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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1920

Page

4

Corrected testimony on fire dispatch speeds before Mayor Ward

The Evening Star reports corrected testimony from Lieut Walter Huntsberry of Charley Reuss Fire Company regarding misquoting. The stenographer records Driver Winkfield saying Huntsberry ordered speed to six miles per hour and that only Huntsberry discussed aligning with the Friendship.

Ward Fire Department Walter 2. Huntsberry Charley -Reuss Fire Company Star Huntsberry Charles Winkfield Rouss Company Market Street Winkfield

Local 1920 City Election Ballot and Editorial Cartoon

Voters pick mayor and council in the June 8 1920 election with W Glass R Anderson W Baker H Grimm C McVicar W Nelson Page W A Sale listed for councils. An editorial fragment by Walt Mason rails at rising motor costs and car repairs, joking on tires prices and mechanic woes.

Hilt Walt Mason

Frederick Circuit Church Services Announced

Ernest T. Harrison of Randolph con College will preach Sunday at Era Valley at 11 a.m. and 3 30 p.m. Rev. N. T. away will preach at Relief at 8 a.m. Regular pastor Rev. Har Smith will lead the work the second Sunday in June. Watch The Star for weekly service updates. D. L. Blakemore, Pastor.

Ernest T. Harrison Randolph Con College Era Valley N. T. Away Har- Smith D. L. Blakemore

Mrs Parlett Suffering Pneumonia At Memorial Hospital

Mrs Parlett wife of the Rev John H of the United Brethren Church is treated at Memorial Hospital for pneumonia following influenza. Her condition was reported as serious today.

New Orchard Project Expands at Gold Farm

At Trone Virginia Phil H Gold of Winchester hires many workers to plant several thousand apple trees on his farm. Reports say Thomas Larrick shows slight improvement after visits by Dr. Stewart and Dr. Offett. Local social notes mention visits and family gatherings across Capon Bridge, Keyser, and Winchester.

Trone Phil. H Gold Winchester Gold Thomas Larrick Larrick Stewart J. S. Offett Bridge F. J. Seldon Minnie Arnold Sunig Russell Capon of Keyser Fenton Giffin L. P. Johnson Capon Bridge

Diamond Heist At Detroit Pawn Shop Net $18,000

Two armed men robbed a downtown Detroit pawn shop, held the clerk at gunpoint, and rifled the safe of diamond rings valued at about $18,000 before fleeing. The Associated Press reports the crime occurred on April 29.

Associated Press Detroit Mich

Five Die in Head On Train Crash Near Sanborn

Five persons were killed and twelve injured when Chicago and Northwestern passenger trains 516 and 7 collided head on near Sanborn Minnesota. The wreck was blamed on a misinterpretation of orders by the crews.

Associated Press Sanborn, Minn Chicago and Northwestern

Barbers in Chicago Consider 75 Cent Haircut Rise

Chicago barber shops move to 75 cent haircuts after a new journeyman scale is issued. Masters warn higher prices may reduce cuts and some undecided on posting the increase.

Associated Press Chicago Pabimieg

Mount Williams News Brevities

Local notes from Mount Williams Virginia include visits among Kernstown Mountain Falls Hayfield and Gore residents. Notables such as Miss Ethel Ashwood Miss Ada Williams and Dr Shaffer attend events while Mount Williams School closes after a successful term led by Ruth Brown and Eileen Guthridge.

Mount’ Williams Ethel Ashwood Kernstown Lena Orndoff Peer Ella Bucher Dora ‘Bucher Mountain Falls Myrtle Clowser EB. R. Clowser H.W. Ashwood Winford Kerns- Seatseeliams Noel. Oeame Ada Williams Indiana Martin Williams Eva Miller Dorona TV Bloom Anne Haines Hayfield Myrtle Crowser J. M. Orndoff All. Brewer Ethel Ruth Brown Herbert Smoke Julian Rosenberger Holmes Spillman Arthur Miller Erna Hilda Giese Winchester Marie Orndoff Cross Roads N. C. Williams W. A. Clowser Shaffer Gore Mount Williams School Eileen Guthridge Dorothy Sager William Kibler James Orndoff

Religious Toleration in Early Puritan Thought

Fragmentary OCR notes discuss Puritan religious liberty and tolerance, referencing 17th century debates. It mentions a governor in Rhode Island and a concept of religious elevation within the Puritan tradition. The text also references century designations from the first through the twentieth, noting 1901 as the start of the modern century.

Givda O Fel Puary Noger Ums Rhide Island Aviv

OY Control of Global Tire Market by 3 Percent Inch Tires

A brief note claims that users of three percent inch tires make up more than half of all tire buyers worldwide. The statement emphasizes market dominance but lacks context or supporting data.

Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Safe Liver Aid

An ad touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable substitute for calomel. It claims quick relief from biliousness and headaches and warns calomel may cause sickness and salivation while Dodson's keeps you alert and ready for work. It also says children may safely use it.

Dodson

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