Despondent Mt Sidney Bank Boss Shoots Self
Homer C. Early 46, cashier and Mt Sidney Bank of Mt Sidney Inc director, died after a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He faced no stated irregularities in books though bank examiners found accounts unsettled due to his illness and worry. His suicide followed despondency over finances and a recent injury risking lockjaw.
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Harrisonburg
Homer C
Sidney
New Hope
Mt. Sidney
New Hope-Weyers Cave
Augusta
King’s Daughters Hospital
Staunton
Bank of Mt. Sidney, Inc
Parry
Moore
Ng Focet
Fort Defiance
Barty
Barry
Early
Staunton Hospital
Barly
Harry
Augusta County
Spectal Coach Runs 3,000 ml Perfect on Avte Parts
A fragment mentions Coach running 3 000 ml perfect on Avte Parts Corp. The garbled text hints at a sport or machinery context with a coach and performance note. Further details are unclear due to OCR errors.
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THA Spectal
Avte Parts Corp
Rapidly rising temperatures forecast for Monday
The weather bureau issued a forecast for North and Middle Atlantic states of cloudy skies with a rapid temperature rise beginning Monday and a chance of light snow or rain Monday or Tuesday, followed by generally fair weather for a day or two and then more rain or snow.
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Associated Press
Washinton
Jat
Weather Bureau
Middle Atlantic
Ina4
Wes Ohi
Wea
Corn Belt
Atlantic
Florida
Chicago
Illinois
White River
Canada
The Collegians Coming Week At Empire and Colonial Theatres
Hollywood producer Carl Laemmle Junior presents The Collegians a set of ten two reel shorts about athletes and college life. The films receive praise from critics and audiences in New York London and Winchester and Frederick counties will see them Saturday afternoon and night. The Evening Star offers a trophy cup for Winchester’s most popular athletic star with voting coupons inside the paper.
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Laemmle
Lemley
Hollywood
Carl Laemmle
Universal-Jewel Screen Productions
Winchester
Frederick County
New York City
London
Empire and Colonial Theatres
Evening Star
Handley School
Winchester Lodge Meeting Called for Sunday
All members of Winchester Lodge No 1267 are requested to meet at the George Washington Hotel Sunday at 2 PM sharp. Every member is expected to be present by order of the Dictator. Chas F. King, Secretary.
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Winchester’ Lodge No. 1267
George Washington Hotel
D. m
Sharp
Lpit
Chas. F. King
Villages Unite Firefighters Struggle With Devastating Village Fire
Fire in Church Hill Maryland razed three stores and two homes as crews from Chestertown Millington Centreville and Easton battled a 30 mile per hour gale and frozen hydrants in a snowstorm. By 10 o clock the fire was checked, but a large portion of the business district was wrecked. The cause remains undetermined.
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Associated Press
Church Hill
Chestertown
Aravente
Millington
Centreville
Easton
Grace Church Pastor Declines Virginia Synod Offer
Dr. C A Freed, pastor at Grace Lutheran in Winchester, declines the Lutheran Synod of Virginia’s offer to become general superintendent. He will remain at Grace Church after mature deliberation. Freed came to Grace about a year ago from Newberry South Carolina and is a native of Augusta County Virginia. The placer gold reserve of Alaska is estimated at 360000000000.
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Grace Lutheran Church
C. A. Freed
Lutheran Synod of Virginia
United Lutheran Church In America
Freed
Synod
John Rhodes
Tennessee Supreme Court upholds law but scuttles Scopes fine
The Tennessee Supreme Court sustains the constitutionality of the anti evolution law and reverses judge Raulston for imposing a $100 fine beyond the $50 limit. The court notes only a new trial could fix the fine issue and urges nolle prosequi to end the case.
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Supreme Court of Tennessee
Associated, Press
Nashville
Tenn
State Supreme Court
Tennessee
John T. Scopes
Dayton
Prof. Scopes
John T. Raulston
Scopes
Nolle Presse
Green
Nolle
Winchester-born courier for Jackson dies aged 86
Lewis Hartman Fitch a Winchester native and ex Confederacy courier to Stonewall Jackson during the Shenandoah Valley campaigns died at his sister's home on West Piccadilly. He enlisted at 15, served with Jackson, survived Chancellorsville, later worked for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, and returned to Winchester for burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery next Monday.
