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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1926
Page
3
Miss Virginia C. Davis and Mr. Ruby H. Carpenter were married after a marriage license issued in the County Clerk's office. The ceremony was performed by Rev. James A. Johnson in Stephens City Virginia.
Mrs Wade Bucher hosted a midsummer party at her Middletown Virginia home for her daughter Lorene Bucher with lawn games and afternoon refreshments of ice cream cake lemonade and mints. Attendees included Hazel Mowery Mildred Mowery Rose Yost Grace Rebecca Martha Keeler and others with several adults present. Also noted are visits from Albert L Baker returning from New York and guests Mrs Viering Cass W Va and Mrs Harry Cookus of Florida visiting local residents in Winchester.
Mr and Mrs M D Weaver of Harrisonburg Virginia have moved to the city to establish a new home. He takes a book keeper post at Jones Woolen Company. Mr and Mrs Moore of Washington DC halted at the George Washington Hotel en route home. Moore, a former Berryville resident, returns to Washington from a summer retreat in the Blue Ridge.
Mr and Mrs Fred L Glaize return to their home with Miss Mary Warden Boyd and Master Philip Glaize who accompanied them from Roanoke Virginia. The Boyds host the visitors and Miss Boyd will stay for several weeks as their guest.
Miss Mollie Hammack returns to Middletown Virginia after several weeks in Washington and Baltimore. She traveled by motor with her sister Ruthie Hammack Mrs E P Anderson and daughters and Col Harry O Neil of Washington accompanying her.
Mr and Mrs Herbert Harmer Mrs Oliva Harmer and Mrs Richard Kremer have returned home after attending the Croson Ritter wedding in Alexandria Virginia on July 20. The wedding brought together family and friends for a ceremony in the city.
General Kincaid president of the American Hotel Corporation Col Armstead vice president and Mr Fay Thomas directing manager spent last night at the George Washington Hotel. Mr and Mrs C T Owen are guests of relatives at Bluemont Va.
Mrs. Harry Reed was called to Baltimore to tend a seriously ill sister Miss Ella Peltz. Miss Beulah Bagzgerly, R. N., will spend ten days at the Reed family home in Linden, Virginia with her parents.
Miss Hilda Geise hosted a Tuesday evening gathering at Clevengers park with about thirty guests. The event featured swimming and boating, making for a delightful social time. Brownie Kern, a student nurse at Winchester Memorial Hospital, is visiting her parents at Sunnyside. Richard Metz of Pittsburgh is in Winchester for Mrs. Myers funeral.
Mrs Lena Padgett of Alexandria and Great Pocahontas paid a formal visit to Minihaha Council number one last Monday evening. Attendees included past Great Schem Rodgers and relatives from Martinsburg. A buffet supper followed with talks by members and visitors. Woodstock guests Misses Fravel stayed with the Boehms on North Cameron Street. Lucille Branner of Harrisonburg returned home after visiting Mrs. Harry Devers.
Dr and Mrs H S Cohen of Cleveland Ohio, guests of Mr Jake Bowman, left yesterday from here for Linda wood Farm near Strasburg to spend time with relatives and friends.
Mr and Mrs John Noonan and their son visit Richmond Virginia for a two week vacation. Mr Noonan works for the American Railway Express. Albert E Berry president of the C and P Telephone Co and John Koon vice president spent the day in town on business.
Misses Emily Hawkins Vernie Mil burn and Messrs John Massey John Peters and Herbert Buncutter of Albin Burnt Church left for Massanetta Springs to attend the Presbyterian Young People's Conference for one week. Mrs Gardiner W Brown of New York City visits her relatives the Russells. Mrs Peer and daughter Miss Katherine Peer with Clarence Butler and friends spent the weekend in Baltimore. Dr Harry Levin of Baltimore is visiting Mr Harry Lovett. Several ladies and daughters hosted by Mr and Mrs James White at Cedar Creek Grade.
The J. Cronin Shows play in Winchester this week under the Fireman's Welfare Association at the Smith's Lot on National Avenue. The eight attractions include The Orange Blossoms Minstrels with an eighteen piece band and orchestra, drawing hearty applause and satisfaction at the initial appearance.
Maryland Governor Ritchie will hear arguments next Tuesday on Richard Reese Whittemore, the condemned guard slayer, with Edgar Allen Poe urging commutation to life. If action is taken, Whittemore could escape the gallows on August 13 after a stay is granted.
