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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1921
Page
7
The Associated Press reports that all American prisoners in Russia have been released and are now leaving the country. The London headquarters of the American Relief administration announced the development.
Three bandits attacked Tommy Felidio a post office messenger at Wood's River Illinois near St. Louis. They flogged him and escaped with three mail pouches one believed to contain sixty thousand dollars in currency bound for the Standard Oil refinery. An hour later a car was found in a cornfield near Edwardsville Illinois. A rifled parcel post pouch addressed to Wood's River citizens was found nearby.
Mrs Annie McKIlwee and two children Virginia and William visit Mrs F B Cadwallader. Edwin Reir and Tom Cover from Washington DC visit Mrs Ada Shryock. Mrs J L Drake of Wilkinsburg Pa visiting mother Mrs BE F Barr. Paul Carter of Berryville spent last week with Mr and Mrs J H Polhamus. Miss Alice Stickley of Strasburg visiting cousin Miss Heath Stickley. Joseph Rae of Winchester spent days with W D Stickley. John W Guard of Logansport Ind spent weekend with cousin B A Guard. R H Giles and son of Lynchburg guests of Mrs Misses Richie and Winifred Stickley in Washington. Emma Gardner and mother Mary Gardner arrived to spend part of August. Fairfax Frazier visiting aunt Mrs Roy Frazier in Gaithersburg Md. Mrs Wm Barr and son Bryan of Gaithersburg Md visiting Mrs Dick Boyles near Winchester. Pa visiting mother Mrs E F Barr. Mr and Mrs H B Dean returned from Niagara Falls. Lorena Steele returned from Harrisonburg State Normal. Mildred and Genevieve Massey left for Harrisonburg to attend State Normal School. Anna Cabaret Funk spent time with friends at Mt Sidney. Union picnic of Methodist and Lutheran Sunday Schools set for Thursday August 41 at Vaughn Gl Establishment.
Miss Clara Goode arrives from Pittsburgh to spend vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs Thornton Goode southeast of town. A vocalist of unusual ability she is a church choir soloist in Pittsburgh and has enjoyed successful concert work.
The British built airship ZR-2 formerly R-38 will depart Hodwen England on August 26 bound for Lakehurst New Jersey. Commander L H Maxfield will command with Lt Commander Bieg second in command as naval experts estimate a three to five day crossing.
Secretary Mellon told the House Ways and Means Committee that federal outlays must be trimmed by more than 250 million dollars this fiscal year. He projected total government costs of 4.569 billion with 3.83 billion needing taxation and cautioned revenue should not drop below 3.57 billion under current law.
Lancaster New Hampshire crowds greet President Harding as he arrives for a week long Prospect vacation. Thousands travel by auto and rail while Harding plays a round of golf on Mount Prospect miniature course before addressing the gathering.
Public invited by the Boy Scouts of America to a Field Day at Camp Cornwell on Capon on Saturday August 6 starting 1 30 PM. Bring friends for a picnic style outing with refreshments sold all day and evening. Enjoy athletic contests a complete Scout Orchestra formal ceremonies and addresses vaudeville acts canoeing swimming and fishing near Winchester in an hour by motor.
Rome reports that American physicians who treated Enrico Caruso during his critical winter illness did all they could and could not do more. Dr Raffatello Basianelli and his brother Guiseppe, who attended Caruso during the relapse before his death, said the American team saved him from a grave condition deemed a miracle.
A cablegram to Mrs. O L Jack reports the safe arrival in Paris of her daughter Mrs EB Virginia Smith and granddaughter Miss Virginia H Smith who left Winchester for a European tour. They sailed on the Aquitania and plan a two week stay in Paris followed by a continental tour and a visit to England before sailing back to New York on September 17 aboard the La France.
Scores of veterans who served in France with the Blue Ridge Division travel from Virginia West Virginia and Pennsylvania to Pittsburgh for the Eightieth Division Veterans Association reunion They will be entertained by American Legion posts and local groups through Sunday night The report also notes a personal outing by the Steeles and the Smiths at Shockeysville.
A brief notice invites readers to place classified advertisements in The Star. It promotes reaching local buyers and listings across services, with emphasis on timely placement and affordable rates.
The American Legion baseball team will host the All-Stars at Woodstock on Friday afternoon after rain postponed the previous Wednesday game. The visitors, accompanied by their band and about 100 rooters, recently beat the Legion, who vow to rebuff them. A Romney West Virginia team plans to visit Friday August 12 for another Legion game, weather permitting.
An advertisement touts Preezone as quick relief for corns and calluses with a tiny bottle sold by druggists. It claims immediate relief and easy removal without soreness. The note adds that Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Herrell left for Lacey Springs Virginia for about a month.
Mr J W Striker has returned from a two week motor vacation to Detroit Michigan with Mr Charlies A Carr and Mr and Mrs Carr. The Carrs are visiting relatives here and left yesterday for their home in Detroit with their two daughters Misses Virginia and Marget Lee Carr.
Kernstown Va August 4. Mr and Mrs Jacob Daniels and children from Cumberland Md spend time with sister Mrs Leo Wisecarver. Miss Virginia Smith returns from Edinburg Va after visiting Miss Grace Barreck. Master Eldridge Frye improving after operation at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Several relatives visit in Spahannock and Clarke counties. Mr and Mrs Joe White and children and Mrs Sarah Sager Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs AM Sager. Mrs Milton Swartz improving at home. Marie Cammer and le Swartz Sunday guests Miss Margaret Darton. John Dean and Gordon Philadelphia motor through the area visiting Mrs Metz and Mrs Carson Keyser.
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