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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1925
Page
7
Vincent Noonan son of Mr and Mrs John T Noonan of West Water street entertained yesterday afternoon at his ninth birthday party at home. Nine of his young friends attended and the afternoon was filled with delight as a birthday cake adorned with nine wax candles graced the refreshment table.
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Mr. Harry M. Hallatt, long associated with Walker McC. Bond in civil engineering, plans today to depart for Mexico to work with the Royal Dutch Oil Company. He is a Randolph-Macon Academy and Virginia Tech graduate, residing in this city for several years.
Commander Geo. B. Roszel of the local American Legion says he will seek police aid to remove drunks from the legion building. He notes these men are not members and have no right to be on the premises and warns that even Legion members would face consequences if found intoxicated. The building ejected four people who had been drinking just yesterday.
The Rev. Robert B. Nelson rector of Christ Church departs for Fredericksburg Virginia to attend the annual Episcopal Church Council in the Virginia diocese. The council proceedings in session several days will be led by Bishop Cabell Brown of Richmond and are expected to consider important matters.
The Friends quarterly meeting gathered at the Hopewell Meeting House with attendees from Baltimore Washington and Philadelphia. Sessions spanned Saturday afternoon Sunday morning and included a devotional 11 o'clock service and a 2 o'clock Sunday school union.
Registration for pupils in grades 1 to 6 at Handley Schools will be held at the John Kerr building on May 21, 22 and 23. Under the City School Board rule, children must be six years old on or before September 15 to enter next year. Parents are urged to register early, especially for first grade, and to bring birth certificates.
More than 125 Winchester merchants and clerks gathered at the George Washington Hotel for a week long business methods school led by Ray Morton Hardy of the Chicago Retail Merchants Institute. He urged punctuality, stressing sessions begin on the stroke of eight with attendees arriving on time. The evening meeting for merchants and business men was open to all, member or not, with expectations of a large turnout.
Charles Dryden of Springfield Mass alleged accomplice of Gerald Chapman in the New Britain Conn department store robbery was arrested on a charge of obtaining 4800 dollars from the Corn Exchange Bank with a forged check. Chapman had been sentenced to death for shooting a policeman in the same robbery.
The Missouri Society of Chicago adopted a resolution urging Governor Baker to appoint Gen John J Pershing of Missouri as United States senator to fill the late Senator Spencer’s seat. The group called Pershing the greatest soldier of modern times and a fitting tribute.
Mr. Harry C. Kern of North Main street has been ill with appendicitis for two weeks and was reported today to be slightly improved.
The Washington Broadway Limited was saved from a wreck when a red bandana waved by track foreman David Enour awakened at Bailey's crossing alerted Newport. An eight inch steel piece from a switch was found after the warning, and Engineer Howard Daugherty halted the locomotive 40 feet from the broken rail.
The Shipping Board plans to recommend scrapping more than 400 government ships. A subcommittee led by Chairman O Connor and Commissioners Plumer and Benson favors the move to clear ships for sale to bidders like Henry Ford under open terms, though board opposition may exist.
U S Department of Agriculture reports heavy apple losses from scald can be reduced materially by proper storage and market preparation. Early picked fruit is most susceptible while well colored apples resist. Oiled wrappers emerge as the best preventive, with cooling crucial. Bulletin 1380 outlines effects of maturity, moisture, temperature, delayed storage, aeration, oils and waxes.
A. Iverson of Iowa State College dairy department cites several causes of butterfat loss when separating skim milk from cream. Low separator speeds, cold milk, dirty bowls, worn bearings and other mechanical defects lead to reduced cream quality. keep the machine clean, well oiled, and run at or above recommended speed.
The May term of the Corporation Court began with Judge Whiting presiding. This afternoon Edward Goss sued Mrs. A. H. Davidson, appealing from the magistrate's court, seeking damages for injuries to Goss's automobile.
Infant son of Mr and Mrs Henry Mason died yesterday at home near Stephensport aged one year nine months. Funeral held at Red Bud Church at two o clock this afternoon with Rev Mr Russell officiating.
Mr DeHaven came back home last Sunday following a two week visit away. He was away visiting relatives and reports a pleasant trip with no incidents. He plans to resume regular activities promptly.
A crowd of several thousand watched Gardiner, the daredevil, crawl up and along the George Washington building under the banner of the Federation of Labor. He reached a projecting cornice and descended by a rope. Afterward he spoke of future stunts, amid calls to raise juror pay and extend DC voting rights, with Frank Morrison and Governor Ritchie among speakers at the session.
Reports of officers and introduction of resolutions highlighted the first day of the annual convention in Frederick Maryland with jurors debating a wage increase from one fifty to four fifty.
The will of Mrs. Ida Cather widow of James Cather, probated in Corporation Court, names Farmers & Merchants National Bank of Winchester as executor. After a life interest to Charles A Lupton and Emma A Lupton, the residue passes to the children of Leslie Woods, with trusts for younger generations.
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