City dedicates site for memorial fountain in Winchester
The Winchester city council approved donating a site at the city hall grounds for a marble memorial drinking fountain honoring Dr. Godfrey L. Miller. The Park Commission selected the west corner near Rouss Avenue for the fountain, estimated cost $2, and planned a nine foot two inch tall granite structure with two drinking fountains and a marble base. The design features a capstone and seven foot columns, with relief inscription He Worked Others. The fountain will be centrally located for county and town use, with plumbing and water supplied by the city. Jitney licenses were granted to several applicants under a new ordinance, while others were held for a later meeting. street improvements on West Hart Street were referred to the street committee.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Godfrey L. Miller
Charles L. Bowly
City Hall
Park Commission
I. Commission
Rouss Avenue
Frederick Laza
W. Nelson Page
Verhead
Florence Harry
Sam Behard
Aunton
Amos Strosnider
Joseph Rove
F. W. Magruder
Marion B. Ross
George H.ichards
Rural Mail Rrier
Jerry Brown
W. G. Pingley
West Hart Street
Main Street
Valley Avenue
Henry
W R. Talbot
Rotary to be Represented at St Louis
Rotary met at 1 pm for a luncheon at the club headquarters with President Holly MacCormac presiding. Discussion covered the sleeper over the Penn to New York, preparations for the June 18 to 25 St Louis international convention, and plans to write the Chamber of Commerce.
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Rotary
Holly MacCormac
Page
Main Street
Holly
Penn
New York
Sandy Baker
Kennedy
Chamber of Commerce
Dong So
Metropolis
Fred Clerk
Doug Fuller
St. Louis
Winchester
Vernon Eddy
Hunter McGuire
Estern City
George Whitehead
Nellie Page
Gray Williams
Charley Trenary
Holly McCormac
Starts Season By Killing An 11-Foot Snake
Edward Morrow and Hun Boyd in Berkeley County near McCoy's Ferry killed an 11 foot blacksnake that lay coiled around a cedar on a knoll after striking it with a long pole and delivering multiple blows to the head.
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North Mountain
W. Va
Edward Morrow
Hun- Boyd
Potomac
McCoy’s Ferry
Berkeley County
Statewide contests open at University of Virginia
Forty debating teams from Virginia high schools begin state contests at the University of Virginia today and tomorrow. More than 200 participants are expected including 80 debaters and 31 readers plus 14 girl speakers and 24 boy readers. Eight city high schools join a separate series and a fifth prep school trial runs. Lambeth Field hosts Saturday’s statewide track meet with about 259 runners and field athletes.
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High Id
Virnia High School
Univerty Ofirginia
Jin
Ith
Lambeth
Winchester Plans 200000 Water and Sewer Bond Sale
City Treasurer William Barr issues blank proposal forms for bids on 200000 water and sewer bonds. A finance folder details city values, debt, and security, noting a 1923 real estate value of 5 141 530 assessed and 10 383 060 actual. Sealed bids due May 21 1923 with 2 percent surety and 444 percent interest. bonds issued in 1000 denominations, serially maturing over 30 years starting 1924.
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William ~. Barr
City of
Winchester
Finance Committee
Council
Hagerstown
Common Council
W. Y. Barr
Kessler Hails Death Row Fate After Step-Mother Murder
Julius Kessler, condemned to die in the electric chair for killing his 68-year-old stepmother Pauline Kessler, says he is satisfied with his fate. He blames years of domineering, nagging treatment for triggering the murder after a final tongue-lashing.
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Associated Press
Buffalo
N. Y
Julius Kessler
Pauline Kessler
Hail Insurance Offers Lower Rates for Crops
Hansbrough and Carter advertise hail insurance for wheat corn and apples with reduced rates. The note mentions insurance loans and real estate services.
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Hansbrough & Carter
Hail Insurance Policy Promotion by Bryarly and Bro
A promotional note from 4H. R. Bryarly & Bro advertises a hail insurance policy covering specific crops for a definite period. The ad emphasizes simplicity and dependable coverage and invites readers to obtain quotes and explanations of rates. General insurance services are also listed.
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R. Bryarly & Bro
Friendship Fire Company Receives Portrait Gift at Meeting
At the Friendship Fire Company meeting in Winchester, L Marshall Baker presented a life size portrait of his late father Tone H Baker. Leaders praised the gift as a notable addition to the hall and recalled previous benefactions including horses that modernized firefighting. Plans for a grand barbecue and parade to outshine past events were discussed along with parade participation and a future fire alarm installation.
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Friendship Fire Company
L. Marshall Baker
H. Baker
Ao Company
Fred W. Forney
Forney
William H,er
William and Marshall
C. Harry Hardy
Baker
Winchester
Angie Baker
Fair Grounds
Chamber of Commerce
Mother's Day Program at Golden Rule Bible Class
Mother's Day program held Sunday May 13 1923 at 92:30 AM featured a 15 minute song service Mothers songs prayer and scripture lesson Matthew 26 7 13 led by teacher Miss Grace Showalter with duet Miss Gertrude Ritter and Harriet Pearson a quartet Mr and Mrs John I Sloat Miss Hilda Hottle 8 H Renner address by Prof H M Crim song 14 offering and announcements ending with Lord Shaftesbury quote Give me a generation of Christian mothers and TV will undertake to change the face of society in twelve months.
