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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1924
Page
3
James Cave announces lease of a large lot on North Market Street for an 80 by 162 foot skating rink. Construction to start immediately with completion expected within 90 days, signaling a revival of the sport.
Ty Cobb will be awarded the degree of LL D at the Detroit intercollegiate frolic tomorrow. Kenesaw M Landis, baseball commissioner, will present the honor to Cobb as 1000 college men participate. The league leaders will sit together at the Detroit Chicago game.
Elias D R Root longtime publisher of the Winchester Leader and a Newport News resident for 22 years died in Newport News at age 78. A telegram from Jord Kibler offered no death details or funeral plans. Root bought the Leader in 1893 from Rev Moore Kelter and Rev J W Hott and later lived in Rockingham County Brooks Gap.
T. D. Kenney leaves his posts as secretary and auditor with the Winchester and Western Railroad and secretary of the Winchester Lumber Corporation to open offices at 27-29 North Main Street as a public accountant. He forms a partnership with J. E. Robertson to operate a general commission business focusing on apple barrels spraying materials and apple shipments.
The executive committee of the American Legion expresses appreciation through The Star for the generosity and help in producing the play Bimbo. They thank young townspeople, patrons, principals, choruses, pianist, orchestra, directors, chaperones, and others who contributed time and support, noting the show was clean, wholesome, well produced and successful beyond expectations.
During the illness and death of my son Frank Thompson friends and neighbors were kind and sympathetic I extend appreciation to those who sent flowers and the Douglass School choir for beautiful music His mother Virgie Armstead
Marshall Elijatt of near Gore was fined and costs by Justice Tavenner after pleading guilty to striking Bromell Larrick in the ear during a village store scrap last Saturday night. The case was set for trial but ended with a guilty plea.
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