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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1925
Page
5
A charred body found in the Jordan area mountains near Tulle, Pa remains unidentified. Police describe the victim as a girl aged between 16 and 19, with evidence of a struggle and burned from knees to head. Clues include clothing fragments and several rings.
Elkton Virginia April 3 The Elkton Hotel once a popular Shenandoah Valley summer hostelry has been sold to Mrs EB Vaughan of Washington. It will be remodeled and renamed The National Park Hotel to draw Shenandoah National Park tourist traffic on the Spottswood Trail. Vaughan paid 15000 dollars and plans to invest further to attract visitors during the tourist season, asserting Elkton’s advantageous location for park traffic.
The Elkton Hotel, once a popular Valley resort, was sold to Mrs. Vaughan through O M Masters Realty of Harrisonburg. Owned by Mrs. Amanda Baugher and run by son Clarence until last winter, the 150 guest capacity hotel sits 1000 feet up on a plateau overlooking the Blue Ridge, with springs nearby and potential park prospects. Judge Whiting, recovering, was congratulated by local bar members and citizens.
Miss Grace Rogers of West Springs near here died instantly when the automobile she rode in plunged down an embankment injuring her brother Norris and sister Fannie.
H L Stephens of the United States Navy recruiting service arrived from Washington and met with Apple Blossom Festival Director General Ryan to discuss possible Navy participation. Funds will largely determine the scope, but plans include several airplanes, motion picture equipment, and one or two parade floats.
Mary Urban, 38, told Baltimore police she placed a baby's body in a trunk at a boarding house more than a year ago. She was brought from Philadelphia by detectives aboard a Merchants and Miners vessel and held pending a coroner's inquest. She said the child died naturally and they could not bury it due to poverty, claiming she loved the child.
South Carolina will fund highways through a 5 cent gasoline tax and regular taxation rather than large bond issues as neighboring North Carolina does. The move aims to finance road construction and maintenance without debt, adopting a pay-as-you-go policy praised as prudent.
Judge F. Bo Whiting of Frederick County Circuit Court and the Corporation Court visited Winchester on official business after a three week illness. He presided today for the first time since sickness, and a Circuit Court session was held with several decrees ordered to be entered.
Paramount presents Sackcloth and Scarlet starring Alice Terry at the Colonial. Henry King directs this Lake Louise Brittany New York and D C backdrop drama about two sisters with Polly, a nineteen year old freeing herself to visit relatives then pursuing a hotel guide, while sacrificing her reputation to shield her sister. Orville Caldwell leads a strong supporting cast in a production praised for its romance and emotional pull.
Mexico City April 6 A concession is being entered to a group of unnamed North American capitalists for the establishment of 14 passenger airplane routes in Mexico. It was learned today the department of communications that the terms of the concession are being considered by the authorities.
In San Francisco on April 6, the United States grand fleet parade lights up Market Street with about 16 000 sailors, following the solemn entrance of 107 ships. The three mile parade, led by 16 flag officers, showcases the fleet’s display to a North California audience after a night of ship lights in the bay.
The sacrament of the Lord's Supper was administered as a large crowd attended the Presbyterian Church yesterday. Dr. McFaden announced thirty seven new members. Two Sunday schools hosted 510 attendees, 253 at Main Street and 257 at Highland Avenue. Highland Avenue evening meeting featured a notice of Dr. Woods. Several new members were received in March, and monthly Sunday school averages at Highland Avenue were 230, with 210 at Sunday night and 117 at prayer meeting. The session will meet tonight to prepare annual reports for Presbytery in Romney, W. Va. April 1 2, with A Slonaker appointed as representative. The presbyterial, including auxiliaries, will meet Winchester April 20 with a sermon by Rev. Dr. Hugh A. White of China.
Christ Episcopal Church announces services this week of holy week. Monday and Tuesday at 5 pm, Wednesday and Thursday at 7 40 pm, Holy Communion Thursday evening, Friday at 11 am.
The Good Friday offering is designated for English missionary work in Jerusalem, supporting religious outreach and aid through the church collection.
Market enthusiasm sparked by merger reports recapitalization plans and higher dividends as prices advance amid renewed vigor. Call money renewed at 3 percent.
J A Loy of this city acted with quick presence of mind yesterday to shield Mrs Loy from flying glass after Ollie Pitcock's Chevrolet touring car crashed nose first into a telephone pole near Charles Town West Virginia. Pitcock, driving at a moderate speed, lost control at a turn and the car shattered, Loy threw himself between his wife and the wreckage receiving a deep cut above the left eye and other injuries. Mrs Pitcock and Mrs Loy, plus Pitcock’s daughter and the Loys, suffered minor shocks. Loy was treated by Dr B Boo Dutter in Winchester. The car, nearly wheel free, was towed in. the motor kept running.
A compact meditation on wealth and virtue suggests that true belonging lies not in material possession but in an unselfish, steadfast community led by Beddeen. The passage explores moral measures beyond riches.
An old Musterole advertisement touts its white ointment made from oil of mustard and simples. It says doctors and nurses recommend it for colds pneumonia prevention and a range of pains including lumbago neuralgia and sprains. It notes a milder Children's Musterole with 35¢ 65¢ jars and tubes and a hospital size of 3.00.
Frederick Grade near Winchester Whitacre Virginia offers 152 acres well watered with timber stands and good outbuildings. Numerous fruit trees and mature timber. Immediate possession to J E Peacemaker Ca upon terms. Whitacre Virginia notice date (4-6-6t).
Fragmentary OCR notes suggest a report about a graduation event with issues in diploma issuance or attendance. Specific names, dates, places, or institutions are unclear, leaving only a vague reference to graduates and a possible administrative irregularity.
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