PERSONAL NOTES OF LOCAL FAMILIES AND VISITORS
Local personals note several visitors and returns. Mr and Mrs AYb Robinson and their son visited Mrs Robinson's parents Mr and Mrs Homer Ulall in Ratmont Virginia. Rev Father John Masson of Hopewell Virginia arrived for a family visit. D Stokes left for Blackstone Virginia to attend the funeral of a friend Mary Lynth remained with her parents in Washington. Mrs Granville Shirley and her son Granville H Shirley arrived from Cumberland Maryland to visit the Shirleys on Amherst Street. Mrs A D Merrill of Pocomoke City Maryland came to visit Rev and Mrs D F Pilsler on South Market Street. Miss Luethe Davis left this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Wsit
John Masson
Hopewell, Va
Granville “Shirley
Granville H. “ Shirley
Cumberland
F.M. Thompson
Amherst Street
Annual meeting of three bank holders in Winchester
The annual meeting of three holders of this bank will be held at Odd Fellows Hall Market and Water Streets Winchester Virginia on Tuesday January 8 1924 at 11 A M for the election of directors and other business. By John J Sloat Cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester i
Sentig
Dacanitier
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
W. G. Hardy
Odd Fellows Hell
Market and Water Sts
Winchester
Commercial, & “Savings Bank
John J. Sloat
Virginia
Social Roundup Notes Visits and Travels Aboard
Local residents and visitors populate town scenes with weekend departures and greetings. Belle Watson returns to Washington while Preston Orr and family head to St. Petersburg Florida. Walter Smith arrives for a brief visit from Washington. Mrs Lewis Pidgeon spends an afternoon with friends. Mary Katherine Godlove visits the Swanson home on South Main Street. Samuel Evans returns from Harrisburg after Christmas with Carroll Evans family. Floyd Woodson of New York visits his father and brother in town. EB Frank Fries returns to New York after visiting in town. Richard Metz leaves Kernstown for Philadelphia. Ernest Sloat returns to Washington after visiting his mother on South Market Street. Leslie Albertson of Indianapolis spends holidays with town friends. Miss Hieten Waters of Washington is noted in transit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Katherine Godlove
Coal Mine
Shenandoah County
Osmar Swanson
South Main Street
Ernest Sloat
Washington
Walter D. Sloat
South Market Street
Visiting relatives over the holidays across several towns
Readers note numerous holiday visits as residents travel between Martinsburg Hagerstown Winchester and nearby towns. Families including the Millers Henrys Harmer Daniels Gardener and others spend time with relatives in Maryland Virginia and Pennsylvania during Christmas week.
New Safe Way To Remove Teeth Stains
A new liquid, Bleachodent, claims instant whitening by dissolving surface stains without harming enamel. It advertises safe use for children with Bleachedent recommended over gritty abrasives and costs only a few cents per bottle sold in drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker's Drug Store
Sage and Salow Compound Restores Hair Color Naturally
Grandmother's favorite remedy promises to darken faded or gray hair with Sage Tea and Sulphur. Wyeth's Sage and Salow Compound offers an improved home formula available at drug stores for a small cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Au Drug Store
Wyeth
Jewel Returned From Civil War Raid to Fredericksburg Lodge
A jewel believed stolen from Fredericksburg Virginia during Civil War raids was recovered and sent to Fredericksburg Lodge No. 4. A Pennsylvania man recounts seeing the jewel in a curio case and returns it, noting a worn inscription linking it to the lodge’s past. The item is restored to the brethren with hopes it gains a worthy place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fredericksburg
J. I. Pehny
Inham, Pa
Frederick
George Washington
Transplant Ideas Promise Longer Life and Noteable Minds
A Sunday World Magazine feature from December 30 explores science's claim to transplant body parts between people. The piece imagines extended lifespans and preservation of notable intellects if such biotechnical advances become practical.
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Sunday World
St Jacobs Oil Promises Quick Rheumatic Pain Relief
An old advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a harmless ointment to end rheumatic pain stiffness and soreness. It claims instant relief for sci atica neuralgia lumbago backache sprains and emphasizes no internal treatment or skin burning risk. It urges readers to obtain a trial bottle at any drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Jacobs
St Jacobs
Judge Grover to preside over big war fraud case
United States District Judge D Lawrence Grover of Norfolk Va designated to try the government against United States Harness Company at Parkersburg W Va and others. Indictment lists 72 pages charging criminal conspiracy to defraud the government by securing surplus war materials and supplies. Harness company based at Rawson Jefferson County WV about 20 miles north. Defendants include Joseph C Byron George B Goetz Henry W Benke Cochran Priest C Morse Earl R Estes John O Skinner and the United States Harness Company. Byron Goetz Benke Cochran Morse were in federal service. Early federal seizure plans met an injunction. Damaged sourcing limits prevent longer detail.
