Deaths After Winchester Home Blaze Claim Two
Jerry Morgan and his wife Mary die from shock and injuries after a house fire in Winchester. The blaze leaves the couple dead in their residence, with investigators assessing cause and response.
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08 May 1922
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Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1922
Page
1
Tragic Winchester fire claims Jerry and Mary Morgan
A Sunday morning blaze at the Morgan home on South Stewart Street in Winchester, caused by an incendiary origin, killed Jerry Morgan and his wife Mary after efforts to rescue their daughter Virginia Green and two grandchildren. The couple, long rooted in railroad service and community life, died within 24 hours of each other, with Virginia’s family taking the children to safety. A large crowd witnessed the fire as the Winchesters’ cherished couple were mourned following a double funeral planned for tomorrow afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Jerry Morgan
Mary Morgan
South Stewart Street
Patis
Memorial Hospital
Mary Mor
D. B. Conrad
Water Street
Conrad
Morgan
Pennsylvania Railroad
Railroad
Jerry
Virginia Green
John S. Scully
Pirelucks
Robert F. Brill
Joan
Friendship Fire
Mary
Tom Lavender
Joe Morgan
Cumberland Valley
James B. Russell
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Matilda Mgrean
Isaac Russell
Marshall Willis
Lucy Russell
Stirling
Mary Morezan
Larke County
Mrs. Conrad
Clarence Morgan
Pittsburgh
Ernest Green
Arrang
Double Sanden
Arrest Expected in Morgan Blaze Fire death inquiry points to arson
Prosecuting Attorney James P. Reardon and Winchester Police chief M A Doran pursue a rigid investigation into the Stewart street blaze at the Morgan home that killed Jerry and Mary Morgan. Authorities say an incendiary act is suspected and an arrest could come soon as incriminating circumstances mount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Reardon
Winchester Police Department
Jerry and
Mary Morgan
Stewart Street
Morgan
Reardon
M. A. Doran
Virginia
Worgen
Boyce Defeats Shenandoah Valley Academy 5–0 in Rainy Clash
Boyce defeated Shenandoah Valley Academy 5 to 0 in a rainy game at Boyce. A large crowd watched the second meeting of the teams, with Boyce mounting a solid win despite the wet weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyce
Shenandoah Valley Academy of
Winchester
Ladies' National Memorial Association to plan Decoration Day
A meeting is set for 8 o clock Tuesday evening at Mrs. W. R. Willis house South Market street to arrange the annual Decoration day observance at the National Cemetery on May 30. Organizers hope to gather as many Civil War veterans as possible for the ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ National Memorial Association
W. R. Willis
South Market Street
National Cemetery
Keaton in Cops at Empire Tonight
Buster Keaton appears in Cops at the Empire theater on two shows this evening seven and nine o clock. Admission prices and show details are listed on the back page ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Empire
Keeton
Funeral Service For Jerry and Wife Slated At John Mann Church
The couple will be buried in the colored cemetery following a 3 30 p m service Tuesday at John Mann Methodist Church on East Cork Street. Rev Joseph Wheeler will officiate with possible assistance from other Colored ministers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mann Methodist Church
East Cork Street
Joseph Wheeler
John Mann Church
Jerry
Boy Struck by Car and Driver Flees Scene
Eugene Goss 14, son of J. Fred Goss of South Kent Street, was injured when a car driven by a young woman struck him on Main near Leicester while returning from Handley School. He suffered knee scrapes and bruises as the woman, after stopping when asked if he was hurt, sped away, leaving his family seeking the driver. The boy’s father did not blame the driver for the accident, which witnesses called unavoidable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Goss
J. Fred. Goss
South Kent Street
Handley School
Southi Main Street
Leicester Street
Young Gogs
Rigek Ordeg
Goss
Firemen Hold Mass Meeting Before Parade
Tuesday May 9 at 8 p m the firemen hold a mass meeting for final parade plans. All local firemen are invited and urged to attend as important plans and suggestions will be discussed, with Russell Potts serving as secretary.
