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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1925
Page
6
Mr and Mrs Carlton Printz of 305 South Kent street receive congratulations on the birth of a fine baby boy last Thursday. He weighed ten pounds at birth and has been named Donald Williford Printz. Mother and child are reported to be getting along nicely.
A Century Club gathering at Mrs. H. K. Russell's residence on South Stewart Street featured a reading of a predeath paper by the late Mrs. Callie Bruce Oldham on English porcelain, followed by Mrs. Fred Glaize presenting Homes on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. The afternoon closed with a discussion of current events.
Announcement from Eagle Rock Virginia confirms the marriage of Miss Lillian Owen to Reverend Scott Y. Craig. The ceremony occurred in Eagle Rock at the end of April. Craig, formerly pastor at Hebron Baptist Church in this county, is now serving at Dendron Virginia and has preached in Winchester and Frederick County.
Miss Madeline Emerick from Pittsburgh and Miss Katherine Shillingsberg of Richmond, both National Park Seminary students at Forest Glen, Maryland, arrived Saturday evening for a short visit at Mrs. Charles M. Ebert’s home on North Braddock Street.
Mr Edward B Stone arrives home Saturday night from Havre de Grace Maryland where he attended racing events and played golf with friends and acquaintances noting a pleasant trip and social gatherings.
Mr and Mrs Lin Harper of Brunswick Maryland Mrs Fred Wolverton and Miss Cora Fravel of Woodstock Virginia and Mrs Clinton Emmart of Gainesboro Virginia were guests of the Misses Boehm at their North Market Street home during the Apple Blossom Festival.
Dr and Mrs A J Musser who have been guests of Mrs Robert Arbuckle at Springdale returned to Baltimore last Friday.
Mr. Waldo Hack, who has been a guest at Springdale for the past week, has returned to Baltimore.
Mr. C. W. Graybill, long associated with Office Supply Company, has returned to Woodstock Virginia to assume a position with the Shenandoah Herald under new management.
Mrs George Harrison and her daughter along with Mrs Sarah Brown of Baltimore visited Mr and Mrs Clarence Hardy as guests for the Apple Blossom gathering. The event drew local society figures and attendees from neighboring communities to celebrate the season.
Miss L. C. Lindamood of Stephens City spent the day in town visiting friends and taking in local sights.
Mr and Mrs J P Mercer and Mr and Mrs William Shike of Washington were weekend guests of Mrs C T Owen. Miss Cora Fravel, visiting Miss Carrie Boehm for the Apple Blossom Festival, returned to her Woodstock home.
Mrs. Charles E. Seal, guest of Mr and Mrs Roland C Ryan, returned home in Washington after several days visit. George Good also returned to the Maryland Art Institute in Baltimore following a stay with his parents Mr and Mrs I N Good.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Russell and Miss Annie Grimes have returned to Williamsport Maryland after visiting Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Allemony on North Main Street. Also visiting were Oscar Haines John Wenzell Joe Kirkley and Ernest Strait from Washington.
Me Witten H House of Washington spent several days here with relatives. Mrs Mary Ellen Smith visits for weeks with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs L W McCormick on South Stewart Street. Mrs Herbert Stitt returns to Baltimore after visiting Mrs Ridgely White on Washington Street. Mr and Mrs Arthur Ely and their son Courtland Ely leave for Hampton Virginia after a stay with Shenandoah Valley Academy student.
Cadet Theodore Parker, who suffered a severe ankle break at Fishburne Military School, has returned to Waynesboro after a period with his aunt Miss Ida Fisher following the accident.
Miss Louise Forney has returned to her home in McKeesport Pennsylvania after visiting at the home of Mrs Katie C Forney on South Market street
Mrs H D Fuller spends several weeks in Charles county Maryland as guest of Mr and Mrs B G Harvis. Her son in law Mr George H Smith accompanies her during the stay.
Mrs. Howard R. Sheely Mrs. Hazel Burk and Miss Alice Kilman of Baltimore Mrs. Phillip Havey Miss Nora Davidson Mrs. Hamline Haines and Mr. Irving Koch of Washington attended as guests of Miss Katherine Yost during the festival.
