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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1925
Page
4
The Evening Star with Harry Flood Byrd as publisher circulates daily except Sundays from Winchester Virginia. The paper is consolidated with the Morning News The Weekly News The Weekly Times and The Weekly Mirror.
A fragmented OCR text lists subscription prices labeled for various terms with inconsistent punctuation and stray characters. It appears to present yearly, half year, quarter, and monthly rates but the formatting is garbled. No clear publication name or date is provided.
Public notice from the press about pause for republication of dispatches credited to Associated Press or not, affecting local newspaper content and reprinting rights. Local newsroom practices specified for non credited material and licensed content in papers.
The Virginia State Chamber of Commerce's Leroy Hodges is doubted as a leader while he lampoons politics as vampiric cacique parasitism. The piece quotes Hodges sparring at a Richmond club, comparing political actors to cannibalistic mountebanks draining the commonwealth's vitals.
The Bristol Herald-Courier reports Rep R Walton Moore will not seek the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Public sentiment favors Harry F Byrd for the nomination with little opposition. Walter G Mapp may retire to wait for another opportunity. Byrd's support is strongest in the Ninth District, with broad backing for his record and leadership qualities.
A speaker contrasts poverty and hunger with wealthy indolence, lamenting derision of government. After hardship, the narrator builds a home, earns money, and finds security, praising government for peace and protection. Skeptics who disdain public aid are urged to seek self-reliance but recognize government as essential to safety and prosperity.
Henderson guests remain for several days at the home on North Avenue. Mr. Palmer, well known in Winchester, recently spent time here last fall.
Mr. Jack York of Washington visits friends in the city, staying with local acquaintances during a brief stay. He is described as traveling for social and personal reasons and plans to depart soon.
Mrs Jack Stuart has returned from Strasburg where she visited relatives and spent time with family.
Mr Claude Graves of Charlottes Ville will arrive tonight and stay with his uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs L L Fansler at their home on West Leicester Street in Charlottesville.
Miss Nancy Rossman of this city is the guest of her aunt in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, enjoying a brief visit and family hospitality.
Mr and Mrs M Hamberger and Mr and Mrs Philip Klomput motored to Baltimore Sunday for the day visiting friends and enjoying the trip.
Mr Israel Cooperstein violinist for the Washington Empire Orchestra stayed with his parents in Washington and is now in Baltimore having a valuable violin appraised. W A Cawthorne and H R Davidson spent last week in Baltimore attending a Standard Oil Company meeting and have returned home.
The Luray News reports the engagement of Mathew Harrison to Miss Josephine Buch of Oakland California. Harrison is the eldest son of Congressman T W Harrison and the late Mrs Julia Knight Harrison. He is an electrical engineer living in Placerville California with siblings Thomas W Harrison Jr and Burr Powell Harrison. No wedding date has been set.
Mrs. Hawthorne left today for her Loudoun county home to visit her parents for a week. Mrs. Emma Nalls, injured by a fall at her South Market street home, strained a limb but sat up in a chair today.
Mrs H L Keen spent a week with her mother near town and returned to Loudoun county Virginia. She was joined by her brother Charles R McCann and his son Harry McCann who visited for the day.
The Rev and Mrs Lloyd Walter of Dixon NL arrive in Winchester early next week for a short visit of several days with relatives including Mr and Mrs Walter H Sserman on South Washington street. The Rev Mr Walter attends the United States and Canada missionary conference in Washington later this week.
Mr Thomas Cover Jr suffered cuts bruises and ligament strains after slipping on stone steps and falling against an iron fence near his home on Fairmont Avenue He is now able to walk about the house without crutches.
Was formerly Miss Elsie Oldham of this city and has many friends here. Mrs Hattie Royston of Millwood spent the day in town. Mr Joseph Freeze of Harrisonburg spent hours here before leaving for Washington to join the United States Navy. Mr N H Carpenter president of Shenandoah Boxboard Corporation, native of Coshocton Ohio, left today for Washington.
Mr. Mack Robinson of Front Royal connected with the Norfolk and Western Railway spent the day in town visiting local facilities and greeting residents.
Mrs N M Conner, guest of Miss Emma Conner at her South Main street home over the weekend, returned today to her Harpers Ferry residence.
