Duffey Named Superintendent of Handley Schools
Shenandoah Valley Academy faculty and cadets supported Hugh S. Duffey as successor to F. E. Clerk. The student body passed a resolution praising the Handley School board and Duffey, pledging to foster friendly rivalry and aid Handley’s continued prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Hugh S. Duffey
Handley Schools
Col
Rosel
Jack Richardson
Capt. Smith
F. E. Clerk
Duffey
Handley Board
Handley School
Clerk
Kiwanis Ovates Hugh Duffey at Winchester Meeting
The Kiwanis Club held its largest turnout as Hugh Duffey received a unanimous ovation for being elected superintendent of Handley Schools. Mayor Potts presented an American flag and H Duffey thanked the club while meeting guests and discussing a future trip to Frederick.
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Kiwanis Club
Major Barton
Dick Potts
Winchester
W.W Glass
Hugh Duffey
Bill Cornwel
Andy Bell
Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
Mexico
Jess Oaks
Handley Schools
Duffey
Chamber of Commerce
Oil Stove Fire at Williams Home Damages $10
A colored boy lighting an oil cook stove at Charles Williams residence on East Piccadilly Street started a fire that burned paper in the kitchen. Neighbors and bystanders helped extinguish with water as the fire department arrived but was not needed. Automobilists followed the scene but kept clear of the apparatus amid officials warning arrests. Damage totaled $10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Williams
East Piccadilly Street
Williams
Insurance for auto owners complete information offered
Insurance protection for automobile owners advertised by J W Arthur at 40 Rouss Avenue. Call 447 for complete information and details.
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J. W. Arthur
Rouss Avenue
Reverend James Sterrett Ends Life in Washington
The Rev Dr James McBride Sterrett a noted Episcopal clergyman and university instructor shot and killed himself in Washington on May 31 He was 76 and rector emeritus of All Souls Church which he founded He lectured on ethics and philosophy and once led the Society for Philosophical Inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
James McBride Sterrett
Sterrett
All Souls’Church
Society For Philosophical Inquiry
Ipan
Wington
Japan
State Department
Supreme Court
Tokio
Hanihara
New York
California
Claude Kitchin
Wilson
N. C
Claude Kitchen
National House of Representatives
Kitchin
Congress
Petrograd
Heelsingpors
Finland
Petrograd Opera House
Cental
Jones and Baker
Alfred C. Coxe, Jr
United States Circuits Court of Appeals
Chapman Auto Sales Ad Warns Against Imitation Ford Parts
An old advertisement from Mid-City Garage promotes genuine Ford parts and warns that imitation components will ruin your car. The note urges customers to check for authentic Ford stamping and mentions Goodyear and United States Fish as part of the broader ad copy.
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Ford
Ford Chapman Auto Sales
Fort Loudoun Students Give Final Recital
Fort Loudoun Seminary graduation week closed with a final recital featuring Dorothy Greene Evy Shields Jeanne Lord Rosalie Gassaway and other young performers delivering songs poems and stage pieces with noted finish. Princess Chan role starred Polly Brinton Jeanne Lord Ow Long La Verne Steiner and ensemble in The Feast of the Little Lanterns with praise for directors Mrs F L Buckley and Miss Alice Flora Best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Greene
E. A. MacDowell
J. Massenét
Downing
C.W. Cadman
Evy’ Shields
Jeanne Lord
Kate Douglas
Wiggin
Rosalié Gassaway
Angelus
Eleanor H. Porter
Miller
Mary Virginia Steck
Louise Glass
Frances Richards
Virginia Cover Steck
Virginia Cover Russell
Peter Vredenburgh
Anne Tucker McGuire
Emma Woore
Mary Grenway Russell
Colleen Glass
Katherine Glass Greene
Madeline Whitlock
Ang Ae Lock
Lenant
Prince Chan
Princess Chan
Great Forrow
Polly Brinton
Ow Long
la Verne Steiner
Mai Ku
F. L. Buckley
Alice Flora Best
Water and Sewer Taxes Due by June First 1923
Water and sewer taxes must be paid by June 1 1923 or penalty will be added and pipe disconnected. WM T Barr City Treas 25 1p 6t
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WM. T. Barr
City Treas
Big Wood Sale At Hauptman And Car Farms
Public auction on Saturday June 2 at the G M Hauptman farm three miles west of Boyce on Ginn lane offers about 600 cords of lap wood in seller lots. Also at the W L Car farm 15000 feet of boards and lap wood with sale starting at 10 oclock.
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G. M. Hauptman
Boyce
Old Ginn Lane
W. L. Carper
Hauptman Tract
Weather Warning Ad by Baker & Shryock
An annual weather alert warns of an abnormal season with potential hail. The notice urges readers to insure crops and protect fields, attributed to Ip Baker & Shryock.
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Ip Baker & Shryock
Apartments For Rent At No 143 N Main Street
For rent two newly painted apartments on the second and third floors of the building at 143 N Main Street formerly occupied by Dr George K Heist. Each floor has a bath room electric lights gas and water. Open for inspection call H R Bryarly & Bro 22 Rouss Avenue Winchester Va.
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N. Main Street
George K. Heist
H R. Bryarly & Bro
Rouss. Avenue
Winchester
Warn Against Spray Neglect This Summer
Agricultural notice warns Frederick county apple growers to maintain spraying to combat scab aphids and other pests. It notes early scab appearance, predicts later infections with wet weather, emphasizes nicotine sulphate use, and urges full spray programs to secure a clean, high yield crop.
