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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1924
Page
3
The president returns from Chicago and says he will stay in Washington to handle ongoing legislative matters. He plans cabinet decisions and several appointments over the next four months as invitations for travel continue to be accepted.
Mrs Anna M. Kline widow of Sam Kline a Bee Hick county miller and farmer died of pneumonia after residing in Washington for the past two years. Funeral services will be held there tomorrow and the body will be brought to Middletown Monday for burial in Reliance cemetery. She leaves a daughter Mrs W. and a son and is survived by brothers J W Rhodes O R Rhodes A S Rhodes and Leon Rhodes and sisters Mrs William Simp.
Rev ex Clarehté Wank preaches at St Paul’s A M E Church at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. in the main sanctuary, inviting parishioners to attend hourlong services.
Sunday school at 2 30 p m. evening service features a sermon in a series on The Seven Churches of Asia followed by communion.
ACCOMAC VA December 6 Girard Leezio second of four showmen indicted for the Tasley fairgrounds shooting August 14 in which Tasley farmer was killed was convicted of voluntary manslaughter last night He faces three years in state prison Schulte first member of the troupe to be tried is under sentence of five years Jubilee services announced Miss Mary Morton of Mount Airy Md will preach at Jubilee Church Front Royal road at 730 pm Sunday Public invited
At Hotel Jack a near east relief dinner is offered with vegetable soup spaghetti stewed peaches rice bread coffee and tea. The price is one dollar or more if the diner wishes to contribute. Maximé Ix Ducharme the hotel’s proprietor will donate all receipts from the special dinner to the relief committee.
Miss Gaily McCauley and Roger Matthews of Washington spent Thanksgiving with her parents Mr and Mrs Luther McCauley in Refuge Virginia. Charles Bray, stricken at Mr Cawthorne's sale, shows slight improvement amid local updates.
Winchester memorial hospital care on Thanksgiving. families Namal and McCauley visit. Local notes from Ganesboro Virginia on December 6 list visits, social plans, housebound folk, cold sufferings, and church and school activities. Box social at Gainesboro Schoolhouse scheduled for December 12.
Cedar Grove Virginia reports Ray Branner visiting Wooster Ohio family. Mrs Emmert recovering after Memorial Hospital operation. Mr and Mrs White and Mr and Mrs Lee visit Winchester. Jessie Chapman wedding to Garland Crisman at Millwood noted. Little Mountain School progress under Ethely Hooley. residents finishing hog slaughtering for pork. Nyee teaches at Little Mountain near Middletown.
The Rev. J. H. Richards will occupy the pulpit at Grace Church tomorrow and conduct the Men's Bible class in the morning. An invitation is extended to all to attend these services.
Staunton Virginia December 6 Miss Nancy Dyer Timberlake daughter of Mr and Mrs Stephen Dy Timberlake Jr Staunton married Edmund McCulloch Cameron of Irwin Pa fullback for Washington and Lee football team The ceremony took place in Washington on October 4 performed by Rev Titus Davis of the Presbyterian Church.
Fire of undetermined origin damaged the upper east wing of the Tucker house in Williamsburg but was extinguished without serious loss. The residence, ancestral home of Col. St. George Tucker descendants, is now occupied by his great grandson George P. Coleman, former Virginia Highway Commission chair, and adjoins the United States’ first theatre.
Washington dispatch reports that the annual agricultural appropriation bill includes 80 million dollars for road construction. The amount would be available in the coming fiscal year and exceeds last year’s allocation by 61 million. The bill totals about 124.64 million dollars, significantly higher than this year’s appropriation.
A proposed appropriation sets aside 4 000 000 for cooperative construction with state or forest roads and planning. The remaining funds would support federal aid to states for road construction and related projects.
HOYCE Virginia December 6. Miss Mildred Thompson returns from a two week visit to her brother Olive Thompson in Washington. Miss Louise Cuper attended the Army Navy game in Baltimore. Mrs Susan Vorous spent several days with Mr and Mrs C E Reid. Kenneth Gilpin is confined to bed with grippe. Edward Heine recovers from grippe. Baptist Church ladies plan an oyster supper in Dittoenderfer Hall Saturday night December 8. Edith Thompson returns home after visiting Mildred. Mr and Mrs Albert Wright have moved to housekeeping in Mr Jude Ashby’s house. Mrs Charles Gaunt confined with an ankle injury from six months ago. Mrs Russell Carper visiting daughter Mrs Walter Kep in Washington. Joseph Shenk of Luray spent a day with P Jolliffe. Sam Garvin visiting in Washington. Rev G W Winston of White teaching in Mrs Charles place. Mesars John Pied and BS Carper of McLean visited Monday and Tuesday.
Fragmentary text mentions a shift to coffee cultivation and its inseparable link to the country’s economy. The readable portions reference a practice spreading, possibly tied to a decline or transition in agricultural systems. Details, dates, and places are unclear due to damaged wording.
Fragmentary notes reference Jefferson Davis and the Confederacy, mentioning federal government roles and a connection to Congress. The text also hints at the Civil War era context and the idea of cession or separation.
The Wi nugget, the largest gold specimen found, weighed 2217 ounces and was mined near Ballarat Australia. It sold for about 50000 dollars, marking a historic find in gold mining history.
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