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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1929
Page
8
Postmaster H C Stouffer offers concise guidance for holiday mailings. Buy stamps early for letters and cards, use accurate addresses, avoid undeliverable mail, and insuring parcel post items.
The University of Maryland meets Western Maryland College in Baltimore to decide Maryland football champions while Hampden Sidney and William and Mary clash in Richmond hoping to claim the state title. Freshman teams from VPI again win the state freshman championship coached by Puss Redd. Martinsburg and Winchester battle in regional hoops as local players head to a busy winter schedule.
Richard B Triplett of Frederick County probate of his will names his ex wife Melissa Orndoff as executrix with bond of 4000 dollars. He leaves his seven children by his second wife and the ex wife eight equal shares of the estate, to be divided as directed after sale. He notes a daughter by his first wife was amply provided for. Executed November 14, death followed. Triplett was an ex Confederate soldier in Imboden's brigade.
Deputy Sheriff C A Hammon reports a Ford sedan with Virginia license 109871 found at Sulphur Spring about three miles east of Inwood. He notes two young men jumped from the vehicle and fled, and states the car has been there for some time.
Jos eph Schildkranz stars in The Mississippi Gambler at the Capitol Theatre in a talking feature. Joan Bennett co stars with dramatic action set in a glamorous period, supported by Carmelita Geraghty Alec B. Francis Otis Harlan and directed by Reginald Barker.
The Star apologizes for a market report line in an advertisement that could mislead readers into thinking Jolliffe's studio offered portraits of hogs for Christmas. The erroneous phrase appeared near the special offer and was not intended.
A New York chorus girl married the sole heir to a family fortune last week. She believes in scions. The ad touts Thoxine as a fast relief for sore throat or coughs with a money back guarantee, sold at 35 cents to $1.00 by local druggists.
The undersigned will offer for sale on the terms of sale the hands in the cause of I H Zinn against D M Dillard. C A J Wigginton will conduct the sale as shown in the filing.
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