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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1923

Page

5

Untitled Workplace Item Listing Fragment

A fragment notes a tie kitchen range and a dining room set with a sideboard and a 19 foot extension. details missing.

Dr. E W Miller Announces New Address

Dr. E W Miller states his residence and office will relocate to 22 North Braddock Street. The notice is dated May 28 1961.

North Braddock Street

Public Sale of Frederick County Farm in Virginia

Trustees offer 140 acre Frederick County farm for sale at public auction in Winchester Virginia on June 16 1923 at noon. Property includes dwelling barn and outbuildings two miles east of Stephens City along White Post Road Canterbury road and adjoining Cline Stickley Sergeant and others. Terms require one third cash, balance in one and two years with interest six percent, waiving Homestead Exemption. Deed of trust and insurance required.

Frederick County Virginia County Court House City of Winchester Stephens City Frederick White Post Canterbury Cline P. B. Stickley Sergeeant Et Als Light Hahn Jeremiah Amanda Kibler James ‘P. Reardon

Estate of Ellen Bradley Referred to Master Commissioner

In Winchester Virginia May 1 1923 the court refers the Ellen Bradley estate matter to a Master Commissioner to determine the decedent s assets and distribution among interested parties and to settle executor accounts with M M Lynch to be completed by June 12 1923 at Lynch s office with adjournments possible until finished. Creditor notice is given to all interested parties. A J Tavener Master Commissioner. M M Lynch p 4 5 10 4wk

IM. M. Lynch Ellen Bradley Im Chancery Geo W. .Neans Corporation Court City Winchester Virginia M. M. Lynch Commissioner’s Office On Bradley

Moffett Dead After Long Shenandoah County Family Ties

J B Moffett dies leaving a widow formerly Miss Mattie Craig of Waynesboro six sisters and a brother killed in an earlier accident The funeral is set for 2 pm Wednesday at the home of Dr and Mrs White in Strasburg with interment in New Market The Masonic fraternity from Winchester Harrisonburg and nearby Shenandoah Valley communities expected to attend.

Basingham Union Lodge Risonburg Commandery Templar Moffett Shenandoah County H. Moffett Harrisonburg Bryan Rockingham County W Idow Matt@l Craig Wayne White Strasburg New Market Masonic Winchester Shenandoah Valley

High School Cadets Win Flag Recognition Contest

Four years of contention over the civic flag ends as Handley High School cadets win the right to keep the flag. Three army officers from Washington judged the match, noting Handley’s superior extended order deployment and squad performance against the Academy.

Pake 1 É ° High Academy Army Oer Wallade’. W. McCammon Chief of Infantry Washington Harrigan Kibney Handley High

Memorial Day Exercises Rain Plan

The committee organizing National Memorial day events said that if it rains tomorrow afternoon the National cemetery program will be moved to The Auditorium at City Hall.

National Cemetery City, Hall

Confederate Memorial Day Observed at Old Chapel

Memorial Day services will be held at Old Chapel in Clarke County on Saturday June 2 with flowers strewn on graves. Major Robert T. Barton of Winchester will speak and the program starts at four in the afternoon.

Old Chapel Clarke County Robert T. Barton Winchester

Nest of Baby Buzzards Found in Canterbury County

Mr. Lee J. Cave of Canterbury found a buzzard nest with two white young buzzards. The fledglings start with white down and darken to slate and then almost black. Buzzards are common here but nest sightings are rare as they usually nest in inaccessible places, and the birds are protected by law with heavy fines for killing.

Lee J. Cave Canterbury

Wisconsin Forest Fires Threaten Homes And Towns

Small armies of volunteer firefighters battle rapidly spreading fires in northern Wisconsin and Michigan. The blaze nears Superior as backfires attempt to halt the flames. Fire wardens say many fires are started by motorists discarding lighted matches and cigarette stubs from cars.

Associated, Press Superior Wis Wisconsin Michigan Bluegill Bath Fenmore Lake Irow River Foxboro Shaffery

Nine Deaths Linked to Emma Copple Case Probed

Police investigate a string of deaths tied to Emma Copple as she awaits trial for poisoning the 12 year old foster son Harry. Investigators seek causes behind several other deaths in her household and among related families in Michigan.

