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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1925
Page
3
Do you suffer foot trouble with tired aching feet arches or corns Our Foot Comfort Department offers Dr Scholl Foot Comfort Appliance and remedies to relieve pain The Dr Scholl Bunion Reducer is shown to instantly relieve pain preserve shoe shape and hide deformity at 75 cents each Foot Expert services are free.
A 12 grip method suggests overlapping the right little finger with the left first finger to shift balance toward the right hand. Cited players Walter Hagen and Abe Mitchell use it, and the swing can be done two handed or single handed as practice shows. The aim is to keep the club face at right angles to the line, improving accuracy on long putts.
Odell Loom W Va underwent an appendectomy last night. Benjamin Bordon Front Royal had a procedure today. Mrs Henry Shepherd and daughter returned to Shepherdstown W Va. Mrs M R Shiley and daughter returned to Kernstown.
Miss Virginia White, Mr. Flick Wiltshire, and Mr. Morgan Martin of Martinsburg motored to Winchester yesterday and spent the afternoon at the home of Dr. E. C. Stuart.
Dr. Hugh Clark, of this city, who left his medical practice two years ago for special courses, has completed studies at the University of Pennsylvania and returns to Winchester to resume practice. He plans to specialize in surgery and office practice after two years focusing on surgical work and recently receiving his Master of Science degree.
Social notes from Berryville Virginia report the Clarke County Cotillon Club plans two August 13 and 14 dances at Jordan Springs to celebrate the Berryville Horse Show's 25th anniversary. Invitations exceed 500, with guests from Staunton Harrisonburg Culpeper Warrenton Leesburg Frederick Martinsburg and Hagerstown and even Washington and Baltimore. The Southern Dominoes seven piece orchestra will play in both Jordan Springs ballrooms, weather permitting, with up to 1500 expected to attend.
Mr and Mrs W A Ryan and Mr L D Smith civil engineer of the Winchester Gas Company spent the weekend at Sycamore Island near Washington as guests of Mrs I G Priest daughter of the Ryans.
Baltimore residents Mr and Mrs John Smith and daughter from Overlea Md along with Messrs Mack Thompson and Jesse Arnolt of Roland Park Md have returned home after visiting Miss Bessie Hillyard and Mrs Jessie Trenary at their South Brad dock street home.
Mr. Wren Trammell lies gravely ill at his residence on South Braddock Street with slow improvement. Meanwhile Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Baker have returned from Europe aboard the Bergengaria after spending extended time in France and Scotland, en route to their North Main Street home.
Miss Gladys Marie Parish of Gore wed Mr. Herbert Berryhill of Washington in a 7 o’clock ceremony at her home. Rev. John B. Williams officiated. Decorations featured pink and white. reception followed with a pink georgette dress for the bridal party and a shower bouquet of white roses. Groom, a U.S. Navy officer, is tied to notable Gore and Jackson families. guests from Winchester, Gainesboro, Gulfport and Washington attended.
Mr Burr Powell Harrison and Mr George Darst depart for Washington to spend the winter. Harrison will study law at George Washington University while Darst remains with his grandmother in Alexandria. Darst, formerly guest of Harrison in Winchester, is well known here.
Miss Rebecca Trapnell, once a guest of Dr and Mrs Stuart, has returned to Charles Town West Virginia after visiting.
Mrs. C. Paul Malm has returned to her home in Newport News Virginia after a period living with her father J. B. A. Guard in Stephens City.
The Rev. John L. Jackson rector of St. David's Episcopal Church Charlotte has joined Mrs. Jackson at her parents home Mr. and Mrs. C Grattan Crawford in Kernstown for his annual vacation.
Mr and Mrs B H Brown and family from Franklin Pennsylvania motor ed here last week for a visit to relatives and friends. They have been warmly greeted by former acquaintances and plan to extend their stay at Mrs Brown's parents home.
Miss Gladys Smith of Summit Point West Virginia spent the weekend as a guest of Mrs. Harry Miller at her Kent Street home.
Miss Grace E Fries travels from Dayton Virginia after spending time with friends following a church convention.
Mr John Williams departed Saturday evening for Charlottesville to engage board and lodging in preparation for enrolling at the University of Virginia this fall.
Mr. Edmund P. Hunter of Washington spent the weekend here with friends.
Mrs James Fugitt and daughters Miss Alice and Mary Fugitt traveled back to Baltimore after visiting Mrs John Fugitt and her daughter Mrs Harry Miller, preserving family ties and travel routine.
