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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1926
Page
5
The Rev Dr Walter W Moore resigned yesterday as president of Union Theological Seminary in Rich after twenty two years in office. His resignation was accepted with reluctance by the board of trustees and he was named president emeritus.
The report states that he will carry on lecturing on the Old Testament, continuing his academic courses and public talks in the near future.
Mrs. Robert Suter of Baltimore visits Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Snapp in Bracetown during the Apple Blossom Festival. Miss Naomi Price is spending several days here with relatives.
Winchester residents hosted visitors from Utica and Baltimore during the Apple Blossom Festival weekend. Mr Frank Wagner and son enjoyed ten days with Miss Fannie Smithey. Mrs Agers and Mrs Ruth Ridgeway visited local families, with several trips to Charles Town and Washington referenced in local parsonage gatherings.
Clarke County Virginia begins cedar rust assessments for 1926 covering Chapel and Long Marsh orchards. First payments total 3103.25 toward a 6850.30 overall cedar cutting expense. range 794.50 for 503 acres over ten years old to 1.60 per acre for smallest holdings. County Treasurer W A Bradford to collect under Judge Frank B Whiting order dated April 20.
The report notes costs of suits and that other payments will be assessed next year and possibly the year after. Battletown and Greenway magisterial districts have seen little cedar cutting so far.
Sergeant Jack Carroll at Martinsburg post office announces open enlistments for all army branches and posts. The new assignment covers original and previous service, with stations in China Alaska Hawaii Panama and the Philippine Islands, as recruiting resumes after an 80 day closure.
In Richmond yesterday the state motor vehicle commissioner state tax commissioner and state auditor of public accounts issued letters to commissioners of the revenue noting that paying dealers motor vehicle licenses of 50 does not absolve dealers from paying the regular state merchants tax.
Representative T. W. Harrison of Virginia’s Seventh District will speak at the unveiling of a bronze tablet marking the New Market battle site. The ceremony caps the sixty second anniversary observances under the Women's Memorial Society with an elaborate program.
A veterans gathering will honor the battle’s survivors with a program at Reuss Opera House. Dr. J. W. Wayland of Harrisonburg delivers the anniversary address, introduced by Hlon O. Henkel, an eyewitness to the engagement.
The Winchester newsboys are invited to attend tonight's carnival shows on the Kremer lot. Invitation extended by the American Legion committee, with proceeds benefiting the Legion's activities this week.
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