Rotary Club Hear 4 1 8 by Dr McGuire
The Rotary Club held its weekly meeting at its quarters with Dr Hunter McGuire chairing the education committee. He urged clubs to educate Rotarians on Rotary activities and discussed community service without usurping other civic agencies. He warned against injecting politics and urged dialogue when public movements affect the community. Continued on page 6.
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Rotary ‘Club
Hunter H. McGuire
H. D. Fuller
R. Gray ‘Williams
Fuller
Rotary
Williams
Handley Board
Hunter McGuire
International Association
Rotary Club
Winchester
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Clubs
Chambers of Commerce
Wanted Men Women for Store Membership
To: Visit our store and learn how all CAN save by belonging to the Vote'm Club of large membership. A few reminders include bread 9c, sugar 6c, hominy 15c, navy beans 5c, prunes 25c, corn flakes 26c, crackers 13c. Sanitary Cash and Carry Car Market and Piccadilly Sts.
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M Club
Market
Piccadilly Sts
National Commander Hanford Nider to Open Conrad Post Home
National Commander Hanford Nider of the American Legion is to attend the formal opening of Robert Y. Conrad Post No. 21. He arrives from Washington around noon or 6 pm tomorrow and will stay with Post Commander and Mrs. W A Baker. Other attendees include Dan Hollenga F A Owl J Thomas Taylor Julius Lynch W L Price and Col H L Opie. A buffet supper runs 7 to 9 pm followed by a public reception at 9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanford Nider
American Legion
Robert Y. Conrad Post
Washington
W. A. Baker
South
Washington Street
MacNider
Dan Hollenga
F. A. Owl
J. Thomas Taylor
National Legislative
Julius Lynch
Norfolk
W. L. Price
Richmond
Col
H. L. Opie
Staunton
Virginia National Guard
Woman’s Auxiliary
Townley Wanted Again in Embezzlement Case
A warrant is issued for A. B. Townley president of the Non Partisan League for alleged embezzlement of $3,000 from the Scandinavian American Bank in Fargo. He is serving a 90 day espionage sentence in Minnesota jail and will be served on when released next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hargo, N. D
A. B. Townley
Tional Non-partisan League
American Legion Banquet January 28
Legion banquet invites members and Auxiliary to attend January 28. Tickets available at the Legion Building. eligible individuals may join Legion and Auxiliary before January 28, 2024.
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American Legion
Legion Building
Legion and Auxiliary
Sessue Hayakawa in Where Lights Are Low at Strand
Sessue Hayakawa heads the cast in Where Lights Are Low as it ends its Strand engagement today. The RC A Pictures release blends adventure and romance with an excellent Japan ese cast to heighten realism and artistic merit. Two comedies accompany the feature: Harold Lloyd in Move On and one Christie Comedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strand Theatre
Sessue Hayakawa
RCA Pictures Corporation
Hayakawa
Harold Lloyd
Notice to Dog Owners on 1922 Tax Deadlines
A public notice announces 1922 dog taxes due with a five percent penalty applied after February 1. Treasurer WM T Barr calls for payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WM. T. Barr
Competition Sting in Price of Fordson Tractor
The ad from Chapman's Auto Sales offers a Fordson tractor for 395 dollars F. O. B. factory, signaling pricing details in a brief classified line.
