Market Strink
Haddox
William Slagle dies in Memorial Hospital
William Hull Slagle, 34, of Winchester, died at Memorial Hospital after long illness. He suffered rheumatism and related conditions, was an active Charley Rouss Fire Company member, and attended Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South. Funeral planned from aunt Fannie Hull’s home with interment at Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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William Hull Slagle
Winchester
Memorial Hospital
Mr. Slagle
Bettie Slagle
Albert Slagle
Charley Rouss
Mount Hebron
Cooperation of Farmers Wanted
This column invites farmers to contribute on Tuesday and Friday each week. Readers should address communications to Harry F. Byrd in care The Star Winchester Virginia.
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Harry F. Byrd
In Care the Star
Winchester
Farmer column seeks contributions to aid seed and fertilizer guidance
Since inaugurating the department a week ago the column has received favorable comments and invites fruit men and farmers to contribute articles. The goal is to assist farmers and fruit growers, with two column slots weekly, requiring cooperation and timely attention.
Rev Scanlon to Quit Berryville Presbyterian Church
Berryville Virginia November 17 After ten years of service Rev D H Scanlon resigns as pastor and accepts a call to Montreal Quebec He raised about 10000 for church improvements at Berryville Clearbrook and Stones Chapel and was a popular revivalist The Scanlon family plans to leave around December 10 and a successor will be chosen soon.
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Berryville, Va
D. H. Scanlon
Berryville Presbyterian Church
Montreal, VC
Berryville
Clearbrook
Stones Chapel
Virginia Debt Case Postponed in Supreme Court Matter
Special Master Charles E. Little field of Maine named by the U S Supreme Court to review the West Virginia Virginia debt dispute began hearings in Richmond. The session adjourned to February 15 at West Virginia request as it cannot complete its defense before year end. Virginia will rely on recorded testimony with experts examined for competency.
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The
STAR
Winchester
Tue SrTak
Charles E. Littlefield
Maine
Supreme Court of the United States
State Corporation Commission
Richmond
of Virginia
West Virginia
Holmes Conrad
Anderson
Virginia
Killed Trying To Beat Record In 44-Hour Run
Emil Strickler, an automobilist, was killed in Birmingham when a tire burst during a 44 hour circular track test. He was nearing high speed when the tire exploded, pitching him forward and killing him almost instantly.
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Birmingham
Ala
Emile Strickler
Strickler
Peking
China
Prince Chin
Pu-Yi
Kuang-lsi
Pu-Len
Real Wedding at Market St. Rink
A fragment notes a wedding event at Market Street Rink and advertises moving pictures from 7:30 to 9 p.m. The text references Deliak, The Forsaken, and promotional cards for posting land and attracting attention at The Star office.
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Market St. Rink
Deliak
Star
Mrs Reeder Wins Large Maryland Estate Case
Mrs Reeder, formerly Miss Beaste Stoddert, wins a Maryland Court of Appeals decision affirming her claim to over six hundred acres of land and a fine mansion in Charles County. The case, argued by notable lawyers from Charles County and Baltimore, ends with the heirs of Major Stoddert losing their claims.
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Char County
Baltimore
Maryland
Court of Aj
Reeder
C Graham Brown
John. H. ‘Sims
Aito
Charles County
John. Dert
Major Stoddert
Der
Cape Charles County
Ttendants
Supreme Court of Appeals of Maryland
Annapolis
Maryland Court Ofpeals
Special City Council Meeting Scheduled on Sewer Bond Vote
A special meeting of Winchester City Council is set for 8 o'clock tonight in the council chamber to fix a date for a $50,000 sewer bond proposal and to consider other matters. The agenda likely includes a vote on submitting the issue to voters next month and the lighting of the City Hall as a noted item.
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Congell
Winchester
Hunter
Ncity
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Stonewall Brigade
Margaret Miller
Shenandoah Coun
Ginia
Racer
Page County
Stewart St. Rink
Joseph Roe
William Slagle
the Star
Frederick Yunty
Clarke County
State OF
Frederick
H. J’, Byrd
Evening Star Publishing Company
Evening Star
Shirley Carter
Rev. Scanlon
Presbyterian Church
North Carolina
Southern Bible Conference of the
Montreal
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Appeal Court
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