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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1920
Page
8
Anson Best, before his attorney and prosecutors, repudiates a confession claimed by the prosecutor in the Vera Schneider murder case. He says he did not kill the girl or participate in the crime. Newspaper men present in Pontiac Michigan on April 25 report the remark.
A Fox telecast features Miss Bara in her sweetest role yet. Admission prices are 10 15 and 20 cents including tax.
The Empire presents Eve in Exile a dramatic feature from Cosmos Hamilton. Eve a beauty with fire and vitality and Paul a poet explore love exile and pursuit of Eden in a tale filled with romance humor and human emotion Charlotte Walker stars as Eve with Thomas Santschi delivering a notable brute role.
Walker's interpretation of Eve adds new laurels to those she has already won in legitimate. See Eve in Exile at Empire Friday and Saturday.
The Empire presents Kathleen Mavourneen a vivid emerald romance inspired by the famous poem. Theda Bara stars as the Irish heroine with Shaw delivering dramatic support and an Irish mood, plus a short subject and news segment. Prices at 10, 15 and 20 cents including tax.
Paris reports that on April 29 the General Federation of Labor of France ordered a general railway strike to start at midnight May 1. Orders for a general railroad strike issued on Tuesday call for a walkout at midnight Friday, contingent on full backing by the federation, with possible suspension by the railroad workers' union's executive committee.
Mr. Owen Higgins of Washington D C spends a few days with his daughter Miss Gertrude Higgins district nurse in the capital city showcasing a family reunion in local society notes.
Community news from Rest section highlights visits among Feagan Colston and Roberts families in Rest Point Rippon and Martinsburg. Local residents include Mrs Alma Brady visiting Bruceton and Mr Harry Moulden Jr home from Saye Martinsburg. A baby boy joins the Herrell family and Ezra Hauptman remains critically ill nearby.
The Corporation Clerk reports multiple conveyances in Winchester. CG Finfrock et ux transfer Baker lane lot for 10 dollars plus other value to Ludesse Bockey. Finfrock et ux to S A Slaughter baker lane lot for 10 dollars. F M Thompson et ux to L C Bromley double dwelling East Cecil street for 3500 dollars. Phil H Gold et ux to George W Mason Cork street house and lot for 800 dollars. John I Sloat et ux to E H White South Kent street house and lot for 2250 dollars. Cats and Dogs at Peace notes a cemetery for deceased pets near Philadelphia in Francisville.
A mother prepares Billy for a visit with Aunt Hat to avoid noise. Billy frets about a dull day as Aunt Hat is known to dislike noisy children. A child muses on memory while a friend jokes about recalling early life with a quip about eyes.
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