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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1923
Page
6
About 80 percent of the city of Winchester corporate taxes were collected before the November 1 penalty, city treasurer W. T. Barr reports. The total tax assessment is 821,177.64 with 816,703.96 unpaid when the penalty was added for late payment. tax rates are 1.20 per 100 on bonds? Actually on Bibles 1.20, stocks 0.30, and bonds 0.20 per 100.
D. P. Pierce a prominent Presbyterian layman from Winchester Virginia spends the weekend in Durham visiting Dr D H Scanlon formerly pastor of the church Pierce is a deacon in the church that Scanlon once led strong fellowship and friendship connect them during the stay.
The Colonial in Winchester unveils a rebuilt Playhouse with steam heat, wall radiators, and vent fans. A large pipe organ designed for theatre music will operate with piano, in the orchestra pit. Charles W. Bayer will direct, Mrs. Claire Dotterer manages, and Madelyn Hall will provide musical programs as daily matinees and night shows begin.
Testimony in Atlanta on December 18 related to Philip D Fox former Ku Klux Klan editor on trial for killing Wm S Coburn. State opened rebuttal presenting Fox as paranoid and claiming God ordered the murder while defense rested at noon.
Washington December 18 40 000 acres in the Shenandoah National Forest area were purchased under authorization to add 130000 more acres to the Federal forest reserve in the Appalachian system government officials announced to the press this morning the transaction expands forest holdings in the region amid conservation efforts by the administration and the forest service the names of involved agencies and any private contractors are not fully legible in the source text
The Na tonal Forest Reserve Commission plans major forest acquisitions in Virginia West Virginia and Pennsylvania. It has 500 900 to pay for purchases and will recommend Congress approve an additional 1 900 000 in the coming fiscal year.
L. J. Williams of Harris Addition has traveled to Richmond to undergo an operation and will be kept under medical care.
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