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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1924
Page
5
The Rev. William A. Billy Sunday who was stricken yesterday by ptomaine poisoning was reported improved today, according to physicians in Memphis Tennessee.
Mrs Sunday, recovering from injuries in a car crash, demands transfer to her husband’s side. He replies that having cash at hand would be valuable if he returns to the states.
Nearly complete returns show France choosing a substantial shift in domestic policy and notable changes in foreign affairs handling. Premier Poincare's majority in the Chamber of Deputies collapsed as a leftward swing moved the premier's bloc to a distant second in party groups.
In Halle area commotion follows a nationalist rally led by General Ludendorff and ex military and naval leaders. About 11 communists were killed and several wounded in Boehegaert as the procession of about twenty five thousand marchers entered Halle during the Von Moltke monument unveiling.
Grover C. Bergdoll, a WWI draft dodger, says 270000 dollars in ten dollar gold coins were buried in the United States during his 1917 clash with U S authorities. He insists the exact location is secret and only he can retrieve it.
Washington May 12 a plan to create a national park on the military reservations at Fort McHenry Maryland was reported by the House military affairs committee under a bill by Representative Linthicum Democrat Maryland. The measure also provides sale of old buildings and restoration of the grounds with proceeds. Representative Hill Republican Maryland was assigned to draft a further actions report.
John E. Whisler, cashier of the York Haven State Bank in York, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 4 to 10 years after pleading guilty to embezzlement and false entries. He admitted embezzling $8,000 with a larger shortage disputed by bank directors as covered.
David Clinton Tipton, a long time Front Royal printer and former Warren Sentinel worker, died at his home from a stroke. Funeral services are set for 2 PM in Front Royal. He was nearly 90, had seven children, and was survived by relatives in Winchester and Front Royal.
At 2 am high winds and rain sparked a panic as the Paper Mill whistle blew, prompting residents to rush outside. Abram's Creek overflow flooded the drive wheel pit forcing shutdown and removal of the massive leather belt with help from the night engineer and mill workers.
Workers arrived as the creek overflowed its banks flooding surrounding fields and menaced the engine room at the Shenandoah Box Board Company paper mill.
Henry Sims and Briscoe Parker were fined 25 dollars and costs each for operating a car without a license. It was shown Sims allowed Parker to use the vehicle and accompanied him on at least one trip, though the car bore no license.
Members of the Winchester branch of the Patriotic Daughters of America were hosted by Mrs. Kate Mills at her West Clifford street home last Friday. A social session preceded a course dinner for 35 to 40 members and guests. A musical program enhanced the evening as monthly socials continue to engage lodge members.
Lewis Washington and Nellie Lee, both colored of this city, were married Saturday afternoon at the parsonage by Rev. Washington Johnson.
Major Frederick L. Martin and Staff Sergeant Alva L. Ivey will be ordered to Washington from Port Moller Alaska after surviving a plane wreck and eleven days missing in the Alaskan wilderness.
The two aviators will be assigned to duty at the army aviation head quarters temporarily while their names remain on the round the world list to honor their endurance in the globe encircling mission. Three other planes proceed under Lieut Lowell H Smith's command as Major Martin and his mechanic recover after a crash at Port Moller Alaska arriving in good condition.
In Gordonsville Virginia a man named Brookman fired a revolver injuring four people and his wife, Mrs. Brookman, badly. He barricaded himself behind a barrier until his ammunition ran out, then was arrested by Chief Allman and jailed in Orange County. Mrs. Brookman is dying in Charlottesville’s Martha Jefferson Hospital. One bystander, Charlie Brown, was shot in the shoulder and 12 year old Thomas Jeffries foot. Two other people were reported shot but details were unconfirmed.
Paris May 12 Friends of the dashing Count Von Hoogestratem and his former Millicent Rogers of New York speculate on a reported estrangement. The countess and her father Col H H Rogers sail home aboard the Franc while the count goes to Vienna to play in the Davis Cup.
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