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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1928
Page
4
The Evening Star explains mailing class as second class at Winchester Virginia and lists subscription prices for one month three months six months and one year with advance payments. It notes consolidation with Morning News Weekly News Weekly Mirror and states Associated Press news rights.
Short devotional fragment encourages parents to have children memorize daily Bible selections as priceless heritage. It cites Isaiah 8 19 and urges seeking God rather than familiar spirits or wizards. Ends with a prayer for God's face and favor.
Judge R D Bailey refused the death sentence for Clyde Beale after the jury found him guilty. He chose life imprisonment to seek mercy, but the Court of Appeals ordered the sentence, leaving Bailey to resign rather than condemn under conscience. The piece argues conscience versus law.
The Cumberland Times reports the death of 95 year old Mrs Latronia Hunt who reportedly served briefly as an enlisted man in the Civil War prompting a Pension Roll inquiry. It notes prior cases Deb or Gau nt of Massachusetts enlisted in 1781 under the name Robert Kurtieff and served as a private until 1783 earning honor for battle participation.
The article recounts Debor ah Gannett and Miss Hodgers later known as Albert D J Cashier. Hodgers enlisted in 1862 and served until 1865 in the 95th Illinois Infantry. She lived as a man on a farm, later receiving a pension and dying in 1915 at age 73 after an automobile accident.
The Byrd Antarctic Expedition sails aboard the City of New York toward a two year journey to the South Pole. Kohler electric plants, 2 and 5 kW models, will provide emergency power and lighting for base operations and radio equipment, enabling scientific studies and nightly communications from the camp on the Great Ice Barrier.
Miss Betty Heywood a 22 year old Elyria resident lies in serious condition after being shot when prohibition officers under Mayor Standen fired on a car in South Lorain early yesterday. Three Lorain officers Frank Klady Walter Knitter and Louis Cicco are jailed on technical charges while investigation continues. The incident occurred at a bridge in South Lorain where agents were stationed to arrest rum runners.
In Elyria a car carrying Miss Heywood and others fled as officers ordered a stop. The driver Charles Edwards claimed masked men held up the car and sped away. A shot struck Miss Heywood in the neck. Police later recovered no liquor in the vehicle.
In Norfolk Virginia an exhibition of torture scenes from the Spanish Inquisition, closed by City Manager Truxton, was reopened after J A Maloney obtained a writ of mandamus from the Corporation Court forcing a permit. Maloney claims a commercial motive. others see political overtones. He says the cost was 138600 and items were collected in Belgium and shipped to New York. signs valued the collection at 1000000.
Dr. W. L. Ellicott of the Baltimore Health Department listed symptoms that require keeping children from school, outlining conditions to prevent spread.
Dr Ellicott lists fever, sore throat, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, earache, discharges, cough with vomiting or whoop, colds with fever, severe colds and rashes as signs. He stresses keeping affected children from playing with neighbors as well as from attending school.
The entry notes American Cooperage Company of Baltimore Maryland Messrs. The text documents a corporate or legal reference to the firm and individuals involved. It reflects a historical record with no narrative detail beyond the association and location.
A new studio for instruction of children and adults in social and fancy dancing will open at 407 Cecil Street in early October. Teaches grace and suppleness and invites families to save with a special price for two or more pupils. The instructor is a pupil of Chaliff's Russian School of Dancing in New York with several years of teaching and exhibition experience. Phone 248 or visit the address.
E B Timberlake announces a public sale of household and kitchen furniture at Summit Point on Tuesday October 2 1928 starting 1 PM. Items include a three cornered china closet wooden furniture rugs lamps and more. Ten month credit on sums over 10 with bankable notes from Jefferson Bank and Trust Company. No removal until terms complied.
An auction offers valuable and rare drawers goose neck sofas and pictures on gleasé among many finished and unfinished pieces drawing local attention.
James H. Sirbaugh aged 60 died Tuesday morning at his Cumberland Maryland home after a lingering illness. He moved to Cumberland 30 years ago from Winchester and was employed by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. He was a member of the Railway Carmen and a local fraternal group.
Mr. Sirbaugh is survived by his widow Ollie C. and three daughters Mrs. B. W. Hall of Belpre Ohio, Hilda Sirbaugh of Pittsburgh and Erma Sirbaugh at home. Funeral services were held Thursday from the residence with burial in Rose Hill cemetery.
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