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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1920
Page
5
A brief mention recalls the opening of the first special session of the current Congress early last year, signaling a sprint to legislative action and notable party dynamics.
Several banks announce closings for Thursday November 11 1920 a legal holiday. Farmers and Merchants Bank Union Bank of Winchester Commercial and Savings National Shenandoah Valley National all close that day with maturities payable November 12 1920.
President Wilson has begun work on his annual message to Congress. Officials said the timing is likely December 6 or the following day. Administrators expect recommendations on reconstruction policies and other reforms.
The plan to recruit guarantors strengthens the series as de Gogorza prepares to headline at the first concert on December 8. An announced list of follow on artists includes noted sopranos and eminent violinists. De Gogorza, born in Spain, has a rich baritone and often sang with Caruso. his interpreter will be his accompanist.
Scout Commissioner L M Baker recalls the Boy Scouts of America voyage to London and the Jamboree training hike. The group traveled from Winchester to New York then sailed from Hoboken to England aboard the Pocahontas, visiting Coney Island, New York City, Warwick Castle, Stratford-on-Avon and Milmay Park Y M C A training HQ before the jamboree.
Harold C. Sheetz Jr led a Virginia contingent visiting Camp Old Deer Park Paris Brussels Antwerp and Belgium during a postwar tour. The group met dignitaries defined by a patrol to the Eiffel Tower Versailles and the armistice sites. They returned to New York and were welcomed with a banquet before discharge.
Major Roberty Barton chairs a five member advisory commission to assist the War Memorial Commission building a 2 million dollar library in Richmond. Members include Ben Pillow G M Harrison H L Opie and Branch Johnson. Governor Davis will commission the group. a traveling secretary was deferred.
Evangelist Waters held two sermons on The Second Coming drawing a packed house. Fifty professed faith as crowds from Wardensville Gainesboro Summit Point Brucetown Stephens City and other areas attended. Services will continue through next Sunday night.
A historic method describes dissolving ordinary soap in alcohol, letting impurities settle as a sediment, pouring off the liquid, and evaporating until the solution solidifies into a usable soap form.
Four young travelers on a highway near Gastonia were assaulted by unidentified Black assailants. John Ford of Lincolnton was killed after resisting as attackers dragged two girls from the car and fled into the woods. Ransom Killian survived uninjured. police hunted suspects with a Gaston County posse. The two girls were hospitalized in serious condition.
An old note describes a drum fish or curlosky found in the Indian Ocean near Seychelles and Auil rantes. It is valued as food and earns its name from the booming noise it makes during pursuit.
President-elect Warren G. Harding will sail from New Orleans on November 18 aboard the United Company steamer Tarismina for a tour of the Panama Canal Zone. Returning, he will disembark at Norfolk, Virginia, with the vessel due November 23 at Cristobal for an inspection trip.
The body of an infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Dailey Whitacre of Clayton died early last week and was interred at Mount Hebron on Thursday. Elder J.W. Brannon officiated the service with pallbearers Pearl Kerns Mary Kerns Goldie Clark and Stella Dailey. Surviving are the parents and the grandparents and great grandparents on both sides.
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