Virginia road contracts draw insistence on profits and reform
G M Garrett testified to a joint committee that he earned 30 percent on a Albemarle county road project and 38 percent on another worth about 100000. Dr J C King noted a bid error in Radford leading to a lower bid and a 30 percent profit for the winner. Senators pressed for abolition of offices including state budget director amid discussion of a constitutional convention vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
G. M. Garrett
Cumberland County
Joint Legislative
State Highway Department
Albemarle County
J. C. King
Radford
King
Coleman
George A. Copp
Shenandoah County
Valley Turnpike
Cannon
Fiennes
di Rer
Virginia
House
Senate
Ford Cuts Fordson Tractors 37 Percent Price Drop
A Detroit price cut reduces Fordson tractors from 625 to 395 dollars FOB Detroit, a drop near 37 percent. George B. Chapman of Chapman Auto Sales foresees diminished tractor competition as farmers can now afford a tractor replacing multiple mules. The cut excludes Fordson only and may force rivals out of the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Chapman
Chapman Auto Sales Company
Ford Agency
Ford Motor Company
Detroit
Chapman
Ford Company
Ford
Theatre theft prompts prosecution after missing overcoat
A brown overcoat stolen from Strand Theatre Tuesday leads to an investigation and possible charges for the suspect. Huntsberry's Store is mentioned in connection with the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strand Theatre
Neaes
Huntsberry
Bank Robbery Fight In Pittsburgh Suburb
Five robbers held up the First National Bank in Pinar Pa killing assistant cashier Harold Moss and forcing five clerks and a customer into a vault. They fled with about $30,000 in cash and negotiable securities before exchanging gunfire with city detectives who pursued them. Police surrounded the area and two men and a woman were later detained for questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Pinar
First National
Harold Moss
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fire in Vienna Nearly Destroys Small Town
Cambridge Md Jan 27 Fire at Vienna 18 miles from here threatened the town on the Nanti coke and was brought under control two hours after aid from nearby towns arrived. The blaze smouldered until this morning with total losses estimated at 50 000 dollars or more.
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Cambridge
Vienna
Nanticoke
Nellie Bly Dies In New York Hospital
Nellie Bly, famed newspaper woman who circled the globe in record time, died today at St. Mark's Hospital in New York after a distinguished journalism career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nellie Bly
St. Mark's, Hospital
Wheeling City Manager Homer Crago Recalled
Official tabulations show Homer Crago reelected city manager in Wheeling West Virginia by 10 937 to 4 400. The recall slate swept into office and Crago blamed the defeat on the heavy women’s vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Wheeling
W. Va
Homer Crago
Crago
Pastor W T Taylor resigns from Martinsburg church
The Rev Dr W T Taylor, pastor of First Baptist Church Martinsburg West Virginia for five and a half years, has submitted his resignation to the congregation. He has accepted a call to pastor a church in Blacksburg Virginia, with local budget difficulties cited as a factor in his decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Taylor
First Baptist Church
Martinsburg
W. Va
Taylor
the Baptist Church
Blacksburg
Preaching at St Stephen's Episcopal Stephens City
The Rev. Robert B. Nelson will hold preaching services at St Stephen's Episcopal Church in Stephens City at 3 o'clock on Sunday afternoon. The general public is cordially invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Nelson
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Stephens City
Campaign Set To Use Local Churches For Evangelistic Drive
Winchester church groups mobilize for a citywide evangelistic campaign led by two local pastors Rev Richardson of Braddock Street Methodist and Rev Kelly of Grace Lutheran. The personal workers committee meets at seven at Centenary Church to organize canvassing and outreach details.
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Union É eVangelistic
F. MM. Richardson
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
A. A. Kelly
Grace Lutheran Church
Richardson
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Mr. Kelly
Solth
Leicester
Centenary Church
Agreement Near on Shantung Pact at Arms Conference
Washington dispatch reports Japanese Chinese talks over Shantung nearing a final decision hours away. Key issue centers on whether Japanese experts lead the Taod-Tsinanfu Railroad operations and accounting departments as views from both delegations align with President Harding’s latest settlement proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Shantung
Tsingtaod-Tsinanfu
Harding
Meehan to Lecture on Landscape Gardening Tonight
