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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1924
Page
2
In Hollywood California the sheriff’s dry squad seals the Beverly Hills Hotel liquor stocks ahead of Christmas Eve parties. Film celebrities face a dreary holiday as pre war liquor purchases are locked away and authorities plan undercover enforcement at cafes and hotels.
Eldridge Nixon returned from Winchester hospital and is improving after pneumonia symptoms. A. D. McKee and Yade completed a business trip. Frankie Eaton married Edgar Laite’s daughter, with Rev. Mr. Dud- Disciples Church officiating. William Allabaugh and daughter show improvement after illness. William Eaton remains ill. Harry McKee improving. Margaret Shuler visited Virginia Alabaugh.
The trade winds in equatorial regions blow westward year round. North of the equator they come from the northeast and move toward the southwest, while south of the equator they come from the southeast toward the northwest.
A garbled OCR style note references Dutch forces and a dramatic action at a port, with reporters present. Elements suggest a defensive response and potential finger in a dike metaphor, but exact names, dates, or places are unclear.
Virginia officials report no cases of the European fowl pest yet and keep strict watch. Poultrymen across the state guard against import of stock from affected regions as embargoes and quarantines may be enacted. The disease is fatal with no remedy, and sick birds are destroyed to stop spread while similar illnesses are distinguished.
Notice advertises daily arrivals of different makes of secondhand cars at Zucker man and Carvers. It offers parts and moderate price repairs. It invites customers to service their vehicles through the shop.
Virginia exports supply English Christmas boards, with 12 000 mile voyages by sea. Albemarle Pippins drew Queen Victoria’s favor, spurring future shipments. Local Virginia apple men note growing demand and long history of trade with Britain.
The volume of shipments increased as Virginia apples gained favor in royal circles where they were first introduced, highlighting growing demand from prestigious buyers.
Theodore Roosevelt Allamong of Winchester and Miss Lilian KL Bavere of Strasburg Va were married in Frederick Md last Thursday by Rev Dr A 8 G Rupp pastor of the Lutheran Church. The groom is 20 and the bride 17. They spend their honeymoon in Cleveland Ohio with the groom's parents Mr and Mrs Walter Allamong. The bride is a niece of Mr and Mrs Chris Grubb of Winchester and has visited in the city frequently. They will live in Cleveland for now.
J B Robertson a well known apple buyer in the city is seriously ill with pneumonia and lodged in a hospital. Relatives have been notified of his precarious condition as physicians attend him.
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