Associated Press Lansing Mtch Emma Copple Harry Copple Coldwater Shaw Traugette Hedrick Hendrick Higgins

Water Trees to Keep Them Alive

The City Park Commission urged watering newly planted shade trees on public streets and grounds. They advised watering several times weekly until rain settles the drought, suggesting a pail or two of water around the base of trees two or three times a week during dry spells to prevent moisture loss and possible death.

City Park Commission

Oklahoma Flood Shells City as River Rises Two Feet

Oklahoma City faces a two foot rise in the North Canadian river with hundreds of homes and stores flooded in the southern bottoms and more than a thousand people left homeless. One rescuer died in Walnut Grove while aiding others in the flood. Packington stockyards and packing plant area cut off by rising waters.

Oklahoma Okla Oklahoma City Walnut Grove Packington

Miss Gray Will Be June Bride in Stamford Connecticut

Mrs Thomas Sewall Gray announces the marriage of her daughter Helen Winthrop Gray to Dr Lyford Patterson Edwardson set for Saturday June 16 at 11 o clock in St Andrews Church Stamford Connecticut A wedding breakfast will follow at the bride s Newfield Road home Stamford The Gray family has close ties with Winchester and visitors at Mrs Herbert B Larrick s home.

Thomas Sewall Gray Helen Winthrop Gray Lyford Patterson Edwardson St. Andrew’s Church Stamford Newfield Road Connecticut Miss Gray Winchester Herbert Larrick

Muffin Recipe from Old Column Brings Sweet Treats

Recipe outlines muffins using sugar salt baking powder Post's flakes and milk. Beat eggs, combine dry ingredients, fold in flakes and milk, then add butter and bake in greased pans about 25 minutes yields 9 to 12 muffins.

Post Putin

Bran Cookies Recipe with Spices and Nuts

A compact recipe lists ingredients for bran cookies: butter or fat, sugar, flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, clove, adaspoonfallspice, raisins, walnuts, Post’s Flakes, and milk. It details amounts and combines spices with dried fruits and cereal to form dough.

Clar a Philips denies murder charge while awaiting return

Clara Philips, jailed in Honduras, sends a second message to the Associated Press from Puerto Cortez claiming innocence and stating she did not strike with a hammer. She plans to fight the charges as she is extradited home to Los Angeles. A separate note reports Handley Library will stay open on Memorial Day.

Associated Press Tegucigalpa Honduras Clara Phillips California Puerto Cortez Capan United States Los Angeles Handley Library

Five Men Are Killed in Powder Plant Blast

Five workers died and three were injured after an explosion at Hercules Powder Company's gelatin packing plant in Fayville HL. The blast's cause was not yet determined.

Associated Press Fayville, HL Hercules Powder Company

Norfolk Western Train Schedule Details and Fares

The notice outlines April schedule for Norfolk Western trains including Bristol Bluefield Norton Roanoke services with Pullman sleepers to Roanoke and Philadelphia. It lists departure times No 27 5 58 p m No 28 8 39 am No 14 17 36 pm and No 2 11 88 pm and directs passengers to Shenandoah Washington Philadelphia and New York connections with fares and schedules available from W Saunders Roanoke Pass Agent.

Berryville Bristol Bluefield Norton Interm Pullman Roanoke Doah Roanoke Eaknon Memphis Philadelphia New Yor Shenandoah Washington

Postman Tales and Wind Blown Mail Across Europe

The fragment discusses European regions including the Netherlands and Scandinavia and contrasts them with Sagacious Postman. It describes an English rural postman delivering notices to a distant farmhouse during a storm, reporting a lost mailbox and a letter stuck in a wall. It laments limited public awareness and vision.

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C. Sydenstricker North Avenue E. W. Miller Herbert S. Larrick A. J. Tavenner Wrigley’s The T. W. Wood & Sons Steedsmen Mth St. Ricamonn ADV Post’s Postum Cereal Postum Cereal Co., Inc Battle Creek Postum Hammer Norfolk Wester Netherlands North Holland Norway Sweden Mark Scandinavia
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