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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1925
Page
3
The fragment hints at Mutt and Jeff by Bad Fisher with a wild tour stunt. A death case involves Bue McClintock, a witness stand, and William Shepherd alleged to have tampered with Billie’s estate after a ring presentation. The passage mixes legal tension with tainted romance during a touring period.
Frederick county Sunday schools plan an all day August 13 picnic at Vaucluse. Committees led by Claude B. Stickley and Rev J A Johnson outline contests in horse shoe wheelbarrow potato race sack and other events with school prizes and points toward a banner for the top school. Contestants must be members of their school and registration is due by August 1.
An advertisement promotes Dr Scholl foot care products and services claiming seven in ten adults suffer foot trouble. It urges in person visits for Dr Scholl’s appliances and a complete line of foot correctives to provide relief for tired aching feet crushed arches and painful heels. It emphasizes an investment in foot comfort as worthwhile.
Continued from Page One, the Many Notables column highlights the August Bible Conference August 19 to 30 with speakers from Union Theological Seminary, Virginia, and Knoxville. It praises Homer Hammontree as a premier soloist and expresses wish for Harry Byrd to become Virginia governor, joining other newspaper governors Richardson and Christensen at a 1926 California meeting. Also lauds Virginia officials Latimer and Nelson for hospitality and notes a wildlife protection law banning sale of plumage and nests with penalties.
The piece lauds national park support and credits leaders for selling the Shenandoah National Park idea. It commends West and North members of the National Editorial Association and calls on the President and audience to back conservation efforts and shared responsibility. The speaker thanks Dad Ryan and others as effective advocates.
The Anti Cruelty Society notes heavy destruction of wild birds in Winchester and cites Virginia law Sec 3364 of the Code of Virginia. The notice warns that killing song birds is unlawful under state statute and urges adherence to protections for wildlife.
A cable from Vienna reports 1925 apple crops in southeastern Europe will be lighter than 1924. Czechoslovakia and Triol regions forecast 30 to 50 percent and 70 to 80 percent yields respectively, Austria unfavorable, while Yugoslavia shows good to very good prospects and above average size expected.
Chicago June 15. The trial gains a new dramatic turn as Isabel Pope, the woman who waited with a marriage license, appears as a key witness in the Shepherd case. Her testimony centers on the relationship and possible motive linked to the defendant. The courtroom brims with anticipation as details unfold.
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