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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1924
Page
6
Cross Junction Virginia November report notes G O DeHaven Jr son of G O DeHaven Sr and Mrs. DeHaven is ill with palsy and unable to move while Floyd Luttrell and family relocate to a newly purchased home from Mrs. Sarah Sunday. Visitors at J S Braithwaite home include H L Braithwaite and R G Braithwaite families.
Spout Spring Virginia November 29 Messrs Mottel and Lind of the milling firm here spent several days last week in Chambersburg Pennsylvania on business Mrs Sheridan Newcomp is on the sick list Miss Hilda Hottel of Winchester spent Thanksgiving with her sister Mrs Austin White Mrs Logan Fay of Hackwood was
Miss Ruth Clanahan of Washington D C spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs C L Clanahan. Mr and Mrs George Lind entertained a party from Martinsburg on the Front Royal road recently. Mr Roy Zirkle of News spent a few hours Sunday with Mr C E Clanahan.
Nov 29 local notices detail residents visiting relatives in Winchester and surrounding areas. Names include Mrs M L Lockhart and family, Miss Ang ie Larrick, Mr A P Holland, Mr D F Kinkins, Mrs Bilis Bayliss, and others. Social calls, dinners, and weekend visits are listed with several households mentioned.
Middletown Virginia hosts a stockholders banquet at the George Washington Hotel with H Rhodes B R Sperry and John Rhodes in attendance. Local social notes mention Miss Maude Wright from Washington visiting, Mrs George Keith ill at Main Street home, and Miss Aileen Sperry visiting with cousins and friends from Babee.
Mrs. O R Rhodes and Mrs. Robert Dareden hosted and mourners from Virginia and Washington attended the funeral. Mrs. Myrtle Rhodes and Mr. Fred Larrick with sons visited Baltimore this week. Mr. and Mrs. Giles Miller and several Clark family members spent Thanksgiving with their parents in Rector town Centerville and nearby areas.
Richmond reports Virginia State Teachers Association selects Norfolk as the site for the 1925 convention marking a shift from Richmond. Fred M. Alexander is elected president, Dr Cornelius Heatwale reappointed secretary, and Miss Lucy Saunders named treasurer. A consolidation proposal between Co operative Education and Parent Teachers draws heated debate.
An advertisement touts Musterole a white mustard-based ointment for rapid relief of sore throat tonsillitis and congestion. It claims a gentle tingle loosens phlegm and draws out soreness with versions for adults and a milder Children's Musterole for babies and small children priced 35c 65c and hospital sizes up to 3.00.
Woodstock Va November 28 Mr and Mrs J William Donaldson announced the engagement of their daughter to a Washingtonian in a formal family wedding notice outlining the forthcoming nuptials.
The text contrasts Bacon’s view on study with the Finnish shift to modern farming. It notes Finland rearming to plow with tractors, while harrowing and cultivating with machine power remain limited. The piece blends quotations and observations on intellect and practical progress.
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