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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1910
Page
4
Yesterday the first regular Sunday trains entered Winchester over the Cumberland Valley Railroad Company, boosting improved facilities and promising patronage for regional progress. The piece condemns intoxicated driving, cites accidents, urges stronger state laws, and praises careful local automobilists.
The Virginia Health Bulletin May issue mourns Dr. S P Latane secretary of the State Board and Seventh District member killed in an automobile accident near Winchester on Sunday May 1. Latane held public trust with reformer zeal and scientific rigor as Tuberculosis Committee member.
The Virginia physician Dr Latane, a leading medical educator and investigator, died unexpectedly. Winchester mourned May 4 as shops closed and bells tolled while citizens praised him as magnetic, gracious, and devoted to public health. The State Board of Health will record official appreciation at its annual meeting.
In Hagerstown Maryland Mrs McComas denies a rumor she will marry. The statement follows coverage noting her daughter Miss Elizabeth H Muir recently graduated from the Episcopal Female Institute in the city.
Albert Anderson begins work on a new house expected to be among the finest in the neighborhood, enhancing the village. Mrs. Nena Adams shows rapid improvement after illness. The White Hall Modern Woodmen yard party is planned at the old picnic grounds for Friday and Saturday nights June 24 and 25 with festival attractions, as several neighbors plan to attend the Pine Grove quarterly meeting Sunday.
A list of unclaimed letters at Winchester post office for the week ending June 4 1910 includes William Leathers Emma Staine J N Wood and P M Bentley Kern. Addressees must pay one cent per letter to receive mail.
The text outlines a shift toward equalizing taxes for foreign corporations doing business in Virginia. It notes higher fees for certificates starting June 15 and triples costs for concerns with capital stock under one million dollars. Foreign firms faced lower charges previously. new act aims to balance by raising fees for new entrants.
Mr and Mrs J E Correll have returned from Harpers Ferry where they spent a week with relatives and friends.
Sunday sermons drew large crowds as Rev Oupa and Rev Cupp preached at Winchester. Local residents report illness and home improvements while families and friends shared time at yard parties and with relatives in Canterbury and Opequon.
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