Schools Clash In Scoreless Charity Football Tie
Fall of 1923 saw Academy and Shenandoah High clash in a spirited scoreless charity game. Officials projected about 700 dollars for unemployed relief as Referee Earley called it the hardest fought high school contest in days. Handley and S. V. A. battled from start to finish with strong defense and multiple line plays before intermission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Baker
Earley
Handley
V. A
Boorman
Luck
Garbers
Duvall
Clark
Potts
M. Garber
L. Garber
Jackson
Academy
Armel
Strasburg
Danville
W. H. MclIlwee
Handley High School
W. A.handley
Cather
Handley Kunenman
Xmas Cards at The Evening Star Selection
A local card display invites readers to view a seasonal assortment at The Evening Star with prices clearly posted. Shoppers are encouraged to compare options and select from a range of styles suitable for holiday greetings.
Motorist Miss Carper Sought in Fatal Accident
Mrs. Frye remains in very serious condition after being struck on the Pughtown Pike by a car driven by Miss Helen Carper a Ridge School teacher. A warrant was issued for Carper's arrest on charges of reckless operation.
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A. J. Tavenner
Helen Carper
Ridge School
William H. Frye
Memorial Hospital
Miss Carper
Funeral for Mrs Chapman to be held Sunday
The funeral of Mrs. Jane Katherine Chapman will be held Sunday afternoon with services at her daughter Mrs. James Grim’s home and at Cedar Grove Church. She died after a long illness from a fractured hip at Cedar Grove. She was 92 and survived by one son and five daughters.
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Jane Catherine
James Grim
Fairmont Avenue
Little Mountain Church
Isaac Newton Chapman
H. E. Potts
D. A. Smith
G. M. Carson
Dory Miller
Theodore Fries
Arthur Clark
Chapman
Miss Rosebraugh
Moses and
Rebecca Mellon Rosebraugh
Hampshire County
Westoa
E. P. Chapman
Berrys, Va
William Whittington
Wheatfield
Joseph G. Highfill
Philadelphia
D. W. Kline
Louis McDonald
Winchester
Last Rites Held For Mr Higgins At Catholic Church
The funeral of John Higgins who died in Littles town Adams county Pa occurred yesterday. The service was at Sacred Heart Catholic Church at 3 PM officiated by Rev Father Robert E Hannon. Interment followed at Catholic Cemetery with pallbearers Maurice Murnan Thomas J Trier O L Jamison John L Shine Joseph J Sullivan and Bernard M Sullivan.
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John Higgins
Littlestown
Adams County
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Robert E. Hannon
William Stiker
Kurtz
Messrs
Maurice Murnan
Thos
J Trier
O. L. Jamison
John L. Shine
Joseph J. Sulivan
Bernard M. Sullivan
Wanted Large Clean Cotton Rags for STAR OFFICE
Classified notice seeks large clean cotton rags for laundry use. Ad titled IT'S EASY offers pickup by calling 28 or 29 and mentions Winchester Steam Laundry with a schedule note (4-12-Mon, Wed, Sat.-1p-tf).
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Star Office
Winchester Steam Laundry
Nurses Report More Visits and December Fundraiser
The District Nurses Association notes a rise in November visits with 435 nursing calls and one clinic. Six patients remain at the sanatorium funded by Christmas seals. A film show at Capitol Theatre December 15 and 16 supports the Christmas seal fund.
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Associaeee
County Court House
H. D. Fuller
Madam Satan
Capitol Theatre
Allen F. Voshell
Winchester
Frederick County
Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
C. W. Scott
Mount Carmel Free Baptist Church
South Braddock Street
Weather Outlook Indicates Rain Or Snow Next Week
The forecast from the Associated Press traces a week of precipitation across the North and Middle Atlantic states. Early week may see rain in the north, with rain or snow around Thursday, and rain in the south, with moderate temperatures most days and small fluctuations midweek and Friday.
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The
Associated Press
Washington
Dec
North
Middle Atlantic
Not Involved In Court Case
William Briscoe denies involvement in a police court case reported yesterday. He states that a man named Williams who was convicted of stealing from a fellow colored man after intoxication is not related to him and that the Williams cited is a Briscoe not connected to his family.
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William Briscoe
The
Star
Big John” Wills
Williams
Briscoe
Newsie Hurt In Football Game
Clarke Loy street newsboy for The Star was severely injured Thursday afternoon during a football game with friends. He sustained a shoulder injury and will be unable to sell papers for several days.
