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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1924
Page
5
Police note most residents obey city ordinances as Winchester recovers from a severe snowstorm. Law requires sidewalks be cleared within hours after snow stops. night stop is 10 am following morning. A few violators face fines, while many sidewalks stay uncleared.
Announcement from Mrs. Charles Edwin Baylor of Charles Town states Nelson Baylor will marry Anthony Hankey Jr of Baltimore formerly of Hagerstown. Hankey formerly on the Daily Mail editorial staff and now in business in Baltimore. The wedding is set for April 26 in Charles Town.
Residents are reminded to provide food and water for birds across town and county. Community volunteers note feeders help local wildlife during winter and urge consistent nourishment.
RICHMOND Va March 12 Colonel John R Saunders longtime Virginia attorney general will not seek the governorship but will run again for attorney general. He previously served in the state senate and is engaged in banking farming and various enterprises in Middlesex County.
A Winchester letter from Mrs Lizzie Bayliss Houchins appeals to the City Council to bar slot machines and immoral moving pictures from harming youths. She cites reform school cases, calls for church and civic action, and urges strong local walls against vice for better citizens.
Letter from Paul F. Shryock denounces Sunday moving pictures in Winchester theatres. He contends worship should be in churches not in cinemas and warns against toleration of Sunday entertainment. Cites Bible over dictionary and notes Philadelphia bans Sunday theatre films. Dated March 10, 1924.
In Martinsburg West Virginia the victim remains in critical condition after an auto crash reported in March. Authorities say prognosis is uncertain as investigation continues.
Maxine Hollis is injured in an automobile accident with her father Carl Hollis near Williamsport. The car plowed into a fence as a steel mechanism failed. she suffers a leg fracture and head injury with profuse ear bleeding.
In Boyce Virginia on March 10 Mollie is recovering from an attack. Friends visit Cephas Reid and family in spent days with his mother and sister. Several residents travel to Stephens City and Uniontown for work or family reasons while others recover from colds and tonsillitis.
Public notice states Shawnee Fuel Co will discontinue business and that all accounts against the company shall be paid by? The fragment indicates a settlement of debts or payment plan following dissolution.
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