Marine Band Secured for Moose Celebration
Secretary Davis announces the Marine Band has been secured for the Moose celebration. Installations and labor concerns noted as issues addressed by officials.
19 Jun 1923
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1923
Page
1
Secretary Davis announces the Marine Band has been secured for the Moose celebration. Installations and labor concerns noted as issues addressed by officials.
Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 1276 in Martinsburg outlines a three day event beginning Thursday June 28 with a moving picture show and a block dance, a Friday night gathering, and a Saturday parade led by the President's Own Marine Band. The program includes initiation of new candidates and a large committee structure with plans for invitations, entertainment, parade, publicity, and motion picture lectures. The event aims to showcase Moose activities and Mooseheart support while highlighting Marine Band performances and community involvement.
Charles A. Gordon of Woodland near Flat Run Orange county finds a remarkable gobbler that incubates guinea eggs and sits on a nest. The bird, described as good among its sex, was missing for days and located in a secluded spot. His motherly instincts are being used to brood turkey eggs and he must be removed from the nest only to feed.
The Common Council enacts a rule allowing jitneys to park only on Market Street by City Hall or in garages. Off icers report few jitneys use City Hall parking while drivers say they keep vehicles in garages until fares arise. Police plan arrests for violations as complaints arrive.
Ernest Green charged with setting fire to a residence where Jerry Morgan and his wife died appeared in the Corporation Court and renewed his bond of 3000 for the next term. A previous trial ended with a hung jury nine to three for conviction.
Lodge No. 1267 of the Loyal Order of Moose calls a meeting at Friendship Fire Company hall on Thursday at seven thirty. The executive committee meets promptly at seven to receive committee chairmen reports.
A benefit dance at the home of Mrs. Michael Collis in Harris Addition on Friday supports establish a nurses chair at the University of Virginia. Public invited under the auspices of the Alumni Association of Winchester Memorial Hospital. Small fee and refreshments.
Invitations have been sent to many out of town Moose Lodges and a large crowd from Frederick and nearby counties is expected Saturday for a parade and installation at the lodge. Governor E Lee Trinkle and his staff have been invited as guests for the Saturday program and parade.
Paul P. Harris, founder of Rotary, tells the International Rotary convention in Louis that wealth is no longer the sole barometer of success. He argues greatness lies in giving rather than getting and urges business to adopt service as the basis of all professions.
Dr A T Herring and W P Hipsley traveled to Crownsville State Hospital to investigate the death of William H Murray a Black patient who allegedly died after a guard Walter Swiskey beat him Swiskey is jailed in Anne Arundel County on murder charges Governor Ritchie ordered a full investigation Sheriff Levely said the incident followed an argument between Murray and Swiskey and both men used sticky fly paper in their mouths Murray was found dying in the cellar and died at the hospital
Advertises the film Nero showing tomorrow at the Empire in 12 reels with a focus on Roman grandeur and the influence of women at court. Promotes lower local prices for children and adults and claims high acclaim in New York papers. Also mentions a safety razor offer from People’s Drug Store.
Classified notice notes prices and items for sale at a discount store in Ramsburg and Paopiae including cracked rice and rice by the pound, indicating a bargain sale or promotional listing.
The Chanticleer Inn at Washington and Water Streets advertises breakfast and luncheon offerings, with chicken and waffle suppers and Sunday evening specials from 6:30 to 9. Mrs. Nancy Lee Coble is the proprietor.
A local notice announces a Yard Party at Stephens City on the school house grounds hosted by the I ll Try S. S. Class with music by a band. Also listed are real estate and rental notices including a furnished summer rental at 138 N Washington St and a six room house near Handley Schools for sale or rent.
A local ad lists 20 percent off on Cord tires at Mid City Garage and asks for immediate donations for the New Rouss Hook and Ladder Truck. It also announces a W.C. T. Committee meeting at Handley Library on Thursday June 21 at 3 p.m.
The Times-Dispatch June 10 criticizes Governor’s plan to divert 8.35 million from automobile license fees to highway construction for 1924 29. It quotes Goleman arguing to keep maintenance funds inviolate and suggests Coleman's shift toward pay as you go and bond funding. Continuous concerns over fund distribution and future revenues are noted.
The Office Supply Co. Inc of Winchester announces it is a separate and distinct organization with no connections to outside interests, addressing customers who believed it was affiliated with out-of-town concerns.
Miss Jean Strang, sidelined by a spine fracture, left her bed last week and married her fiancé George Franklin in Burlingame California after he carried her from an automobile to the altar. Both nineteen. families seek annulment and police were asked to locate the couple.
Mount Etna unleashes renewed violence as lava streams advance toward Lin guagalossa and Castiglione. Panicked residents flood roads seeking safety as the cone continues to belch flames and rock amid periodic quiescence and subterranean rumbling.
In St Paul on June 19 Governor J A O Preus Republican Magnus Johnson and JA Catley Democrat entered the race for the late Knute Nelson seat. Political observers foresee the main contest in the final election to be between Preus and Johnson with the March 4, 1925 vote likely decisive. Preus defeated Johnson by 14 000 votes in the gubernatorial race while the primary drew light turnout.
Philadelphia June 19 James S Dougherty of Ridley Park received a telegram accepting his terms to referee the Dempsey Gibbons contest at Shelby Montana on July 4. The offer was 5000 dollars plus expenses. This marks the third time he has refereed a Dempsey bout and he has twenty five years' experience in boxing as referee and manager.
Marshall Winkfield a High School baseball player sustained a compound fracture of the left arm in a collision while trying to tag a baserunner during a game against the alumni at the new ball park. Dr Clark attended the scene and set the bone and Winkfield is expected to be laid up for some time.
In Baltimore on Sunday two fires in the northeastern section left one infant seriously burned and another snatched from a blazing perambulator. Police report negro boys are believed responsible for at least one blaze.
BOYDS Md June 19 Many wheat growers in Montgomery county are pasturing their cattle on growing crops due to low prices and labor shortages. They expect higher milk revenue than harvesting and storing. Much wheat from last harvest remains unsold as farmers fear total loss.
The Virginia Highway Contractors Association seeks to postpone the demurrer hearing in the Richmond Circuit Court from June 25 to July 10. The group sued Senator H F Byrd for 100000 alleging libel by Star editorials. The court had set June 26 for arguments on the general bill. delay may extend the case further.
The American State Bank in Wichita Kansas closed after cashier Drumm confessed using funds to invest in oil properties. The bank reported a million dollar fraud tied to bond collateral and securities. Criminal action awaited bank commissioner W N Richards says depositors should suffer no loss. In Pennsylvania, Wayne County treasurer Coover admits losing funds to speculation but the shortage is covered by others and no loss to depositors is reported.
United States Steel rose after absorbing early selling and strong demand in other stocks sparked a sharp market rally. Traders cited technicals and the belief the recent decline was overdone. call money opened at 5 percent as about 1,000,000 shares changed hands.
D. W. Ritenour of Winchester earns a company trip to Montreal for attending the $250,000 field club convention after writing over a quarter of a million dollars in insurance in his first year with Mutual Life. He ranked 41st among 30,000 agents in the United States and Canada for the past year.
Local notice states Office Supply Co Incorporated of Winchester clarifies it operates as a separate entity with no ties to out-of-town firms. The brief notice asks customers to disregard rumors and emphasizes independent operation at its Crystal Confectionery location.
Marshal Foch reviews Polish troops in Warsaw and honors a line of white haired veterans from the 1863 uprising. He learns they were granted a government pension and later that he would bestow the Legion of Honor on the veteran unit.
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