Mr Mendelssohn Meehan a Philadelphia landscape architect will lecture on landscape gardening and flower shrub arrangement at Handley Library auditorium at 8 30 this evening under Women's Civic League auspices. The public is invited with no admission charge. Meehan directs planning at Handley School and is regarded as an authority in the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendelssohn Meehan
Philadelphia
Handley Library
Women's Civic League
Meehan
Handley School
Empire Theater Manager Hosts Hagerstown Play Party
Mr L Marshall Baker of the Empire Theater hosted a party in Hagerstown Maryland. He and guests motored to see Mrs Fisker and her New York Company perform Wake Up Jonathan at the Maryland Theater. Guests included Mr and Mrs Ek, Gray Williams, Frances Page, Elizabeth Steck, Mary Miller and J Victor Arthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Marshall Baker
Empire Theater
Hagerstown
Maryland
Fisker
New York
Jonathan
Baker
Gray Williams
Frances Page
Elizabeth Steck
Mary Miller
J. Victor Arthur
Maryland Theater
May Elect a Foreign Pope February 2
Rome’s Sacred College sets February 2 for the papal conclave to choose Benedict XVI’s successor. A potential rapproachment with Italy divides votes between peace and irreconcilable factions, with a two thirds majority needed. American cardinals O’Connell and Dougherty’s stance is uncertain as foreign electors may decide the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Rome
Pope Benedict
St. Peter's
Sacred College
Vatican
Peace Party
O'Connell
Boston
Dougherty
Philadelphia
January subscription offer expires on the 81st
Notice to subscribers warns that the special offer ends on the 81st of January and urges payment before that date to receive a discount announced by The Evening Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iptt the
Evening Star
Dodge Brothers Prices Spotlighted At Local Showroom
Our showroom will be open next week until 9 p m for those wishing to view new Dodge Brothers cars. J Howard Cather announces extended hours to showcase updated pricing and models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodge Brothers
J. Howard Cather
S. V. A. and Penn State Foresters Clash Saturday
S. V. A. faces Penn State Forestry at S. V. A. Gym this Saturday January 27 at 3 30 p m. Admission is 25 cents. Miss Bertie McAfee, who had been visiting Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Ritter on National avenue, returned to Charles Town West Virginia this afternoon.
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Penn State Forestry
Bertie -McAfee
T. H. Ritter
National Avenue
Charles Town
WL Va
New Universities Dictionaries Run Low Available Now
The Evening Star reports only 100 copies left of the new Universities Dictionaries. Readers must come at once to secure one before stock runs out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening ‘Star
Fordson Tractors Cut to 395 F O B Factory
Chapman's Auto Sales announces a price drop on Fordson tractors to 395 dollars F O B factory amid strong demand. Orders accepted now.
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Fordson
Chapman
Tragic Shooting Kills Mother. Baby Injured in Elkton Area
Mrs. Bernard Shifflett of Roadside, near Elkton, Va., was killed instantly when a shotgun her five year old son George was playing with discharged at close range. The infant Ruth Shifflett, about eleven months, had her arm blown off and chest injuries. Doctors amputated the arm near the shoulder, and the baby was hospitalized at Rockingham Memorial Hospital. The father returned to find his wife dying, with six children and the extended family left destitute by the accident.
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Harrisonburg
Bernard Shifflet
R Miles
Elkton
Ruth
George Shifflet
Sterwards
J. R. Shacklett
J. HY Deyerle
Brow
Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Deverle and Shacklett
Shifflett
Fannie Davis
Charles Davis
Roadside
Snow Storm Hits East with Deep Snow in Virginia and Richmond
A winter storm sweeps the eastern United States with heavy snow across Virginia. Richmond reports significant snow accumulation and breaking 20 year records, as the Alabama Mississippi line also sees snowfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
IT Weather Bureau
Alabama-Mississippi Line
Virginia
Dany
Richmond
Curtis Building Fire Destroys Lafayette Building
A boiler explosion destroyed the interior of the Curtis Publishing Company building on Lafayette boulevard in Detroit. The blaze caused an estimated $200,000 in damage and forced twenty five hotel guests to flee in their night attire. The Sprague Publishing Company occupied part of the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
Curtis Publishing Company
Lafayette Boulevard
Dictionaries From Northwestern Universities Ready for Delivery
A notice states additional dictionaries are prepared for delivery by Northwestern Universities. Orders require extra postage to cover the cost of mini digest, and customers should come promptly to receive their items.
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Legionaires
Comdr
Winder
Townley
The
Fordson Tractor
Chapman's
Pittsburgh
Director of Public Safety
Stephens City Services
MR. Meehan
MR. Baker
Curtis
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