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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1926
Page
3
A sales pitch inviting shoppers to try on a pair described as stylish and affordable. The text emphasizes good taste and individuality, urging immediate visit to see how smart the shoes look and how reasonably they are priced.
Lovett Brothers v Cornwell heirs in Winchester Virginia is referred to a Master Commissioner to report on fealty, property, liens, heirs, unpaid taxes, and other matters. Notice by weekly publication for four weeks is required before proceeding. hearing set for July 8 1926 in Winchester and may adjourn if needed.
The late residence of Thomas Cover Sr known as Angerona in Winchester is offered for private sale by the executors. The 3 acre property on Piccadilly Street West End includes a 30 room house and could be subdivided for development. Potential use as a hotel school or apartment house. Inquiries to Loring A. Cover Baltimore and Harry R. Kern Winchester with John M. Steck listed.
Miss Elizabeth Freed arrives for summer vacation at the Grace Lutheran parsonage after attending Wittenberg College. Visitors and residents pay calls across town including Dr. Charles Freed in Dillon, Mrs. Rawlings in Stephens City, and many others visiting relatives, shopping, or traveling between Winchester, Staunton, and Martinsburg.
Several thousand attended Timberville exercises last Sunday as graves in the cemetery were decorated. Rev. Andes preached in the morning, a picnic dinner followed, and Rev. Spaid preached in the afternoon. Music was enjoyed. attendees included people from Winchester Cumberland Hagerstown Martinsburg and nearby counties.
The Women’s Christian Temperance Union will meet at Handley Library Thursday June 24 at 3 o’clock for their regular semi monthly session with a large attendance expected.
The Rev. Edward T. Clark pastor of the First Baptist Church and his bride Miss Katharine Fahr Essex returned to Winchester from their northern wedding trip. They will reside at the leased parsonage corner of Loudoun and Clifford streets. Mrs. Clark headed the Latin department at Seaboard High School.
Mr and Mrs B Brooke Smith and their son Grant Jennings Smith traveled to Martinsburg West Virginia for the Staub Hill wedding at Christ Reformed Church this afternoon. A reception will follow at the home of the groom’s parents Mr and Mrs John F Staub in Inwood West Virginia.
John Handley High School instructors including Mrs. Walker McC Bond Miss Lillian Lee Jackson and Miss E Ridgely Jackson departed for Charlottesville for the UVa summer quarters. Miss Helen V Carper who taught near Siler last year is also en route and will attend both sessions. She will run Kernstown school in fall and winter.
Mrs Greene and Mrs Cliff depart New York for Southampton on the Majestic at midnight Thursday the 24th. They plan England and Scotland visits with relatives and friends, Mrs Greene to write a Virginia history chapter in progress and perhaps bring back the gates of a famed English city. They will tour the continent and return in early September after a stop in South Orange to visit long time friends.
Miss Anna McKenzie hosts a birthday party at her mother Mrs William McKenzies home on West Bosca wen street this evening. The home is decorated with cut flowers and a pink and blue color scheme.
The Missionary Guild of the Reformed Church will meet at Miss Elizabeth Krouse’s home at 416 National Avenue tonight to finalize plans for the annual church picnic. A full attendance is desired.
Miss Lucy Ann Kinzel returns home from Oberlin Conservatory after a three year course and will study piano in New York City next fall under Edwin Hughes. Mr and Mrs Garland Hansbrough resume life here after a Washington weekend. Miss Thelma Kellican joins the office of Mr Stuart Edmonds after graduating Handley High School class of 25 and showing strong office ability.
Mrs. William H. Hottel has left to return to Washington after a brief stay with relatives and friends in the area.
Miss Rosalie Cox departed yesterday for Baltimore to visit relatives and friends.
Messrs H D Fuller John M Steck and Melvin Green left for New York to join other Virginians who will greet Commander Richard E Byrd U S N on his return from the north pole airplane expedition. William Verhas returning from Charleston W Va on government business visited friends at West Cork street. Mrs Edwin Hinks Elk Ridge Md and R E Fenton St Louis Mo are guests of their siblings at South Washington street. Several local residents attend baseball games in Washington today and others plan to move back to Washington D C. Mr E Harris Baltimore stops at G F House. Lee Hollar family and friends drive to Washington for a day trip. Blanche Noonan joins them to visit patient Noonan at Walter Reed Hospital who is improving and able to sit up today.
The Virginia Loan and Thrift Company of Winchester reports 126 loans totaling about 20000 dollars at June 19 with 13000 paid to merchants and 232 merchant accounts in collection. It paid 4000 dollars to banks for petty loans and holds 30000 dollars in paid in capital. A Harrisonburg unit shows 100000 in resources and 90000 in loans after ten months, with 45000 to merchants on 8800 accounts and 5000 to doctors on 150 accounts.
In San Antonio on June 22 a fist fight at an executive committee meeting left about a dozen Republicans bruised as factions of Harry M. Wurzbach and R. B. Creager clashed over party patronage. Police kept watch while officers separated combatants and ejected several participants as the Wurzbach side claimed victory. A separate Virginia divorce suit, Allamong v Allamong, seeks a vinculo matrimonii divorce on adultery grounds with publication orders and a rule day deadline set.
