VERE BE REPRESENTED AT THE FESTIVAL ORE FLOATS
The article notes an assured representation at the festival with more floats than last year. Read' First Day and ministers will preach brief sermons.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1925
Page
1
The article notes an assured representation at the festival with more floats than last year. Read' First Day and ministers will preach brief sermons.
Charles J Summers of Winchester reports his mother Mrs Sarah Summers died at her son Stanley Summers home in Washington DC after seven years ill health. Survived by three children Charles J Summers Stanley Summers and May V Landau and a sister Mrs Mary Summers. Funeral at 4 pm tomorrow at Grace Lutheran Church with Rev Norman Cooper. burial in Summers family lot.
The Navy Department will test long distance seaplanes this summer with a non stop California to Hawaii flight, the longest water flight by heavier than air craft. Surface ships would guard the 2000 mile stretch. The test accompanies Arctic exploration with the MacMillan expedition.
Notice to all contributors to the Apple Blossom festival fund. A $25 subscription earns a quarter page, $50 half page, or $100 full page in the local section. Copy must be received by 6 o clock April 15, 1925 to ensure prompt printing and delivery.
The Associated Press reports that on April 13 the Supreme Court reversed a lower court ruling and held that the builders' exchange and the San Francisco industrial association did not violate the Sherman antitrust law in their open shop fight. The decision found that opposing unions did not restrain interstate commerce in building material.
Plans outline speeches by renowned orators on secular topics. The event features prominent figures delivering addresses on non-religious themes, highlighting public discourse and intellectual exchange.
Four habitual drunks, including Fred Cain Robert Brown and Frank Shue, were sentenced by Justice Worsley after repeated offenses. Cain received three months on the state roads following prior hospital treatment for alcoholism. Brown, a Clarke county resident, drew sixty days with three months to serve, while Shue faced a fine and costs and a warned future road sentence. The court announced a policy to send all habitual drunks to the roads.
CHICAGO April 13 The Ford Motor Company's first commercial plane on the Detroit Chicago route landed at 11 13 a m to cheers from businessmen. A fleet of Ford autos transported motor parts from the plant at the southeastern city limits to the plane and back to the Calumet river plant. The craft departed Detroit at 9 24 a m completing the 2 hour 49 minute flight.
A marriage license was issued in the Corporation clerk's office to Carl Sturms, 23, son of Albert Sturms of Nesterville, W. Va., and Miss Ernestine C. March, daughter of Frank March of this city. The groom works as a weaver at the local woolen mill.
Mrs. Charles E Shine has improved enough to be up part of each day at her East Monmouth Street home. Her daughter Thelma Trenary and grandchild from Bunker Hill West Virginia are with her. Another daughter, Mrs Bruce Tabler, who had appendicitis surgery in Washington, has returned home to Arlington Virginia and is progressing well.
Mr. David Timberlake was a guest yesterday of his sister Mrs. Leslie Timberlake at her home on South Braddock street.
Mrs Maude B Huff 45 wife of Charles D Huff well known farmer of Strasburg Junction fell or jumped from a second story window yesterday afternoon. Injuries to her spine caused death late last night. She had been melancholy and feared hospital treatment. Coroner's inquest not deemed necessary. She leaves husband and one daughter Mrs J H Sisler of Harrisonburg Va.
The local season starts tomorrow with Handley hosting Front Royal High at Handley stadium inside the oval. The field is praised as the best in the state section and fans anticipate a busy afternoon as Handley likely features Hockman and Canter on the mound while Front Royal counters with left-hander Armstrong. The game begins at 4 o'clock.
Justice Worsley presided in police court over a cruelty case involving a youth accused of beating a horse attached to a delivery wagon. A lady witness testified to the incident. The youth did not deny the charge and received only a stern rebuke.
Ernest Swanson of South Main Street has studied under an old German expert in Washington and now nearly masters resilvering mirrors. His recent work has endured every test, and demand for mirror resilvering experts grows, though few show the patience required.