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Lewis Hartman Fitch
Winchester
T. Reeseler
Mise Sertenas
West Piccadilly
Innova
Seencel Stonewall Jackson
Jackson
Chancellorsville
Mr. Fitch
Alabama
Snow Hill
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Fitch
A. P
Nancy Hartman Fitch
General Jackson
Shenandoah Valley
John M. Miller
Peoples Bargain Store
Episcopal Church
Robt. B. Nelson
Christ Church
West Piccadilly Street
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Must Serve Long Jail Sentence
Robert Supinger, convicted of driving while intoxicated, was arrested on a circuit court capias in Woodstock and jailed. He had a 30 day sentence and a $50 fine plus costs, suspended on payment. with nonpayment he faces about $75 and roughly 150 days at 50 cents daily. Elaine Birmingham returned home after visiting Washington.
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Robert Supinger
Woodstock
Borden
Supinger
Shenandoah County
Evangelist Bridgers Preaches as Winchester Seeks Salvation
The tabernacle meetings grow in interest as Evangelist Bridgers explains the Bible and salvation. Prayer and sermons focus on Mark 11 12 24 with lessons on faith and prayer. A devout speaker cites desire belief and cooperation with God to make prayer effective. Continued on Page Five.
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Tabernacle
Evangelist Bridgers
Winchester
Jesus
South
Took Out Only One Marriage License
Miss Nannie Elliott of Gore requests The Star correct a misapprehension about a marriage license first issued December 27 at the county clerk’s office. Mr Gissel says the paper’s note suggested he had obtained his sixth license that day, which is not true.
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Nannie Elliott
Gore
The
Star
Gissel
Fire Victims From Randolph-Macon Academy Improve at Hospitals
Francis Wayland of Washington and Henry Weaver, injured in the Randolph-Macon Academy blaze in Front Royal Va, were moved to Sibley Hospital and home respectively as they recover. Jack Johnson of New York City suffered a knee and foot fracture after leaping from a window, while another unnamed youth had a pelvic fracture and was sent home to Pittsburgh.
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Francis Wayland
Washington
Randolph-Macon Academy
Sibley Hospital
Waatininen
Henry Weaver
Jack Johnson
New York City
T Academy
Academy
Pittaburgh
Chariot Race In Ben Hur Thrills at Empire Theatre
The famous MGM epic Ben Hur comes to the Empire Theatre as a special road show Friday Jan 21. Forty cameras capture the famed chariot battle with Ben Hur defeating the Narom Mesalla and a traveling company brings its own baggage car and orchestra for a full touring presentation.
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Metro-Gollwyn-Mayer
Empire Theatre
Ben-Hur
Arabilan Steels
Messala
Nixon ‘Theatre
Pittsburgh
Ford’s Theatre
Baltimore
Strayed Draft Bay Horse from Local Farm
Heavy draft bay horse strayed from W. W. Glass Est. farm with a slight rise on its back. Contact phone 288 for information.
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W. W. Glass
City Names La Detira City Manager In Revived Vote
The council elected La Detira to lead as city manager and chose Charles H. Harper as city recorder. J W Sibert fire chief election ended in a standoff with Libert still holding over.
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LA Detira
Charles H. Harper
Sion
Dettra
Chas. H. City Recorder
J. William "Sibert
W. Kurts
A. C. Blensine
William P
Page
Baetjer
Trier
Forney
Henry
Cather
Messrs
Aettor
Dellinger
Gray
Hable
Patton
Messrs. Anderson
Grimm
Henry—s
Stonaker
Handley Trustees
Wm. P. McGuire
M. Lohr Capper
Barr
Libert
Anderson Stlinger
Baker
Harper
Bryant Conrad
Charlies H. Hi
Mr. Harper
Messrs. Baker, Anderson
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Roscoe Nunn
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R.I
Triton
Ray Archer
Virginia Synod
Alaska
Progressive Farmer
Our Almanac
Lewis H. Fitch
Elaine Birmingham
Dr. Bridgers
Father
Ben Hur
T. Russell Cather
A. C. Slonaker
Board of
Billy Libert
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