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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1922
Page
5
A fragmented theatre page describes a melodramatic plot where a wandering boy returns turning toward the right. The Mother Sister and Deacon characters appear amid a taunting chorus of crooks and a comical Rube. The narrative mentions a Girl, a Bull, and a Babe in a long garbled passage.
In East Tyrone the home of an Ulster constabulary member was hit by dozens of gunshots and fire. A constable escaped. others arriving at the scene were ambushed and one was badly wounded. At South Derry barracks gunfire killed a constable and wounded a sergeant. two intruders were captured. Messrs. Harry Ebert and J. M. Orndoff traveled to Alexandria and Washington early this morning.
Paris May 3 The arrest of John Kincott and Ernest Cox ends the activities of two international crooks. They allegedly swindled a New Yorker of 100 dollars and traveled the world selling fake assets including gold bricks and a Texas ranch described as richer than Monaco. They were said to have stayed in the Hotel Crillon during their schemes.
G. R. Hare, arrested for drunkenness, forfeited eight dollars and costs after failing to appear. John Thomas faced trespassing and disorderly conduct charges and was fined five dollars plus costs.
Unele Fben laments lost respect for music as crowds change from old to new. He notes that the old crowd danced to banes while the new crowd shows different tastes.
Quote attributes wisdom and greatness to great men using the Job 32 9 verse as a reflection on human judging and folly.
Bandits blew the First National Bank of Lafayette near Denver after detonating nitro glycerine. They escaped with 21000 in currency and Liberty bonds. The heist occurred early today with nine explosions reported.
In Genoa on May 3 the disarmament issue dominated a plenary session. German Foreign Minister Rathenau warned that world trade must double before conditions improve, while Soviet Russia’s Tehitcherin urged a policy of peace to balance national budgets.
Miss Mabel Barnett, 20, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Barnett of Clarke County, is to be married this evening at her parents' home to Mr. A. B. Hummer, a local resident and active participant in the Berryville horse show.
A fragment from The Magic Power by Pitharctan discusses how women struggle to prevent a man from doubting her love. It suggests that as long as he believes her passion is returned, she appears as a perfect partner in his eyes for a time.
Officer Charles C. Clark leaves the Winchester force after years of service. Charles Offenbacker, formerly of Elkton Virginia, begins a probationary assignment with Mayor Glass approving. Offenbacker stands six feet one inch tall and weighs 196 pounds, while Officer Dove is 257 pounds and six feet four inches. Former officer Clark plans to go to Washington in coming days.
Mr Robert B Crawford county agent for Clark and Warren counties and his bride Miss Regina Shaffer of Martinsburg W V married last week at the bride’s parents home in Martinsburg They traveled to Winchester today en route to Clarke and Warren counties and will reside in Martinsburg with Crawford continuing his work in the two Virginia counties for the rest of the year.
Boston transcript reads as a terse editorial urging readers to avoid projecting personal woes onto others who face genuine hardships, reflecting a cautious social stance.
The Rev. James Hat Stover, pastor of Chus the Brethren, died recently in Fresno, California. He will be buried near his old home at Weyer's Cave, Virginia, with his widow and family traveling east to join the service. The body will be transported by train, arriving around Tuesday.
Ruth Ellen Boyce three months old daughter of Clarence R. and Florence D. Boyce died at 4 o'clock this morning at the family home near Kernstown after an illness of pneumonia. The death is a severe blow to the parents who receive condolences from friends. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at Mount Church with interment there.
A fragmentary quotation presents Shakespeare’s gaits as purple and perfumed, with odd imagery of a prow and garage, suggesting a surreal comparison to laser materials. Francis Jeffrey is cited as the source or commentator in this dated line.
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