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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1923
Page
7
An incomplete notice describes butter, creamery products, and livestock items with unclear quantities and references to weights and prices. The legible fragments mention four pound lots, hens over four pounds, and roosters, with stray terms like creamery butter and bale.
Readable fragments mention corn spot young chickens and butter dairy prints. No clear events or names to identify a full news item.
Richmond Va August 17 The News Leader reports that prosecutors plan further angles in the Garrett brothers murder case against Rev B E Pierce. They anticipate a change of venue motion and possible new testimony from Judge William Smith while defense lawyers meet in Cumberland County preparing affidavits for the venue shift.
James A Palhamus, 19, of Renton Pennsylvania, an Ohio Bell employee, died after a fall from a pole on Newton avenue near 2nd Street N W. Coroner said neck fracture caused by the fall. George Thompson was nearby when Palhamus fell. both men had worked overtime. He had moved to Newton earlier in July and lived at the YMCA with his parents Warren and unnamed siblings in Renton.
J C Perry of 427 National Avenue advertises a Fall sale for G Ober and Sons Co of Baltimore Maryland.
The summer playground track meet held Wednesday afternoon at the Playground Grounds featured three weight classes and events such as 100 yard dash running broad jump triple broad jump medicine ball throw and baseball throw. Canter won five firsts and a second for 28 points while Edmunds claimed multiple firsts in the second class, with Baker Colvin Shenk Gratianes and others earning top positions. Officials Helen Buckley Henrietta Cornwell Mary Elizabeth Barr Margaret Anderson Ruth Anderson and Louise Riley officiated as Canter and Edmunds look to win Conrad sweaters and a third class winner trophy was promised by Mr John Brown Jr with letters awarded to runners up at season’s end.
The Winchester Rotary Club honored Hugh S. Duffey newly appointed superintendent of Handley Schools with a warm reception after his Harvard Summer School study. Duffey spoke on Rotary programs while club members praised his work and attendance rules were reinforced.
Norfolk and Western timetable effective June 17 1998 lists trains serving Berryville Roanoke and intermediate stations. Details include Pullman parlor car to Bristol, local Roanoke connections, Pullman sleeper to Williamson and Roanoke, Shenandoah dining car, Memphis Special connections, and various parlor car and sleeper offerings with stops at Shenandoah Junction Hagerstown Philadelphia and New York.
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