U S Legation Threatened Over Sacco and Vanzetti
The American legation in Sofia bulgaria faced a bomb threat tied to Sacco and Vanzetti. An anarchist newspaper in a red wrapper warned of a second explosion after a March 11 blast. Special guards monitor the legation constantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Sofia
Bulgaria
United States
Sacco
Vanzetti
Massachusetts
Legation
Ima
Charles S. Wilson
End of Conference Hinted in Genoa Amid Russian Talks
Genoa May 8 The fifth week of the Economic Conference nears its end with a gloomy view on England versus France and Belgium over the Russian settlement. Lloyd George may hold cards, adjournment is possible, and an urgent appeal to Russian delegates marks the day. Prime Minister Lloyd George and Italian Foreign Minister Schanzer urged the Soviet representatives to accept the Allied memorandum in exchange for an international loan aimed at Russia’s reconstruction with funds strictly for that purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Genoa
England
France
Belgium
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Schanzer
Italy
Russia
Baseball Match at Equity Grounds May 10 3 PM
S V A team plays W H at Equity Grounds on May 10 at 3 p m with 8 to 1 scoreline in favor of the S V A side.
Flower shop advert for plants and lost watch reward
Advertises geraniums petunias verbenas ivies and salvias for planting boxes now from a flower shop. Also notes a lost cold wrist watch on a black band with a reward offered by Star office.
Ben Liggett Robbed in Ash Hollow on Winchester Pike
Benjamin F Liggett of Gore was held up by three masked highwaymen near Abrams creek on the Winchester Bluemont pike while returning from Berryville where he runs a meat and grocery store. They took 76 in cash and several checks, then fled. Two checks were later recovered on the roadway. Sheriff Pannett and Commonwealth Attorney T Russell Cather planned further arrests after inspecting the scene at daybreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin F. Liggett
Gore
Abrams Creek
Winchester
Berryville
Liggett
Pannett
Commonwealth
T. Russell Cather
Ash Hollow
Cain
Robert Brown
Brown
R. G. Mitchell
Neill Jackson
Opequon Bridge
Sprayer Outfit for Sale From Orchard Use
A high capacity sprayer in standard design, used one season in our orchards, offered as a bargain. Mechanically sound and nearly new, ideal for buyers needing extra equipment.
Kayso Boosts Spray Efficiency at Orchard Supply Co
Local ad promotes high pressure spray hose and trouble proof connections for spraying work. It lists spray guns rods nozzles fittings and accessories like Corona Lead Dry Lime sulfur and Black Leaf 40. The Kayso additive is touted to spread and help sprays stick and double efficiency. Orchard Supply Co advertises at 801 N Market St with phone 313.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WIN
Orchard Supply CO
N. Market St
Harmer sale at Fair Grounds features breeding gilts and open gilts
Auction includes 10 registered Poland China bred gilts and 6 open gilts. Sale date 8-1-31. Conducted at John Harmer's sale at the Fair Grounds with cataloged animals and buyers invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Harmer
Fair Grounds
Poland
Allied forces order Wui Pei Fu to leave Tien Tsin
General Wui Pei-Fu, who came from Peking to Tien-Tsin, is ordered by Allied commanders to depart as his presence violates the 1901 protocol. He refuses, claiming acting governor status. Bridges to Taku are burned as Chang Tso-Lin’s retreating forces move south. Fighting reported near Sin Yang Chow and Cheng Chow as Chao Ti presses hostilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Tien-Tsin
Wui Pei-Fu
Peking
Chang Tso-Lin
Chihli
Taku
Hun River
Chang -Tso-Lih
Chang
Tangshu
Mukden
Hankow
Peking- Hankow
Abeype
Chao-Ti
Tary
Henan
Wu-Pei-Fu
Sin- Yang-Chow
Here
Cheng-Chow
Dr Waite Visits Winchester Orchards and Apple District
Prof M B Waite head of the U S Department of Agriculture plant industry bureau will arrive in Winchester from Washington this evening. He will spend tomorrow in the local orchards and may meet with growers at a city hotel to discuss conditions in the Winchester territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Waite
