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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1925
Page
1
Winchester City Council met in special session to curb water loss and explore adding 500000 gallons daily by linking Shawnee Boot and Lymaker springs to Rouss Springs. Police will inspect all water connections for leaks and enforce 24 hour repair notices.
C H Messeter of Farmingdale arrives to erect Winchester’s WCBR radio station with slogan Winchester Can Beat the Rest. Beginning August 26 daily fair news broadcasts and evening talks by prominent citizens will air from the main fair building. Speakers include H F Byrd J W Harrison W W Glass Mayor J F Ward Major Robert T Barton and others. Race results will be broadcast after each event.
Members of the Friendship Fire Company will attend divine services next Sunday evening August 30 at the First Christian Church. Rev. F Morgan, chaplain for several years and departing for Norfolk VA to take up church work, will preach. Firemen to assemble at the engine house at 7 30 and march in a body with special seats reserved.
Regular Elks gathering Wednesday the 26th at 8 15 p m features ex Mayor Glass delivering a 15 minute talk on the history of Peary s flagship Constitution. The talk promises fascinating history and invites all to attend.
At yesterday afternoon’s council meeting the water committee led by Fred A. Robinson proposed linking Shawnee Boot and Haymaker springs to Rouss Spring with an eight inch pipe to deliver 500000 extra gallons daily by gravity before pumping to the reservoir. A free eight inch pipe carload from Glamorgan Iron Co. in Lynchburg, Va. was arranged for immediate installation. Health officer Walter Cox noted excessive waste and observed Winchester uses about 200 gallons per person per day versus New York City’s 100. The council adopted Page’s resolution directing inspection of water consumption and strict enforcement of ordinances to prevent misuse and waste.
Winchester residents blamed a large blast at M J Grove Lime plant for water famine fears. The plant manager denied any unusual explosion or water surge, noting that three pumps have long drained quarry water and were stopped only because water flow had ceased due to drought.
City Manager L R Dettra authorized a statement on the water situation noting no change in available supply from yesterday. He said economies in effect are offset by diminished ground flow, resulting in no net improvement.
Winchester fire department unions plan a Labor Day picnic on Monday September 7. A committee asks city merchants to close shops so clerks can attend. Sites are being inspected with a decision due soon. The outing will feature swimming baseball athletic events and games for all ages. Free transport will be provided for former firefighters.
Members are asked to attend a special meeting Wednesday night at eight o'clock to finalize arrangements for the Chambersburg trip connected to the Firemen's Convention.
Limited to 500 tickets priced at two dollars. On sale at People's Drug Store and Red Apple Restaurant during four days and four nights of fair season events.
Local dealer Winchester Hudson Co offers used cars at bargain prices. Advertising notes include a reference code 8-25-1p-51.
A leasing note advertises a limestone farm for rent near Boyce. Interested applicants are directed to apply at the Star office.
Furnished eight room residence available September 1 through July 1 in the most Lane residential section. Apply at 214 W. Cork St.
A new Chinese war erupts in Chicago Boston New York Pittsburgh hours after the Chinatown mayor Lee Kue Ying was buried. An On Leong tongman shot in New York, Hip Sing wounded in Boston, and 33 Chinese arrested in Washington as rival tongs escalate hostilities. In Chicago a resident of On Leong was killed and Hip Sing members detained. The New York body of a restaurant cook with three bullets found in a Chinatown cellar. Boston Chinatown panics after a shooting. Pittsburgh sees Sun Shing Sun, a laundry proprietor, killed by two unidentified Chinese in a renewal of tong warfare.
Swampscott Massachusetts August 26 Associated Press reports indicate the federal government will not block a suspension of anthracite operations next Tuesday. President Coolidge asserts ample fuel would remain available and government aims to aid in ensuring adequate supply. In Hazelton Pa August 25 a citizens no strike committee urged lasting peace in the hard coal fields and cautioned against industrial disturbance costs urging new negotiations and no suspension. John L Lewis arrived to open public meeting as crowds gathered at the Altamont Hotel with mayor Harvey presiding and business leaders attending.
President Coolidge plans to return to Washington by train around Labor Day. Officials announced he would travel with Mrs Coolidge to the capital an overnight trip, postponing any cruise on the Mayflower. He will hold conferences with government officials before resuming a crowded White House schedule.
Miss Clara Riffey of Strasbourg is listed in serious condition after a Sunday night attack in the city. The blaze began at 11 pm and swept a block between San Guinet and Empery streets, destroying 20 dwellings a large apartment house and an ice plant. Losses are estimated between 600000 and 1000000 dollars.
Miss Clara Rriffey of Strasburg Virginia, employed as a cook, was found unconscious in the Sherman home kitchen Sunday night after a reported assault by an unknown man. She is hospitalized in Winchester with possible skull fracture and internal injuries. The assailant drove her away in a Ford coupe and she was later brought back to the house.
Naples August 25 Mount Vesuvius resumes extraordinary activity erupting large quantities of ashes and lighting the countryside at night Authorities at the volcano observatory say no great danger is imminent despite the spectacular display
The Rev. Dayton Baird Miller, pastor of Boundary Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, Baltimore, was drowned Saturday while trying to save his eleven year old nephew Roderick Ridenour from a similar fate. The boy’s body was found yesterday. the minister’s body was recovered at the mouth of the West River by Capt. W. G. Lucas of Annapolis.
The MacMillan expedition return was delayed after Commander Byrd sent a message noting the party was at Deoth Sound. Officials think transmission error placed the location at Booth Sound. the expedition had reached Booth Fjord, 150 miles south of Etah near Cape York, amid severe ice conditions on the northward route.
Mrs. Bryan approves Josephus Daniela as leader of a national memorial to William Jennings Bryan. She favors a Washington location and notes Dayton Tennessee as appropriate for any school to promote her late husband’s ideals.
The Colonial Theatre in Winchester plans a Friday night benefit on August 28 to aid the Citizens Band. The program promises one of the era’s most successful local benefits, praising the band’s progress under Prof McIlwee and noting free summer concerts aided thousands facing financial hardship. Band members urge audience to buy tickets and support the cause.
In Chicago on August 25, three quarters of the late Victor F. Lawson estate is devoted to benevolent purposes. The Chicago Daily News founder left most property to the Illinois Merchants Trust Company as trustees, with $4,775,000 in specific bequests, over half to charity. A $200,000 bequest went to longtime journalist Melville E. Stone of New York City.
An auxiliary yacht with seven persons aboard is disabled 25 miles northeast of Palm Beach. A wireless message received by the Palm Beach Radio Corporation from the oil tanker San Bernardo reported the incident.
Wanted reliable girl for general housework. Write F care Star. Apply 316 West Leicester Street.
Advertising line seeks fresh eggs from customers for Home Grocery with a contact code 8-2b-21-4p-24. The note implies a request to supply eggs, typical of a small town postwar classifieds listing. Local residents and suppliers are invited to respond via the indicated tag.
The will of Mrs. Mary E. Hamilton, who died near Winchester at Welltown, was admitted to probate. Her entire estate goes to her niece, Mrs. Lula T. Lindamood, wife of P. E. Lindamood. Executor M. M. Lynch qualified with a $1,000 bond. Will dated May 29, 1912.
Margaret L Hodgson invites Evening Star readers to view the newest millinery collection. The notice emphasizes a cordial presentation and invites the public to inspect stylish hats and headwear showcased by Hodgson.
Refrigeration now on at the New Cold Storage on Main Street. Winchester Cold Storage offers cold storage services for domestic fruit and commercial crops, with capacity to care for both local and customers.
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