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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1922
Page
5
Firemen battled two blazes yesterday afternoon in a storage house on Mrs. Virginia Magna’s property on West Water Street. Both fires were extinguished before major damage occurred, though prior flames had gained headway and caused concern.
Invitations have been issued in Winchester for the Convent of the Visitation graduation in Georgetown D C set for Tuesday June 6. Archbishop Michael J Curley will preside. Among the graduates is Elaine Whitside daughter of Colonel and Mrs W W Whitside of Winchester. Family and friends plan to attend.
Governor-general Leonard Wood of the Philippines is reported safe after 36 hours missing at sea. He vanished Saturday during a yacht trip on the Apo with his wife, authorities say, but word confirms his recovery.
Flora Veil, 28, is shot by her husband William in a North Carey Street rooming house. The couple's 7-year-old daughter witnessed the moment. Both are reported dying, with domestic trouble cited as the cause.
In Indianapolis Indiana Senator Watson heatedly assailed Democratic governance during the Fall campaign event. He accused the Democratic administration of misrule and pledged Republican leadership in foreign affairs and domestic reform.
Major W. A. Blake and two companions began a flight around the world from Weymouth England on May 24, signaling the start of a pioneering long distance journey.
The article reports a Thursday event at Equity grounds where high school girls presented an instructional program. Speakers from Mrs Richards to Miss Dutton urged active roles in home community and school, stressing education, independent earning, and service. Miss Kurtz and Mrs Dutton advised early marriage choices and nursing training with Winchester backing, while Mrs Bond and Miss Silver praised Mrs R Lee Grant and urged girls to engage with world affairs as future women.
Mr. Morgan Winans a retired businessman from Washington arrived for a several week visit to Mr. and Mrs. Marty C. Stouffer at their home O Courtfield in the west end. Winans is a member of the Winans family of New York and related to the Van Ness line.
London on May 24 reports increased anxiety over the Collins De Valera pact amid suspicions of hostility to the Anglo Irish treaty. In Dublin, Collins warned that the agreement could threaten the treaty, signaling defiance of Britain. Also noted are a tramcar arson attempted by armed men and the wounding of Brigadier General Higginson near Tipperary.
Five men died in Milwaukee when gas and electricity struck at the bottom of a 652 foot sewer shaft. Three city firemen and two tunnel workers were killed as they attempted to rescue the two dead tunnel workers.
The First Troop of Boy Scouts under Scoutmaster John I. Brown will mark a new landing field northeast of town. Whitewashed rocks will outline the northern end with the name Winchester and latitude and longitude visible from air distance. Senior Patrol Leader W. W. Whitside Jr. assists.
Funeral services were conducted today for Little Myrtle M. DeHaven daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Ray DeHaven who died Monday evening at their home. The obituary notes the infant's death from measles and identifies the family location.
The Associated Press reports Paris hit 94.1 degrees Fahrenheit for the hottest May day in 116 years as Europe endures a five day heat wave. Alpine regions also record near 90 degrees with an avalanche damaging a mountain club house atop Mount Ferginkogel.
Handley High School baseball team under Coach Jimmy Yates travels to Norfolk for a game against Maury High School. The contest will start at 2 30 pm Thursday after the team arrives from Washington and details will be relayed by wire for display at Bahman’s pool room and Winchester Pharmacy. Start time moved from today to tomorrow with expected Handley lineup featuring Patton Snyder Anderson Mason Barr Miller Cornwell Poole with Willey and Anderson as substitutes.
Mrs Georgie Seal qualified as administratrix of the late David H Hamilton estate in the Corporation Court with a nominal bond of $350, her son Henry F Seal acting as surety. The Fox in Japan is noted as a heavenly messenger in Japanese myth.
Appraisers HH M Sartalle T Y Kim J H Yost report on the estate of late James B Cooper listing savings at Shenandoah Valley 1492.93 and Farmers and Merchants Bank 1438.96 plus personal estate of Charlotte Murnan totaling 315 30 including 120 in Metropolitan Life Insurance.
The Winchester City Schools convention will meet tomorrow at Stam o'clock in the Prew Presbyterian Church. Superintendent and teachers urge all friends of Sunday schools to attend. The program includes hymns, invocations by Rev. Walter M. De, addresses by Rev. J. F. Morgan and Thomas C. Diggs, secretary, training talks by J. H. Ballengee, solo by Mrs. Clarence Woods, recitation by Miss Willa Rab, and a committee report followed by contributions and benediction by Rev. George W. Staves.
Fragmented text discusses troubled wives and overworked mothers facing headaches and nerves amid strained domestic life. It mentions a physician’s doubt and Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a purported remedy after doctors failed to help, reflecting era concerns over women’s health and domestic welfare.
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