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Clarke Loy
the Star
Gunmen Scared Off Planning To Rob Indiana Bank
Three gunmen planned to rob Stockwell State Bank near Lafayette Indiana invaded the home of cashier Oscar Hamilton tied him and his wife to the wall and kidnapped their daughter Helen 19 They fled after residents alarm and neighbor fright drove them off Helen was later released unharmed in Chicago Mary 15 escaped through a window and went to a Chicago police station early today
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Associated Press
Lafayette
Ind
Stockwell State Bank
Oscar Hamilton
Hamilton
Helen
Chicago
Mary
Chicago Police Statoven
England Grapes Her Way Out of Unusual Fog
The Associated Press reports an early clearing of dense fog that shrouded Britain France and Belgium for two days. Hundreds of ships waited at ports while sea and rail traffic faced disruption across the Seine Valley Havre and Paris. Belgium tallies 15 fog deaths amid a Meuse Valley epidemic.
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England
Belgium
Meuse
France
Seine
Havre
Paris
Austria Drops Charges Against Charles Levine
Vienna authorities said charges of counterfeiting against Charles A. Levine, the first American trans Atlantic air passenger, were dropped after a November arrest over plans to make matrices for small French coins. Prosecutors cited absence of proof in the case. Levine was leaving Vienna by air today.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Charles A. Levine
Levine
Wireless Service Opened To China
Direct commercial wireless service between China and the United States began with congratulatory messages from Chiang Kai-Shek and Hoover. The opening marks a new telecommunications link between the two nations.
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China
Associated Press
Shanghai
United States
Chiang Kai-Shek
Hoover
Naval Officers Summoned for London Treaty Review
Secretary Adams and senior naval commanders are summoned to testify before the House naval committee on Monday regarding administration plans to meet the terms of the London naval treaty.
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Associated Press
Washington
Adams
House Naval Committee
Farmers and Merchants Bank Declares Dividends
Announcement by Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company states a regular semi annual dividend of 6 percent and a special dividend of 2 percent, voted at the weekly board meeting. A prior regular dividend was declared last July, totaling 14 percent for the year on bank capital stock.
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Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company
Board of
Infant Interred After Pneumonia Funeral in Clifton
Funeral services for Jack Collins were held at the Clark home in Clifton New Jersey. Pastor E A Lambert led the service with a Longfellow reading and violin piece by Evva Stouffer. Interment followed at Mount Hebron Cemetery with casketbearers including Dorothy Anderson and Jeanette Braithwaite.
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Jack Collins
Clifton
W. 8. Clark
Amherst Street
E. A. Lambert
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Longfellow
Evva Stouffer
Brahms
Mount Hebron
Cornelia Gray
Dorothy Anderson
Jeanette Braithwaite
Noble D. Whitacre
Kater
Dorothy Clark
M. A. Kater
Riot at Hollywood dance raid sparks clashes with police
In Hollywood California five hit men led about 150 policemen to raid an alleged immoral dance in a storage loft where liquor and gambling were present. Spectators fought officers. over 100 men and four women were arrested and jailed in Hollywood and Los Angeles on vagrancy charges. The women claimed their clothing was torn during the melee.
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Red Press
Hollyw
Calif
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Six Indianapolis Officers Convicted in Prohibition Conspiracy
Six Indianapolis policemen were found guilty in federal court of conspiring to violate the prohibition law. The officers were among 18 arrested after an investigation into widespread law violations in several city districts. Sentences were deferred. eleven officers were acquitted earlier. Evidence indicated bribes from bootleggers supported the conspiracy.
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Associated
Vess
Indianapolis
Ind
Memphis Man Slain and Robbed in Utah Hotel
Sam Frank a 66 year old Memphis auctioneer was found slain in a Salt Lake City hotel room early today. He was gagged bound with a towel robbed of about $5,000 in jewelry and cash. The room showed a beer bottle blow, cigarette butts and lipstick, with the telephone off the hook.
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Associated Press
Salt Lake City
Utah
Sam Frank
Memphis
Tenn
Frank
Servines By & Ae
Naval Defense Plans of Legion Presented to President
The naval affairs committee of the American Legion presented to President Hoover today recommendations for naval defense. It urged strengthening the navy to the London treaty authorization level, increasing regular army officers to 12,200 with additions to the air corps, and boosting naval guards to 210,000 with funds to train 26,000 reserve officers and 40,000 civilian military trainees.
