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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1926
Page
3
Former U S Senator Gore of Oklahoma joined a party to tour Luray Caverns and, though blind, described the underground formations vividly. He walked miles through chambers guided by companions and a guide, envisioning shapes as if he could see.
A Confederate appreciation schedule begins with a Stone Mountain visit to Augustus Lukeman's studio for model views of the Confederate Memorial. Sponsors then attend luncheon at the Druid Hills Club and motor rides around Atlanta followed by a formal ball at the Memorial Association event. Governors and officials expected.
The Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs backed the Volstead act at its annual convention. Shawnee district Sunday schools will hold their fifteenth annual district meeting May 27 at Kernstown Methodist Church, with a full program of devotions, speakers, reports, music, and discussions. Attendees are asked to bring lunch for the noon recess.
Washington May 23. The farm relief struggle moves to the Senate with leaders seeking a substitute for the Haugen price stabilization plan after the House rejected it. Senate leaders plan actions on related measures while the House tackles salary increases and rivers and harbors funding. The Lausanne Treaty faces opposition and possible early test votes as adjournment nears.
Atlanta on May 28 reports sponsors from Southern states who sold the most memorial coins in the Harvest campaign will be entertained. The article notes regional participation and recognizes top supporters.
A persuasive advertisement asks readers to choose health as the priceless gift. It frames health as wealth that gold cannot buy and suggests Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the fairy granting better health.
Richmond and Petersburg citizens respond to Commander Byrd flight to the north pole with praise. Mayor Julian Ward of Winchester endorses a monument in Byrd’s honor, comparing his polar flight to Lewis and Clark and urging Virginia support for the memorial fund. A Richmond widow contributes a dollar to the Byrd monument campaign.
The Stonewall district holds its thirteenth annual Sunday school convention at Pleasant Valley United Brethren Church on Wednesday May 26 starting at 10 a.m. The program includes devotions, addresses by Rev S R Ludwig and Rev J R Collis, readings, recitations, musical selections, reports, and offerings.
Washington May 23 Modernism in religion emerges as a major issue for the Northern Convention of the Baptist Church opening a six day session. Leaders plan to push a resolution requiring pastors and missionaries to declare fundamentalist faith or leave the church at the upcoming closing session of the Baptist Bible Union of North America.
The Philadelphia Record notes Clifford Graves from the University of Pennsylvania as a strong contender for the 145 pound varsity berth. Graves, Wharton School’s top student among thousands, competes with Crofcot and Hal pern for the spot. He is a Handley High School 1923 graduate and plans a temporary job with the Pennsylvania Railroad during vacation.
In Washington the migratory bird bill remains technically before the Senate while the House agricultural committee again debates farm relief measures. Both chambers focus on relief and policy adjustments affecting farmers and wildlife protections.
Birmingham May 23 Dennis Gabbert 22 of Fairfield and George Byess 29 of Bessemer were killed when a plane owned and operated by Gabbert crashed from 2500 feet and burst into flames on landing. Bodies were burned beyond recognition before removal.
Marshal Pilsudski orders five regiments to return to provincial garrisons from Warsaw. In his proclamation The First Order by the First Marshal of Poland he pledges no military dictatorship and urges soldiers to trust the leadership while vowing defense of Poland.
The Winchester Gun Club will stage a shooting match Saturday June fifth to honor Confederate Memorial Day. The event opens at 1 PM with entrants expected from West Virginia Maryland the District of Columbia and Pennsylvania. Practise shoots for professionals are set for 5 30 PM tomorrow. Notable scores from last Saturday include R T Jones 69 75 Arthur Seabright 68 75 and 19 of 12 doubles, W P Walker 67 75 W G Willey 20 25 and A G Athey 39 50.
In Belgrade on May 24 a nationalist youth failed to bomb Croat party leader and education minister Stefan Raditch during a party meeting. Slavko Milich, arrested at Starapazova, confessed affiliation with a nationalist group and said political motives drove the attempt.
Benardo Duggan a wealthy Argentine sportsman and two companions left Miller Field Staten Island in a flying boat at 7 04 a m for Charleston on the first leg of a 6100 mile flight to Buenos Aires.
The address discusses censorship, youth development, and the value of intellectual progress. It cites Byrd as a skilled navigator, Woolworth’s banking story, and a baseball pitcher’s tactics. Dr. McFaden urges sympathetic engagement with the young and faith in Jesus Christ, noting moving hymns and a fine choir performance.
The first Canadian railroad extends from Laprairie on the south bank of the St Lawrence river about seven miles above Montreal toward the town of St Johns on the Lieu river.
The text notes slavery persisted in Cuba after abolition and cites December 28 1879 when the home government passed a bill ending slavery. It references the long post abolition existence and official action by the Cuban government.
A Boston Transcript note describes a painting described as a gall o ugh attributed to Van Dyck and regarded as one of the fine Gainsboroughs in American collection.
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