Miss Fannie T Somerville Mrs D A Slaughter and Mrs Eliz abe th Ewing Sparrow from Culpeper Virginia and Lowell North Carolina visit the Misses Briggs at their Braddock Street home as guests.
Mrs. M. W. Fisher has returned to her Washington home after visiting her son and daughter in law Mr. and Mrs. Lee Fisher at their home here.
Miss Charlotte Owings, guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Kremer, motored to Monterey Virginia today to visit friends before returning to her Washington home.
Among the guests at the George Washington Hotel are C. E Gudebrod of Mount Jackson A. R. Clark of Waynesboro Va William B. Alwood of Greenwood Va here for a court trial C W Leps of Hagerstown Equitable Life representative and former Keyser resident Mrs C M Dugdale and her daughter Miss Dugdale of Ashland Va mother and sister of Mr A A Dugdale of near this city
Miss Madeline Rosenberger visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Rosenberger. She returned today to Baltimore where she is an inpatient at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Mr. Charles Curl returns to his Washington home after visiting his uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. C Curl at their South Braddock street residence for the festival.
Mr Henry Wolf and family along with Mr and Mrs William Stickel of Hagerstown Md returned home after visiting Mr and Mrs Walter Stine at Fort Collyer northeast of Winchester.
Mrs. Harry W. Hyde, who yesterday morning underwent a serious surgical operation at Memorial Hospital, was described this afternoon as somewhat improved by intimate friends. The operation was performed by Dr. Stuart McGuire of Richmond, with a Winchester surgeon assisting. The couple had returned recently from Florence, Alabama, where they spent the winter with relatives.
Washington reports concern at sustained high Washington rentals prompts President Coolidge to craft a plan for a financial corporation unaffiliated with the government. It would lower building costs by lending funds at reasonable rates to support construction operations.
Six Catholic priests were sentenced to three years in prison for teaching religion and using violent methods to punish pupils. Several others received shorter terms. Soviet law bans teaching religion to children but allows religious worship for adults.
Hillary T. Hudson a 56 year old attorney and former secretary to Senator Lee Overman of North Carolina was found dead by the Annapolis pike eighteen miles from Washington last night a coroner's inquest determined death by natural causes with heart failure suspected he is survived by his wife and three sons all of Washington and the wife now in Shelby North Carolina
Richmond Apr 27 The Montague Manufacturing Company's main building on Broad street road just outside the corporate limits was completely destroyed by fire that broke out tonight. Loss estimated at 9000.
Local postal authorities urged businesses to deposit daily mail at the post office by 5 p m to ensure dispatch on the eastbound 5 51 p m train. The schedule shifted from 6 02 to 5 51 p m, and officials warned that handling the flood of late mail was nearly impossible.
Chicago, April 27. Problems once suspected in early American church work have altered the practices among the Disciples of Christ speakers at the silver anniversary congress. Dr Fortune of Lexington says while methods changed the core ideals remain. He notes pioneers baptized in streams and the Lord's Supper used unleavened bread with wine in the common cup, and says changes arose from revised views on propriety health and sanitation and scriptural interpretation.
A long list of horizontal crossword clues with numbers and partial hints awaits solving. Entries include references to ships, weather terms, animals, metals, and common phrases from a vintage puzzle page.
A rabies case is confirmed after a dog bit Miss Minnie Shoemaker and the two Frank children in Singers Glen. Dr. Brewer sent the dog’s head to a lab, Pasteur treatment to be arranged from Richmond and administered locally.
New Orleans April 27 The General Federation of Women's Clubs withdrew its representative from the Will Hays Motion Picture Committee. Mrs John D Sherman of Estes Park Colorado, president, announced the move at the annual meeting.
A fragment from a Louisiana federation report mentions the first and second districts and includes a quote by Mrs. Sherman about ongoing remarks. The readable text is limited, with no clear events, dates, or outcomes available in the excerpt.
Classified notice for a rental store room on Main Street. Inquiries directed to 4 E Cork Street. Includes no further details about size terms or contact hours.
The federation criticizes immoral films and the Hays committee. It questions policy influence and plans a Washington motion picture council on May 11 to push for reform. John Gothright departed for Ocean View, Virginia, last night.
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