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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1922
Page
5
The two day progressive political action conference opened in Cleveland with labor, non partisans and socialist groups attending to map policy. William H. Johnston urged no third party, yet delegates favored a third party movement.
Pope Pius XI held a secret consistory in Rome today creating eight cardinals. The ceremony included an allocution and confirmation of several archbishop nominations. Among those elevated was Mgr Giovanni Bonzano, apostolic delegate in Washington.
Prime Minister Bonar Law told the House of Commons that the government will build ships in response to naval needs. The declaration signals a broad expansion of ship production amid wartime pressures.
The government has decided to begin construction of two new battleships authorized by the Washington naval treaty. The move signals a major step in naval expansion and reflects ongoing compliance with international arms limits.
Roanoke Va Dec 1 Engineers Joe Bock and RH Neel were killed when a Norfolk and Western weight train derailed near Welch West Virginia. Fireman Rickenburger was seriously injured. Bock of Flat Top Yard Virginia Neel of Bluefield West Virginia.
Washington December 11 The administration shipping bill was reported on Saturday by the Senate after approval by the commerce committee One Democrat Ransdell of Louisiana joined the solid Republican majority in favor of the measure Chairman Lasker of the Shipping Board said he was perfectly satisfied with the bill as presented to the Senate
Mrs Bettie Thatcher departed for Cumberland Maryland after learning of the extreme illness of her brother G Frank Baker who is suffering from high blood pressure. Baker, a well known Cumberland druggist for years, is a brother of Brooke Baker of this city.
Mr Edgar Sine postmaster at Trone in this county returned home after several days in Richmond and Washington He attended the Postal Convention in the Jefferson Hotel Richmond with other delegates from the region
City Treasurer Barr urged immediate payment of the 1922 poll tax with a 5 percent penalty, noting tomorrow December 12 is the last day for payment. The notice applies to all adults who have not yet settled their 1922 poll tax. There will be no regular election in June next year.
F. J. Schneiderham and Kent Apper son of the extension division at the Polytechnic Institute supervise displays by Frederick and nearby counties for a farm show tied to the Farmers Co operative and Educational Union convention. The event opens Wednesday at 10 o clock with a projected attendance over 3000 farmers. The Chamber of Commerce seeks hosts offering beds and meals for delegates.
Miss Mary Snider of 126 North Washington Street was overcome by anthracite coal gas while playing the piano Friday evening. She remained in serious condition until Saturday, then showed improvement as doctors treated her. the incident was linked to a stove damper being closed too tightly, preventing gas from rising to the chimney.
Magistrate A Pee nee ann ened Saturday to continue the case of a defendant charged in a warrant over alleged conspiracy to obtain damaging evidence. Three minor children have eye disease trachoma and all Silvious children and their mother are quarantined by the Board of Health, making testimony impossible. The case will resume when quarantine is lifted at Kerne town Frederick county.
An explosion at the Black Diamond Powder Company glazing mill near Dupont Pennsylvania killed four people and injured several others. The identified deceased are Raymond Clough Ringland Pa Frank Garren Wilkes Barre Pa Ian Wright Penn Pa and Ralph Brumm Pittston Pa Brumm is the son of E V Brumm Pittston president and general manager of the company.
A gun battle involving four men in an automobile and four by the curb erupted on West 42nd Street near Broadway in the theatre district. About 25 shots were fired with no injuries reported. Charles Rosen and Mayer Alberta were arrested as detectives say revolvers were thrown into the street. The car crashed onto the Longacre Hotel steps when the chauffeur abandoned the wheel. Police labeled the incident a gangster dispute.
Harry Lynch of Hagerstown Maryland was to face trial in Circuit Court for the Village of Clearbrook shooting. He indicated a guilty plea and the case was not heard today. Richard Bogginson of Hagerstown faces trial tomorrow for the same offense as veniremen reported for duty.
A garbled OCR fragment from the Somerville Journal mentions conundrums and new items with unclear meaning, making no coherent event or attribution. The readable portion references a wan and hints at puzzle content without actionable facts.
In December 1922 the Bank of Clarke County filed suit in the Frederick County Circuit Court against H. W. Cochran and others to subject Julia Cochran and H. W. Cochran’s lands to payment of a $220139 judgment plus interest from November 19, 1921 and lien debts. A notice orders publication in the Winchester Evening Star and posting at the courthouse front door by December 18, 1922. The second case in Winchester seeks an absolute divorce for Frederick Ross Jones from Laney F. Jones, with publication and posting rules set for December 1922.
The Circuit Court of Frederick County Virginia issues a decree and orders a Master Commissioner to report on creditors, partnership accounts, receivers, trustees, and a scheme for distributing funds from the Butler estate after a 1922 sale. Notices require public four week publication and appearance by interested parties on December 30, 1922.
Trustee announces sale of the 128 acre John Ebersole Farm in Frederick County Virginia. The property includes a dwelling and outbuildings and is located near Winchester. Terms require one third cash at sale with two remaining annual installments secured by deed of trust and insurance. Auction by A G Swanson, trustee Herbert H Larrick, on December 16 at 11 A M.
The piece notes the old practice of the endless chain and cites Pope Innocent XI's 1678 condemnation of prayer circulations. It mentions a Bombay Examiner estimate on convictive letters, Webster's empire metaphor, a Toronto reference, and a curious Assam divorce custom where a wife ends a marriage by chatting and exchanging money before the husband is replaced, concluding with a reflection on aging by George MacDonald.
A white bulldog with a spiked collar is missing. A reward is offered for its safe return. Contact details appear incomplete in the notice.
William P. Massey of Virginia is re-elected secretary at the Virginia State Horticultural Society's twenty seventh annual meeting in Charlottesville. R. G. Vance becomes president, with B. Moomaw and T. Woollen each retaining roles, and new board members named H. M. Hoge Thompson Moomaw Clark and others.
Public auction to sell a lot on the east side of South Main Street Winchester Virginia near Handley Schools per a 1922 Corporation Court decree. Special Commissioner will auction at 12 noon on Saturday December 16 with immediate possession. One third cash, balance via two bonds payable in one and two years secured by deed and insurance policy. Auctioneers Duvall and Dunn. Court clerk J B Beverley certifies decree.
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