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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1926
Page
6
Martinsburg officials report the Handley Martinsburg Thanksgiving football game netted about 1590 admissions at 50 cents each. Martinsburg received 25 cents per ticket, with Handley drawing the rest. Next year the teams will meet in Martinsburg.
Virginia announces rapid start on the 1927 road construction program. Bids for first contracts will be called in days, including concrete road work from Dewitt into Dinwiddie county, routes near Nottoway river, a bridge on route 34, a Wolf Creek bridge project, and extensions of concrete road near Olney. A separate note mentions oil and fuel cost for a 733 mile test of a toll electric locomotive averaging 1.2 cents per mile.
Advertising pitch for Musterole ointment praising mustard oil based salve as a blister free remedy. Claims relief for sore throat bronchitis tonsillitis croup stiff neck asthma neuralgia headache congestion pleurisy rheumatism lumbago back or joint sprains bruises chilblains and chest colds including pneumonia in some cases.
The Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of Frederick County Virginia issues order in a case by trustee plaintiff against Samuel M Chiles et ux and others. The suit aims to ascertain amounts due to lien creditors establish priority and provide general relief. Defendants Virginian Stock Land Bank of Charleston Shenandoah Valley Joint Bank of Staunton Southern Chemical Co and George W Farmer must appear within ten days of publication to protect interests. The order requires publication in the Evening Star for four weeks and posting at the court house by 20 1926.
Senate votes 70 to 7 to investigate Senator Gould of Maine over a past $100,000 payment. Borah signals ratification steps on the gas treaty while Trammell proposes withdrawing American membership in the World Court. Armenia faces recurring earthquakes warned by Professor Mushketov.
A noted skin specialist touts Mentho Sulphur as a quick remedy for rough red skin, itching eczema, rashes, and pimples due to its germ destroying properties. Obtain a small jar from any good druggist to soothe irritation and embarrassment.
R Swanson president of Consolidated Exporters Inc testifies before the royal commission on liquor smuggling in Vancouver British Columbia admitting the firm is a 1 200 000 operation organized to aid American bootleggers. The company has Pacific US agents and five ocean going ships and destroys books to thwart US tax collection efforts.
Weather and crop conditions in Virginia for the week ended yesterday show general favorable farm work. Winter grains wheat and oats are fair to good with some fields still unsown.
Alfred Dodson of this city reports the death of his brother Reuben Dodson on Monday evening at Slate Mills in Rappahannock county Virginia. He died of paralysis at 89 leaving a widow and three children. He served four years in a Northern Virginia Confederate regiment during the Civil War. Alfred Dodson of Winchester is now the last surviving member of a large family.
The Circuit Court denied William Mowery Sr a new trial after a jury conviction for violation of prohibition laws. He received six months in jail and a $350 fine. Attorneys gave notice of appeal to the Supreme Court and Mowery was released on a $1,000 bond while the appeal is perfected.
In Indiana County's Shelocta, four members of Isaac Beck's family died from injuries after a keg of powder exploded at their home. The blast happened Monday night but was only learned after sleet storms disrupted telephones. Clair Beck 18 Marie Beck 15 Zelda Beck 11 and Twila Nelson 5 were killed. Mrs Beck walked seven miles through ice to fetch a doctor, but the physicianreported the mother in critical condition.
Commerce Department reports a monoplane under construction in France to cross the Atlantic next year from Paris to New York. Trade Commissioner Kelley at Paris advised the department.
The funeral for George Reuben Tidler, who died after being run over while coasting at Kernstown school, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 1 30 at his grandparents home in Kernstown and 2 o'clock at Mount Hebron Cemetery. Rev J A Johnson and Rev T H Daffin will lead services at the Kernstown M E Church South. Burial follows. He is survived by his father W Q Tidler of Washington DC, a brother J Wilbur Tidler, three sisters Elizabeth, Margaret and Mildred Tidler, and his grandparents Mr. and Mrs J R Triplett.
The report outlines shifts in the 1928 budget with a $12,000,000 rise for the Veterans Bureau bringing total veterans relief to $705,000,000 and a $9,246,475 cut for the navy. It notes overall Treasury reductions, reveals major department increases for Interior and Post Office, and highlights boosts for aviation and river and harbor projects.
The Winchester and Frederick County cripple clinic will be held at the District Nurse Association office in the Chamber of Commerce building Saturday December 11 from 9 30 a m to 4 p m. Dr Allan Voshell of the University of Virginia will supervise the clinic under the joint sponsorship of the Kiwanis and Rotary clubs with the State Bureau of Rehabilitation. All crippled or deformed men are invited for examination and those unable to pay will receive free treatment for operations and hospital care.
Domestic Commerce Census Standards and Fisheries the Patent Office and the Lighthouse Service also receive smaller increases.
Richmond Virginia December 8 A deficit of about 920000 was found in the Foreign Mission Board accounts with treasurer George N Sanders admitting the shortage. Dr George W McDaniel said the sum covers five years and notes cover by bonds property life insurance and other assets. Sanders resigned after auditors confronted him.
Mayor J F Ward slipped on an icy pavement last night and injured his wrist. He endured pain but reported to the city hall office today. Harvard Club formed at Geneva with 15 members, including League of Nations connections.
Danville Illinois officials say a frozen body found five miles from Danville is possibly Erdman Olson the Wisconsin college student sought for his sweetheart’s murder. The body hung from a tree with bootlaces used as a noose, lacks ID save a US highway map and a World Series ticket stub. The map’s back bears the name E F Black Millston Pa as investigators pursue identification.
Trial records show Nelson a son from Sel piker ii convicted of second degree murder after a liquor fueled collision killed two people. Attorneys George Thompson argued the case as Kendall from Hagerstown testified he was stabbed 14 times.
Three canons from the St Bernard monastery were killed in an avalanche in the Alpine Pass while ten religious workers were making their routine rounds to check travelers in distress. The incident occurred near Bern Switzerland on December 8.
A dense list of Virginia and nearby town auto garages and service stations appears, including Overland Sales Ramsburg Auto Supply, Berryville Motor Co, North Western Garage, Blue Ridge Garage, Salem Lane Garage, Richmond area firms, and Martinsburg shops, with many individual operator names and locations such as Woodstock, Harpers Ferry, Charles Town, Winchester, and more. The item catalogs businesses serving communities from Berryville to Martinsburg with various proprietors.
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