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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1921

Page

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Witness List For Contested John Paul Election Case

Court to hear testimony February 7 at 10 in the Sarah Zane Firehouse. Judge T W Harrison presides as witnesses from Winchester and Frederick County testify daily until all are heard. A long list includes A Ke rm H, H Brill Parrish, P Holland, B Brannon, Edgar Smoke, Luther Williams, A Davis, DeHaven, Dean, Carter Hale, N Havermille, Whitacre, Breckenridge, Parrish, Snapp, Kline, Snapp, Boyer, Golightly, and others.

John Paul T. W. Harrison Winchester Frederick County James ‘Boyer R. B. Golightly R. Meliwee Richards T. S. Cooper Pone A Coaxies Ies Slonaker Ww. J i ‘Sohn Nifte Hy Ems ‘Rinker J. Muse G. Reginald Haines Brown H. M. Sartelie

Record sale cuts price on discs in N Va

Séal's Music Store offers 4500 Columbia Records at 75 cents each, with the entire stock to be sold at once as prices drop to clear the inventory in North Virginia.

N. Va Columbia Records Séal’s Music Store

Longtime West Virginia matriarch Evie Byrne dies at 8 AM

Mrs. Evie T. Byrne of Winchester died yesterday at 8 o clock at her son K H Byrne s home in Waverly Jefferson County West Virginia Her death followed a gradual decline in old age She was widow of Dr A C Byrne of Loudoun County Virginia and a former Miss Hicks of Loudoun Educated in Winchester she spent most of her life in Loudoun later moving to Winchester and then to her son s home in Jefferson County She saw five generations of her family and leaves three children five grandchildren four great grandchildren and one great great grandchild The funeral will be from her son s home at Waverly and interment will be at Mount Hebron Cemetery.

Evie T. Byrne Winchester K. H. Byrne Waverly Jefferson County West Va Wickliffe Byrne A. C. Byrne Loudoun County Miss Hicks Loudoun

Clover Seed Buy Offer From Winchester Seed Co

Winchester Seed Co invites farmers to send home grown clover seed and samples for pricing on clover alfalfa cow peas and soybeans. Phone 356.

Winchester Seed Co., Inc

Business Relocates to 131 South Main Street

Notice states the business moves to 131 South Main Street on the west side. It offers on site work while customers wait and claims reasonable prices. Contact listed as 25-1p in Sam Ensogna at 1318 Main Street.

Main St West Side

Milk Prices Set With Weekly Roundup

Effective Monday January 31 milk will cost 12 cents a quart and six cents a pint. Cream priced at 28 cents per pint or 14 cents per half pint. James Gearing advertises prices. WANTED second hand safe apply Winchester Cold Storage. 27 Ip4t

James Gearing Winchester

Dog Tax Notice Adds Penalty For Delinquents

City treasurer T BARR announces dog taxes due with a five percent penalty assessed after February 1. The notice states a delinquency levy and directs owners to settle unpaid amounts.

WM. T. Barr City Treasure

Three Firemen Die as Wall Collapses in Providence Fire

A wall collapsed at No 88 Matthewson Street during a fire in Providence Rhode Island killing three firemen and injuring 18. Two more of the injured were expected to die. Property damage is estimated at 150000 dollars. The four story building was owned by the Realty Company.

Associated Press Providence R. I Matthewson Street Rer Realty Comny

Wanted Girl for Real Estate Office In Winchester Va

Advertisement seeks a high school girl to work in a real estate office. Prefer red hair, must use a typewriter and show interest. Address Box 247 with age and address, Winchester Virginia.

Adres Winchester

75 Cent Records Closed Out at The Seal's Music Store

Entire stock of new records priced at one dollar each is being closed out at The Seal's Music Store. Columbia Records offered in bulk as part of the sale. Local shoppers are invited to take advantage of the clearance event and the reduced inventory.

Columbie Récords Seal’s i Music Columbia Grid Records Bing Seal

Winchester Girls Camp Fire Group Inspires Civic Support

The Tuesday Nightclub backs a Girls Camp Fire for Winchester girls aged 12 to 18. A twelve-woman council leads, outlining requirements from church attendance to five-mile weekly hikes and a ceremonial gown, with a public enrollment event at Handley Library and another at the Library Auditorium.