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Golden
RULE
Grace Showalter
Gertrude. Ritter
Harriet Pearson
John I. Sloat
Hilda Hottle
H. Renner
H. M. Crim
Lord Shaftesbury
CLEAR OUT AD OFFERS COAL AND APARTMENT RENT
Red ash egg coal unloading available for immediate pickup or delivery. Snapp offers requests. Apartment for rent modernly equipped centrally located at Brill and Ritter's. Wanted clean cotton rags at Star Office. Bargains at The Dugout.
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Robt, Brill
Brill and Ritter's
Star Office
Baltimore and Ohio schedule changes take effect Sunday
A new Baltimore and Ohio passenger timetable goes into effect at 1:01 a.m. Sunday May 13 setting new departure times through Winchester and Harrisonburg with several trains moved earlier or later and the Capitol Limited making its first run between Baltimore and Chicago with limited stops at Martinsburg and Cumberland and a roughly 20 hour east to west run.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Winchester
Harpers Ferry
Strasburg
Harrisonburg
Lexington
Shenandoala Valley
Astead
Ohio
Baltimore
Chcago
Washington
Cumberland
Martinsburg
Weather Extremes Grip West as Rain Turns to Snow
In Bozman Montana a steady rain fell, turning to snow before midnight and blanketing Gallatin Valley. In Calexico California heat surged with a 103 degree day, prompting the School Board to set schools opening 8 a.m. and closing at 1 p.m.
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Associated Press
Bozman
Mont
Gallatin Valley
California
Calexico
Cal
Crose
Three Killed in Hartwell Grade Crossing Crash
Three members of the family of Joseph Fischer, Hartwell contractor, are dead after a car struck by a Baltimore and Ohio train at Hartwell grade crossing. The father and two others are seriously injured. The crash occurred last night as the automobile was struck by the passenger train.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati, O
Joseph Fischer
Hartwell
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Hart Hid in Foundry Wall Cave While Aiding Escape
Jack Hart one of four life term bandits in the Norris murder case was found hiding ten hours after vanishing. He lay in a niche behind a tool chest inside the Maryland penitentiary foundry wall, guarded by ten guards and Warden Claude B. Sweezey. Hart had food, rope, and a wife waiting at the prison office. He was recaptured and placed in solitary confinement as the welfare board considers the case amid claims of inside assistance.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Ile
Maryland Penitentiary
Jack Hart
William B. Norris
Claude B. Sweezey
Hart
Sweezey
Prison Welfare Board
Coblentz
Sweezey Club
Prince Ski Famous Movie Dog Dies in Los Angeles
The snow white Russian wolfhound Prince Ski, a famed film dog, died in Los Angeles on May 11. Owned by W Brkina of a nearby suburb, the dog was valued at 5000 dollars and earned 30 dollars a day.
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Los Angeles
Cal
W. Brkina
Ver City
Has Device To Put Pep In Old Horses In Scrabble
Alexander Kinsell of Scrabble West Virginia plans a new patent to manufacture a curry-comb from horse bottle tops. Neighbors traded rumors until the discovery, and outside capital shows interest. He has tested the sample on his own horse, with praised shine and responsiveness.
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Scrabble
W. Va
Alexander Kinsell
Toshington
Kinsell
Growers Relieved By Cold Wave Wanes On 28 Year Cycle
TheObserver reports scattered frost and freezing temperatures across Shenandoah Valley extending about 210 miles from Staunton south to Harrisburg with some areas near bloom yet mostly avoiding major damage to corn and orchards. Virginia and Maryland observers note wind and warm spells helped protect fruit trees though risk persists for heavy bloom crops as later pages discuss ongoing assessments and local responses.
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Shenande Land
Staunton
Surrowidin
Harrisburg
Yarrow
Ington
Cooperative Observer
Tentina
Adds County
Rockingham
Harrisonburg
Na Thompson
Roeham
Edgeen Frank
Legion Auxiliary Urges Mother's Day Observance in City
Dr. Kate Waller Barrett national president of the American Legion Auxiliary sends a letter to Mrs. W. A. Baker urging observance of Mother’s Day next Sunday. The missive notes May 13 as the annual observance with special meaning for region and women who served, calling for unity and gratitude amid postwar campaigns.
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Kate Waller Barrett
American Legion Auxiliary
W. A. Baker
Ary
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R. G. L. Miller
CTY Council
Marshall Baker
Winchester Club
Goodyear & Fiske
SNAPP
Chapman Auto Sales
Goss
Mid
Gage Brothers
Astor
Margaret
L. Hodgson's
Legionaires
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