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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1924
Page
6
The Oman Auxiliary will host a war meeting in the parlors next Monday night at 7 30 with Miss Nancy White of Atlanta as speaker. She works in Presbyterian missions and is the daughter of Rev C White and related to Rev Dr. White.
In the matter of Peoples Bank of Stephens vs L D Kline et al, the sheriff will offer a second hand Ford Touring in front of the house at Winchester on December 29 at 10 o'clock. Auctioneers DuVall and ash. Luther Pannett, Sheriff of Frederick? County.
Fragmentary ad copy offers irregular or suppressed pills for ladies claiming safety and dependability but warns against experiments and urges readers to write for more information.
Clara Louise Zinke, aged seventeen, triumphed at the nationals meet. Ohio State competitors prepare for spring nationals as the next event looms.
Weather officials issued forecasts for the week starting Monday. The Middle Atlantic states are to begin cold, then see rain, a rise in temperatures, and a return to colder conditions by Wednesday.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a farmer with a spade cart and plow near a simple house. Readable terms mention a mouthful, a wisp, and a Boston tran. Mt appears as a stray place tag.
A Winchester citizen commends the post office and carriers for handling heavy holiday mail with promptness and dispatch. Acknowledges occasional mistakes but argues for a public commendation of their fine work by the city, in gratitude for service to the community.
The court insists on vigilance against collusion in annulment rulings and finds the evidence in Consolvo v Consdlvo insufficient. Judge Forsythe ruled the proof failed to meet required standards, while attorney N Carter Hammond shared satisfaction with the decision.
Virginians and other winter visitors are urged to investigate Hollywood real estate as an investment. Property values have more than doubled in 18 months with further improvements planned. Hollywood sits 15 miles north of Miami and 50 miles south of Palm Beach on the Florida East Coast line with the Dixie Highway as its main street. Over 5 million dollars already spent on improvements and real estate sales exceed 10 million. Write or call for full information. Fred E Willis 12-4-11 1174 W Flagler St Miami Fla.
Hobart Oklahoma moves through a Christmas Eve fire tragedy at the minority schoolhouse. Thirty five victims are to be buried with eight interred yesterday after a memorial service at Hobart auditorium attended by ministers from all denominations. Stores closed and town mourned as plans to bury remaining victims stalled by grave finishing delays.
One large grave was dug as snow covered the cemetery. Twenty victims were reported today with families awaiting word. At least three injured are not expected to recover. Officials coordinate remains and aid as the scene develops.
Paris December 27 The allied council of ambassadors agreed on a letter to Germany announcing the Cologne area will not be evacuated on January 10, the date set in the Versailles treaty if Germany has fulfilled obligations under the treaty.
Washington December 27 Publishers of newspapers filed a protest against proposed second class mail rate increases. They urged the joint congressional post office committee to slow down the cost ascertainment report and warned that higher rates would raise revenue while shrinking mail volume, noting a 125 percent revenue boost since 1912 with a corresponding decline in mail volume.
Large woolen Woolen Company and Amoskeag Manufacturing Company suspend dividends as curtailment spreads. Agriculture looks up with 1924-25 crop-year gross income projected at about 22 billion dollars, up from 11.5 billion in 1923-24 and 9.5 billion in 1921-22, while chemical and packing industries face unfavorable trade and receivership activity.
Train timetable for Norfolk and Western detailing Nos 13 9 20 am to Roanoke Bristol and intermediate stops with Pullman service to Bristol. No 9 12 26 pm local to Roanoke. No 1 32 40 am Roanoke Bristol Bluefield Pocahontas Welch Norton. No 28 8 39 am for Hagerstown Shenandoah Junction connections to Washington. No 10 1 59 pm Hagerstown Washington Baltimore Philadelphia. No 14 7 29 pm Parlor to Hagerstown Pullman sleeper Hagerstown Philadelphia. Fares schedules reservations and info from agents Berryville and Roanoke.
The record shows no serious labor disturbances in 1924 for the Virginia Carolina Revenue Co and Wilson Packing. The only notable threat involves engineers on western railroads who seem content with the five percent wage increase approved by the Railway Labor Board.
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