Local Defendants Fail New Trial Requests in Court
In a Corporation Court session Judge Whiting denied new trials for three defendants. Richard Washington, jailed 30 days with bond extended to May 19, awaits a ruling on a bid to suspend his sentence due to tuberculosis. Jack Cook’s request for a new trial was also denied. his bond remains extended pending possible appeal.
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Corporation Court
Whiting
Richard Washington
Washington
Jack Cook
Suas
Old College Opens Portals to Girls
Women will be admitted as students at the University of Santo Tomas starting 1924 1925. The move was approved by the pope and will apply to the college of pharmacy as the institution, the oldest under the American flag in Manila, prepares for the new school year.
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Manila
University of Santo Tomas
College of Pharmacy
Tan Area
Santa Tomas
Sister of Thaw Named Co-Respondent in Divorce Case
Countess Margaret Carnegie Day Perigny sister of Harry K. Thaw was named as co-respondent in an absolute divorce action filed by Mrs. Madeline Helen Modica against Emmanuel Victor Modica of Newark New Jersey. Modica alleged indiscretion aboard the liner Homeric during a Paris trip and claimed the countess gave her husband a motor car and four thousand dollars. Modica began suit in February seeking five hundred thousand dollars for alienation of affections.
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New York
Margaret Carnegie Day Perigny
Harry K. Thaw
Madeline Helen Modica
Emmanuel Victor Modica
Newark
N. J
Desert Like Sand Dunes Found In Interior Alaska
A desertlike sand region was discovered between Valdez Creek and Myers road house on the Richardson highway in interior Alaska. Lt. S. Wickersham notes access was once by yearlong mushing over heavy snow, masking the area’s barren expanse seen by prospectors last summer.
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Associated Press
Cantwell
Alaska
Valhez Oe
Valdez Creek
Myers’ Roadhouse
Sunday Schools Back Creek Meet Moves to May 30
Hayfield Virginia May 3 The district committee changed the Back Creek Sunday schools convention date from May 23 to Friday May 30 to align with other meetings. Speakers programs and printed copies will follow. The group seeks a lively superintendent capable teachers strong music and good order. Star Tannery and its springs scenery and hospitality are noted as an attractive venue.
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Hayfield
Back Creek
Star
Star Tannery
Noted Book Shops Seek New Locations
Boston books are on the move as changes over recent months shift bookshops across the city. Cornhill keeps its second hand stores but tearing down old buildings pushes shops to new sites. Goodspeed's and Smith and McCance's relocate from Park Street to Ashburton Place, turning the short street between the state and the court house into a book center.
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Associated Press
Boston
Cornhill
Hillside Street
Goodspeed's
Smith and McCance’s
Park Street
Beacon Hill
Ashburton Place
State
Court House
Towers Closed At St Mary's Church In Bavaria
The 327 foot towers of St Mary's Church will be closed to the public due to repeated suicides from visitors in crisis. Built in the fifteenth century the towers have seen six figures enter with intent of self harm, earning a notorious reputation among Bavaria's romantics.
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Jated
St. Mary's Church
Bavaria
York Bankers Inspect New Bank Building in Winchester
C Elmer Smith and George H Whittley Jr directors of Western National Bank York Pa visited Winchester to tour the new Commercial and Savings Bank. They praised the structure saying it mirrors their planned York bank and they may construct an exact duplicate. Architects Stuart H Edmonds and builders details were collected.
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Winchester
C. Elmer Smith
George H. Whittley, Jr
Western National Bank
York
Commercial and Savings Bank
Larrick
York Institution
Stuart H. Edmonds
Hot Water Week in Winchester May 17 to 24
Winchester hosts Hot Water Week from May 17 to May 24 featuring events and demonstrations on heating systems, plumbing, and appliance care. Local organizers highlight workshops, vendor displays, and safety tips for homeowners and tradespeople.
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Winchester
Bank Officers Open Handsome Floral Design at New Maine Piccadilly Bank
Officers of the Commercial and Savings Bank at Maine Piccadilly Streets received a handsome floral design from Shenandoah Valley Bank at the opening of their new building. The display accompanied a congratulatory note praising cordial relations and good will between the two banks.
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Commer
Sayligs Bank
Maineee Piccadilly
Tra
John S. Stoat
Last Instructions on Parade Floats
The apple blossom festival committee reiterates bunting rules for floats. From ground to bed of track the colors green pink and white must be used with green nearest the ground, pink in the middle and white on top.
Miller appointed administrator of Rebecca Shumate estate
In Winchester Corporation Court yesterday William C Miller was named administrator of the estate of the late Rebecca Shumate. He qualified by posting a bond of 70000 dollars. The sole heir is her sister Miss Mattie Shumate.
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Corporation Court of
Winchester
Willian Co. Miller
Refbecca Shumate
Mattie Shumate
Coming and Going First Freshen
TL cannot locate any pin and asks where they vanish. Second Freshen notes difficulty tracing pins as they point in one direction yet head toward another.
Centenarian Bride of 1609 Marry Thomas Bellamie in Claypole
Margaret Sudburne became one hundred years old at her marriage to Thomas Bellamie on November 20 1609 in Claypole England. This is the sole verified instance in surviving recounts of a centenarian bride.
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Margaret Sudburne
Thomas Bellamie
Claypele
England
Visit American Legion Stands on Apple Blossom Day
The American Legion raises banners and hosts a community gathering on Apple Blossom Day, inviting locals to honor veterans and participate in a ceremonial parade through town streets.
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Wist American Legion
American Legion
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Stephens City
Chevrelet
Studebaker
International Trucks
G. M. C. Ton
Srarss Knight
North East
Valley Radiator & Welding CO
Bell ‘Phone
E. Clifford Sit
Winchester Garage
D. W. McIlwee
Mer
J. Howard Cather & Co
Dodge Brothers Motor Cars
Graham Brothers Motor Trucks
Ics
Piccadilly
J. Wic
Arthur
Rouss Avenue
Insurance
BE. McAboy
Mary V. McAboy
Rusker
Heineke
Hottel
Middletown
Rouse Avenue
Florsheim
Huntsberry
H. Elmer Griffin
OLD College
The
Thaw
York Bankers
NEW Bank
Oliver Bumgardner
National Avenue
Magruder’s Plant Nursery
N. Main St
Dunlora Farm
C. G. Pine
Berryville
Hamburger’s
Diamonds
H. J. Mowrey
Watchmakers
Oppo
Hotel Jack
Chas Latham
National
H. K. Benham
Boyce
People’s Bank
James M. Samsell
W. G. Strickler
Front Oval
Monmouth
Harry Athey
National Ave
Bayliss’ Store
Hillman’s Toll-Gate
Leo McDonald
Lebanon Church
Va. R
Enedt
Harrisonburg ‘Normal School
Patterson
E. Germain St
Cincinnati
Care Star
N. Braddock
South Braddock St
Lima
Ohio
South Kent
Standard Products Company
Putnam, Plainfield, N. J
Equity
A. D. Henkle
Frank Keckley
Nowice
Stylearch Shoe CO
Look
Fordson Tractor
H. W. Ebert
Service Valley
Willaxe A
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