Winchester Middle Europe Boy ‘Scouts Red Cross American Legion Hospital Boy Scout Council Mabel Haynes Bond Helena Knight Mary Katharine Aulick Eugene Cooper Elizabeth Kern Winchesterians Boy Scouts Handley Library Hairman

Westerners at Empire Tonight and Local Estate Auction Notice

TOM SANTSCHI THE WESTERNER at EMPIRE tonight in Beyond the Trail. Also THE RIGHT TO LOVE and VODVIL and Serial. 1p All the household effects of James A. Carper, deceased, will be sold for cash at his late residence, No. 6128 Market street at 11 o'clock a. m. next Saturday Feb. 5 1921. Winchester Scout Council Meeting tonight at Boy Scout headquarters 8 p.m. Very important business. Every councilman is urged to attend. Robert T. Barton President Nelson Pager Secretary.

Empire Tonight James A. Carper Market Street Winchester Scout Council Boy Scout Headquarters

Senator Paul Seeks Ballot Access Ruling in Clarke County

Senator Paul accuses certain Clarke County voters of illegal registration while noting no poll tax payment issue. He cites a technicality in the registration process and says Republican women voters faced no charges.

Paul Clarke County

List of Women Named in Mt Airy Precinct Case

A Mt Airy precinct document lists numerous women including Bertha C. Smith Mabel Biount Laura Hil Sadie Phillips Ida Morgan and many others. The page reads as a roster of female names with no accompanying events or actions documented.

Mt. Airy Precinct Bertha C. Smith Mabel Biount

Reader urges measured bonus for veterans with focus on disabled first

The writer argues against a blanket ex service bonus and suggests means tests and government loans for those who need and will use benefits. He urges priority for disabled veterans and questions lending Germany one billion dollars while neglecting American defenders. He cites American Legion Weekly on veteran productivity and investment in homes farms and businesses. GEORGE BARRIE, 34.

the Star Shryock Thursper Germany United States American Legion Weekly Pr Nt America

Home Nursing Classes and Local Names Advised

The Home Nursing Classes will meet Fridays at 7 30 p m in the District Nurse s office for those who wish to join. Also listed are numerous names including Rose Newcomb Nannie Mogs Whiting Mattie Levi Susie Johnson Nancy Carter Nola Chapman Mary Harper Baldwin Rose McCormick Edna Owens Viernia Osborne Letha Swisher Florence Sheppard Leola Sheppard Mary Smith Kate Powers Geneva Ware Estella Powers Eliza Dorsey Virginia Woolah Mamie Whita Woolah Yobuiteenta Olive Cooley Edith McCormick mma Jones Leola Bell Laura Jones Mattie Ogden Gaunt Jackson Nellie Elsen Nellie Castleman Minnie Ogden Irene Reid Baughman Janie Laws Crow Page Hallie Rudd Nellie Neill Annie Moore Flora Castleman Ida Kerfoot Margaret Ware.

Mary E. Gaunt Nellie B. Elsen Nellie O. Castleman Florence Hardesty Minnie Ogden Irene Reid Lillie O. Baughman Janie R. Laws Fannie Crow Gussie Page Hallie W. Rudd Nellie D. Neill Flora Caétleman Ida C. Kerfoot Margaret Cc Ware

Young Scouts Plan Indoor Meet in Martinsburg

At a Friday Boy Scouts of America meeting, Martinsburg youth leaders announced an indoor athletic meet for 12 to 14 year olds in late February with classes on Monday and Thursday. The bird house contest runs Feb 1 to Mar 10 with prizes of 5, 3, and 1 dollars. Four new members were inducted and presented tenderfoot badges. Captain Potts reported on the Isburg trip for the basketball team.

Boy Scouts of America Martinsburg Y. M John J. Brown Executive Potts Preston, Sartelle Asbury Jackson Garland Hawking John W. Hollis Carrey Bush Forrest Forney Captain Potts Isburg Chey Pennsylvania City

Lost handbag found reward offered by Star office

A lost black leather handbag with a bank book cash box of medicine was reported between Winchester and Wel n. Reward offered and return expected by Star office. The Woman's Auxiliary to Robert Conrad Post announces a January 31 meeting at 7 30 p m in Handley Auditorium with officer elections and urges all members to attend.