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Washington
Naval
Gian
Soover
Army Air Corps
Naval Guards
Missing Mary Hicks Seen With Companion Near Berryville
A man identified a photo of Mary Lee Hicks with a young man in a Ford coupe near Berryville on the night of November 21. The couple failed to secure a room at several lodgings and headed toward Winchester, with police in nine cities alerted by recent photographs and descriptions.
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Mary Lee Hicks
Berryville
Allie Miller
Miller
Further Drift Pushes Market Lower At Week's End
NEW YORK, Dec. 6. The stock market ended the week with a further downward drift of prices. Trading was light, several issues hit new lows, and losses of one to five points were common though few declines exceeded two. Total sales about 720,000 shares.
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New York
Archbishop Seeks Prayers on Unemployment Plan
The Archbishop of Canterbury asks for prayers in his December letter to the diocese for solving Britain's unemployment problem. He set Sunday December 21 as the time to implement such a plan.
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London
Great Britain
Archbishop of Canterbury
Demented Mother Drowns Two Children in Bath
Chester report states Mrs. Ida Twaddell 38 believed insane as she carried two of her four children from cribs to a bathtub and drowned them. Police say she offered only I thought they were better dead as motive. Also mentioned is A A Williams of New York with Knox Hat Company visiting Chester on business.
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Associated Press
Chester
Ida Twaddell
A. A. Williams
New York City
Knox Hat Company
Mission at White Post by Rev Nelson P Dame
A preaching mission will be held at Meade Memorial Episcopal Church White Post led by Rev Nelson P Dame official missionary of the Diocese and former rector of Christ Church Winchester. It opens Sunday December 7 at 11 a m with daily services at 745 p m through December 14, culminating in a confirmation at 11 a m by Bishop coadjutor F D Goodwin.
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Meade Memorial Episcopal Church
White Post
Nelson P. Dame
Christ Church, Winchester
F. D. Goodwin
John K. Lloyd Slightly Improves After Explosion Injury
John K. Lloyd remains at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a dynamite blast at Llangollen near Upperville. He shows bruises and head injuries but has not regained sight. doctors monitor a possible partial recovery as specialists watch daily.
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John K. Lloyd
Llangollen
Mr. Lloyd
Public Sale At Dunlap Residence Berryville Pike
At the late residence of Mrs. Fannie B. Dunlap on Berryville Pike on Saturday December 13 at 1 pm. Household goods including antiques and wall paintings. Also a nearly new 1930 Marquette sedan. M Lohr Capper, Executor.
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Fannie B. Dunlap
Berryville Pike
Marquette
Lohr Capper
Exec
Miller's Gift Goods Offers Subscriptions and Kodaks
Christmas gift idea highlights yearly subscriptions to magazines and newspapers. Displays latest Eastman Kodak models ranging from 1.25 to 25 dollars, with store location Miller's noted.
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Eastman Kodaks
Miller's
Leaders in TIFF over funds for drought relief
Washington dispatch reports the House agriculture committee approved a 30 million dollar seed and fertilizer loan for drought areas, while rejecting a 60 million dollar fund. The Senate also moved to authorize 60 million for loans including food. Leader forecasts minority report and rapid action before week’s end.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Representative Aswell
Louisiana
Senate Agriculture Committee
House
Senate Agricul
McNary-Aswell
Reiionne Ae
Istration
McNary
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Lytle Brown
Army Engineers
Thomas H. MacDonald
Bureau of Public Roads
Roop
Citizens Can Help To Keep The City Clean
Civic League Cleanup Committee urges residents to secure or burn rubbish papers on cleanup day to prevent windblown litter along city streets and country roads near Winchester after last spring's Apple Blossom Festival. The appeal emphasizes year round cleanliness.
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Winchester
Civic League
Portrait Gift Ad From Jolliffe Studio
An advertisement urges readers to gift a custom portrait made at Jolliffe Studio. The notice promises a personalized keepsake and directs readers to see the portfolio on Page 3, Column 6, with a reference to the issue date December 5.
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Jolliffe Studio
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H.all
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Handley Band
Rube
the Evening Star
Mr. Higgins
Catholic Church
Scott
Newsie
Indiana
Austria
Charles Levine
Mt. Hebron
Legion
Man
Mary Lee Ricks
Berryville House
Here
Mr. Dame
House Committee On Agriculture
House Committee
Morris
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