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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1923
Page
1
Belgian government backs broader measures in the Rhineland as French forces seize food warehouses in the Ruhr valley, intensifying postwar tensions and prompting calls for action against occupiers.
Paris reports no truth to a Paris newspaper claim that twenty Germans were killed in a clash with French troops at Boppard near Bingen. The burgomaster was arrested for resisting orders, though there was no riot.
Sophia Szymanski, a parish servant at St. Casimir's Polish Church, was killed as she walked toward the church with Mary J. Wodjewski. Rev. John Dambinski is in custody after police found a pistol near his shed and shells on the floor.
Commissioner Blair of the internal revenue bureau rules that contributions to the Woodrow Wilson Foundation made after December 26 1922 are exempt from income tax laws. The reversal follows the foundation's incorporation on December 26.
Cant. D. Cota, chief finance officer at Langley Field, and a sergeant with two men who withdrew $43,000 from the First National Bank in Hampton at 9:15 this morning are being sought by military and civil authorities. The route to Langley Field is a ten minute drive by car.
Lew Dockstader veteran minstrel, 62, thought dying after slipping on ice and injuring spine while returning to his hotel in New Brunswick. He made it to bed as doctors confirmed a likely spinal injury and paralysis risk.
Winchester firms are urged to comply with a new state law requiring each business to disclose its true owners. Corporations and copartnerships must file certificates listing all owners and addresses, or face fines up to one thousand dollars or a year in jail. Officials say the measure curbs fraudulent use of trade names and aids public information. Copies of the law are available at local clerk offices.
Goodyear 30x3 tire priced at $10.95 with a free Goodyear tube included. Advertising copy cites Mid City Garage as the selling location.
Notice warns dog owners that a five percent penalty will be added to 1923 dog taxes not paid by February 1. City Treasurer T. Barr signs the notice.
Chief of Police M. A. Doran and Sheriff Luther Pannett are confined to their homes with influenza. Neither condition is serious. doctors advise rest for a day or two. In their absence Policeman Armel oversees city duties and Deputy Sheriff Wigzington handles county duties.
Help wanted notices list chickens available at the freight station and a lost child’s glove on Main Street with a reward offered. Meeting notice announces U U meeting at Handley Library on Thursday Feb 1 at 2 pm.
Auto dealers are urged to collect contributions tied to the gasoline tax as part of a broader traffic and road funding push. Officials say dealership participation could support infrastructure improvements and public services across the region.
Virginia motorists face a proposed bond issue funded mainly by farmers through the mill tax. The Virginia Automobile Dealers Association opposes a gasoline tax beyond 3 cents, arguing it would shift costs to farmers and threaten road funding. The piece urges auto and accessory manufacturers to contribute $100 each to counter the pay-as-you-go plan and back a state bond‑driven highway program.
Quick efficient well drilling report from Meurertows Virginia. J Gochienour advertises emergency service and completed wells in Meurertows area.
George P. Coleman former State highway commissioner charged Governor Trinkle and State Senator Byrd with obstructing Virginia’s good roads program during the Virginia Good Roads Association convention opening session in Roanoke. He outlined Four Points including a five to six year completion plan and mobilization of 200 to 300 state road workers.
Fresh from Broadway, McIntyre and Heath headline a touring production of Red Pepper at the Empire Theatre next Monday. The Shubert organization presents an all star cast including fifty chorus girls, with a Havana race track set and a full onstage orchestra. The tour follows lengthy runs in New York and other cities, promising a metropolitan show with top-tier production and dancing.
The City Council will meet tonight at 8 in a special session to take final action on the 1923 tax ordinances. It is understood that changes in the tax rates will be few and unimportant.
Lost lady reward ad notes a missive in The Evening Star. The brief mentions a Star office location and a January rate discount for renewals.
Twenty four veniremen are summoned to hear evidence in the murder trial of Ernest Green colored, charged with killing Jenny Morgan and his wife. Prosecutor James P. Reardon leads for the state while Aubrey Weaver defends. Corinne Thomas will arraign the prisoner as deputy clerk in the judge absence for a relative’s funeral.
Brooklyn Cooperage Company advertises experienced coopers for trimming and hauling stock barrels. Steady work offered with about 27-1p-6t time frame mentioned.
Classified notice seeking poultry buyers or sellers with contact method via telephone 7-W. Name Harry Albin appears with address shorthand 29-1p-6¢, brief and fragmented.
R W Woolley, president of Contractors, demands a retraction. Senator Byrd vows to continue speaking out and will not become a publisher of The Star.
A Virginia legislator warns of legal action after allegations about highway pricing and collusion are printed. He demands retractions by February and accuses Winchester Harrisonburg News Record and others of publishing harmfully false statements. Continued on page.
Fragmentary item notes W Ralph Rinker opening a machine shop near Opequon and moving to North Kent. Mentions dissatisfaction and a search for three waitresses at a local establishment.
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