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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1926
Page
3
An advertisement urges winter readers to seek Chiropractic care for colds and nerve pressure. It claims strong resistance prevents colds from becoming serious, while spinal adjustments allegedly relieve nervous strain and speed recovery. Address 311 North Braddock Street with listed phone number and hours.
Staunton churches organized a six week evangelistic campaign led by Rev. Billy Sunday. Harold C. Gibson, a prominent merchant and layman, was elected leading organizer to supervise preparations for the revival starting mid April.
Community rumor and social notes from Zepp Virginia record visits and illness. Families including Rudolphs Bausermans Orndorffs Whittingtons Williams and peers share weekend gatherings with growing illness concerns and a scarlet fever case. Daisy Orndorff leaves for Washington DC to join her son Joe for the winter scholastic term.
Japan's royal family has a custom diamond laid near the palace. A historic game was played by two members of the Imperial Household, with spectators drawn from palace staff as baseball becomes a national pursuit in Tokyo.
Edward Hawkins a fourth merchant of Brightwood was killed when entering an acetylene gas house near his store a lantern sparked fumes and a blast blew him away from the plant. He died of severe burns after being taken to the University of Virginia Hospital. Burial planned in Brightwood cemetery.
A letter to The Star expresses long-time subscription satisfaction after 15 years and interest in Frederick, with hopes a governor will improve the state. The writer also notes an upcoming Chicago post office payroll exam with applications due by February 10, 1928.
Winchester and Frederick county ministers and Sunday school workers are invited to an executive session at the Handley Library lecture room in Winchester on Saturday January 23 at 2 o clock. County Secretary Lewis Pidgeon says representatives from the state organization may attend to provide information and helpful suggestions.
Paris reports a continuing struggle as France remains mired in a conflict over its finance policy. Officials fail to reach a settlement, with debates centering on budgeting and economic measures. The situation keeps financial markets and policymakers vigilant through mid January.
An old advertisement promotes Aspironal as faster than whiskey for colds and flu. It claims dramatic relief within hours and urges customers to buy at local drug stores, touting safety, ease of use, and suitability for the whole family.
Fragmentary notes suggest discussion of a five vote compromise before a deadline. The incomplete text references figures and a smaller group but lacks clear names, dates, or location.
The U S House of Representatives voted 359 to 1 to authorize $60,000 for American delegation expenses at the League of Nations disarmament conference. Representative Connery of Ansetta cast the lone dissent, though he offered no detailed explanation. President Coolidge had urged support in a special message.
In dense fog a Brooklyn Manhattan elevated rail car struck a stalled train on Williamsburg Bridge. One five year old girl died later from a fractured skull and more than 500 passengers were injured as 1,600 people rode the span. Ambulances reached the scene as lights failed and survivors scrambled to exit through wrecked cars.
Ten leaders in aviation, engineering, law, and science named as directors of the Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the promotion of aeronautics. Mr. Guggenheim will contribute 2,500,000 over ten years to start with 500,000 and additions totaling 2,000,000. Directors have full power to disburse principal and interest as they see fit. Commercial aviation expected to be self supporting after the decade.
New York January 18 The United Mine Workers claim anthracite operators refuse to open their books to verify profits. The union says operators offer only limited data for arbitration, blocking full investigation of profits amid wage disputes.
Washington reports that Secretary Hoover and the commerce department have not proposed coal legislation. President Coolidge and Hoover study a Nevada senator’s plan to create a bureau of coal economies to prevent strikes while Congress debates relief measures. The commerce committee shows no rush to hold meetings on the many coal bills as it continues foreign monopoly investigations.
The life of P. T. Barnum, renowned showman and circus owner, will be adapted for the screen by Famous Players Laskey Corporation. The Greatest Show on Earth will be the film title with Wallace Berry expected to portray Barnum.
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