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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1922
Page
7
Classified fragment lists items available at Star office. Includes notice seeking clean cotton rags and a furnace offered cheap to a quick buyer. Names H. H. Willis and Wilmer F. Shryock appear with reward and owner details.
The Virginia Law Club of Georgetown University plans weekly lectures on Virginia law. The first meeting was November 21 to organize future events. The next gathering is tonight at Georgetown University Law School in downtown Washington. President A. K. Shipe is a Virginia lawyer and U.S. attorney general aide. Secretary J. Allen Williams of Luray previously studied at the University of Virginia. Other members include Ernest E. Reardon, Clough F. Arthur, Kenneth Cromer of Winchester, Bedford L. Embrey of Upperville, Shenandoah Valley Academy alum, and Harry A. Shockey of Falls Church with regional ties.
Clarke County schools report October attendance led by Marvin Chapel with 95 percent. Pine’s Grove 94 Hawthorne 94 Pierce 93 Old Chapel 92 Glendale 91 Winderhook 89 Pine's Corner 89 Oak Grove 89 Mount Weather 88 Riverside 88 Bethelves 86 Hour 87 Millwood 84 White Post 82 Gaylord 82 Providence Chapel 79 Shenandoah 66 Stone Bridge 66. Marvin Chapel wins a prize of books from E. G. Coiner of Berryville for highest attendance. Miss Russell aims for daily school attendance for all eligible pupils.
David Sarnoff of the Radio Corporation of America predicts a future where a vest pocket or wrist watch receiving set lets a person listen to news and entertainment from home, office, or on the road, signaling the next step in radio hardware development.
Washington Dec 5 Woodrow Wilson has progressed toward full recovery and now takes almost daily walks through the streets near his S street residence. He uses only a cane for assistance and onlookers are surprised by his visible improvement.
An ailing ex president shows signs of strength and movement as he resumes public life. His improved condition and sharp speech on Armistice Day from his doorstep suggest the hermit period is ending and that Woodrow Wilson will reemerge in Washington.
White Post notes Thanksgiving services at Bois Church with fruit and vegetables decor. Clergy and parishioners share music and gatherings. Several locals visit relatives in Lancaster Chambersburg Pa and Charlottesville.
Stephenson Va December 5 Mr R Ebersole of Chambersburg Pa visits Mr and Mrs Charles R McCann. Mr Hugh and Mr Harry McCann attend V M I V P football game by party of friends. Eli Dulger hosts Thanksgiving dinner for many friends near Red Bud. Paul Shryock moves to Winchester Ann Street apartment. farm sold to Capt Lewis Cooper. Lohr Clevenger to occupy it. Westey Webber moves family to Philip Langley farm Red Bud road. Herbert Solenberger returns to Dickinson College Carlisle Pa after Thanksgiving with parents on Washington Street.
Mountain Falls Va December 4 Rev Mr Light presiding elder Moorefield district led quarterly conference at Mountain View on Saturday afternoon with sermons and communion. Guests included Rev Mr Dugger and visitors from West Virginia and Strasburg. Several locals attended, dined, and shared updates on community members health and visits.
The November honor roll at High View public school lists students with 90 percent averages. Seventh grade recipients include Frances Beaty and Francis Koenig. sixth grade names are Loraine Orndorff Leona Yates Hazel Conner Bessie Derflin. fifth grade honorees include Garland Bray Paul Koenig Bland Ritenour Alice Cadwallader Gladys Sargent Myron Ritenour Thelma Ritenour and Jesse Grim. Primary grades note daily attendance for those listed.
The list names participants including Lucius Ritenour Ralph Ritenour Marshall Walters Victor Gatewood Carolyn Cline Shelda Gatewood Virgie Orndorff Gladys Orndorff Edna Pitcock Evelyn Yates and a subgroup averaging 90 percent or more featuring Victor Gatewood Marvin White Russell Dovel Verba Smith Katherine Conner Ruby Grim Lucius Ritenour Virgil Orndorff Selma Smith Shelda Gatewood Martha Koenig Edna Pitcock Edith Smith.
The Star publishes corrections for a prior farmers union notice. The state meeting in Winchester now runs December 13 14 and 16, with the agriculture exhibit on December 11 and 12 rather than the 9th and 11th. Also a divorce suit in Winchester seeks judgment for Ada Brooks Mitchell vs Robert Mitchell, requiring the defendant to appear within ten days after notice.
A large turnout of men from across the city attended a Sunday night gathering at the United Brethren Church. Rev. George W. Stover delivered a sermon tailored for men. Church officers praised the high interest and noted 25 men in the choir.
The Christian Endeavor Society held a well attended meeting with spirited choir and congregational singing. It was the largest attendance since the new church opened in the fall with Ed ward L. Fries in charge.
The Star and the Empire Theatre announce the contest ends Thursday night at 10. All ballots dropped in the Empire lobby vote box through that hour will be tallied and published in The Star on Friday. staffers count votes collected each night and coupons appear daily. Manager Baker says over thirty people received votes and ballots rise daily. A leading lady and a leading man will be chosen.
A film project titled A Romance of Winchester will start shooting next Monday with a cast including a young man a business man a mother for the leading lady and three other young girls. The full company will arrive in town for the production.
Thomas P. Spates formerly of this city now of Briggs Clarke County butchered a hog weighing 530 pounds after it had been dressed.
Andrew Bell secretary of the Chamber of Commerce returned from Bedford Virginia where on Sunday he delivered the annual memorial address at the Elks National Home. He spent last night in Harrisonburg Virginia where he lived for a number of years.
J. W. Sibert, city postmaster, spends several days in Richmond attending the annual Virginia postmasters convention. The first conference drew over 2,000 visitors including postal officials and business leaders, meeting yesterday afternoon.
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