Winchester Woman's Auxiliary Robert Conrad Post Handley Auditorium

Bostonia Sextette Club at Auditorium Jan 31

Entertainment notice for the Bostonia Sextette Club at the Auditorium on January 31 with tickets at Seals. Also includes ads for kindling wood delivery at $3 per load and Winchester Cold Storage notice. C C F announces a Monday meeting January 31 at 1 o'clock with Grand Master of Virginia attending and banquet.

Bostonia Sextette Club Auditorium Seals Telephone Winchester Virginia

Vodvil and Nine Feature Reels Empire

A cinema listing announces tonight's program at Empire featuring Right To Love and that great Jazz Orchestra. First show starts at six thirty. Ip

Right To Love

Stray pony spotted near Piccadilly Street with reward offered

Notice states a pony is missing from the B Piccadilly area. Reward offered to finder. Separate item notes a school event, The Deacon's Second Wife, to be presented by students of Koes Hall School on February 4 at 7:30 PM with proceeds for a school benefit. Admission 26 cents. Refreshments.

Koes Hall

Bankrupt Threatens Railroads in Nationwide Labor Dispute

In Chicago on January 1 the Associated Press reports that bankruptcy threats loom over U S railroads unless immediate measures cut operating costs. General W W Atenbury, head of the labor committee, argues for abrogation of current wage and working rule agreements for at least three months to preserve rail service, warning that without action rates and basic wages could be affected. Continued on page 6.

Associated Press Chicago Umit Balirabor Board W.W. Atenbury

Right to Love Program Listed with Western Tiger Band

An entry titled The Right to Love details a program involving the Western Tiger Band and the Vil-Jaza Orchestra. It notes performances and affiliations, with mention of Figat exi-thirty in the event lineup.

the Right TO Love Ischi Weatern Tiger Band Jaza Orchestra Figat Exi-Thirty

Removal Notice Clarifies Street Change for Chapman Auto

Fragmentary public notice indicates removal or relocation details for a Chapman Auto site near a new street just north of Desite Drive, referencing service improvements due to gray business activity and customer needs. The text is garbled but signals a property move and related public notice.

Hess Swimley Bromley Chapman

Winchester Orchard Offers Trading Post for Farm Supplies

A noisy ad lists farming inputs including arsenate powder lime sulphur solution dry lime sulphur pruning tools and mouse traps from Winchester Orchard with prices near 13 dollars.

Winchester

Acreage and improvements offered on National Way farm

A farm listing describes 223 acres on National Way with spring water and two miles of large tow sellent improvements. It notes 1920 crop 38¢ and landlord figures above 42 per price. Additional 235 acre tract on a hard macadam road with railroad, store and grain elevator, brick lodge and bank, priced at 160 per acre.

Ted R. R Arm Splendid Bank & Tt

Also Mentioned on This Page

Paul-Harrison Sarah Zane Sam Ensogna Wall 75 Cent Records Tom Santschi the Westerner Robert T. Barton Nelson Clarke Co Battletown District Laura Hil Sadie Phillips Ida. Morgan Vs Young Virginia T. Harris Helen G. Ware Rose Green Mary Patterson Emma K. Cummins Viola Enders Elvina Jones Edith, Jones Fan Hs Helvestine Bettie Moore Frances Dix Laura A. Marks Julia A. Nickens Edith Nelson Ellen Baker Nannie Coiner Leola F. Parker Bessie Crosen Cora Shackleford Fannie Jenkins Patty Luke Hattie Sowers Bessie Luke Laura L. Jones Florence Baughman Olite Thomas Eva Shewbridge Janie Nellie Blue Lee Margaret M. Carpenter Mary C. Chamberlain Cora B. Jores Laura R. Marrow Eugenia H Lo George Barrib Coma Iptt McVicar's Young Scouts Seal’s Piccadilly St W.K Aterbury Charles Town D.C Winchester, ‘Va
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