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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1920
Page
7
The guide outlines a strict approach called the Wigginton method, stressing use of this tiered system and forbidding any weaker mixtures. It emphasizes precision, consistency, and adherence to the established hierarchy to ensure uniform results.
In Tahiti, jazz invades isolated shores as gramophones spread through villages. Broadway tunes and vaudeville favorites reach Papeete, replacing quiet native chanting with the loud rhythms of modern popular music and the distant surf now seems to compete with jazzy records.
In Grimes Virginia Mr. F. Oaks Orchards owner receives a long letter from Dundees Scotland vice consul praising this year’s Virginia apples and seeking more in the near future. Slim reports note local visits by James R Lupton of Clear Brook and Winchester wedding receptions for the Ritter family. The district endures a cold spell with temperatures around 16 degrees and Mrs. Timothy Good shows improvement.
The Disciples of Christ establish a church in Winchester with a Bible school in Canton Ohio the largest in the world. Services begin 10:00 a m Bible school 6 30 p m Christian Endeavor 7 30 p m. Public invited to attend each Lord's day in Odd Fellows hall.
William Slater, a Baldwin County convict, refused a parole offer from Governor Kilby on December 30. He chose to complete his ten year sentence for an assault to murder rather than accept parole, saying he did not want the unexpired sentence hanging over him.
Miss Glen Mailie of Staunton denies complicity in the murder of Kansas City jeweler Arthur J. Siegfried. She admits traveling with Frederick J. Brennen and Bertram to Springfield to plan a robbery and says she posed as Brenner’s wife since meeting in Cincinnati. Police believe Siegfried was slain during a trunk-opening attempt at the Colonial Hotel.
A robbery led to a fatal shooting as diamonds valued at $10,000 were involved. The victims’ trunks disappeared along with two men who fled the scene, leaving investigators to pursue leads and secure evidence.
J. E. Clarke a 45 year old man once of New York Ohio and other places now in Danville Virginia is under arrest on bigamy charges. Five women claim him as their husband with two wives in Waynesboro aiding police to locate him. December 4 Clarke married Miss Ada Cox of Waynesboro in the incident unfolding with authorities involved.
Misa Lilly Hatch Clarke of Ohio says affidavits show Clark is husband to two other women and fifth wife in the west. He allegedly fleeced an auto firm for 760 dollars by stealing the car, took money for repairs, and sold the car in Virginia while his Ohio wife was hospitalized. An officer departs Staunton for Danville to bring Clark back for trial at Staunton.
Virginia House members expect improved committee assignments in the next Congress to be convened after March 4. With a nearly even split in the chamber and Republicans holding a reduced majority, Democrats remaining will have chances at preferred posts. Representative T. W. Harrison serves on the military affairs committee, highlighting shifting influence.
A committee has been adjusted after appropriation reorganizations and duties shifted. Harrigan considers altering the Ways and Means Committee in Congress to reallocate arrangements and governance among members.
Washington December 30 F Galbraith Jr national commander of the American Legion issues a statement disputing Secretary Houston figures on the ex soldier bonus bill now in the Senate. He says the main cost to the government would be 1 878 800 000 dollars based on the House bill while Houston argues it needs immediate several billion dollar appropriations. Galbraith denounces Houston testimony as designed to frighten the country into repudiation of veteran aid. Delmar Robinson plans a week in Show Va. H F Byrd travels to Washington on business. Mr and Mrs W C Plundele visit New York City relatives.
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