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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1925
Page
2
The public is invited to a Sunday night union service at Gerace Lutheran Church. The event aims to support 3,000 children in the Near East, with speakers including G. K. Weston and R. Vin. Local congregations rally for outreach and community support.
A garbled OCR slip from Maryland references women of middle age and nervousness linked to heat. The fragment hints at social discomfort and irritation but lacks coherent events, names, places, or dates to form a fuller item.
A representative from Near East Relief in New York City will address audiences about past achievements with donated funds and outline current needs of the humanitarian effort. The speaker will share first-hand observations from years of service and recent experience.
The Corporation Clerk lists several deeds to record including Ida L. Wyndham transferring house and lot on North Braddock Street to Standard Oil Company for 9400 dollars. Brown Lovett and others convey house and lot at Water and Braddock Streets to Standard Oil Company of New Jersey for 18300 dollars. Robert S. Stewart transfers a lot on Shawnee Avenue to Hannah C. Stewart for 10 dollars.
In Piedmont West Virginia on March 14 the First Methodist Episcopal Church fourth quarterly conference passed resolutions urging the District Superintendent to reconsider Pastor Rev Mr Spencer. Spencer plans to complete his fifth year and had announced he would not return for another year. A copy of the resolutions will be presented to Bishop William M Dowell at the annual conference.
Joseph J. Miller was named postmaster at Reform in Warren County Virginia, succeeding Ernest J. Brown in the position reported from Washington on March 14.
Mr. Edgar Langley of Harrisonburg Virginia spent yesterday in town and departed last evening for Brunswick Maryland.
The will of Mrs. Allie W. Jacobs was probated in the county clerk’s office. She devised her entire estate both real and personal to her husband C. J. Jacobs and her children Mrs. Josephine J. Beahn Coleman J. Jacobs and Elizabeth B. Jacobs in equal shares with the husband’s portion to pass to the children at his death. L. Coleman Jacobs named executor and qualified with bond. The will was executed December 13 1923.
Officials of the Cumberland Valley division test gasoline propelled motor trains on two branch lines from Chambersburg to Waynesboro and Chambersburg to Mercersburg. US economic reasons are driving the experiment to cut operating costs, officials announced.
Two John Handley School pupils Leo Hutzler and Norman Henderson are missing and believed to have run away. They were last seen near the B and C Railroad yards after leaving for school Thursday morning. Police have asked other towns to watch for them.
The revival is on with nightly services at 7 30. Sunday school at 9 30 a m. Sermons at 11 a m and 7 30 p m with the theme Signs of the Times. Evangelist Mrs Richie of Frostburg Md leads services at the corner Market and Water streets. P Duborg is the pastor.
A no reserve auction on March 18 1925 at 9 a m offers 14 horses and mules including Percheron stock from 4 to 6 years old, a bay mare and driving mare, 18 head of cattle Holsteins Ayrshires and Guernseys, four mules or two spans, and farming implements. The sale covers six miles south of Charles Town WV on the Wilson farm now rented to Mr Stobs with consignors Frank B Robinson and C T Engle listing. Auctioneers Ban Brown and B F Yates. clerks listed.
Robert Y. Gonrad Post No. 21 American Legion plans a home talent show set for March 26 and 27 at the Empire. Rehearsals start Monday evening at the Legion hall with about 150 participants aged 15 to 30, featuring elaborate costumes and many girls.
The county clerk admitted various land transfers including Ella R Powers to W S Yates for 17 acres in Opequon district at 694.23 dollars. Heirs of John Thwaite to J Fred Thwaite valued at 25000 for multiple tracts including Home Tract 170 acres in Stonewall district and five other parcels. Thwaite heirs to Nina B Schlack valued at 37500 for Ruble 107.14 acres and several half interests. Effie M Alabaugh to D O Clark for a small Cedar Grove tract at 500 or less. Clifton Nail to Perry Nail for a small tract near Gap Run at 450. C H Schutte to Eva M Schutte for a Valley Pike lot at 500 or less. J Fred Thwaite and others to Grover Schlack for half interest in 50 acres on Apple Ridge and 86 adjacent acres for 16000.
The Rev. John P. Tyler returned last evening to Washington after a brief trip to his mother Mrs secret. Tyler visited her home in this area during the stay and resumed his duties in the capital city.
Christ Episcopal Church offers a morning holy communion at 10 a.m. and Sunday school at 10 a.m. morning prayer with an out-of-town speaker on the Near East at 11 a.m. Evening prayer and sermon follow at 7:30 p.m. The prodigal Son program is listed for Stephens City at 9 a.m.
A Norfolk and Western freight train wreck occurred early Thursday night when an axle broke. Cars piled on the tracks, several breaking through a store side and a concrete wall. No injuries reported as wrecking crews from Roanoke and Hagerstown cleared the line by two o’clock yesterday morning and passengers were rerouted.
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