24 Sep 1926
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1926
Page
1
The Dempsey Tunney bout ends with Tunney claiming the heavyweight crown via unanimous decision before a 132000 crowd. Tunney, a Marine Corps Reserve lieutenant, delivers precise punches while Dempsey appears aged and off his best form.
William C. Alexander of New York Kiwanis International vice president will attend the Capital district Kiwanis meeting in Roanoke Virginia October 14 to 16. Fred Parker and Roe Fulkerson also attend as international officers with local Winchester members expected to join and travel by auto.
Boxing fans will enjoy a four six round contest card at the City Auditorium tomorrow night. Charles Lewis meets Young Siki in the opener with Kid Beans facing Pee Wee Johnson in the second bout. William Brown challenges Harry Lewis for six rounds in the silver loving cup elimination, with the winner to meet the next top lightweight in the following program. Horner plans a final welterweight six rounder to be announced later. Show starts 8 15 with ticket prices from 50 cents to 110 dollars for ringside.
For sale two Trescott sizing sections with out chains for apple grader and a ten foot Pease roller conveyor. Prices are 350 for both and 75 respectively. Apply at Star Orice.
A terse wartime notice calls for 30 men to report Monday for service related to a prolonged conflict. Details on eligibility or location are not provided in the fragment.
The 127th annual Virginia United Brethren Conference met in Harrisonburg with Dr J H Brunk re elected to a sixth term as conference superintendent. The session honored retiring pastor Dr W F Gruver after 38 years, introduced 17 minister wives, and heard appeals for support of Quincy orphanage and Bonebrake Seminary.
Judge Weems announced strict penalties for un authorized use of automobiles. Ira Sirbaugh and Adam Shoemaker pleaded guilty to stealing a car and joyriding, receiving six months and fines of 110.25 each. Helen Brewer and Sadie Creamer also jailed six months and fined 110.25 for taking Attorney John Steck's car ending in Strasburg. Dr K W Adams car theft added six months and 110.25 fine each for the two males, totaling one year to serve plus 110.25 per offender in additional fines if unpaid.
Mal Daugherty testified in the Daugherty Miles conspiracy case that Harry M. Daugherty burned ledger sheets the government contends would show part of a bribe being deposited to his Midland National Bank account in Washington Court House Ohio.
A public sale notice announces bold goods to be sold at 2 PM on September 27 by Sto Company at a street location. The entry includes layout codes from the OCR. Partial readable details suggest an auction style event in a commercial district.
About 200 residents remained in Moore Haven as national guard troops enforced evacuation on advice of state health officials. Refugees towed boats and livestock through flooded streets and were moved to steamer Priscilla and trains toward Sebring and beyond.Miami's cleanup accelerated a week after the hurricane with most wreckage cleared and fatalities in the greater Miami area set at 105. 40 percent of injured housed in hospitals.
Fragmentary note references readiness to engage on a seventh page and mentions numbers 49 24 1p 11 but lacks clear event details or identities. Limited readable context prevents a fuller summary.
Dr. P. W. Boyd, a Winchester surgeon, narrowly escaped drowning when his Buick sedan overturned in a swollen six miles west of Mount Jackson, Shenandoah county. Car was carried 100 yards by the swift current before lodging on a wire fence. he clung to the car then swam to shore aided by a horse, later reaching Winchester for treatment. The car remained in the stream until neighbors retrieved it today.
Two 13 and 14 year old boys from Randolph-Macon Academy at Front Royal ran away claiming homesickness. They sought funds to reach Martinsburg after quitting Monday, were picked up near Piccadilly Street, later brought to Winchester by Rev Brubaker, and returned to the school with authorities notified.
The Department of Agriculture estimates each American must eat three apples daily to consume this year’s domestic crop of 42,051,000 barrels, 9,000,000 barrels more than last year. It notes the figure reflects national consumption goals for the season.
Mrs. Ethel F Roux sues for an absolute divorce from Mitchel A Roux in Frederick County Circuit Court on desertion since June 1919. They wed March 3 1917 and she formerly was Miss Ethel EF Jinneburg. Sale notice follows with antique furniture details and rental ad fragments.
Severe storms drenched the Upper Valley causing heavy rainfall from six to seven inches across parts of Western Maryland. Towns including Hagerstown Williamsport and Frederick County faced flooded streets washed bridges and property damage running into thousands of dollars.
An old classified item seeks men to work a barrel piling job at a Sawyer operation. The notice lists required strength and availability, with no other details on wages or duration.
Readable fragment notes ladies employed at a work factory in Inwood with a reference to Fynepsr Bandakanee dated September 23. The text is garbled but indicates female labor activity at the Inwood plant and a person or term linked to the date.
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