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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1925
Page
5
The term operator is defined as a skilled workman who operates a machine in a mill or factory. It also refers to a person who works or controls a machine, used in trading on the stock exchange by brokers and by coal mining firms.
Jake Whitlock, a well known blind man of Winchester, is summoned to Harrisonburg Magistrate Court tomorrow as a witness for the Commonwealth in the case against William Nutter. The case concerns a domestic matter. Whitlock questioned the summons saying he had not seen much and doubted his relevance.
Berryville Virginia February 9 ex service men attended a Legion get together led by Frank Wray with 55 members present. Delegates from Front Royal Winchester and other towns discussed a national endowment drive of five million dollars with Virginia aiming for 125000 in state funds. A card party benefit for the endowment, a silver tea to raise remaining funds, and planned district conventions were announced.
Edward L McCromick of New York and Miss Emily Cent McCormick of Middleton Ga arrive after messages about the illness of Mrs McCormick widow of Samuel McCormick former Clarke County Court clerk. Mrs McCormick is elderly. Miss McCormick serves as librarian at the Middleton plantation library run by Searboard Air Line Railway for its employees.
Mrs. Raymond Forney and her daughter Lois Forney narrowly escaped serious harm when their automobile caught fire at about 9 30 on North Market Street due to a short circuit. The woodwork at the front and the engine suffered damage as firemen arrived with a chemical extinguisher to extinguish the blaze.
Deputy Collector John H Seal Jr lists towns and dates to assist taxpayers filing 1924 income returns. Locations include Winchester, Strasburg, Woodstock, Mount Jackson, Berryville, Boyce, Front Royal, Edinburg, Stephens City, New Market, with March 16 end in Winchester. The guide covers filing period, where to file, and Form 1040 instructions plus rates, exemptions, and dependents.
Staunton February 8 court action began over tollgates in Augusta County with residents including Harry M. Hamilton of Middlebrook opposing the Middlebrook Road tolls. Hamilton pleaded guilty to bypassing toll gates and was fined five dollars as the case advances to Augusta Circuit Court to decide if the county may legally collect tolls, amid ongoing anti toll protests.
San Diego February 8. World boxing champion Jack Dempsey and his bride Estelle Taylor left San Diego at 2 am for Los Angeles. They cited business in Los Angeles preventing their honeymoon but said a longer trip to Europe would follow.
The Prince of Wales in Nelton Yow bray, Leichtershire, captivated townspeople by dancing with Miss Mabel Southgate, a blind former schoolteacher who lost her sight in 1913. He learned of her presence at a British Legion ball and led her across the floor, performing fox trots and encores.
An ad touts a blood-cell product promising to restore vitality and beauty. It claims 8.8.8 is a safe, vegetable-based supplement used since 1826 to build blood, improve complexions, clear skin, and boost strength for underweight men and women. It targets thin, worn individuals seeking fuller bodies and rosier lips.
The undersigned trib une of authority will sell at 11 o clock A M Thursday in front of the House Winchester a tract of about 73 acres in Fredericksburg Va three miles from Chester on Bud Creek and Redbud Creek watered land slate soil excellent for truck fruit and farm use adjoining Fay and others Terms: one third cash day of sale, two equal annual payments. Purchasers bonds and deed of trust with mortgage and insurance policy. Herbert S Larrick. 30-2-11
Authority from deed of trust dated November 1921 by HY Golliday and wife, recorded in Book 148, page 266, declares default on note with interest. Trustee will sell at auction in front of Middle State Bank on February 20 1925 at 2 o clock to satisfy the debt, covering Lots 18 and 19 in Block 40 Middletown Opequon District, Frederick County, Virginia fronting 50 feet on Commercial Street and 125 feet deep, with a frame dwelling. Cash payment required.
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