11 Sep 1926
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1926
Page
1
An assassination attempt on Benito Mussolini failed as a young stone cutter Gio Vannini named in Rome escaped, sparing the premier from death. The incident highlights the peril surrounding Mussolini amid threats on public streets.
Belle Haven Golf and Country Club in Alexandria Va hosts the Tri State Golf Association tournament with teams from Frederick Winchester Hagerstown Boyce Martinsburg and Alexandria. Hagerstown leads with 69 points and could clinch the season trophy. Frederick and Winchester contend for third as matches determine final standings and a social program follows at 9 pm with lunch at noon.
Edward C Williams and Granger Adams of Front Royal Virginia are named beneficiaries of Louisa L Williams estate. Edward, a brother, receives three fifths of the residuary estate amounting to 25764 dollars. The other Front Royal man, a brother in law, gets a 500 dollar bequest.
The funeral of Charles W. Cain will be from the family home at 113 West Pall Mall Street at 8 o clock Sunday afternoon. The service will be led by Rev. Robert B. Nelson and Rev. Dr. Murray D. Mitchell. Interment will be in Mount Hebron Cemetery family lot. Pallbearers are George H. Eagle Frank Brown E W Carper C L Patton M M Lynch and R Grubbs.
Jack Horner, athletic instructor and city auditor, offers boxing and physical culture lessons focusing on weight and waistline reduction without dieting. The program operates on the second floor of the city building.
For sale two Trescott sizing sections with out chains for apple grader priced at 50 dollars for both. One ten foot Pease roller conveyor priced at 75 dollars. Apply at Star Office.
Miss Alma Morris 21, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oza W. Morris of Hagerstown Maryland, died of a fractured skull after leaping from a skidding car on a slippery road. The accident occurred Saturday night near Martinsburg. Survived by parents and brother Wilbur Morris. Funeral set for Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church Martinsburg at 3 p.m. Monday.
WANTED Delicious apples in bulk No 1 1 3 color. GLAIZE HURST 312 N Market St. WANTED 10 men Monday morning 7 o'clock to pick apples Apply J M Oats 502 S Loudoun St.
Regular meeting Tuesday evening September 14 at 8 o'clock at Friendship Hall. All members urged to be present. Lee Barr, President.
Compressed air tanks suitable for garage use are discussed with emphasis on Star Office procurement dated 4 20 1p tf. Authorities urge safe handling and compliance with storage guidelines.
The Service Swimming Club, operating the American Legion pool, announces a September 13 start for a new winter schedule. Open hours shift to 3.30 to 6.00 pm and 7.80 to 9.30 pm with separate life saving classes for men on Mondays and women on Thursdays at 8.30. Fees stay 25 cents. A meeting the week of September 13 will decide on a permanent winter program.
Sheriff Pannett found a quantity of mash on W. F. Long’s property near Marlboro. Long seeks the responsible party and vows to act if located. The site lies a mile or more from Long’s home along the Maineben road amid sparse wilderness.
Lieut-Comdr. Donald B. MacMillan, arctic explorer, will press a five year program to prove Norse settlement in Labrador three centuries ago. He returns from a Labrador Greenland voyage for the Field Museum of Chicago which asks to use the Bowdoin for a South Sea trip.
Louis Pimson of Boston gave up his attempt to swim the English Channel after starting from Cape Gris Nez, France at 10:05 p.m. and stopping at 5:05 a.m. due to rough seas and a southwesterly wind, following his pilot's advice.
Large clean cotton rags are urgently needed at Star Office. Applicants should deliver immediately, ensuring rags are free of dirt and debris and suitable for industrial use.
Chicago dispatch notes Canadian harvest conditions are the chief concern as Canadian yields drop by over seven million bushels from 1925 estimates. Frost fears haunt corn while rains delay threshing and dampen oats demand. U S and Canadian reports align with private estimates on many grains, but Canada faces reduced wheat and rye output affecting world supply.
Jack Horner organizes a Winchester boxing elimination tournament to showcase top local fighters. Participants include Battling O Connor Tip Trenary Evans Kline Robert Anderson and John Bowman with final card announced Monday. Charles Lewis to face Young Joe Gans in opening bout as Horner seeks strong entrants.
Two men are dead and a third wounded after a liquor war erupted in Ybor City Tampa. police report indicates the violence began last night and continued into today. Several local figures are unnamed in initial AP dispatch.
The Shawnee Inn announces a special Sunday dinner from 12 to 8 p.m. Call 601 for reservations.
The notice lists Apple Pickers at Culverbeth Orchard on Valley Pike by crate with no board. It also announces the American Legion Auxiliary regular monthly meeting at 8 o'clock Monday night at the home of Mrs W A Baker.
Edith May Reed of Stephens City reportedly deliberately planned suicide by flinging a car and a tercel in front of a train at the B and O Railroad Depot while deemed demented.
The World Series will open October 2 in the American League city of the pennant winner. Games two and six or seven if needed will switch venues between leagues with start times at 1.30 pm. Rest days may occur between certain games if New York or Philadelphia face St. Louis, Cincinnati, or Chicago. ticket prices range from 1.10 to 6.60 dollars with tax included.
A lunacy commission will likely examine Horace McKee on Monday morning. He is in police custody on charges of breaking into Keller’s hardware store Lewis Armel’s filling station and Orndoff and Browns clothing store. He was briefly at a Baltimore facility for mental treatment before return to Virginia. If deranged, he may be committed for treatment.
A crowd protested a self styled Portuguese faith healer calling himself Rt Rev Bishop Grace who offered baptism for a fee of three dollars. A riot squad dispersed the demonstrators at Charlotte city hall as officials met to address the incident. One man was arrested after challenging the crowd.
Edith May Reed 21, from Stephens City was struck by Baltimore and Ohio train No 66 near her home while hiding between buildings. She had recently been released from Western State Hospital Staunton and had predicted the train would kill her. Both legs were amputated at Memorial Hospital after the accident witnessed by workers from M J Grove Lime Company and others.
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