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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1924
Page
3
Winchester society items list guests and arrivals at local homes including Mr. and Mrs. W A Ryan family, Odell and others visiting Hide-Away Camp near Berryville. The county gathers for dinners and social visits with many residents and visitors from Baltimore Washington and Cleveland noted.
Miss Conrad left Washington with her nephew Conrad Smith for Epigbopal engagements then New York City to see her niece Miss Helen Memilin of Marion Mass. After returning she will bring Miss Katherine Hamlin to the city. Mr and Mrs Thomas Lillis hosted guests from Island New York and depart for Cumberland then home. Mrs Katherine Heflin of De Yaven travels to Martinsburg to visit her son. Shreckhise and family members, formerly of Winchester Staunton, visited Mr and Mrs Charies W. Trenary in Charlottesville.
Tr Wade Senseney, connected with a branch office of United States National Life and Casualty Company in Chicago, is visiting his parents Mr and Mrs J E Senseney in Strasburg Virginia.
The Associated Press reports Virginia weather and farming conditions for the week ending yesterday. Showers in the southeast aid pastures. corn maturing slowly from cool weather. silage cutting and silo filling begin. Some sowing done but soil dry in parts. cotton in fair condition needing warmth. most tobacco harvested. potatoes doing well.
A county resident’s produce truck was struck by a speeding car near Winchester. The ambulance carrying a patient from Naval Hospital and four others was rushed to the hospital. injuries were reported not serious by noon. The produce truck suffered a bent front axle but remained operable.
County fruit grower sold York, Grimes and Stayman apples to Morris of Roanoke Virginia. Yorks and Grimes packed 2 1 2 inches and up, other varieties 2 1 2 inches and up. Prices reported 3121 dollars for Ben Davis and related kinds sold for export to South America.
Robert Newsome was held for the grand jury for forgery at a police court hearing before Justice Worsley. The case involves checks alleged to have been passed by Jesse Peacemak, indicted last Monday, who reportedly cannot write beyond a scrawl of his name. The grand jury will further sift the matter at its next meeting.
Mobile Alabama resident L P Wagner has accepted a steward position at the George Washington Hotel. Management says his prior work at several large Southern hotels makes him a valuable addition, noting a connection with the hotel’s popular manager Mr Burt.
Walter Nichols indicted Monday by the city in a theft case involving Edmund Lupton’s automobile which was later recovered. Nichols pleaded guilty at arraignment before Judge Whiting and received 18 months in the penitentiary with credit for time served since his jail commitment in late July.
Arthur W. Taylor son of the late William Taylor and Miss Ethel Luttrell daughter of J. H Luttrell were married September 12 by Rev. J. L. Neff at the parsonage of Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church in this city.
Relatives of William Butler appeal to The Star for help locating the 60 year old Mountain Falls resident who disappeared last Wednesday morning after leaving his home. He wore a gray coat khaki trousers and a brown hat. He has been in poor health and is described as unsettled and emotional when discussing certain topics.
In New York on Sept 17 the stock market trimmed losses and posted broad gains led by motor, rubber, food, tobacco and merchandising issues. The industrial list showed strength with several new year highs as more than a dozen issues rose. total volume around 750000 shares.
George B. Baggerly 31 an overseas veteran was found dead on his Browntown farm with a shotgun wound to the heart. A coroner jury ruled the death an accident the gun likely discharged while he climbed a fence chasing groundhogs. His funeral was held at Browntown Baptist Church.
Baltimore announces price cut for the daily American from three to two cents and the Sunday American from ten to five cents.
The Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society announced prize winners for the cattle division at Winchester Fair. Awards include first and second prizes for Bulls calved about 1920 1922 1924, Senior Champion Bull J M Fishpaw and Sons, Junior Champion Bull John Cather, Grand Champion Bull J M Fishpaw and Sons, and multiple group and cow classifications with winners such as J M Fishpaw and Sons and John Cather.
Philadelphia on September 17 reports Director of Public Safety Butler paid the widow of a policeman $2000 from his own funds after rain postponed a police baseball game with New York. Butler said the money came from pay reserved by General Butler for government use, not his personal salary.
In Baltimore, a youth gang case ends with sentences for murder and conspiracy. Dobbs Moran and others face hanging as jurists weigh three criminal cases, while Cohen and Gross were victims of a violent spree. The trial followed a botched caper and jail escape amid local court debate.
Individuals holding claims against Julia C Cochran deceased are urged to settle with Opie Richard Brown administrator. All persons owing above estate should make settlement promptly. Dated September 11, 1961.
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