Messrs Kenneth Rush and Leonard Sirbaugh returned from Washington after visiting friends. Miss Margaret Cossi came back from Baltimore visits. Mr Ted Kennedy spent Sunday with relatives in Washington. Miss Catherine Yost visited friends at Charles Town West Virginia for a day or two. Miss Henrietta Fuller of Emmert firm joined buyers in Martinsburg and departed for New York to buy spring merchandise for Winchester and Martinsburg stores.
Mrs W A Merritt of Coranda California and her young son will arrive in several weeks to occupy an apartment in Winchester for several months while her husband Captain W A Merritt paymaster of the United States fleet is at sea.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kyzel of Strasburg were visitors in town today. Mrs. Loring Funk of Strasburg, who spent a week with her mother Mrs. J. A. Fristoe at Martinsburg, has returned home.
Mr and Mrs R B Herr of Front Royal were here today. Mr Herr is an agent for the Dodge car company and attended local business engagements.
Mrs Sallie Kinzel Walker finished a stay in the city as guest of her son Theodore Kinzel and his sisters the Miss Kinzel, and today returned to her home in Washington.
Mr. Henry S. Baker, assistant general manager of the Mutual Life Insurance Company, with D. W. Ritenour as district manager, is spending a few days in town.
Mr and Mrs G A Strickler attended the funeral of her cousin John W Fugitt in the city yesterday and returned today to their home at Brunswick Ma
Mrs Horace McKinster and Mrs Charles McVicar entertained at a shower held at Mrs McVicar’s West Street home in honor of Miss Ada Streit who is soon to be married to Mr John Snively. Guests included members of the Presbyteria Church Circle of which Miss Streit is a member.
Spout Springs residents John Huyett and F. B. Hottel of Berryville and Spout Springs Mills left last week via Richmond for Miami Florida where they expect to spend about six weeks. The section notes the area is experiencing some distractions or conditions typical of travel requests.
A cold spell with heavy snow and ice affected the area. A valuable bird dog owned by M Austin White died recently. Mr. Orlando Lewis and aunt Grover Lewis of Martinsburg Virginia visited last Friday to see Mrs. Lewis' sister and father, Lind and Louis E. ord.
A Duluth note says the speaker rejects costly options, declaring contentment with simple thrift and practical choices over expensive alternatives. The casual remark attributes a gold linked phrase to Sitehee and reflects a lighthearted, homespun view on value.
Smokesless coal described as hard bituminous, carefully screened in sizes like anthracite, claimed to fit all stoves and heating plants, reduces coal bill by half. Special agent G. O. Snapp advertises trial ton availability, contact via phone 414-1 425.
Mr and Mrs Frank Lovett and their young daughter Bebe are visiting friends in Baltimore this week.
Mr M J Yost, confined to his North Kent street home by a spell of sickness, is reported today to have improved sufficiently to receive visitors.
An elderly farmer from Bridgewater Virginia, A. H. Liskey, age 61, described years of a weak rundown system and sleepless nights. He credits a vendor with repairing his tan and restoring his health, claiming the changes made him a new man.
Mr Lodge Hill visits his father Joseph W Hill at home on South Market Street, then returns to Washington after caring for him during illness. The item notes the family connection and location, preserving names and place.
Miss Helen Fuller daughter of Dr L A Fuller returns to stenographer and typewriter duties at the George Washington Hotel after several months leave of absence.
Miss Ida Fisher who had been ill with grippe at her home on South Brad dock street has returned to her desk at Hansbrough and Carcer's office.
Mr N K Larrick of Hayfield left Saturday evening for Rockport Indiana after a telegram warned him of his niece Callie Richard Scammie’s serious illness at her Rockport home.
A man testifies to severe indigestion fatigue rheumatism and sleep loss then credits Vendor treatment from Franck Baker and Son with restoring stomach liver and kidneys. He says he feels well eats well sleeps well and looks well, urging others to seek the Vendor remedy.
Roland C. Ryan, seized by nervous indigestion and in serious condition overnight, was today reported improved at his home on North Washington Street.
Miss Virginia O'Connor of Martinsburg and Miss Prince Orndorff stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Fred S. Anderson at their North Main Street home over the weekend, the local social note reports.
Mr. Vance Brand of Urbana and Mr. Davis Atwater of Akron were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Talbot on Saturday. They left yesterday for Washington where they study at George Washington University.
Walt Mason presents a poem titled R IPPLING RHYMES with a line about Mr. Allen Palmer of La Porte Indiana noting anarchists in every land arriving here Saturday and will be a commentary on themes in the verse.
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