A marriage license was issued by the county clerk to Hugh G. Rudolph son of Mr and Mrs Jacob F Rudolph of Frederick County and Mattie L. Ewing daughter of Mr and Mrs Luther Ewing of Stephens City. Rudolph a weaver, comes from an old Frederick County family.
Mr and Mrs C Vernon Eddy are due back Saturday from Seattle where they attended the three year at the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar of the United States. They visited Yellowstone National Park last week as shown in postcards received by local friends. Mr Eddy serves as acting right eminent grand commander of the Grand Commandery of Virginia.
Misa Margaret L Hodgson a well known milliner has left for New York on a purchasing trip to select new supplies and styles for her shop. She plans to review fabric trims and hats with several New York suppliers and return with updated stock.
Handley public schools will start on Wednesday morning September 9 under a city school board resolution. This year the term begins later to meet state law requiring 200 school days, extending to the second week of June 1926. Most teachers from last year return. Prof. A. M. Jarman remains principal.
Samuel H. Morin of Fair Play in Washington County found after a severe storm Saturday evening that lightning acted as a fireless cooker. A bolt struck a post and followed a wire, sending a ball of fire into a lima bean patch and roasting many beans in their pods.
Argentine swimmer Lillian Harrison started from Cape Gris-Nez at 12 12 p m aiming to swim the English Channel. A storm with heavy rain and strengthening winds threatened to end the effort as she neared shore, with whitecaps visible.
Berryville managers spend more this year to boost the show ring and track events. The five hundred dollar capital purse leads Thursday's program, with other purses at three hundred. A daily steeplechase and the Third Cavalry drill troupe from Fort Myer will draw crowds, as top Virginia blue ribbon horses compete for a new Valley record.
Grape crops suffer heavy losses from specking and rot before maturity. The recommended Bordeaux mixture uses three pounds bluestone and four pounds stone lime per 50 gallons of water, with one pound lead arsenate per batch for insect control. Apply every two weeks for best protection as grapes develop.
Illinois Agricultural college offers summer chick care guidance. Key points include a growing mash year round, early roosting to prevent crowding, separating sexes, removing cockerels at broiler age, heavy feeding before winter placement, and careful culling to boost future laying flocks.
Wet clover pastures pose a high risk of cattle bloating. Dr L. Rice of Iowa State College urges prevention, advising against turning cattle onto wet or freshly cut clover, feeding dry food first, offering bluegrass, and avoiding heavy salt before turnout to limit water intake and bloating risk.
Mickie critiques a neighbor who borrows a paper, labeling him the worst critic while praising the paper’s value and the community’s reluctance to share opinions. The cartoonish remark reflects a playful but sharp local voice from the period.
Troop 1 Winchester Boy Scouts settle at Capon Bridge West Virginia camp. A river pier and diving board added. Scoutmaster Cooper joined for weekend. Cake day planned for Wednesday with cakes donated to Cooper Mercantile. Field day Thursday features land and water events and a pie eating contest.
Mrs. Robert Stump of near Stephenson says her turkeys died after eating dead horse flesh allegedly from Philip Williams, the local colored horse undertaker. She insists hers were the only deaths, denies any neighborhood epidemic, and states Williams promised payment but has not paid yet.
Washington August 10 The Post Office Department announced a cash deficit of 37,149,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30 1925 after a preliminary compilation of receipts and expenditures done at the request of Postmaster General New.
The Virginia Railway and Power Company won approval from the State Corporation Commission for a seven cent straight fare with a three and a half cent school fare in Richmond. The order was entered today, August 10, by the commission.
Scott Miller a 17 year old youth from Gore was riding on a car’s running board driven by Carson Hook. He grabbed the steering wheel on a curve causing the vehicle to strike a wire fence. His right leg was fractured and his face and upper body were cut by barbed wire. He is in Memorial Hospital in severe pain.
The County Sunday School Picnic Association plans a large August 13 event at Vaucluse Virginia, with contests, races, baseball and other games. Registrations close by 9 30 a m, and featured speakers include Frank Gregson and Judge George E Cassell. A free will offering will fund general expenses and Kernstown Montoa seo Sunday school won last year’s banner.
The Star offers a $4.00 gold piece and a yearly Evening Star subscription as prizes. The fourth numbers drawn are 549 for a $5.00 gold prize and 4050 for a year’s The Star subscription. Bring duplicates to redeem prizes.
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