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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1919
Page
3
Bailey & Co offer numerous land parcels with orchard and bottom land options. Listings include 340 acres to 46 acres with varied prices, plus 21 houses and two building lots near Handley School. Also advertised are stores and store properties and multiple single properties for cash or division.
A Valley Turnpike Company board meeting distributed funds to stockholders for approved shares. Attendees included President H F Byrd and directors Newman Heater Harrison Har rison Eastham Crawford Dinges. A December 31 meeting in Harrisonburg will finish distributions. claims must be filed before January 1.
The Star urges readers to avoid paying money to local carriers. The notice emphasizes caution and directs individuals to verify the legitimacy of payment requests and report suspected fraud to authorities.
Public sale of three parcels in Winchester Virginia by order of the Corporation Court. On December 20 1919 at noon in front of the courthouse, 1024 and 1020 South Main Street plus two vacant lots at South Market and Bond streets will be offered. Terms require one third cash and rest in two annual installments secured by bond and deed of trust with insurance.
The will of Hugh Ss Lapton, insurance agent and farmer who died near Clearbrook, is probated in Frederick County Circuit Clerk's office. Dated April 9, 1904, it leaves all estate to wife Mary S Lupton who is named executrix without security and has posted a $10,000 bond. Witnesses were M M Lynch and W G Conway.
A young man entered police headquarters with a large roll of money asserting he owed nothing. Officers recalled a boardinghouse debt and, after taking the youth and money before the keeper, forced repayment from his roll. The incident ends with a lesson on debt disclosure.
Mr and Mrs Wilbur S Root of Broadway Va were notified by the War Department that their only son Glenn Root died in Siberia with the American Expeditionary Forces from pneumonia. Further details could not be obtained.
A noon Tuesday ceremony at First Baptist Church parsonage united Mrs. Sallie L. Bondurant of Mount Williams to Mr. Nathaniel T. Bondurant formerly of Bedford County Virginia now residing at Mount Williams. Rev. Charles Adey officiated. The couple will reside on his recently purchased Mount Williams farm.
A marriage license was issued in Frederick County to Jordan Drummond of Shenandoah County and Rebecca Dorothy Newcome, daughter of Rufus Drummond of the county. The groom is a native of Shenandoah County and has resided in Stephens City for some time, a son of DP Drummond.
The United Freder ick and Clarke Telephone Company requests dissolution and asset distribution before the Virginia State Corporation Commission. Filing date January 15 1929. Signatories include H Funkhouser and M Funkhouser. Press Secretary. 11-12-4w.
Captain Val iemond leads Salvation Army workers who arrive in the city. The visit focuses on cooperation with local Citizens' Band members and Lt Burlew and Manager Henney of the Empire Theatre welcoming the Salvationists and their mission.
A reader’s yearlong subscription gratitude note expresses thanks for support during wartime. The message highlights ongoing civic spirit and community morale powered by continued readership.
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