MITCHELL FIELD N Y July 22 Babe Ruth claims a new honor as the first man to catch a baseball dropped from an airplane moving 100 miles an hour. He caught a ball dropped from 200 to 300 feet after seven attempts. The test aimed to set an altitude pitching record but failed beyond 300 feet.
July 22. Refusal of several unruly inmates at the Allegheny county workhouse to submit to confinement while others fought a small fire in the chair shop triggered a riot call. Deputy sheriffs city and county detectives arrived and the group surrendered and were locked up. The fire was extinguished with slight loss.
The Ohio Senator downplays farm distress as widespread. He rejects talk of a Western farmer revolt against the Republican tariff, arguing farmers need the East market and will not abandon the party for radicals and political manipulators. He notes localized bad spots but an overall improving outlook.
A yard party will be held at Lamp's Memorial Church on Friday night July 23 to raise funds for the cemetery fence. Proceeds support improvements at the church grounds and memorial area.
Three men drove to the Ferguson state convict farm near Midway 70 miles north of Houston and shot picket guard Will Raider then freed six long term convicts from the prison barracks. Raiders death sparked a wide manhunt as the trio sped away with their captives.
Word arrived that Jacob N. Zinn a prominent retired farmer and fruit grower of Charles Town West Virginia died suddenly last night He was brother to W O Zinn Irwin H Zinn and Miss Mary Zinn and George Zinn He planned a Florida trip and funeral services will be held Friday at 2 PM in the Presbyterian Church Charles Town with burial in Edge Hill Cemetery
The text contrasts feeding for production regardless of cost with feeding for economical production. It notes that pushing cows beyond natural milk capacity may raise output but requires substantially higher feeding costs.
Special Commissioners will sell at public auction in front of the Winchester County Court House on Monday August 9 1926 at 11 o clock AM, three parcels of real estate from the Shumate estate with terms one third cash and balance in one and two years secured by bonds and deed of trust.
The Winchester Rotary defeated Front Royal 8 to 5 in a seven inning contest. Dr. Q D Gasque suffered a leg injury and was carried from the field. Dr Hansbrough pitched well for Front Royal. Maddox behind the plate and Ralph Fansler, Sandy Baker pitched for Winchester with Solenberger catching. A return game and a match with Woodstock Rotary are planned.
The George Braithwaite home at Well Town burned completely while family members were blackberry picking. Discovered at about ten in the morning by a passer-by, no water available prevented efforts to save the structure. Loss estimated between 1500 and 2000 dollars with a small insurance policy.
The Citizens' Band presents a summer concert on the court house lawn tomorrow at 8 o'clock. The event is a regular series and invites local residents to attend for outdoor musical entertainment.
Word arrived of the death of Senecca P. Broomell of Baltimore who died at his home yesterday. He was about 84, husband of Rebecca Lupton of this city and brother of H S Lupton. Funeral services will be held in Baltimore tomorrow at 2 o clock.
Little Miss Sara Bell Smallwood daughter of Mrs Pearl Smallwood of the Hamberger Apartments fell six feet from a concrete wall behind the Wodelworth Five and Ten Store fracturing her collarbone. She was taken to Memorial Hospital for treatment and later sent home.
Four people die in Baltimore amid a heat wave with temperatures above 100 degrees and six others prostrated. Named victims include William Fales, 61, Michael Stack, 50, Willie Jones and Henry Ganby, both Black men.
United States Department of Agriculture notes burning fuel oil in lard pails on a Washington cranberry bog protected crops against frost. Local Weather Bureau testing used forty ten-quart heater units on a half acre, with spot arresters affecting cost. With arresters, heating cost 96 cents per acre per hour. without, eight dollars per acre per hour.
A sudden burst of short selling drove prices lower in New York trading this afternoon after an early show of strength. No decisive news emerged to explain the drop. some speculated it followed rumors of a possible rise in the rediscount rate at the New York Federal Reserve meeting. Call money held at 4 percent and outside loans were reported as low. Total daily volume neared 1.8 million shares.
The clerk of the circuit court of Frederick County Virginia orders creditors and interested parties to appear within ten days of publication to protect their interests in the estate of C M Ritter deceased. The notice directs publication weekly for four weeks in The Winchester Evening Star and posting at the court house front door. The listed non residents include Franklin Ritter Washington DC and others in Maryland West Virginia and Shepherdstown along with attorney Warren Rice.
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