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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1925
Page
4
The Evening Star published in Winchester Virginia appears as a polished postoffice imprint. The text notes second class matter and consolidation with Morning News Item The Weekly News The Weekly Times and The Weekly Mirror.
Public notice style fragment lists subscription terms in advance options and rates with Associated Press credit lines. Dates show Tuesday August 18 1925. Strong entities include Associated Press and date.
A verse piece mocks small town vanity and booster culture. Jim Ginger and others debate praise for local writers and workers, praising Jim Mason’s style while criticizing neglect of tradespeople and civic effort. The piece ends with town booster rhetoric and a call to knock down rival praise.
Brucetown Virginia notes a summer camp gathering with Mr and Mrs Jack Boden Mrs Julian Snapp and family visiting locals. Visitors include Rev J D Russell Mrs Julian Snapp and Mrs Tom Price hosting New York fresh air tots. Several Baltimore Brooklyn Winchester and Washington residents are named among visitors and hosts with light social captions.
Mount Hebron Sunday School of Gore enjoyed an invitational outing to Capon Chapel Capon Springs. Members assembled with baskets, 14 miles of mountain roads, greeted by a large crowd. S. B. Secrist led a lesson on Paul’s second missionary journey, a well attended service, then plans to visit Capon Springs summer resort.
A grand repast delighted attendees at Capon Springs with boys and girls enjoying the pool, games on the lawn, cliff climbing, and boating. Guests praised local hospitality and extended thanks, inviting the Sunday school to visit again.
BLUEFIELD West Virginia August 13 19 iG. W. Waddell a farmer near Falls Mills reported witnessing a barnyard battle between a large Brahma rooster and a copperhead snake. The rooster Gripped the snake by the neck and killed it with ground strikes in a fierce duel observed by Waddell.
The Virginia State Censors Board reports motion pictures are moving toward a higher moral tone though ongoing vigilance is needed to exclude objectionable content. The board says eliminations and rejections comply with the law and reasonable interpretations to prevent corruption or incitement to crime.
Théo Stak notes a Star notice on the United Brethren Church third anniversary claiming no debt in Winchester. He clarifies all church debt is owed locally, with $32,600 principal and about $8,000 interest paid in four years by the congregation and supporters, and states no mortgages or external board loans were used.
The article lauds the Winchester church as a permanent city landmark and urges continued investments. Next Sunday August 23 marks the church dedication's third anniversary with Rev. J. H. Brunk preaching at 11 am and 8 pm. Sunday school rally 9 45 to 10 45. Christian Endeavor rally 7 15 pm. quarterly conference after evening service. Public invited.
C C Grubbs is alleged to have obtained 20 dollars at the Peoples Bank of Stephens City on a forged check. He confessed before Justice Tavenner, was committed to jail until the October circuit court term, and the money was recovered by Policeman Boyd after his arrest. A second charge for 5 dollars on a 25 dollar check may follow. Mental condition cited as reason to possibly ship him to Marion Hospital for the Criminal Insane.
Rock Enon residents report Meredith Anderson remains hospitalized with limited improvement after surgery. Miss Hilda Cain of Winchester visited relatives, while Mrs. Bryan Good and family hosted Howard Good and two Larrick girls. Corn and gardens are thriving and New York girls completing a two week visit enjoyed their stay.
Real estate notice listing 6-room dwelling at 839 Berryville Ave, 12-room double house at 370-372 Charles St, plus two 50 by 192 foot lots. Terms: part cash down. Contact H. R. McEneany at 839 Berryville Ave for details.
The Winchester and Potomac Railroad Company announces its annual meeting in Winchester Virginia on September 4 1925 at 12 15 PM. Stockholders will elect a President and Board of Directors and consider other business. Secretary C W Woolford signs the notice dated August 18 1925.
An aged droggist advertises a pest killer called New Chemical P D Q, promising to destroy bedbugs moths roaches and fleas and their eggs. Sold by Baker's Drug Store and Boyd's Drug Company in a quart making package. The copy claims universal efficacy and long lasting effects for house cleaning.
In Spotsylvania county a six foot snake was killed after entering a hen house missing eggs. A whitewashed gourd nest egg shaped object caused a midbody lump in the snake. The creature apparently mistook the gourd for an egg and reportedly suffered indigestion. farmer H. Lewis showed the gourd. it measured four and one half inches long and six and one half inches in circumference.
Wild geese are seen two months ahead of autumn flights over eastern territory near Walla Walla Washington. Railroad crews report flocks of up to a thousand birds near the Snake River at the Idaho border. Birds alight to refresh fledglings as they prepare for continued migration.
The Berryville timetable lists February 22 1925 routes to Roanoke Bristol Bluefield Welch Norton and Shenandoah with connections to Washington Baltimore Philadelphia and New York. Pullman cars dining service sleepers and parlor cars are noted with agents H H Burks Berryville and W C Saunders Roanoke.
Valdosta Georgia letters praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female weakness and nervous run-down conditions. Mrs L C Dasner and Mrs C E Palmer share experiences of relief and offer to answer letters to help others in Battle Creek and Cleveland areas.
Birds in migration display puzzling patterns that birds experts struggle to explain. Wild bird lore enthusiasts report geese altering routes and timing in ways not previously observed, prompting curiosity and research.
A partial OCR item mentions Mrs Olivia C Harmer associated with auctioneers Duvall and Dunn. The fragment provides limited context about an auction matter involving these parties. Further specifics are not readable in the snippet.
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