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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1925
Page
3
The Farmers' Advocate reports road bond issues across West Virginia total 39,235,900 since 1911 to May 1 this year. Pleasants County shows the smallest bond issue at 60,000 while Marion leads with 3,22,700. All three of the Eastern Panhandle counties are free from such road debt.
Dallas May 23 The 35th annual Confederate Veterans reunion concluded with a farewell parade through downtown. Veterans from across the South rode in limousines and carriages while crowds cheered and some citizens kissed their hands as the procession passed. The event drew veterans, ROTC units, National Guardsmen, and even former slaves in remnants of uniforms. the reunion will reconvene next year in Birmingham under Gen W B Freeman.
Handley Library receives volume No. 2 of a complete index to Virginia newspaper clippings collected by the Virginia War History Commission. Acted under Arthur Kyle Davis, the fifteen divisions order items chronologically with abbreviations and details to quickly reference state wartime records. The volume, praised as notable work, aids preservation of Virginia’s war history.
The baccalaureate sermon for Leesburg High School graduates will be preached tomorrow in St James Episcopal Church by Rev Robert B Nelson rector of Christ Church in the city. Rev Craighill rector of St James Church will lead morning services in Leesburg and Rev Nelson will return to conduct services in Leesburg tomorrow evening. Prof William M Brown head of the department of education and psychology at Washington and Lee University will deliver the commencement address to the Leesburg graduating class on May 29.
Chicago endured a blistering May day with temperatures reaching 94 degrees by 4 p m surpassing all prior readings since records began in 1870 and tying the May 26 1911 record. forecasters forecast cooler weather and possible thunder showers later.
Nearly 6 500 boys and girls will graduate from Virginia high schools at the close of the current school year. Dr. W T Sager, secretary of the State Board of Education, announced the figure, up from 5 800 graduates last year.
Christ Episcopal Church holds services at 10 a m with Sunday school at 11, morning prayer and sermon by Rev. George Peyton Craighill, and 7 30 p m evening prayer with sermon on Christ on the Road to Emmaus. No service in Stephens City. People's picture show at Empire Theatre at 3 30 and 9 p m.
Oliver Lowery, a noted cedar chest maker, raffled a large clothes chest and began disposal of another. The four by two by two foot chest features a solid red cedar interior and an exterior of cedar and white ash with mahogany trimmings, admired by onlookers at the exhibition.
Cases disposed yesterday and last evening in police court include William Quail cited for drunkenness with a $5 fine and $2 costs, George Grim for drunkenness with a $10 fine and $2 costs, and William Dunn for drunkenness and fighting with a $10 fine and $2 costs.
The Rev William Hesse who preached acceptably last Sunday will again occupy the pulpit tomorrow morning and evening He will teach the Men s Bible Class at 9 30 a m All are invited to hear him.
Classified: For rent a store room on Main Street. Apply at 4 E Cork Street. Date noted 4 28. Tax filing omitted.
A newspaper blurb touts tarkroot and lemon juice as a home facial remedy. The mix allegedly erases wrinkles in under a quarter of an hour, leaving the face smoother and more youthful with minimal expense.
A brief classified line directs readers to BAILEY BROS. Box 294 Luray Virginia for prices and further particulars.
Cash sale listing items from the old Barnes home includes dining room and kitchen furniture, stoves, tables, couches, desks, cooking utensils, feather beds and pillows, antique wardrobe, clock, organ, among others. Seller Lillian Barnes Hardesty.
Norfolk and Western 8:39 A M bound for Hagerstown and intermediate stations with a Shenandoah Junction connection to Washington and Philadelphia. 7:29 P M Parlor car to town, sleeper Hagerstown to Philadelphia. 11:38 P M for Hagerstown to Philadelphia with stop to pick up passengers from Shenandoah Junction and Hagerstown. For fares and Pullman reservations contact H H Burks Berryville Va or W C Saunders Roanoke Va.
An old advertisement touts Hali s Catarrh Medicine from F. Fone & Co. of Mado Ohio. The copy claims the product acts on catarrh through a blend of ingredients and notes the company has served customers for over 40 years.
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