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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1923
Page
5
Mr. Ross M. Swimley returns from Atlantic with his daughters and guests after a seashore weekend. Numerous relatives and friends travel between Winchester, Martinsburg, Staunton, and Washington for visits, school, and work, including Mrs. Mary Lear and Dr. J. L. Whitlock.
Mr Luther K Dellinger returned to his Dodson Massachusetts home after a city visit last week accompanied by Mrs Dellinger and daughter Olivia Dellinger and by Miss Julia Steele and niece Miss Mary Glenn Lapton who had been their guests Mrs Dellinger and daughter Mill remain here for some time.
Miss Winifred Orndorff daughter of Mrs Catherine Orndorff is spending her vacation at Mountain Vale near Mayfield with her father after completing a commercial course at Gear's College She has a position in the general office of a large manufacturing company in Pittsburgh.
Mr and Mrs Leslie D Kline and their daughter Frances along with friends returned from Land's End on the Shenandoah east of Millwood after about ten days camping fishing and squirrel hunting The river was suitable for fishing and bass were plentiful The guests included Mrs M J White Miss Nan McKinney of Winchester Memorial Hospital Mesers F J Schneiderhan James R DuShane Dr A J Juni of New York Mr F D Fromme state pathologist of Blacksburg Va and Mr George Betley of Washington
Capt B F Norris a well known former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad passenger conductor is in town this morning returning from Harrisonburg to Cumberland Md where he lives with his daughter Mrs R A Compton He will be 74 next month and served over 57 years with the railroad He says he regrets retiring but remains in good health and many friends cheer him at the station.
Miss Louise Cooper arrived last evening and reported for duty at Handley School. She had sailed from Glasgow on the Cameronia with Hollins College friends since mid June and reached New York a day or two ago before heading to her post.
Mrs. Melvin Flegenheimer and daughters return to Richmond as children enter local schools. Miss Dorothy Clarke visits from Washington. Miss Lucille Jackson returns from Pen Mar and Hagerstown. Rev. W. B. Everett and Miss Lelia Everett visit the Klines at Vaucluse. R. R. Woods returns from Martinsburg with Mrs. Woods and son. MacMillan family visit relatives in Connecticut. Daisy Brewer vacationing two weeks in home of W. R. Brewer. Mrs. G. F. Lentz returns from Washington. George W. Haines back from east business trip. Mrs. Frank B. Crawford returns from Linden. Anne H. Byrd heads to Baltimore. Leslie J. Gaylord returns to Atlanta to join Agnes Scott College faculty. Victor L. Denny Jr. returns to University of Virginia.
A collage of brief items notes a professor on endurance and self denial, measurements for Earth land and sea areas totaling 196 549 000 square miles, and quips about radios and trains. It mentions a car run on legs as old news and a new quiet sign for Pullman passengers to help sleep.
Leach stops a man from jumping off a river ridge and persuades him to seek help. Over coffee he learns of joblessness and family strain, offers practical advice, and vows to find work himself, ending with a hopeful note about turning away from suicide toward a new start.
Plans to settle 7 000 unemployed British families yearly in New South Wales and Victoria were announced by British government officials. Unused lands will be set aside with irrigation, and settlers given 36 years to make the land profitable. New South Wales expects 6 000 families annually, Victoria 1 000. The premiers intend to travel to Australia via Vancouver after visiting Washington.
Transcribed Boston Evening transcript notes a furnished room wanted notice aimed at a gentleman or a0 a gent. The ad signals a private lodging request in the public classifieds.
A small town tale recalls the Colonel's famed judgment as Esmeralda, a scrubby mare once mocked, surprises all by sprinting from last to near the front in a drenched race. The crowd learns the Colonel won a bet by backing his horse, while renovations begin on his old house.
A small town resident writes to his congressman about a patent office report. The letter is sent under postal frank with a “Penalty for privates, $300” note. The congressman forwards it, and the author explains he has turned the volume over to the public library due to the penalty.
A playful exchange on Dorothy’s dancing prowess from a Michigan Gargoyle issue. A narrator questions Dorothy’s dawn dancing ability while another replies with a wry remark about whether she has an engagement to meet someone on her feet.
Eyewitness accounts describe a city shattered by a quake in Shanghai with walls torn open and fires. Reports from Admiral Anderson’s fleet detail massive casualties, ruined infrastructure, and thousands homeless in Yokohama and Tokyo amid a cascading disaster.
An official report states 23,000 killed and 40,000 injured in Yokohama earthquake aftermath. Seventy one percent of Tokio city destroyed, with 10,000 dead in Hakone district.
Tokio police report 32,564 coroner inquests as of Thursday morning in Konjo military clothing warehouses and yards. Refugees riding atop trains were knocked off and killed in the Usul tunnel near Karuizawa.
The Yokohama count of foreigners killed by the quake and fire reaches 200 with corpses gathered at the Grand Hotel burial ground. Reports list Zenjiro Yasuda, a banker, his wife and daughter missing from Misso Villa. Yasuda's brother Zeno and his family confirmed dead among Tokio ruins.
A list of Americans who escaped death in the Japanese earthquake and fires was released from Washington by the Associated Press. The report notes several individuals and hints at the broader toll and relief efforts after the catastrophe.
The estate of the late George H. Slater sells four horses in training five brood mares three yearlings including two stallion colts and three suckling colts at public auction on September 15 1928 in Upperville Virginia. Names include Lockfoyle April Fool River Grass Jane Dear River Sand and others with sires King James Sand Bar Plaudit and Harmonica. Terms revealed day of sale. Refreshments served by the Upperville Civic League.
Middletown Virginia adopts an ordinance granting a company 30 years to erect operate and maintain electric lines on public streets with required safety and sidewalk repairs. Company to indemnify the town and file acceptance within 30 days bids to be opened September 17 1923 in Middletown.
A fragmented OCR note claims 100,000 with 89 Europeans dead and 37 missing. It mentions 800 foreigners present, says many were saved, and that a destroyer transported 170 FE including seven women from Tokio to Yokohama and other ports.
A fragmented quotation stresses that steady effort wears down great resistance. It emphasizes that small, consistent steps eventually triumph over daunting challenges, illustrating the value of perseverance and disciplined work.
A fragment from the Boston Evening Transcript notes guidance about dental care and personal responsibility for teeth. It mentions months and self management in a brief, dated newspaper style.
Trustees announce a public auction of a six room residence on South Street Winchester with 30 by 7 feet frontage, near schools. Terms require one third cash and balance in two annual installments with deed and insurance, sale date September 22 at 12 o'clock in the court house.
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