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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1923

Page

7

Circuit Court Publication Order in Butler v Ridgeway Orchard Co

In Frederick County Virginia H W Butler and C L Butler vs Ridgeway Orchard Co Inc seek 547 90 with 6 interest from 1923 debt. Foreign non resident Ridgeway to appear within 15 days after publication. order to publish weekly four weeks and post at courthouse. Special Commissioner Lake Frazier to report on estate and distribution. notice to creditors.

Frederick County Virginia H. W. Butler C. L. Butler H.W. Butler & Bro Ridgeway Orchard Co., Inc Ridge Orchard Co., Inc Winchester Court House Teste C. Brannon Jos. B. Newlin Lake J. Frazier Chancery Fred Lineburg Tertby Undersig Rouss Avenue Lake Frazier M. M. Lynch P. Ag

Hairpin Bends on Isle of Man Road Race

The Isle of Man course, 226 miles long, featured hairpin bends as cyclists faced wind and rain. Scot J A Porter from Glasgow rode a home built machine, set a first lap speed record, and won at an average 52 mph. The Baltimore Oriole hunts noxious insects and builds its nest on elm or willow tips.

Isle of Man J. A. Porter Glasgow

Monkeys as Helpers Across Colonies and Eras

The text notes clever use of trained monkeys for tasks from coconut harvests to rhubarb pulling, rice gathering, and torch bearing. It recalls a Cape Colony station master who trained a baboon to act as signalman and operate switches, illustrating unusual animal labor in historical contexts.

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The Event That You Have Been Waiting For

A teaser promises a highly anticipated occasion labeled as the event readers have awaited. Details remain sparse but the snippet hints at a major public attraction or appearance drawing local interest and excitement.

Publication Order in Virginia Chancery Sale Case

The Circuit Court of Frederick County Virginia orders publication for a 1923 chancy sale case. Laura E. Padgett seeks sale of land near Winchester and reinvestment proceeds while identifying heirs and next of kin. Non residents must appear within ten days after four weeks of weekly notices in the Winchester Evening Star.

Circuit Court Frederick County State of Virginia Frederick Laura E. Padgett James A. Padgett Martinsburg Turnpike Virginia City of Winchester Baltimore and Ohio Railroad James E. Padgett Jane Cobleschutts Minnie Cobleschutts Martinsburg W. Va Thomas Padgett Easton Padgett Henry Jenkins Jane Smeltzer

New 13 month calendar proposed starting 1928

M. B. Cotsworth of Vancouver proposes a world calendar with 13 months of 28 days each, placing a thirteenth month between June and July named Sol. Leap day moves to end of Sol, with December 29 as a holiday. Easter would become fixed by a permanent date.

So Aogifted Cincinnati Npc League of Nations Committee American Association For the Advancement of Science M. B. Cotsworth Vancouver B. C Cotsworth

Missionary released after kidnapping in Hunan region

F. We Schmalzreich, an American missionary of the Reformed Church in the United States, was freed December 20 by bandits in Changsha Tuen Hunan. He had been seized last November near Shenchow Fu while traveling with two women who were allowed to continue their journey from Cha teh to Tungjen.

Associated Press We Schmalzreich Reformed Church United States Changsha Hunan Schmalzfeich Shenchow-Fu Chateh Tungjen Kweischow

State Republican Committee Meeting Attendees

Miss Elizabeth Kern and Richard Griffith were among Roanoke section members attending the Republican state committee meeting held Thursday at the Hot Roanoke in Roanoke Virginia.

Elizabeth Kern Richard Griffith Republican State Committee Roanoke

Mountain View Nursery Versus Parson Sung by Absent Lawyers

In Frederick county court this morning counsel for Mountain View Nursery Company dropped from the case while I Parson faced the bench. Attorney Helter, representing the nursery, informed the court of the withdrawal.

Mountain View Nursery Company Frederick County Helter

Suit Dismissed Over Nursery Stock Delivery Dispute

Lawyers deserted him and the suit was dismissed after court adjourned. The case centered on when nursery stock was delivered. The plaintiff claimed shipping instructions allowed spring or fall while the defendant said spring delivery was ordered. Upon shipment the defendant refused acceptance claiming nonconforming delivery. The company then pursued recovery, ending as noted.

Ap pel wins national junior indoor tennis title in dramatic final

Kenneth Ap pel of Orange High School defeats John Van Ryn in a tightly contested final at the Seventh Regiment Armory to capture the national junior indoor singles championship. Malcolm Hill of Loomis School wins the national boys' singles title by defeating John Pitman of Hill School in the same event.

New York Kenneth Appel Orange N. J John van Ryn Seventh Regiment Armory Malcolm Hill Loomis School Connecticut John Pitman Hill School Pennsylvania

Nurses Attend Mayo Clinic Surgical Course

Miss Vida Wolford assistant superintendent of Winchester Memorial Hospital and Miss Emily Estep graduate nurse will travel to Rochester Minnesota to take a six month surgical course at Mayo Hospital to enhance operating room duties at Memorial Hospital.

Vida Wolford Winchester Memorial Hospital Emily Astep Rochester Minn Mayo Hospital Wolford Estep Mayo Clinics Memorial Hospital

Transatlantic Travel by White Star and More

Europe complete service for transatlantic travel from England Ireland Germany France Italy and the Mediterranean with 117 ships over 1 200 000 tons. Includes Majestic Olympic Homeric Belgenland and 14 large one cabin steamers led by the Pittsburgh. Rates from 115 dollars with weekly sailings and accommodations for every purse. Local agents Richards Bros Shenandoah Valley Bank Bldg.

Transatlantic Travel England BYYV GIUM Ireland Germany France Italy Mediterranean Cruises Majestic Pittsburg STAR Amerikan Line Voliterablig RED Star Imvamwa Tianas Shean rTies Artine Emany Broadway New York Richards Bros Shenandoah Valtey Bank

Fragment on happiness and selective memory

A reflective passage notes some people prize only certain hours as moments of happiness and cling to them, shaping their identity around specific memories. The voice contrasts this with broader, unstructured joy and questions the narrowing of happiness to isolated times.

Life Expectancy Patterns For Women And Men

The text notes that death rates favor women under age thirty-five, but after thirty-five men show higher mortality each year. It discusses male dissipation and folly beginning to toll the age of thirty-five, and cautions that reckless behavior yields no reliable gains.

Jay Names and Meanings Across Bluejay Folklore

A Nature Magazine note traces the bluejay name to French and English roots. It discusses how the term jay or gay in historical usage carried nuanced meanings rather than being simply pejorative.

Nature Magazine

The Same With the Churches

A Duluth Herald quip notes that those who claim to know movie issues rarely verify their conclusions by attending screenings.

Duluth Herald

Fires Across All Sides Leave No Quiet Night

A collage of fire references catalogues blasts from urban blaze to forest flame and kitchen stove crises. The phrases evoke danger and urgency across places and times.

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