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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1928
Page
2
Ambiguous OCR fragment describes a deadly shooting sequence ending with two people slain. It mentions a person named Hundley and a pursuit to a front door, with shots fired and a fatal outcome. The text is incomplete and lacks clear dates or locations.
Old case recounts the death of a Memphis music teacher who was acquitted after being charged in a tryst. The testimony referenced an unwritten law and noted his first wife expected a divorce soon after the events.
Evangelist Ellicott of the Adventist Church resumes services at 7 30 tonight in Winchester following a series of meetings at the Day Advent Church on West Cork Street. He speaks on Is the Bible An Inspired Book and asks for evidence it is the words of the living God while also presenting on The Home of the Saved and questions about eternity and salvation.
The United Automobile Association opens a Richmond headquarter branch with R Lewis leading and a local attorney retained. Garages have contracted to furnish service to members as the A V A emblem promises protection from reckless drivers and highway information to Virginians.
Cross Roads Virginia Detachment 13 reports Russell Miller has moved from his home to Mr Bond's near Winchester where he has found employment.
Big sale of 1929 Buicks promises low prices on used models. Listings include a 1925 Buick Sedan with new paint and good tires, a Buick Touring in good condition, a 1924 7 passenger Touring, and a 1923 Buick Sedan 7 passenger at low cost.
Mr W V ter and family spent Sunday with his brother in law near Yellow Creek. John W Va ident eae semeie o the ree w 6 past several ponen I has moved to aie. Site ee Siew tle, Foon Be oy we the home of Mr end Mrs. Sunday eventing, rmeaees Me or Marpie, McKee and sit were ome of 5 B White.
The Capitol Theatre manager announces a Christmas Day party for Winchester's poor children with support from Betsy Rosa Confectionery Montgomery Ward and Company and the Sample Shoe Store. The event begins at 10 a m and all city poor children are invited with merchants joining the effort to sponsor and host.
The cotton trade plans a revival effort by subsidizing Santa Claus to wear only cotton hose, aiming to boost demand and push competitors toward ruin.
Mrs Eva Rebecca Hillyard died after a long illness at Memorial Hospital aged 28. The funeral was conducted by Rev Sond Dol Mitchell of Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church and interment followed in Mt Hebron Cemetery. She was the daughter of Eugene Brown and survived by her husband Hill yard and one son George W Hill yard III, plus several brothers and sisters.
A Philadelphia Inquirer reflection laments excessive standardization in education, noting pervasive sameness among legends and campus innovations as a discouraging trend.
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