25 Oct 1926
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1926
Page
1
Investigators turn to the Aalse death as other leads in the case begin to crumble. The probe focuses on possible self injury while authorities pursue new angles despite unclear evidence.
The Washington Sunday Star reports a coroner’s inquest will examine if Detective Sergeant Arthur B. Scrivener died by murder or by his own hand. Key facts: body found face up in a steep alley, a necktie clenched, a pistol nearby, and death by a close heart shot with no struggle. Police face a core problem: how could the body fall and be positioned as described if murder occurred.
Mrs Florence Garrett Hancher of the White Hall area Frederick County died Saturday morning after a lingering illness due to complications. She was a longtime United Brethren church member and community benefactor. Survived by husband James A Hancher and several siblings and adopted children. funeral at 1 30 pm Tuesday at her home with interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
Oliver Brooks colored convicted for second drunken driving and sentenced to sixty days on the state road force with a $118.25 fine. John Smith colored fined $25.25 for assault. Manuel Jenkins fined $12 for disorderly conduct. Julian Berger illegal possession paid $68 with a thirty day suspended jail. Haines Delaney Shanholtz and Butler paid $12 on public drunkenness. W T Ryan jailed three months on the state roads as a vagrant after ignoring a town exit order.
Next Wednesday and Thursday the Win Theatre screens Big ger Than Barnums featuring Viola Dana Ralph Lewis Geo O Hara and Ralph Inc. After school matinees offer free peanuts and popcorn for all school children admission 16c at 3 45. Miss Sophie Korbeck Gertrude Schneider Pearl Grim and Mrs Horace McKinster visited Washington over the weekend.
Winchester Memorial Hospital in Montreal is listed among the 31 Virginia hospitals with 35 beds or more approved by the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Franklin H. Martin announced at the hospital standardization conference that the hospital has maintained standardization since 193? and now operates 70 beds. The report cites six principles: organization, coordination, cooperation, efficiency, economy, and service, and notes potential reductions in hospital days and deaths if all hospitals followed standardization.
Heavy wool maroon items and entire household goods including stoves kitchen cabinet dishes and a winter coat offered for sale. Auction at 1 p m at 210 N Kent St with multiple items listed and miscellaneous furniture and household articles.
Shenandoah Caverns Va Oct 24 Elks from Maryland West Virginia Pennsylvania Delaware and Virginia met for a fellowship gathering to stress universal brotherhood and world peace through Elk teachings. Speakers included H B Chapman John Morrison Paul Payne Herbert Larrick and others.
Handley High School football routed Staunton High 34 to 0 at Handley Stadium. The Apple Knockers opened strong, scored on multiple drives, and tightened defense after Staunton’s early fumbles. Standout plays included M Ritter, Baker, Ritenour, and Hawkins with key touchdowns and several successful extra points.
Irving Coates of the county stands trial in Circuit Court before Judge Whiting and a jury for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after a collision near Inwood with two Martinsburg women. The witnesses testified they smelled liquor on Coates breath. Coates denied drinking. The court also heard guilty pleas for liquor violations and sentences.
A powerful storm moves across the Eastern states causing extensive damage and a rising death toll. Emergency crews race to reach affected towns as record winds topple trees and flood-prone areas. Officials warn of continued dangerous weather and urge residents to seek shelter.
Oliver's Quality Carnival arrived from Orange Virginia and will exhibit for ten nights on the Smith lot at National Avenue east of National Cemetery for the Firemen’s Welfare Association. C T Owen left for Baltimore Washington and Philadelphia on business. Mrs A M Fields from Rochester New York visits Mrs Robert T Barton’s home.
Washington DC faced flooding one to seven feet deep with downed poles and a fatal street accident as 12 were injured. Reports from Massachusetts New Jersey Bermuda and Cuba describe hurricane like winds flooding damage and ongoing casualties with thousands homeless and ships sunk.
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