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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1923
Page
5
The Ways and Means Committee defers soldier bonus action until after reviewing administration aspects of the Mellow tax program. Corning reports Mr. and Mrs. H. C. A. Funk returning home.
Sunday attendance marked by Mrs. Funk at the funeral of her sister Mrs. Charles Rothwell as death notice appeared in Friday’s Star. Mr Funk traveled to Corning upon receipt of a message announcing the death and impending funeral.
The Shenandoah Valley Academy will close for the Christmas recess. School officials confirmed holiday break dates and campus operations will resume after the season.
Thursday afternoon at 2 o clock the school will reopen January 3. Several students living at a distance will depart this afternoon. The general exodus will occur tomorrow with nearly all boarding students leaving during the vacation period.
Robert Stuart faced Justice Robert Worsley after a hearing on an assault and battery charge against Elverne Williamson and was convicted and fined $10 plus $526 in costs. Wilbur Chapman forfeited $5 and $2 costs for drunkenness.
Har BE Baker representing the Baltimore and Ohio met at Strasburg Junction Virginia for an afternoon conference with local agents. The gathering at J. H. Canter's office discussed matters pertaining to their official duties.
The Brooks Pharmacy fixtures have arrived and are being installed after a complete storeroom remodeling. The firm expects to open for business on January 1.
Aljourn N. Millers, about 70, from Augusta West Virginia, died likely of a brain hemorrhage in his Highland Avenue residence. He retired about 9 last night and was found dead this morning, with a nephew his only known relative. His body will be returned to Augusta for burial.
Bethel YGatheran Church Sunday school in Abin will present a Christmas entertainment at 7 30 pm on Wednesday December 26. An attractive program has been arranged and all are invited.
In this note on travel and leisure, the enduring joy of sightseeing is praised as a timeless pastime that delights people of all ages. The author muses on how visual exploration remains a source of pleasure despite the passing years.
A reflective verse fragment recalls Christmas memories and old friends as winter scenes unfold. The writer notes dark skies, a familiar path, and gatekeeper imagery while invoking a sense of perennial peace and reunion.
A reader piece reflects on Christmas Eve windows bright with candles and a tree lit with lights. It contrasts festive family joy with a crying sister unseen by Santa, urging compassion for a child known only as Mazie WeCaruthers in New York.
Rum runners moved through the night escaping patrols of coast guard cutters near the liquor fleet anchored offshore. Several landed illicit cargos while at least two speed boats ran into coast guard stations ashore.
A mutiny against Soviet Russia troops beginning last Monday is reported from Vladivostok Nikole and Khabarovsk. The mutineers are said to be aided by partisan white anti Soviet factions in Siberia.
Population centers face ruin as ruthless food taxes and religious oppression under a harsh Soviet regime drive residents toward desperation and hardship.
A guest at an English manor discovers a first folio Shakespeare valued at £30,000 among faded volumes. The text discusses art’s purpose and cites monumental cathedrals, noting Munich and a looming shift in its skyline with possible future leaning towers.
A woman places an ad seeking a car for her town home and views many applications. She asks if a married man has work in view. the response suggests a reluctance to hire.
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