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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1920

Page

2

Man Dies After Bull Goring After Six Years Living Alone

Richard had lived alone for six years before his death caused by injuries from being gored by a bull.

Richard

Lightning Kills Cow and Calf in Whitacre

In Whitacre Virginia on July 14 a thunderstorm killed a cow and a calf while they sheltered beneath a tree. Nearby residents, including Harold McKee and Carl Parrill, traveled to Winchester for work. Community notices recount visits, illnesses, and upcoming Whitacre Woodmen yard party to benefit the church and cemetery.

Whitacre Ida Harold McKee Carl Parrill Winchester Ethel Barrow Josephine Baby Guy W. T. Barrow Enola Beulah ‘Trimbo Brandywine W. Va Paul A. Robertson Blackstone B. F. Keller H. C. Miller Laura Snellen Strasburg Clara’ Braithwaite Georgia Dick Eugene Collins Cumberland George Kimble Cleo P. Bageant

Rich farmer confides hiding places for wealth near Springfield

In Luray on July 14 Calvin Rickard, a wealthy farmer, whispered to his nephew Elmer Rickard near his bedside before dying at his home in the county. He named five hiding spots where his riches may be buried, with $5,000 to $6,000 recovered so far and more thought to remain hidden.

Luray Elmer Rickard Springfield County Calvin Rickard

Wife of Senator Swanson Dead

Mrs Elizabeth Lyons Swanson, wife of Virginia Senator Claude A. Swanson, died last night at the family home in Washington after a year plus of ill health. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 4 PM in St Paul’s Church Richmond with burial in Hollywood Cemetery. The body leaves Washington on the R F and P Railroad at 11 30 AM Thursday.

Associated Press Washington Elizabeth Lyons Swanson Claude A. Swanson Virginia St. Paul's Church Richmond Hollywood R. F. and P

Personal notes from Brucetown July entries

July 14 notes list visitors and social events around Brucetown and nearby towns. Earl Shade and Winchester hosts, Stipe sisters and Eugene Wright at a league social in Rest. The Boden family visited Martinsburg relatives. OConnell and Fiddler joined the navy. Hensell of Hagerstown at Snapp home. Jesse O’Connell and daughter Bbttie visited Martinsburg. Rev. O D Lambert to preach July 18 at the village church.

Brucetown Earl Shade Winchester J. H. Fisher Margaret and Frances Stipe Eugene Wright Howard Boden Mary Belle Martinsburg Cecil O'Connell Charles Fiddler Navy Leslie Hensell Hagerstown Joseph Snapp Jesse O'Connell Bttie O'Connell O. D. Lambert

Local notes and quotes from community figures

A jumble of social visits includes Mrs Alice Thompson returning from Philadelphia with her daughters and Mr Gilbert Wright visiting relatives near Middle town. Weekend and Monday family gatherings feature Mr and Mrs J Swimley and Miss Viola Willingham. The page quotes a civic poem by C C H Weidner and mentions Rosa Bonheur as the first woman decorated with the Belgian Leopold order.

Alice ‘Thompson Philadelphia Gilbert Wright Middletown George ‘Wright Frank Swimley Kirk Fiddler Albert Pine Winchester F. L. Pine Rosa Bonheur

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