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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1922
Page
6
Fragmented readable line items show telephones, sales, events, and charity drives. Mentions W. H. Knode and Wm. B. Snyder as local contacts. references to a bazaar, ice goods, dog puppy finds, and a West Virginia Women’s Club monthly publication. Notes a fire, church society meeting dates, and a church bishop.
Shepherd College fell 5 to 2 at Winchester as S V A bolted to a fast start, scoring two touchdowns in the first two minutes. Crowl Harris Walker Rider endured the bigger foe while Shepherd rallied briefly in the second half but could not overcome the 20-pound edge and a cold day on the fair grounds.
An unclear OCR fragment references a sale at a church or congregation and mentions a Christmas event, soup, candy, and supplies. It notes a presbytery or office, a date in December, and mentions a souvenir friend and a person named He who will set a date. The text is garbled with many unreadable words.
Roanoke dispatch reports the Norfolk and Western Railway and its shop employees' new association reached a wage and working conditions agreement. Wages follow the United States Railroad Labor Board ruling in effect since that decision. Unions that staged a July strike have not been accommodated. the company will deal with the associations alone, aligning with similar agreements at Virginian and other railroads.
Items report Emma Staley saving a new item on a farm near Kearneysville for a church near Charles Town. Hon Geo M Bowers details campaign expenses in Martinsburg. Charles Town buyer acquires Selden farm near Mechanicstown. Fire destroys Lewly Crow’s house near Bunker Hill. Ku Klux indicators surface in Hagerstown with a white robe visit. Civil suit verdict favors defendants in Hagerstown. Night trains to gain landscape views with rooftop lighting may be tested. Rock Hill strawberry plant bought for 50000 dollars by Beatty of Kellogg Co. Bruce McDonald shot near Darkesville by contractor Emery. Emery released on bond. McDonald improving.
Miss Dorothy uegennagen and Mr Harry Covert of Jeleson county wed last Saturday at Cunty berland Methodist parsonage with Rev H I Sehlineke. The other couple, Frank Parner of Martinsburg and Nort C Spessard of Hagerstown, married in the same place Wednesday by Rev Dr Wagner. Ladies aid bazaar set at Epijappert's store on Saturday with various fancy articles for sale.
Josh obtained a barrel of Opesebetie Now Ofteins syrup amid a local trade in the city. The purchase underscores ongoing supply activity and reflects market demand for specialty beverages. No further details were provided in the fragment.
Prominent Martinsburg contractor ME Westenhaver died suddenly last Wednesday afternoon after paralysis struck around 3 PM. He built Shepherd College’s hand smeared Shepherdstown, MGA Building in Martinsburg, and other major structures in the Panhandle. Survived by a widow and children. his death follows a long illness.
Funds from a spring dinner and a summer lawn fete enabled the Charles Town hospital to acquire a tonsil vacuum machine, a marble topped operating table, upgraded instruments, and a modern laundry with an electric washer. Additional funds covered coal and current expenses, leaving no money for elevator repairs, prompting a public appeal for the December concert at Hilda's and the December 15th Fancy Work Bazaar.
West Virginia automobile tags for 1023 are prepared and available by mail. Send applications to the Road Commission. New tags feature a white background with red numbers.
Sharpsburg plans a three day Chautauqua this week with events on Thursday Pune day and Saturday featuring a very attractive program for residents.
Bester and Long, contractors of Ha kerstown, have started excavations for the new municipal light plant in Ha kerstown.
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