15 May 1924
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1924
Page
1
A report notes a missing school girl in Star with authorities searching for the pupil. The incident prompts parents and local officials to urge quick identification and safe return.
Seventeen year old Miss Louise Baker who vanished from St Hilda’s Hall in Charles Town West Virginia was found at the Fisher place on Millwood Road near the old Dusty toll house. She wore boys clothes and traveled to Winchester before returning to Charles Town and was taken to police headquarters. Her father from Germantown Pa arrived to take her home tonight.
The Welltown Turnpike Company sues Albert Anderson Clarence Shepard and Harry Boyles over unpaid tolls claiming trips passed without payment. Defendants contend the road is not tollable and refuse to pay until repairs are made. A magistrate's hearing is set for Monday with witnesses expected and the case centers on toll legality on the Frederick county road.
Local theater screens vaudeville and a feature tonight at the Colonial venue. Performances promise light entertainment and a timely program for evening crowds.
Tom Meighan and Lois Wilson appear in a Paramount feature at the Empire Theatre today with matinee and two evening shows. The film, Pied Piper Malone by Booth Tarkington, headlines a program that includes daily comedies and no price increase for the new production.
The Virginia National Guard unit calls all members of Headquarters Company 3rd Bn 116th Infantry to assemble in uniform at the Armory Thursday at 7 30 for an election to fill a vacancy in the Second Lieutenancy. Commanding officer 1st Lieutenant Lawrence C Hollis notes the draft period 14 to 21.
Benjamin F. Taylor a retired Baltimore and Ohio Railroad maintenance of way worker on the Shenandoah District dies after a five month illness at his East Monmouth Street home aged 72. He served nearly fifty years with the company beginning after the Civil War era and is survived by his wife Ida E. Marston Taylor, a brother George W. Taylor and six nieces and one nephew. Funeral at 2 30 Saturday at Braddock Street M E Church South with burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
Severe Potomac floodwaters receded allowing the Harpers Ferry West Virginia highway bridge to stop short of total collapse as about 100 feet of the span fell into the river. A second span was expected to go but remained in place while nearby towns cleared mud and debris and trains resumed regular service. The Maryland bridge linking state routes remains uncertain to reopen.
An old advertisement urges readers to preserve photos and certificates by framing at Jolliffe Studio located at 143 N. Main St. It emphasizes photographing children before they grow up and advertises Valley Belle bread as a dealer prompt.
The body of 28 year old Cletus Funkhouser, employee of Winchester Lumber, was recovered from Lost River near Mc Cauley Hardy County West Virginia. He had attempted to swim upstream on his back after stepping into a small boat that drifted from him. His wife watched in distress as onlookers urged him to swim across with the current.
The First Christian Church of Winchester is well represented as the Virginia Valley Central Christian Conference holds its annual Sunday schools and Young People's societies meeting at Linville near Harrisonburg. Roy A. Larrick of Winchester presides as sessions run to Friday night.
A local screening titled Blow Your Own Horn screens at the Colonial tonight. Audiences gather for the comedy feature, with doors opening at dusk and a brief introduction by the theater manager.
Felix J. Schneiderhan warns Winchester district growers to rush calyx spray, stressing its top value for controlling scab frog eye cloud mildew and coddling moth. Warmer weather will boost growth, so apply quickly and follow Virginia spray service guidance to protect crops.
Newark May 15 The memorial from 150 ruling elders of the Presbyterian Church endorses Rev. Dr. Henry B. Fosdick amid charges of heresy. The text, released by Rev. William Ferrand, opposes new unconstitutional tests on ministers and elders and calls for a Fosdick trial at the General Assembly in Grand Rapids Michigan.
Special Friday and Saturday only. Grass rugs 27 by 54 inches for 49 cents. 86 by 72 inches for 75 cents. Available in greens blues and browns.
Entertainment note for May 16 at 8 o clock. Civic League presents School House with special features to benefit the piano fund. Admission 15 and 25 cents. One page item.
An old ad urges readers to ask their dealer for Valley Belle Bread and promotes a Vaudeville show tonight with four twenty three four p elevens, noting gorgeous costumes and excellent dancers.
A Frederick County survey by H Clay De Grange John Reese Mitchell Knight and others shows apples are concentrated in commercial orchards with 90 percent of trees on 1726 farms. York Imperial leads at 42 percent, Stayman 13 percent Ben Davis 12.6 percent Grimes Golden 5.6 percent Delicious 4.7 percent.
Vaudeville era nostalgia returns in a film version of Owen Davis play. Rex Taylor preserves the original spirit as two rival fathers scheme to unite their children by name and fortune while the daughter falls for a penniless doughboy posing as a millionaire. Warner Baxter leads a cast that includes Ralph Lewis and DerelysPerdue.
A House committee report says evidence does not prove the charges against Rep. Langley. It notes testimony conflicts and recommends no further action. The inquiry also discussed related cases involving Zihman and broader investigations into the Kentucky matter.
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