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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1927
Page
3
Social and personal items recount engagements and marriages in Berkeley and Winchester including Mary V Busey and George M Busey family ties and weddings of December. Notables join gatherings, dances, and receptions with Shenandoah Valley music and Inwood and Martinsburg connections.
Mrs. E L Miller of West Monmouth Street ill at home. Mr C R Morgan halted at Hotel Jack en route to Martinsboro. The Mary Martha Sunday class of Centenary Church meets at Mrs James Funk 611 South Market Street Thursday at 8. Mr and Mrs Harry A Boss of Frederick Md guests of South Taylor. John Lee Krider to spend Christmas with brother E T Krider in Madison Va.
County Magistrate Taverner fined Lawrence Guthridge Ronnie Lonas and Clark Snapp $12.25 each for disturbing the peace at Valley Chapel on Martinsburg pike. Earlier clashes at Winchester pool hall led to threats to fight at the schoolhouse with about 30 cars following. Authorities sought additional others involved but Guthridge Lonas and Snapp were the only ones jailed.
Mrs. Kenneth B. Shull wife of a Northern Virginia Power Company lineman suffered an angina attack on Rouss avenue around 2 30 pm. She collapsed near the Farmers and Merchants National Bank building and was treated by District Nurse Association nurses before Dr. Robert M. Glass reported she was somewhat improved shortly after 3 o'clock.
Cloudy skies and mild winds greet Charles A Lindbergh as he launches from Washington to Mexico City in a non stop 2000 mile journey. Escort planes rise with him and Mexico proclaims a national holiday in his honor.
In New York a sharp bear attack triggered a wave of stop loan orders and a drop of about ten points. Confidence soon recovered with United States Steel leading, and the market aimed for new highs by afternoon. Call money held at four percent.
Secretary Wilbur transmitted to Congress a naval building plan that would exceed 700 million dollars and align with the President's financial plan. It calls for 25 light cruisers and destroyer leaders among other ships, with authority to suspend construction during international armament talks.
Representatives of Group No. 3 of the Virginia State Bankers Association gathered at the George Washington Hotel to discuss taxation and other legislative topics likely to appear before the General Assembly in Richmond this winter. Charles Caldwell of Staunton presided, with bankers from cities and towns between Alexandria and Staunton attending. Luncheon covers were set for 50.
The Associated Press reports George Sisler, famed first baseman of the St. Louis Browns, is sold to the Washington Senators. President Phil Ball announced the sale, terms not disclosed but estimated around $25,000.
Teapot Dome trial jurors and Burns detectives were summoned to the District of Columbia Supreme Court as contempt charges against Harry F Sinclair William J Burns and associates proceeded. Juror Norman J Glascock was in conference with the district attorney while Edward J Kidwell Jr figures in affidavits.
The Chamber of Commerce and the American Federation of Labor express renewed confidence in the American Red Cross. They urge members and workers to join the annual roll call for a 5 000 000 membership drive between November 11 and 24.
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