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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1922
Page
1
Mayor W. W. Glass urges all loyal citizens to support and co operate in launching the Evening Star Anniversary and Greater Tri County Edition. He says Winchester has rich advantages and aims to double its population in ten years through intelligent publicity and coordinated effort.
The Star reports rapid outreach to city business men about the edition and notes growing support and encouragement. Officials anticipate the largest and finest edition yet from a northern Virginia newspaper and urge Winchester to advance educational agricultural horticultural and business progress.
An item notes a Friday evening 7.30 meeting at the American Legion Blog with a Major Barton referenced as speaker or participant. The fragment suggests a military or veterans group event.
Inquiries into the American Gas Improvement Company reveal Burhans Van Steenbergh as president, a gas engineer who built over 36 plants and invented the electro chemical process to be installed here. Key figures include Judge Joseph D. Baucus as general counsel and Powell as treasurer, with W. A. Ryan to be VP and director. The firm seeks public pledges to gauge demand for gas service once installations begin.
An enticing vaudeville announcement invites audiences to The Empire for the remarkable show Fanny Her Self and promises an amazing story. The text hints at a bold, provocative performance set for tomorrow night.
The Winchester showing of Near East and Armenian condition pictures is postponed due to inability to secure a lecturer from the state committee in Richmond. If a speaker becomes available soon, arrangements will be made, though none are planned at present.
A Clarke county estate, Montana Hall in southern Clarke, converts to a modern horse breeding establishment. It was the Virginia home of William G. Conrad and is now occupied by Mr and Mrs Reid Riley. Riley has bred blooded colts to train for the race track. Other Clarke properties like Pagebrook Audley and Annfield also focus on racing. Breeders praise Clarke bluegrass limestone soils for horse breeding.
Dr. Tipton Snavely will speak at Handley Library tonight at 8 30 for his regular Wednesday lecture. He will be joined by Mr J Wyatt first assistant counsel to the Federal Reserve Board who will discuss The Strong and Weak Points of the Federal Reserve System. The talk should interest bank officers and employees.
Premier Paschereau says liquor sales in Quebec will pay the public debt in 20 years, fund roads and education. He notes much liquor was bought by outsiders, with about 84 percent of Montreal purchases from visitors, and asserts moral and financial success of liquor laws.
Washington January 18 Republican senators in conference agreed to first press the allied debt refunding bill and then move a soldier bonus measure.
John McVerry formerly pastor of the Church of the Red Heart in Winchester retired in 1920 after his golden jubilee. He has been named chaplain of Old Point Comfort College at Fortress Monroe Virginia but finds idleness hard and longs to resume church work. He writes that duties are light, quarters comfortable, and he has friends in Tidewater Virginia to visit. He sends regards to friends in Winchester.
Rare old liquors including brandies cordials and wines worth thousands were stolen from Wallace W Lanahan's country estate near Timonium Baltimore County. Seven men bound the watchman and robbed the cellar using two large trucks and a car. They overpowered the guard disabled the manager's car and cut telephone wires to hinder pursuit.
The American Tobacco Company P Lorillard Company and Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company were charged with conspiracies with numerous jobbers associations to uphold price levels. The FTC report notes these firms were once part of the tobacco trust dissolved by the Supreme Court. R J Reynolds was not implicated and was commended for its opposition. Prosecutions will follow if evidence shows legal violations.
Moscow January 18 officials announced that either Premier Lenine or Foreign Minister Chitcher will lead the Russian Soviet delegation to the Genoa economic conference.
A major blaze in London Ontario damaged the Cowan hardware store for an estimated 250000 dollars and spread to adjacent buildings, with total losses later rising to about 400000 dollars shortly before noon.
In Charlestown county Mayo sixty armed men raided the police barracks and escaped with arms and ammunition. One sergeant was wounded in the attack. Also noted are travel updates for Grace Helfenstein and Rev Chambers with their relatives and destinations.
The first Handley Night Schools registration reveals high interest in typewriting and bookkeeping and scattered demand for other subjects. English and arithmetic classes are assured for citizenship exam prep, with classes set to begin at the Equity building tonight at 7 30. Citizens urged to spread word and bring potential students to the new term.
Theodore Earle, the American tenor, appears at the Winchester High School event next Monday evening, January 23, with violinist Mischa Russell. The program aims to gauge local music interest, offering a higher grade concert and a record guarantee for Winchester audiences.
The article notes Kendrick Bangs, known on the Handley platform in Winchester, has relapsed in the past day. Dr. W Blair reports he is resting but not very strong, with only a remote chance of recovery, though Bangs promises his wife a quick return to health.
A brief reminder urges readers to protect and feed birds now. The message emphasizes proper care during prime feeding season and suggests actions to support local avian visitors.
First Christian Church revival grows in attendance as Dr. Johnson leads song and solo. Rev Morgan preaches on The Young Man Who Never Came Back urging complete surrender to Jesus. One altar call yields a surrender. cottage meetings draw strong interest with mothers service and future gatherings announced.
Picture success No Woman Knows comes to the Empire tonight only direct from Shubert's Central Theatre in New York City where it has been a phenomenal success. Vaudeville to morrow.
The American government invited Chile and Peru to Washington for a conference over the Ancon treaty dispute. The invitation, issued in President Harding's name, was sent to Chile and Peru's foreign ministers via the State Department.
Influenza spreads rapidly across Paris and surrounding provinces with rising deaths. Officials report 24 deaths on Monday in Paris, 41 deaths in the first 10 days of January, noting the current outbreak is milder than past severe waves.
An order in the Corporation Court names H.R. Bryarly to the City Electoral Board succeeding A. S. Henkel. The action formalizes Bryarly's appointment to the board.
Governor Davis blasts Virginia pilotage charges as excessive, urging reform to curb high per mile fees paid by vessels. He seeks to restore fair rates and criticizes current legislation while backing a path toward a state and national asset adjustment. The message also references war memorial plans and other legislative items including fishing nets, bass seasons, and the Lee Memorial Highway.
Notice states the WCT will hold its meeting Thursday January 19 at 8 PM at the home of Mrs Vi 19 S Market St. A special program marks Letter Day Anniversary.
The notice states banks will be closed January 18 in observance of the Virginia anniversary related to Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army. It notes the Winchester post office will also be closed.
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