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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1920
Page
9
A historical notice advertises multiple Shenandoah Valley farms for sale. It lists 25 properties with varying sizes from about 14 to 475 acres, including mansions, tenant houses, water access, barns, timber, orchards, and river land. Prices described as very cheap or attractive, with proximity to county seats and road access noted.
The annual meeting will be held Saturday January 1 1921 at 2 pm in Firemen's Hall Shepherdstown West Virginia for electing thirteen Directors and any other business. Proxies require revenue stamps. President A W HillmyerSecretary W H Knode.
Stockholders of Potomac Permanent Purl ina and Loan Association are called to a meeting at the Secretary’s office 1 Shepherdstown on Thursday evening December 30 1920 at 7 o clock for the election of Directors and the transaction of any other business By order of the Board
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Farmers Bank of Shep Nordstown Shepherdown WX will be held at the bank on Wednesday January 5 1921 at 1 o clock for the election of a Board of Directors for the coming year and for the transaction of any business before the meeting Joseph E L Trout Cashier
The Neldera of the Jefferson Security Bank will hold its annual meeting in the Directors' room on Wednesday January 5 1921 at 11 a m to elect a Board of Directors and transact such other business as may properly come before it. Harrison Schley, Cashier.
holders of the Shepherdstown Fire Department will be held on Monday January 3 1921 at 8 p m in their hall in Shepherdstown W Va for the purpose of electing a Director and for the transaction of any other business that may properly come before the Department 1 D M Scioppert President GW Perrell Secretary
In Boonsboro Charles Cline died after exhaust fumes filled a closed garage while he worked there. The car ran to boost batteries and he collapsed before help arrived. A separate incident on B & O tracks left a man dead from a coal strike. A Middletown case reports a black man found guilty and sentenced to death for a killing and arson.
A fragmentary Sharpsburg page shares holiday wishes to readers, notes gatherings and dairy farming activity, and mentions local people visiting relatives in Washington and nearby towns. It references church events, a new concrete bridge, a bank move, and various hog and livestock weights from local farms.
Last Friday Shenherlege basketball traveled to Tinbury and lost 15 to 14 to the local school in a hard fought near miss. The game remained close with both teams trading leads and the outcome in doubt until the final moments. The effort of Pee and Ret helped Shenherlege stay in the contest, while Fiero’s notable play stood out for the opponents. The narrative notes a longstanding rivalry with Shenherlege yet to beat the host on their floor, and recalls prior season scores against MHS.
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