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Taft
United States District
D. Lawrence Grover
Norfolk
Llmited States Madness Company
Oofers
Rarkersburg
W. E. Baker
West Virginia
Ige
Atalsis
Iim
Elkins
W. Va
Joseph C. Byron
George B. Goetz
Henry W. Benke
Zel
Cochran
Priest C. Morse
Earl R. Estes
John O. Skinner
United States Harhess Company
Harness Company
Rawson
Jefferson Cunty
Here
Harding
Sharness Company
Skinner and
Taxation Burden Hits Farmers Hard, Post Editorial Says
The Saturday Evening Post editorial argues that tax increases ripple through the economy, raising costs for owners, landlords, manufacturers, and professionals while farmers cannot raise prices to cover higher taxes. Virginia's tax surge since 1903 has squeezed farm profits as farm prices rose less than other sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saturday Evening Post
America
George Horace Lorimer
Searly
Virginia
Virginia Marketing Service
Lorimer
Shenandoah to undergo polar trip tests after New Year
Lakehurst N J December 26 The Shenandoah has passed trials to St Louis New York and Chicago but the real tests for the North Pole voyage will begin after New Year They will include radio compass tests and mast handling tests to assure radio equipment reliability and control for the polar flight
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Lakehurst
N. J
Shenandoah
St. Louis
New York
Chicago
North Pole
Inska
Shenandoah to test direct Pole flight from Lakehurst
Officials announced the Shenandoah will attempt a nonstop round trip to the North Pole from Lakehurst with continuous tests until departure. Capt F K McCrary will command, with pilot candidates including Anton Heinen. The ship recently completed a St Louis leg against headwinds and Chicago return averaged 66 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Pole
Lakehurst
F .K. McCrary
St. Louis
Chicago
McCrary
Anton Heinen
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
A poem urges harsher speed and certainty in punishments for criminals. It portrays justice as slow but promises that decisive trials and swift consequences will deter crime and satisfy public demand for accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt Mason
The Jury Disagreed Then Retrial Of A Defendant
A poetical lament chronicles a defendant facing repeated delays as juries struggle to reach verdicts. Weeks become months in crowded courts with aging judges and exhausted clerks. The piece notes the weary process, a jury disagreement, and a retrial before a new crowd, questioning the justice system’s pace and fairness.
Immense pile of old horseshoes seen at Trowbridge England
A massive heap of discarded horseshoes from various smiths sits in Trowbridge totaling about 120 tons and sometimes larger. The horseshoes, melted down, yield tempered metal suitable for cutlery, valued for durability on roads. Details are obscured by garbled text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trowbridge
England
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Sample Shoe Store Company
Footer
V. G Plundere CO
St. Baltimore, Md
R.v
Babe Bros
i _D. Stokes
Blackstone, Va
Migs
Mary’ “Lynth
Luethe - Davis
Saie
South Main St
Good & Co
Stockholders’ Meeting
Pete Morrison
Paramount Picture
Ae A
Cockty
DeMille Predue
Ture
Universal Comedy International News
Reginald Denny
Shenandoah Valley Nation
AL Bank
Boston
Will
Cornelia Davis
Belle Watson
Preston Orr
Redsley
Ind
H. M. Sartelle
St. Petersburg
Fla
Walter Smith
Lewis Pidgeon
Wadereville, Va
Samuel Evans
Harrisburg
Carroll Evans
Floyd Woodson
Prof
G. ©. Woodson
L. D. Arnold
EB. Frank Fries
Thorton Goode
Richard Metz
Kernstown
Philadelphia
Leslie Albertson
Indianapolis
Miss Hieten Waters
Ot Wasningon
G. @. Miller
North
Washington Street
Addison Henry
Brunswick
Leslie Cage
Anley E. Harmer
West Rk Street
W. Warren Sager
Nannie Fry
Don Gordon Harmer
John Daniels
Martinsburg
Guy H. Gardener
Chambersburg
Charles W. Trenary
Reed
Holdcroft
Charles M. Hall
Ira Millenger
Margaret
Win Chester
T. M. Burkett
Charles Smith
Mr. Burkett
The
Beane O
Grim
Lyle Grim
Rogerstown
E. E. Walker
Middleport
N. Y
Allen Ritsnogle
Harry Ebert
Benjamin F. Prince
Baltimore
Prince
B. Kremetiv
J. H. Snyder
St. Jacobs Oil
Grover
Hodgson & Brown
Jewelers
North Main Street
W. C. Plundeke Co
Just
Thamman Dollar Store
First Mortgage
Fred. L. Glaize
Tempen
Sol
Sarahe
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