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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1924
Page
3
Social and local news items from Winchester and nearby towns describe visits, illnesses and recoveries, guests at homes on East Clifford Street and Braddock Street, and movements of residents to and from Martinsburg, Strasburg, Roanoke and Washington. The report lists engagements, church events, card party plans, and several residents traveling or staying with relatives.
Mrs Robert Nelson leaves this morning for Baltic to spend several days with the family of Mrs James Fe roanoke for travel to Rehan retaky ed to her home roger.
Updates list residents visiting relatives and traveling from Clarke county Am heft street homes to Maryland and Baltimore trips. Various locals including Mrs Fritz Bartonville, Miss Dorothy Smith Handley High School, Mr and Mrs S M Chiles, Miss Eleanor Chiles, Mr and Mrs Sinnott Washington guests, and Dr Keister Adams with Miss Storey Harrisonburg.
Miss Mary Fep Affleck, a long time Shenandoah county resident, died at 9 30 this morning at her nephew and niece's home. She is survived by a sister Mrs JB Singhass and three brothers Arthur George Affleck and Luther Affleck. Funeral services will be held Thursday at Grate Lutheran Church with Rev E O Graham officiating and burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
The Los Angeles Times reports Mrs. Charles Chaplin, formerly Lita Grey, remains subject to California school rules. A birth certificate shows she was born April 1 1908 in the Hollywood district and married last week in Empalme. The compulsory attendance law applies to minors, with tutors allowed if a parent prefers private instruction.
The Leviathan, a United States merchant line, limped into port after a severe gale. Captain Herbert reported the ship kept the British out for the entire voyage with the aid of lashings and careful seamanship amid significant damage and loss.
Mrs. S. B. Renner widow of Samuel B. Renner of Mount Pleasant Frederick County died at 2 p m yesterday at her son T B Renner’s home near Mount Pleasant after heart disease and dropsy. Born March 9 1842 she was daughter of the late Abram Cooper. Survived by two sons T B Renner and J W Renner and three daughters Mrs Edward McCarty Mrs Edward Smith and Mrs W H Smith. Funeral services will be held at 11 00 a m Wednesday at the Renner home and burial will be in Memorial Grave in Lampsr.
President Coolidge will travel to Chicago this week on a regular Washington Chicago service not a private car. Accommodations are reserved at his direction for the president Mrs Coolidge and their party with costs equal to ordinary passenger fares. The party will use drawing room space while other cars are assigned to the rest of the train. The trip uses a fast 18 hour outbound and a 22 hour return with frequent stops.
Extension expert A Motz of Blacksburg and two horticulture specialists will visit Winchester to lead pruning demonstrations for fruit growers. The program, developed over several years, aims to help orchardists improve techniques. Further details on time and location will be announced later.
London reports claim the new Egyptian government has won public confidence and restored order and safety in Egypt. Sudan is described as under British control with crisis reportedly over and a conference expected to settle Egypt England relations.
The trial in Chicago paused the testimony of H Mortimer chief witness as Daniel A ber of New York president of Northeastern Construction Co took the stand. Ber described the company as a bidder on contracts for a hospital project in Northampton Massachusetts while Charles R Forbes served as director of the veterans' bureau in 1922. The Poc Con Company of Detroit ranked as the lowest bidder due to time considerations.
Indictments allege first degree murder against Frank West owner and three show troupe members T Aifs Girrard Leozzo and Charles F Miller over a Tasley VA fair shooting that killed Ralph Roach a farmer during a dispute at the Tasley fair on July 14. Eleven show members were arrested after a cross state chase through Virginia Maryland and Delaware. seven were released after questioning.
New York police report a broker's messenger Harris disappeared yesterday with $60000 in securities. The messenger, hired ten days ago, gave an uptown Manhattan address. no further details or identified surname provided.
Senator Underwood of Alabama presented a new Muscle Shoals plan in Washington. It would dedicate the property to national defense and allow government or private operation for nitrogen plants or fertilizer production while completing dam construction.
A reading notes similarities between the 19th chapter of First Kings and the hypothetical ith canto of Isaiah, suggesting structural or stylistic parallels in ancient scripture. The fragment implies intentional likeness in wording or framing within these biblical sections.
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