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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1924

Page

7

Last Rites For Robt S Wingfield Gore Frederick County

Robert Scott Wingfield a retired farmer of Gore in Frederick county died at 9 AM after a long illness. He was 76. Survived by two sons George and Roy and two daughters Elsie McKee and Lottie Pageant. Services held at Bethel Church with burial in the nearby graveyard.

Robert Scott Wingfield Gore Frederick County Wingfield George Roy Wingfield Elsie McKee Winchester Lottie Pageant Bethel Church

John Dick Dies of Paralysis in West Virginia

John Dick of Morgan County near Shockeyville West Virginia died Monday at 6 30 p m at age 78 after a period of ill health and a final paralysis He was a farmer and a Democratic voter His wife Mary Hott le survives along with sons O W Dick R B Dick A C Dick and daughter Mrs L V Shockey Funeral services were held today at Greenwood with Rev Marshall officiating and pallbearers named by the deceased including Joshua Whitacre and George Maury Whitacre

Whitacre John Dick Morgan County West Virginia Shockeyville General Assembly Church of the First Born Mary Hottle O. We Dick R. B. Dick Brookville A. C. Dick Martinsburg L. V. Shockey Berkeley Springs Jacob Dick Mary Shade Martha Miller Eligabeth Luttrell P. B. Dick H. B. Dick Charles Dick Zelpha Stottler Kate Omps Elijah Dick Greenwood Unger Marshall Joshua Whitacre George Maury Janny Whitacre Carl Davison Bush Unger Sidnei Kerns

Frederick County School Tax Shortfall Sparks Special Session

The Frederick County board of supervisors meets in special session to address a shortage in public school teacher salaries. The 22 cent tax rate for 1923 raises only 12544.30, leaving a gap to cover operating costs even with state aid. Officials expect a higher school tax rate to meet expenses for the current scholastic year.

Board of Supervisors Frederick County

Wel come to take Up o as much time as here

The fragment appears to praise generous company and the idea of taking time together. It speaks in a rustic voice about staying longer to enjoy good company and companionship.

St Jacobs Oil Promises Instant Lumbago Relief

An old advertisement touts St Jacob s Oil as instant relief for backache lumbago sciatica and muscle strains. It claims kidneys do not cause pain and urges rub-on application with a free trial bottle from the druggist.

St. Jacobs St. Jacob

Plaza Taxi Company Bell Phone 144 W Walter Johnson

Winchester Virginia listing for Plaza Taxi Company includes Bell phone number 144 W. Walter Johnson and address 458 Main St. details dated 7 61.

Bell Phone W. Walter Johnson Main St Winchester

Bryarly Suit Settled Out of Court

Mrs. Eddie Sue Bryarly's suit against the American Railway Express Company for $725 over a trunk shipment between Hopewell and Winchester was settled by compromise. The case, heard in the Winchester City Court, centered on whether the trunk moved in inter state or intra state commerce. Attorneys James P. Reardon and A. T. Barton represented the parties.

Eddie

Miss Potter in Recital Tonight

Miss Mary Potter contralto and associates arrive from Harrisonburg to perform at Handley High School Auditorium at 8 30 PM with proceeds to Memorial Hospital emergency fund. Receptions at State Normal School praised. new theatre seating installed and heating ready for first use.

Mary Potter Harrisonburg State Normal School Handley School

Man Locked for Frederick County Return Claims

An elderly inmate named Hillary Palmer, previously at Berkeley county almshouse, was sent to Frederick County authorities after being claimed as a native or former resident who “belongs here.” Shelter was provided locally.

Berkeley County W. Va Hillary Palmer Frederick County Frederick

Former Gore Resident Committed to County Almshouse

Jail records show a man was committed to the county almshouse today. He is identified as a former resident of the Gore vicinity.

Gore

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Peerless Beck’s White House L. D. Ritter City Meat Market North Market Street Wacco Washington, Alexander & Cooke CO Charlestown, Jefferson Co Connellsville Rice Roy Smithing Roy No Quemahoning Valley Hochheimer & Company Uniontown Wingtaia S. Market ‘Street Franken Russell Ida A. Russell Frank J. Russell Handley Schools B. F. Arthur, JR Winchester, Va Roy Blosser East Cork Street Leon Chrismore W. B. Snyder and Son Virginia Luther Pannett Thor Winchester Electrical Supply Co Water Street Handley. High School Mary Potter, Cortralto Robt. S. Wingfield Mary Porter Angelo Boschetti Ary Dulfer Raymond, Putman Memorial Hospital Baker’s Drug Store P. C. Neidemeyer’s Wright & Keffer Stover Babe Brothers Kent and Water Streets Good. Company Miss Potter Ender Moling & Seal Highland Avenue A. G. Swanson E. N. Hardy North Kent St Robert Stonewall Geineebore Shawnee Back Creek General Road
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