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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1929
Page
2
Henry Waters announces a public sale of personal property to discontinue the farm and move the community. The sale at J. C. Greenway Court farm, 656 miles south of White Post Virginia, is set for Friday January 4 1920 with livestock items available.
Prohibition Commissioner Doran noted no deaths from poison in alcohol during the Christmas holidays, citing a year end report from Assistant Secretary Louman. He said advances reduce fatalities from wood alcohol and tainted liquor and that few deaths from acute alcoholism were reported, attributed to the bureau’s new unfit-for-beverage formula.
Doctors and druggists recommend Calotabs to break up a cold or shorten grippe symptoms. One or two tablets at bedtime with water purify the system without salts or nausea and restore appetite by morning. Family package with directions priced at 85 cents at drug stores.
Washington January 1 The White House New Year reception did not take place this year due to President Coolidge's Christmas vacation in the south. Traditionally a major Washington social event the greetings would include cabinet families diplomatic corps Congress officers and patriotic groups. The event has gradually lengthened from a few hours to a full day with a long line of callers outside the White House.
Salvation Army sources say the high council on January 8 will try to remove General Bramwell Booth as commander in chief. If successful, the council faces choosing a successor as Evangeline Booth advances reforms with councilor support. Then it notes Oregon shipping meadowlarks to Hawaii to aid song and nest destruction.
A carved oak litany desk was dedicated Sunday at Christ Protestant Episcopal Church Baltimore as a memorial to Rev Alexander K Barton former assistant to the church He was a nephew of the late R T Barton Sr a Winchester lawyer The sermon was by Rev Arthur Lee Kinsolving of Grace Church Amherst Mass son of Rev Dr Arthur B Kinsolving rector of Old Saint Pauls Baltimore The desk bears an inscription noting Barton died June 7 1924 in Berkeley California
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