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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1923
Page
6
Was in honor of Mrs itthday and featured ten guests. Dinner followed in the afternoon with group photographs. Attendees included the Layman family from near Harrisonburg, the Miller family of Baltimore, and Mr. and Mrs. Hall with their daughter.
Ottie Crider at home hosts Miss Margaret Crider of Town West Virginia Miss Treva Crider of Harrisonburg and Messrs Lawrence McCarty of Winchester and Edgar Pettit of Broadway Virginia in a social gathering highlighting local connections.
Miss Watt, business manager of the Presbyterian General Assembly Training School for Lay Workers in Richmond, Virginia, and Miss Elizabeth, guests of Rev. Dr. and Mrs. F. T. McFaden, left for Atlantic City to spend the rest of their vacation. Miss Watt is cousin of Mr. W. Spot White of this city.
Mr. Frank T. McFaden Jr and Mr. Albert Clay of Richmond Va spent the weekend with Dr and Mrs F T McFaden at the Presbyterian manse on North Braddock street driving from Richmond in Dr McFaden s car. They were joined by Miss Frances who is with her parents at the Manse.
Potomac Telephone Company has been making a special bid for college era work for the last five or six years. Mesers Barr and Au lick are understood to be making good progress in familiarizing themselves with the tasks they have undertaken.
Friends of Miss Jennie Briggs, part of an old Winchester family, report she fell on stairs at her North Braddoick Street home. She fractured her wrist but the bones are set and she is improving though in considerable pain.
Miss Rose Ebersole left this morning for New York to spend the week visiting. She will likely join Miss Margaret Hodgson of this city, who is coming from Atlantic City to attend the fall millinery style shows.
Miss Gertrude Strickler of Denver Colorado daughter of Dr Strickler a noted medical specialist has been visiting Michael and Mrs Collings in Harris Addition. She is a cousin of Mrs Collins and Wilton Strickler of this city and left yesterday for Waynesboro Pennsylvania to visit relatives.
Messrs Edward Barr and Eugene Aulick of this city have recently taken up important technical work in Washington with the Chesapeake Company. The project involves new developments in navigation and harbor construction. Their assignment signals notable contributions from local engineers to national endeavors.
Mr J C Carruth of Charlotte visits and inspects orchards damaged recently by hail. Adjustments are to be made for the season. Carruth is connected with the Franklin Insurance Company and the Home Insurance Company of New York and the New York Insurance Company.
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Duffey returned last evening from a short visit to friends in Washington. Mrs. D. B. Haines of this city has gone to Capon Bridge West Virginia to visit her daughter Mrs. A. C. Lovett.
Mrs Walter EB Huntsberry and her daughter Maryee visit Harrisonburg home with Dr and Walter Lineweaver. Mr and Mrs Wilmer F Shryock return from Cajon Springs to their family in the area. The Williams family and associates motor to Lovettsville visiting Mr Harry Beatty. Mrs A B Grayton visits Manchester Maryland while Daniel Strickler returns to Halifax Pennsylvania after a Harris Addition visit.
The New York stock market showed alternating weakness and strength with heavy oil share offerings early causing unsettled trade. Standard Oil and Standard industries provided support as shorts withdrew, a mid-morning rally paused then resumed, call money opened at 4 84 percent, and total shares traded neared 600 000 by close.
A flood in northern Utah on Monday night caused ten deaths and widespread damage. Farmington and Willard suffered badly as property losses topped 1.5 million dollars. Highway scenes show huge boulders and debris, with Marmington area riverside wreckage up to twenty feet deep and a pile of seventy five telephone poles in one spot.
The Associated Press reports Tulsa’s flogging investigation in full swing on August 15 as military authorities and state secret service agents work to clarify the whipping of Nathan.
Hantaman was seized within a block of the police station after his release. He suffered probably permanent injury. Adjutant-General arrived Friday and a connection to the scene was investigated. Police expect to identify him.
London reports say the Coolidge administration would respond promptly to any appeal from France and Belgium over the prolonged reparations dispute. Italian reaction is favorable and neutral states back efforts to restore normal European economic conditions. French opinion, per a British spokesman, sees British proposals as a basis for discussion rather than rejection.
A neighbor and police officers witnessed a man abandon a frail horse on the Northwestern pike. The suffering animal was euthanized by a pistol shot at Mrs. Ward's request. The horse was buried nearby. Rev S R Ludwig officiated a later wedding for Roy Chapman and Edith Clark at the parsonage on National avenue.
Frederick Md Aug 15 The defense of architect B Hvard Kepner charged with the murder of his wife Grace Simmo Kepner began after a one hour adjournment as both sides started formal arguments to be finished this afternoon. Witnesses testified Kepner had a good reputation and Grace Kepner spoke of deep despair and two past suicide attempts.
The Winchester Lumber Corporation moved 139 carloads of forest products in July, per a stockholder letter from president W. B. Cornwell. Lumber totals included 40 cars of ties 41 flooring 7 bark 29 wood 2 and 20 to the Gore flooring plant. It equates to about 790000 feet of lumber 10000 cross ties 435 cords of bark and 30 cords of wood. July operations were the largest since organization.
A quotation notes that wherever authority exists there is a natural inclination to disobedience, attributed to Haliburton. The line comments on the universal tension between power and resistance.
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