Bureau of Plant Industry of
United States Met of Agriculture
Winchester
Washington
Professor Waite
Chevrolet stockholders vote not to dissolve company
At an adjourned annual meeting in Wilmington Delaware on May 8 stockholders voted not to dissolve the Chevrolet Motor Company. Earlier in January the board of directors had suggested dissolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Wilmington
Del
Chevrolet Motor Company
Man and Girl Found Dead In Mamaroneck Woods
In Mamaroneck New York on May 8 John B Kane Jr 34 and Elizabeth Dunn were found shot dead in Altonwood Park woods. Dunn was killed by a bullet to the heart while Kane died from a bullet through the mouth with an automatic pistol at his side. Kane a Mamaroneck post office clerk had been engaged to Dunn, a school teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Mamaroneck
N. Y
John B. Kane, Jr
Elizabeth Dunn
Altonwood P Ca
Here
Flood displaces about 70 000 in Mississippi and Louisiana
New Orleans May 8. About 70 000 men women and children are homeless in Mississippi and Louisiana from the Mississippi river flood. The Red Cross and other bodies provide shelter food and clothing for 40 000, while 30 000 have not yet reached refugee camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New Orleans
Mississippi
Louisiana
Mississippi River
Red Cross
Bargain Store Ad Hits Low Peanut Butter and Ginger Snaps
A bulk peanut butter offer labeled lie triggers discount copy while ginger snaps sell at 10 cents a pound. The ad highlights a bargain store with low price declarations and a bold display of products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ip People
V A and W H S Match On Equity Grounds
A partial notice indicates a scheduled game between V A and W H S at Equity Grounds on a May date at 3 p.m. The fragmentary text provides venue and timing but lacks full details.
Flames sweep large White Post building in morning fire
Fire at White Post destroyed a large frame store and storage room on the second floor, threatening nearby homes and forcing evacuations. Firefighters arrived quickly. the blaze damaged at least six thousand dollars in stock and fixtures, with Mrs Garner and Mr Snell among affected residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
POST
White Post
Boyce
Vee Mre
George
Garner
Wi M. Snell
Fly
Ha Va
Esome Keene Ness
Miss M
Winchester
Gdood Aide
Snell
Ang
Oia Boyce
Wilson Again Urges Defeat of Reed in Missouri Letter
In a late May letter publicized today former Governor Lon C Stephens and former Secretary Breckinridge Long are cited as supporting Wilson’s push to unseat United States Senator Reed. The missive marks Wilson’s third appeal on the Democratic nomination battle in Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated of
ST. Louis
United States
Reed
T Wilson
Lon C. Stephens
Wilson
Breckenridge Long
Fort Loudoun DAR Holds Monthly Meeting
The Fort Loudoun Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet at 8 PM on Tuesday evening in the library lecture hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Loudoun
Ain
Attention, Headquarters Meeting Tonight at Legion Building
Orders go out for all members to report to a meeting at 7 30 tonight at the American Legion building. Ist Lt Peyton serves as adjutant and commanding officer for the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nar Si
American Legion
Peyton
J. MA
Legionnaires Meeting Notice for May 9 at 8 p.m.
Vital business to All Legionnaires to be presented before members of the R. Conrad Post No 21 Inc American Legion Tuesday May 9 at 8 p m Our Slogan Every Man an Active Member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legionnaires
R. ¥. Conrad Post No. 21, Inc
American Sexion
Tuessday
Also Mentioned on This Page
Blaze
Mrs
Morgan Blaze
Vla
Buster
Keaton
Firemens’ Mass Meeting
Russell Potts
U. S
BASE
W. H
Web
Equity Grounds
Ben
China
Cather
Peking-Hankow
Chevrolet
V. A
George Garner
W. MM. Snell
Aehby
Cornwell
Paewe
D. A. R. Meeting
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