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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1920
Page
8
The Star corrects yesterday listing for the Guy Brothers Minstrels. Tickets should read from 25c to 1.00 with 2nd gallery 75c and lower floor 50c to 75c, center 1.00, all seats plus war tax.
Baby Marie Osburn and a little Black person star in a delightful comedy drama Daddy Number Two. Shorty Hamilton headlines in Struck My Narrow Escape, followed by Fox Simpsons comedy The House of Terrible Scandal. Newsreel and Topics of the News accompany the bill with matinee and night prices set for children and adults.
Carey Russell Rural Director reports January attendance across Gainesboro and Back Creek districts. Schools listed with varying percentages from 66 to 94, including Mount Williams intermediate 91 and Rock non 92, showing overall uneven turnout.
The new Virginia code omits the provision allowing women to serve as deputy clerks of court, surprising Berryville officials led by Judge Whiting. Women now hold deputy roles in Berryville Woodstock the Frederick County Circuit Court and Winchester Corporation Court, prompting action from officials and the state association.
Court and legislators consider re establishing a 21 and over women as deputy clerks in Virginia. Officials note a past omission to authorize female employment may have occurred during the act’s passage.
January attendance percentages for Stonewall district schools include Brucetown 89 Red Bud 1 Ridge 2 Branson 85 Round Hill 75 Shir ley 66 White Hall 81 Woodbine 59 Kauffman 75 Bryarly 74 Valley 36 Welltown 74 Little Mountain 83 Miller 79 Cedar Hill 78 Rural Supervisor Elizabeth Russell notes maxims by George Washington for next month.
The funeral for Mrs. Ida V Diffenderfer wife of Mr McKim Diffenderfer will be held at 3 o clock Saturday from her late home corner of Market and Leicester streets. Services will be conducted by H H G Spencer pastor of Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church of which she was a member and interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
Mrs. Samuel Earman announces the engagement and approaching marriage of daughters Miss Beulah Lee Earman to Mr. C Lester Harshbarger of Weyers Cave and Miss Ruth Cegerna Earman to L Russell Cather of Winchester Harrisonburg Va News Record
Rev John McVerry says Mass will be held next Sunday morning February 8 at 730 and 1930 in the Church of the Sacred Heart followed by benediction of the blessed sacrament. Mrs W L Fultz departed for Baltimore for a few days.
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