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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1923
Page
6
Brigands capture Italian priest and prisoners in Hankow area
AP reports five hundred brigands seized Father Malotto an Italian priest about 100 miles north of Hankow on Saturday maltreated the prelate and took away several hundred native prisoners. Reports brought here today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Hankow
China
Father Malotto
Here
Amundsen Abandons Pole Flight Bid
A Paris Remote dispatch from Christiana Norway reports Captain Roald Amundsen the famed explorer has abandoned his planned airplane flight across the pole. He cited weather and technical concerns as reasons for canceling the daring voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Christanna
Norway
Raald Amundson
the Pole
State exam dates set for July at multiple normal schools
A list of colleges and institutes across Virginia hosting state examinations on July 26 and 27 for teachers. White teachers may take advanced courses at several state normal schools and universities to qualify for elementary, special, or certificate renewals. Colored teacher programs include Virginia Union University, Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute, and Petersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Harrisonburg
East Radford
University of Virginia
William and Mary College
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Emory and Henry College
Emory, Va
Roanoke College
Salem
Gas Tank Fire Rages At Ohio Refining Plant
Firefighters battled ten gasoline tanks ablaze at the Ohio Refining Company plant in Bond Hill Cincinnati. The blaze erupted in the afternoon and crews fought to contain the spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cincinnaty
Ohio
Ohio Refining Company
Bond Hill
Australian Pearl Farm in Torres Strait Deserted by Labor
The Torres Strait Pearl Fat farm spans about 5 000 square miles at northern Australia. It is a shallow water plateau employing over 250 irregular workers who gather oysters yielding pearls sold in London for about 250 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torres Straits
Australia
London
Quick Recovery Missionary Meeting Tale
A Sunday school student fakes illness to avoid a headache and later joins a plan to attend a missionary meeting. The teacher sympathetic, asks about how the student feels as they head toward the meeting, set beside the window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Employment a Necessity by Paul Eyre
A quotation asserts that a life of employment is the only life worth reading and that wisdom shows itself in conduct while folly confesses through actions. The line emphasizes the value of being employed as essential to a meaningful life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pualey
Social and Personal Notes From Winchester and Vicinity
Social and personal notices from Winchester Virginia and nearby towns recount departures for Europe on a Conte Rosso voyage, marriages and engagements in Culpeper and Leesburg, a hospital training at Loudoun County, telegraph announcements of Mrs. Herta H. McGuire, a birth in Mount Williams, excursions to Atlantic City and Shenandoah Caverns, illnesses, relocations, and teaching appointments across Virginia.
Personal News Notes From Winchester Civic Figures
Miss Sara V Hughes of Handley School returns to Ashland Virginia for summer vacation. C C Bickert of Hagerstown visits Winchester in his new Packard. Fred Kremer and wife of Hagestown motor to Winchester to visit relatives. Doris Durrell leaves for Yale commencement then Brookline Massachusetts to summer with grandmother and coast friends. Dr. and Mrs. Julian Ward depart for Baltimore then City until July 2. Mr. and Mrs. Hill of Washington stay with Mr. Hill’s father on South Market Street. daughter Annie Osborne remains for several days. Col and Mrs Llewellyn Oliver arrive from Washington for visit with grandmother Belle Clarke. Caroline Rinte of Washington visiting Holmes Conrad. Miss Susan Saulsbury leaves Handley School for Maryland summer. Nan Stonesifer returns from Gettysburg. Water Talbot and Minnie C Baker attend Margaret Holliday Gibson funeral at Charles Town. Carter Conrad returns from Washington. Conrad Smith of Richmond to spend summer with grandmother. Joseph Odgensson Winchester businessman recovers from fever and resumes work. Virginia McCarney of Vaucluse to visit Eva Carron’s at Royal Va. Record notes Ida Mae Boy leaves for Atlantic City to visit Starry family. Susie Showers of Front Royal improves after appendicitis operation. Lillie M Garver heads to Harristown. Dorothy Duncan to New York. Mabel Barraman of New York visiting Carlin Gray. Keith Cromer returns to Washington after weekend with A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara V. Hughes
Handley School
Ashland
C. C. Bickert
Hagerstown
Packard
Winchester
Fred. Kremer
Doris Durrell
New Haven
Conn
Yale University
Brookline
Mass
J. M. Durrell
Massachusetts
Julian F. Ward
Baltimore
Tey
Hill
Washington
Joseph W. Hill
South Market Street
Annie ‘Osborne
Col
Llewellyn Oliver
Belle T
Clarke
Caroline / tRinte
Holmes “Conrad
North Market Street
Susan Saulsbury
Maryland
Nan Stonesifer
Gettysburg
Bblinee Conrad
North Market
Joseph Odgson
Virginia Mccariney
Vaucluse
Eva Carron
Royal
Ida
Mae Boy
Atlatic City
Lewis L. Starry
Pacific ,Avenue
Susie Showers
Front Royal
Memoria
Social Roundup of Visiting Guests and Local Travel
Taylor Ritter hosts East Cork street visits while Howard Solenberg er spends days mentoring in the Cumberland Valley and visiting Chambersburg. Virginia guests, Washington visitors, and locals travel to Skyland and attend a Washington baseball game with many Winchester residents joining.
Oklahoma businessman's death in Indiana car crash
T C Henderson a wealthy Oklahoma businessman and husband of Mrs Gertrude Rosas Wheat of Winchester was killed in an automobile accident near Laporte Indiana early last week. Details of the crash are not known and friends in Winchester report Mrs Henderson has not fully recovered from the shock of her husband’s sudden death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T.C. Henderson
Oklahoma
Gertrude Rosas Wheat
Winchester
Laporte
Ind
Henderason
Inchester
Missing Neighbor Case Sparks North Avenue Inquiry
A former neighbor, Bessis Hottel, left a North Avenue home during the day to visit family in Fredericks County. Reports say Ross Wheat, son of Mrs Henderson, plans to come soon to stay with his mother after they secure a posse at their North Avenue residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessis Hottel
North Avenue
Frederi¢lg County
Friends Hold Circular Meeting at Ridge and Gainesboro
The Society of Friends held its annual circular meeting Sunday June 17 at Ridge meeting house in the morning and Gainesboro Southern Methodist Church at 3:30 p.m. Isaac Wilson longtime Friends minister from Canada now in Pennsylvania spoke from John and Romans urging alertness to the Master’s work and a closer walk with Him. A noon lunch under the trees preceded the afternoon service and Wilson spoke again using Paul’s message to inspire sympathy for others and a changed viewpoint. The program included special maple publications and a well attended service described as inspiring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of Friends
Ridge
Gainesboro
Isaac Wilson
Paul
al Rinker
Robert Bee
Janet Rinker
Thugs Hit Garage and Bronx Jeweler in Early Robberies
Twelve armed bandits raided an east side garage offtimes and a Bronx jewelry store. They fled in a car after taking $3,090 from workers, while earlier robbers seized $2,850 in jewelry and $300 cash from Sam Lowey in front of his home. One ring worth $1,800 was swallowed by Lowey during the taxi stand incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
East ‘Side
Tokteti
Samue Lowey
Lowey
Bronx
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