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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1924
Page
1
Reports indicate multiple fatalities due to earthquake shocks in several cities. Other cities are also affected with structural damage and disruptions reported across districts including Yokohama. Local authorities urge caution and emergency response teams work to assess and aid affected residents.
Tokyo and Yokohama regions suffer severe shocks as fifty feared dead and hundreds injured. Yokohama reports six hundred houses demolished while trains tumble into rivers and lines fail, isolating Tokyo and Nagoya districts. The Emperor and Empress reportedly safe at Numazu villa.
For one dollar you may attend a delightful evening with general admission at 26e. For 6 cents you get two sandwiches and a glass of punch. For 10 cents per couple you may dance and you may spend 60 left for dancing fortune telling and more.
Reward of 5 dollars offered for the return of a Greek flag loaned to Boy Scouts two years ago. The notice includes contact by John Dillis and references numbers 15 16 31. Also sells Stayman Winesap apples at $1 per bushel with delivery Thursday evening. Phone 237-3 Phil H. Gold.
Rev Dr F T McPaden endorses the Children's Home Society of Virginia urging Winchester and Frederick County to fund a three year budget of 1000 dollars annually. He praises the non sectarian board and prudent finances and notes 7500 to 10000 Virginia children in need. Continued on Page Two.
Floyd Brewer faces grand jury action on a manslaughter charge in the death of Vincent Tharpe a 13 year old boy struck by Brewer’s car near the Winchester fair grounds. The hearing before Magistrate Worsley set bond at 5000 and Brewer was held for the city grand jury after arguments by Philip Williams and Commonwealth Attorney Reardon.
A brief sale notice offers one established store under Jol liffe and Jolliffe. Details are unclear in the fragment but indicates a single property listing with implied owner names.
A debate on young women and college life features Rev Dr Charles J Smith defending college girls against allegations of harmful habits. Virginia C Gilderdleeve of Barnard College and Columbia University weighs in, saying women today show admirable conduct despite some foolish acts.
Daniel Kenney 42 of Falls Church Va, found murdered near John Batt's farm ten miles from Washington. Police cite $2.50 debt and whiskey-still feud as motivators. Kenney ambushed shot and stabbed. body dragged into woods. $100 taken. Wife Margaret Kenney identifies two Falls Church men as involved. Survived by two year old son Francis Daniel Kenney.
Announcement records the marriage of Miss Isabelle V. Watson to Herbert C. Lamp last Saturday in Baltimore. The ceremony was by Rev. Dr. G. I. Humphreys at his residence with a private luncheon for relatives. The bride hails from Winchester and has lived in Washington. Lamp, a former Virginia Woolen Co. employee, now travels for a wholesale firm. The couple will reside in Winchester.
Public notice seeking a lost dog described as a female with white and black fur and a single large spot on the back. A reward is offered for return at 117 North Braddock Street.
Delegates gather for the twenty eighth annual meeting of the Virginian Horticultural Society in Roanoke January 29 to 31. Sessions in Hotel Roanoke assembly room with exhibits of modern orchard equipment in City Auditorium. Notable speakers incl Clarence Poe editor Progressive Farmer. Program lists talks from planting seed to harvest with discussions and opportunities for questions.
A feature comedy drama titled A Man of Action headlines the Empire program today with a two reel comedy. Chas and Ray join tomorrow with another strong comedy added to the bill.
Rates lowered by 25 percent advertised by Baker and Shayock. Customers urged to insure today at the Star Office to identify and pay costs.
Round Hill Dairy operated by E. M. Hicks and associates issued Board of Health Permit No 26. Milk from tubercular free cows tested for butter fat 15 Lp 21 and test results 46 10. Contact Tel 2011 F 5 for details.
Classified notice lists a Cork Street apartment with seven rooms two baths vapor heat furnished for 65 dollars monthly. Contact Fred L. Glatze. Also advertises a large clean cotton cage sought at Star Office and announces Handley Library meeting January 17 at 10 a.m. with a special Red Letter Day program.
Charity ball invites guests to arrive early for a children's lacy ball at seven thirty and enjoy vaudeville at nine. Tables may be reserved for two dollars or fifty cents per seat and refreshments can be served at the table.
A Charity ball Friday night offers vaudeville entertainment and a resting place between dances. Reservations can be made by phoning Mrs B B Dutton.
Thugs dragged a safe from the Wilcoxon Theatre on Main Street, loaded it on a wagon hitched to a car, and hauled it a mile out to the coal pit where the lid was blown. Cash near $200 seized. In the same block Shelton Brothers department store lost over $500 in merchandise. Police suspect local involvement and expect arrests soon.
A Baltimore and Ohio fast freight train carrying 50 cars of apples left Winchester at 11 PM headed for New York. About 8,500 barrels of York Imperial and Ben Davis destined for export markets were loaded at the Robinson Ice and Cold Storage plant on North Market Street. Officials hoped to reach New York in 16 hours, with the shipment largely bound for Britain.
Funeral services for the late Mrs Mary Abbott Sibert widow of James W Sibert former Winchester jeweler were held at 2 oclock this afternoon from the family home 300 North Kent Street. Rev B y Switzer of Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South and Rev Dr F F T McFaden of the Presbyterian Church officiated. Interment was at Mount Hebron Cemetery with floral tributes. Relatives traveled from Brandy Culpeper County VA including Chauncey Abbott and their daughter Nancy.
Eight men in two armed groups blocked a motor truck near the Delaware river front at noon, threw the driver out, and fled with fifteen barrels of alcohol from a commercial concern. The abandoned truck was found seven blocks away.
War Department said eight hundred federal troops rush to Guerrero to reinforce General Augustin Maciel as federal aviators suffered losses or captivity. Rebels recently seized the state capital after Indians from Oaxaca attacked Vera Cruz–bound garrison.
Hon. R. Gray Williams speaks on City government in a non political talk at Handley Library lecture hall at 7 p m hosted by the Women's Democratic Club of Winchester. The event invites all community members to attend.
Magistrate Worsley and Policeman Armel announced a city wide effort to enforce local traffic laws. Several speeders and drunken drivers were fined in court at City Hall, with others to be charged under ordinances aimed at reducing hazards on streets.
Richmond reports say a central tax board to set statewide assessments may be offered in the current session. Delegate Boyd R Richards, opposing the bill, warns it would ruin farmers and lead to mass tax burdens, citing Frederick County orchard sales and loss of local self government.
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