Police seek a colored girl for stealing a $10 hat from a Winchester millinery last Saturday night. She fled to Washington after being confronted on a train. the hat was later seen on her head. She denies the theft, claiming the hat came from her sister in Washington and awaits further questioning upon return to Winchester.
A method for cleaning leather such as bandboxes and satchels uses a piece of sandpaper rubbed over the surface. A very fine grade is required and when used with care it cleans without injuring the material. Suede and untreated calves skins can also be treated similarly.
The text notes that metallic aluminum was first produced by F. Wohler in Gottingen, Germany in 1827. It explains aluminum’s high cost until about 1885 when electrolytic methods emerged. It mentions the Aluminum Company of Oldbury, England, formed around 1886 to exploit Castner patents.
The elastic material caoutchouc known as Indian rubber impressed observers with its ability to erase lead pencil marks from paper. Originating with Indian tribes of South America, it entered commerce as Indian rubber.
A youth enters a jewelry store to return an engagement ring purchased days earlier. The clerk asks if it suits the fiancée. The youth replies yes but notes another man gave her a similar ring and requests an exchange for a wedding ring.
The Frederick County Virginia circuit court orders a master commissioner to report on Daniel Murry estate realty including liens and partition feasibility, Sarah L. Sager real estate and heirs, personal property, lien priorities, and admin accounts. A July 19 1926 hearing at No 48 Rouss Avenue Winchester is fixed for execution of the order with attendance required.
Archaeologists at Kenchester England, once Magna, uncover foundations believed to be a Roman forum on a farm site. The discovery suggests a market hall or law courts may have stood there, potentially redefining local Roman-era activity.
The text notes an 1850 statute granting draftsmen authority to insert full stops in acts of parliament, marking a shift from the prior idea that acts should be a single sentence. It highlights this historic change in parliamentary drafting practice.
An Italian liner will be equipped with seaplanes to shuttle passengers quickly to shore. The project aims to reduce ocean travel discomfort by cutting the time spent at sea.
Irish soldier Count George de Browne rose to Russian field marshal and commanded czarist forces in the war with Denmark. He died in Riga in 175.
By authority of a deed of trust from Janney T. McKee and wife dated March 10, 1924 and recorded in Frederick County Virginia the trustee will offer for public auction at the county courthouse in Winchester on Thursday July 15 1926 at 11 o clock am. The property lies in Frederick County between Welltown Road and Apple Pie Ridge Road containing 100 acres more or less and includes a dwelling house store room and other buildings. Terms: one third cash at sale and balance in one and two years secured by bonds and a deed of trust with interest from sale date and insurance on the buildings.
The U S sub chaser 432 with 25 Green Bay Naval Reserve crew was driven onto rocks off Mackinac Island during a Lake Michigan gale. Coast guards and other vessels stood by to rescue. the ship lies high on the rocks and may be pounded to pieces. Lieut. Commander James H. McGillan of Green Bay commanded the 432.
Mile Regina Flory, renowned French actress and dancer, shot herself in Sir Alfred Butt's Drury Lane office last Thursday night. A French detective waited in the next room to prevent such tragedy. Coroner's inquest returned a verdict of death by own action while of unsound mind.
TORONTO June 22 William Skeely is under arrest charged with attempting to blow up St Marys Roman Catholic Church with dynamite June 10. Police say he claimed to be set apart by the Ku Klux Klan to do the work. He is 30 years old.
Safety Director Edwin B. Barry refused the Ku Klux Klan a parade permit for July 31 in Cleveland after consulting police officials and determining the event would threaten public safety.
In Minnesota the Republican party nominated a 28 year old as their first prohibition modification advocate to Congress in the Fourth district while renominating Governor Theodore Christianson. Melvin J. Maas won the Fourth district nomination as his rivals combined votes. Christianson campaigned on an economy platform and defeated Minneapolis Mayor George E. Leach for the gubernatorial nomination. Magnus Johnson led the Farmer-Labor gubernatorial race with Tom Davis, as results from about one sixth of the state showed Johnston ahead by several hundred votes.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Smith and daughter of Raleigh North Carolina are visiting relatives. Mrs. Smith was formerly Eva Hawkins of this city. Mr. Reuben Triplett of Kernstown is also mentioned in the social notes.
New York June 22 Spirited bidding for railroad shares spurred by favorable earnings reports propelled stock prices higher. Banks called about 10 million dollars in loans but ample call money remained available at a 4 percent renewal rate. The day closed strong with about 1.8 million shares traded.
Claude J. Coley, owner and pilot of the aircraft that collided near the naval base, died in a hospital. The crash marks the eastern camp flying field’s fourth fatal airplane accident in 106 days. Previously, Lt. Stiles, Herbert Fentress, and passenger George H. Hudwell died in related incidents.
Officials report an attempted wreck on Western Maryland Railway passenger train No 4 from Elkins to Cumberland near Glenn Siding Rawlings. 21 spikes removed. path altered by a crowbar found near the track. Police seek suspect believed insane. prior attempts on June 10 and June 16 surfaced.
The Good Will Party plans a Southwest Virginia welcome for President Calvin Coolidge featuring a copper ore paper weight containing fresh mountain air from Grayson and Carroll counties. The gift portrays a terraced mountain with a glass pane and a page engraving to the President. The event aims to showcase accessible roads, scenic beauty, and tourist sites as the party travels north and west.
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