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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1923
Page
3
The horse Clown, owned by B B Jones of Audley stock farm, suffers a tendon injury and will not race again this season. Once a standout three year old, Clown won a major Latonia Park event this year and had been entered for a proposed national race before injuries halted plans.
Miss Pearl Larrick, longtime resident of the Hayfield area, fractured her left leg in a heavy rain accident near her home Tuesday afternoon. She suffered a compound fracture between the knee and ankle. neighbors aided her until Dr. Ghater of Winchester arrived.
Consigned by multiple Virginia farms from Staunton to Stuart's Draft cattle region announces a sale of bulls and heifers. The lineup highlights top Scotch bloodlines including Princess Royal and Victoria with noted sires like Avohdale and Villager. Catalogs available from H. H. Moffett Staunton Virginia. Auctioneers Col. W. H. Burruss and M. C. Cooper.
Ban services announced for a United Brethren Church with a 11 o clock Sunday morning communion, 8 o clock preaching, 9 45 Sunday school, and a Wednesday 8 Young People Society reorganization. ministers urge all teachers and scholars to attend before the conference year closes September 9 and to settle September finances. Public invited.
Three automobiles were badly damaged in a 3 am wreck on the Martinsburg pike near the West Virginia line nine miles north of Winchester. Two Martinsburg Fords traveling toward Winchester collided with a Buick driven by Charles Estep, owned by J Gocenour. The crash hurled a Ford driven by Solon Fraser into the roadway and then another Ford driven by C V Begsler struck it. No injuries were reported. an impounding warrant was sworn on Fraser’s Ford and a settlement is to be pursued in court if fault cannot be agreed.
A Martinsburg rumor circulated that Houser, a Sandy Hook worker, found and showed wealth allegedly buried along the road by Bergdoll. A resident, Mrs. Caroline Ingham, was not at home when a newspaper man called. her daughter denied the tale.
A fragment describes Mrs Ingham visiting the Houser residence for a Sunday school picnic. It notes she was not summoned by Miss Houser, who had grown nervous from visits by numerous men seeking information.
An advertisement promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for common female ailments. It claims 98 of 100 women benefit, urging readers to take the root and herb medicine to regain health, happiness, and vitality.
Auction notice lists items including a piano a sewing machine a seven piece walnut dining set a folding bed couch rugs dishes and cooking utensils feather bed maple chest chairs carpets and more at 10:20 am at 716 Washington Street.
Four registered Airshire cows offered for sale by John Smelter of Intermount West Virginia. Show type cows with high butterfat records ranging from 256 to 50 pounds per year.
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