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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1924
Page
3
The Methodist Episcopal Church South pastor announces revival services at Round Hill starting next Monday at 6 am and continuing through the following week. A meeting will also be held at Lamps Branch Church. No preaching Sunday night at Paxton Chapel due to the meeting.
In Patersi West Virginia July 23 a reported polled bell alarm circulated after a birdlike buzzing over Landesse county and O P Alt’s property. WD G Alt notified his family and described the incident as heard faintly though not clearly. Local residents recall similar reports from nearby Dovesville and speculate on the creature’s origin.
The Daily fon Bible School closes with a program Thursday evening July 24 at the Sun House of Braddock Street Episcopal Church. The community enterprise has run a month with Bible teaching memorization and hymns. Parents and friends are invited to attend to see the children's work and a Bible play by the Juniors. Work and handwork will be on display to help cover expenses.
A large local Ku Klux Klan group travels to Winchester for initiation ceremonies tonight. Members from Virginia West Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania and Ohio are expected to attend at a city grounds with about ten bystanders anticipated.
The Olympics composed of Philippine Scouts from Corregidor Island defeated eight army clubs in Manila to win the league title. Their victory advances them to China to compete for the Far East army baseball championship in Tientsin, with American Marines at Peking and the Fifteenth Infantry at Tientsin also entering.
In Chicago dated July 18, demand for easy apples remains strong as arrivals quality stays high. Early varieties from Indiana and Illinois sold well with better grading and packing this season, while late districts entering the market. Transparents in bushel baskets bring $1.75 for top, $1.25 to $1.50 for others. pies $1.50 for fancy, 75 to 50 cents for lower grades.
Yilly guests from McKeesport and York pa rt visit Cedar Grove friends. Pleasant Valley Ladies Aid yard party led by president Mrs David Smith Thursday night. Massillon Ohio visitors return home with Mr Miller’s parents. Little Mountain Sunday school picnic set for Saturday July 26 with Green Spring Band music and ministers speaking. Edward Gutry and family from McKeesport and Rev William Neff visit. Frank Barrett and Elmer McLeicester noted. typhoid fever illness reported.
Roanoke Virginia hosts the Virginia Press Association gathering with editors, publishers, and reporters from cities across the state. Speakers include Paul Scarborough, George R Koestar, George W Marble, Dr Joseph H Smith, Dr J A Chandler, W Copeland and John H Gwathmey. The meeting aims to attract the National Editorial Association convention next year.
Mrs Martha B Renner aged about 64 died Monday evening at City Hospital Martinsburg half an hour after arrival She had been living back of Hedgesville recently She was born in Virginia widow of Confederate veteran John L Renner and survived by three sons and one daughter Funeral services will be Friday at 2 pm from the Tomahawk Church with interment in the adjoining graveyard
The Virginia Department of the American Legion seeks 2500 dollars to aid hospitalized disabled veterans. So far 653.08 dollars has been donated, with 11 World War I veterans in Virginia needing small comforts and necessities. Posts are urged to boost contributions and support hospitalized cases under Reed-Johnson bill provisions.
Mr and Mrs C Bernard OLeary of 1610 Grove Ave Richmond announce the marriage of their daughter Gladys Virginia to Dolph Gordon Norman son of Mr and Mrs Charles T Norman of 2031 Monument Ave Washington. The couple left Washington to spend time in Hot Springs. Gladys is sister of Miss Hilda OLeary a Winchester nurse.
Mrs Loy of Nan received a warm birthday surprise from friends in Swimley Virginia last Sunday. A dinner was hosted in honor of her thirty seventh birthday with many relatives and neighbors attending before guests returned home.
Dr Dudley A Sargent of Cambridge renowned authority on physical education and inventor of modern gymnasium apparatus died at Petersboro New Hampshire. He was 75 and had led gymnasium activities at Harvard for four decades and headed the Sargent School. He went to the Sargent Girls Camp at Peterboro to recover from a long illness.
Rev Mr Grosseup of Wardensville W Va will begin meetings at the schoolhouse next Monday night July 28 an all day meeting the first Sunday in August Mrs Paul Wolverton and son Elwood Braden visit her parents Mr and Mrs J M Orndorff Mr Virgie Burkhart spent Sunday with his brother Mr Wilmer Burkhart
Mrs Katherine Wallace and son Joseph visited with Mrs Ed Wallace. Mrs Orndorff and daughter visited Mrs BE Clowser. Relmont Fout visited Mr C F Shapp on Sunday. Mrs W H Himelright and daughter Miss Sallie Himelright were guests of Mrs W A Clowser. Local baseball team plans a party on Saturday July 26 at 7.
The Rey and Mrs W H Carter of Crewe Virginia arriving in Baltimore via car are guests of Mrs L Carver on South Market Street. Mr Carter was pastor of the First Baptist Church and she will conduct mid week prayer services this evening at the church.
The notice states that Reverend Mr. and Mrs. Carter plan to leave their location tomorrow, signaling upcoming travel or relocation.
Reported confusion at the Balti Ohio Railroad ticket office as train 406 was delayed. Many travelers planned to depart tomorrow toward Atlantic City and purchase tickets, with some noting tickets valid for 16 departures.
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