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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1927
Page
5
The Civic League garden committee outlines plans for 1602 and invites entrants of all scales to compete for top prizes in experimental gardening displays.
Dens will be judged four times in June July August and September with two prizes of 92.60 each month for the best display of flowers and the neatest back yard. Small gardens favored as owners do most work. Send names and addresses in the first week of month to Myre Airony der Barrie Amherst street for garden inspections. Judges visit by postcard or phone.
Anne Staunton Smith of Clarke county asks Mount Hebron Cemetery trustees in Berryville Virginia to protect lots after two rare roses were dug up from her husband Dr William Morgan Smith’s grave. She offers a 100 dollar reward and urges a watchman to catch the vandals in May 1927.
Mount Williams Virginia residents report visits from Megus Rudolph of near Winchester and C J Keckley of Winchester. A district Sunday school convention drew a large crowd at the schoolhouse last Friday. Henry Guess and family relocate from Winchester to the Burford farm. Bern Miller of Winchester visited her father J H Butler from Thursday to Saturday. Mrs William Kibler and daughter Anna Margaret were guests of Mrs H Fishel on Saturday afternoon.
A professor from Columbia University presented a draft treaty named American Locarno aiming to outlaw war between the United States and leading powers. It includes arbitration and conciliation mechanisms and builds on the Locarno framework to apply to other signatories including Japan. The proposal follows France's appeal and echoes the tenth anniversary of US entry into World War I.
Relief Virginia May 31 Highlights include Mr and Mrs Herman Dyke and their son visiting Mrs Dyke and Mr John Wisecarver near Stephens City. Ida Mae Copenhaver weekend with sister in Winchester as community notes mention funeral attendance and other social visits amid a whooping cough outbreak.
A newcomer named Carroll Pulpos, colored, detained after drunken disorderly behavior last night, paid 17 dollars in fines and costs in police court today.
White Post Virginia May 30. Dr Bowen of Washington conducted the morning service and delivered a fine talk at Meade Memorial Church last Sunday. Mrs John F Sowers is visiting Winchester to see friends and relatives.
Peking May 31 report says northern authorities announce wholesale withdrawal of northern forces from the front due to reverses in Honan. Associated Press dispatch notes the strategic retreat as troops move away from combat zones.
The withdrawal results in surrender to Nationalists of all of Honan province south of the Yellow river, all of Anhwei province, and the Lung-Hal railway, signaling a major strategic concession.
A week end storm system in Virginia Tennessee and Kentucky left at least 16 dead and over 20 missing. Property damage was estimated at one million dollars with Prestonburg and Garrett in Kentucky hardest hit. Virginia and Tennessee reported three fatalities each.
The Justice Department will keep the Earl Carroll physicians’ report confidential for now. Final decision likely after Attorney General Sargent returns to Washington from Vermont where Mrs. Sargent is ill, with several Shade family members visiting Cumberland and Kingwood residences this past week.
CAPON BRIDGE W Va May 31 Mr Edward Sirbaugh of Keyser spent the weekend here with friends Mr and Mrs A K Sirbaugh and Miss Gladys Funkhouser of Winchester were visiting friends here on Sun Mr Frank Shuler and Miss Mary Russell of Winchester spent Friday evening with the former s parents at this place The Ladies Aid Society of the Church of Christ will hold their regular monthly meeting at the home of Mrs Milton Horner Thursday at 240 o clock Mrs Aunice Gill was a visitor at Mrs D Shuler s Saturday evening Miss Dorothy Haines and Misc alie Loeott motored to Martinsburg Wednesday The play given at the Presbyterian Church Friday evening by the ladies of the auxiliary called the Land of Morning Calm was quite a success Mr and Mrs Homer Shuler and two children and Mr Albert Pittman of Cumberland spent from Saturday until Monday with the former s parents Mr and Mrs D H Shuler Mrs Lawson and little daughter of Washington are spending some time with her parents at this place Mr and Mrs William Hutchinson and Mr and Mrs Ernest Eaton motor to Augusta W Va Sunday B F Line will preach here on next Sunday his regular appointment morning and night
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