Mrs Ma bel Moore aged 22 was convicted of obtaining jewelry valued at 3900 from Frederick Bueher and Company on North Charles street through misrepresentation. She received six months in jail and was released on bail pending appeal. She was arrested in Los Angeles last winter and has an infant son while her husband works in a Washington government department.
Skating rink will reopen on April 15 with public viva voce and music in excellent condition. Mr John Jolliffe of Clearbrook is visiting relatives in town.
Posters in seven colors have arrived for the festival and will be distributed by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and other railroads. They will be shown across highways ten miles from Winchester and may be bought for 1 each to support distribution and display in homes and cars.
Mrs. Matilda S. Hyman 60, widow of Harry Hyman of Norfolk Virginia, died at Memorial Hospital after a paralysis stroke suffered at 8 pm in the Sternberg apartment on West Cork street. She had been visiting with friends and had a motor trip to Shenandoah caverns earlier. Her body will be cremated in Washington per her prior request. This marks the third Sternberg relative death in two months.
Humbird Duffey and Miss Alice MacKenzie, famed American tenor and soprano, will appear only at the Empire Theatre during this city stay. They arrive from Detroit after a Denver engagement, with prior triumphs at Century Theatre Baltimore and other venues. They perform three times daily next week with changing programs, backed by a seven piece Empire Orchestra and new stage settings.
Advertisement notes sale of 25 barrels of ear corn by J Few Brown with a date hint (4-4-1 p-tf) in this readable fragment.
Investment will yield 12 percent on present rentals. Philip Williams, Trustee, 40 Rouss Ave. Sale notice for apartment house located at 370 Eccadilly Street. Notice date appears as April 10 with filing details.
Public sale scheduled for Saturday April 18 at 10:30 A M. includes household effects and a selection of antique furniture such as Windsor chairs card table bureau and high bay. sale listed under Read Moling and Seal on page 7 along with floor covering ad.
P J Bumgardner a contracting painter was held in 500 bail in police court by Justice Worsley on a charge of assault and battery on Maynard Baker a carpenter. The incident occurred Saturday near Main and Piccadilly over a disputed 7 50 for painting the Lutheran Sunday school house. Rumors claimed Baker lost teeth and had an ear drum damaged though Baker’s physician said he sustained only facial bruises with no ear damage or missing teeth. Bail set until April 22 when Baker expected to testify.
A sharp two second earthquake struck Kingston this afternoon causing excitement in the commercial district. Several buildings sustained cracks as residents surveyed the shaking in the capital of Jamaica.
Postmaster Harry C. Stouffer urges Chester and vicinity residents to adopt the new rate structure effective April 16. The 2 cent basic rate remains for first class matter, government postal cards become 1 cent, and various increases apply to registries, money orders, insurance, C D O, and heavy parcel handling.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Presbyterian Church presents a two act comedy with orchestra music at Sound Hill School House on Friday April 17. A cake sale and ice cream social follow the performance. Admission 10 and 20 cents. Proceeds go to the Presbyterian Church.
A local shop advertises a special sale on rose plants two years old available Wednesday and Thursday only. cash payment required.
John S. Solenberger & Co advertise estimating awnings with a prompt call for inquiries. The note is a small classified style item from the paper, showing a local business promotion dated April 10. পড়
Frederick County District Nurse Association in partnership with the State Board and the Bureau of Tuberculosis offers free TB examinations Friday and Saturday at the district nurse office in Winchester. Hours are 9 to 11 a.m. and 2 to 5 p.m., with colored patients invited, conducted by a specialist from the Board of Health. The campaign urges all who suspect exposure to seek testing to prevent spread and protect community health.
Brief classified line offering porch and window awnings with a call to call or write for estimates. Mentions Jno. 8. Millervd & Bra, Hardware as the supplier.
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