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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1921

Page

8

Pie counter slow filling the federal posts in Virginia

Washington Jan 15 the Slemp party man says the federal offices in Virginia attract few applicants due to low pay. He notes seven high grade posts pay about 4000 dollars yearly among district attorneys marshals internal revenue collectors and a customs house collector. He explains private employment offers better compensation and fewer applicants for these jobs.

Washington Epre Slemp Virginia Internal Revenue Customs House

Close Call for a Local Boy in Strasburg

A boy rode a galloping horse along Main Street in Strasburg Virginia shouting Stop this horse. The horse slid on the pavement near Kitne’s livery and fell with the boy, who escaped with only a badly bruised shin. The youth is the son of Clayton Retir of Winchester. The horse owner is Frank K. Stickley and the animal was bringing fruit from the railroad cattle pens.

Strasburg Main Street West Secend Main Kitne Clayton Ret Winchester Frank K. Stickley

Engagement Reported For Miss Jeannie Stouffer And William Hazelgrove

Roanoke and Winchester society circles note the engagement of Miss Jeannie Ellen Stouffer to William Perkins Hazelgrove announced at a luncheon hosted by Mrs. J Parrott for her daughter in Roanoke. The gathering featured pink and white decor, hand embroidered place cards, and a bridal motif with two couriers declaring the news.

Jeannie El-len Stouffer W. D. Myers Winchester William P. Hazelgrove Roanoke Star Civie Roanold Times A. M. Nelson, Jr Dorothy Buckner Martha Wentworth Josephine Wentworth Shelburn Spindle Willis Hagan Charles Blake Detroit, Mich Ethel Jett Arcy Didier Frederick James Jon C. Boyd, Jr Billy Colemen Miss Stouffer

Miss Yost and sister to visit Baltimore

Miss Katherine Yost and her sister Mrs. J L Prince have traveled to Baltimore to be guests for some time of Mrs. Howard Sheely.

Katherine Yost J. L. Prince Baltimore Howard Sheely

Baltimore railroad agent blunts masked robber with lantern

William Hooper, Baltimore and Ohio agent at Berkeley Springs, swung his lantern and struck a masked robber in a passenger car during an earlier morning incident. The robber fired twice, but the gun misfired, and he fled as Hooper and a companion assisted passengers.

William Hooper Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Berkeley Springs Hoper Hooper Jose Shepherd

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