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Frederick County
Prizes Offered By Civic League for Gardens and Porch Boxes
The Civic League offers prizes for gardens and porch boxes with seven dollars for the best garden or three dollars for the best porch box. Judges and contest date to be announced later. Also mentions government seed packages distributed by Mr Bell, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce.
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Civic League
The
Bell
Chamber of iCommerce
Farmers' Union Local Meeting Planned in Stephens City
The regular monthly meeting of the Farmers' Union Local in Stephens City will be held at the high school on Saturday night. Secretary TM SGN notes the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Union Local
Stephens City
Confederate Memorial Day Planned for June 6 Observance
Arrangements for Confederate Memorial Day on June 6 proceed under the Stonewall Memorial Association and the Daughters of the Confederacy. A parade and cemetery exercises at Stonewall Cemetery are planned with invitations extended to civic and military groups. The organizers urge directing more flowers to Stonewall graves to avoid neglecting former soldiers there.
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Stonewall Cemetery
Stonewall Memorial Association
Daughters of the Confederacy
Mount Hebron
Citizens Cemetery
Stonewall
Memorial Association and Daughters of the Confederacy
Stop Playing Baseball In Public Streets
Juvenile baseball players are warned that street games will be stopped with arrests and fines. Police will crack down on sidewalk bicycle riding and skating as accidents and abuse rise. officials urge using parks and playgrounds to keep youths safe and within the law.
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Cork Street
Enis
Chapman Auto Ales Promotes Genuine Ford Parts
An irregular ad fragment warns that pirate parts will ruin your car and urges attention to genuine Ford parts from Chapman Auto Ales, with a cryptic catalog reference 31-1p-31.
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Ford
CHAPMAN AUTO @ALES
Winchester School Registration Dates Announced
All children who have never attended Winchester Schools and are six or will be six before September 15 must register for grades 1 to 6. Registration is at the John Kerr building on Saturday June 2 or Saturday June 9 from 9 a.m. to noon. Bring birth certificate.
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Winchester
John Kerr
Little Auto Victim Still at Memorial Hospital
The condition of John Taylor who was struck by Fred Heitz’s auto at Market and Piccadilly yesterday afternoon was reported as slightly improved at Memorial Hospital. Witnesses say the boy hesitated while crossing the street and was hit as the other boy reached the sidewalk. Grover Cooper, who drove the car to the hospital, called the crash inevitable and the driver claims the accident was unavoidable. Commonwealth Attorney James P. Reardon announced an investigation to determine responsibility for the incident.
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John Taylor
Fred Heitz
Market
Piccadilly
Hiett
Taylor
James P. Reardon
Grover Cooper
O ‘Hiett
Barr and Heath engagements and society notes
Mrs. C Fred Barr and daughter Elizabeth Barr travel to Lynchburg for Randolph Macon Woman's College finals where Elizabeth earns a bachelor of arts. Elizabeth Mason Heath,GREAT granddaughter of J Y Magon, will wed Van Wyck Loomis of New York later. no date set. A surprise bridal shower honors Mrs. Ray Russell of Brucetown. Massie of Newport News plans summer return to reopen the Sherrard home on Amherst Street.
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C. Fred. Barr
Elizabeth Barr
Lynchburg
Randolph-Macon Woman's College
Miss Barr
Barr
George A. Dalgetty-Kerr
Mary Heath
Washington
Elizabeth Mason Heath
John, Y. Magon
Virginia
van Wyck Wickes Loomis
New York
Attica
N. Y
Ray Russell
Brucetown
Russell
Joseph A.massie
Newport News
Sherrard
Amherst Street
For Sale Six Room House Near Ha Schools
For sale a new six room house with all modern conveniences. Close to Ha Schools. Apply 18 W Monmouth t. Phone 274 W.
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Monmouth
Chapman Auto Sales Firm Reads Like Fraud Claim
A questionable notice cites Chapman Auto Sales with garbled text urging use of genuine Ford parts. The fragmentary ad suggests a vehicle parts service or sale angle, with unclear dates or locations attached.
Handley land donor ties reservoir site to city
Local reports confirm Judge Handley donated the Equity tract for Winchester’s enlarged water system reservoir. The estate’s transfer to the Handley trustees and the city remains unclear with no recorded deed or minutes showing clear ownership or payment terms. Confusion over land title risks ejectment and delays.
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Judge Handley
Winchester
Judges Handley
Handley Board of Trustees
Handley
Acre
Handley Trustees
Chester
John Handley
Mayor Glass Wise Pitches Open Park Parade
The Winchester Baseball Club invites the public to a June 4 opening game at the new park in the city’s fort area. A parade from City Hall starts at 2:30 p.m. to National Avenue Park, with Citizens' Band music and short addresses by three speakers including Mayor Glass.
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Winchester Baseball Club
Fort
City Hall
Ing
Main
National Avenue Park
Citizens’ Band
Mack Noonan Stable Records Missing Details
Fragmentary OCR note references Mack Noonan's Stable and an associated contact, Fred, with a phone listing 2567-J. No clear event or date is given.
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Mack Noonan
Fred
Counterfeit Auto Parts Warning From Chapman Auto Sales
A warning alerts customers about counterfeit money or checks and counterfeit Ford parts that could ruin a vehicle. The notice cites Chapman Auto Sales and urges vigilance against the counterfeiter and counterfeit parts.
Mr Payne's Funeral Friday At Payne's Chapel
The funeral of Allen Payne will be held Friday at 41 o'clock in the morning from Payne's Chapel. Interment will follow in the graveyard. An earlier notice incorrectly stated the funeral would be today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen” Payne
O’el
Payne's Chapel
Yeaterday
Isaac Palmer Dies After Illness at About Sixty
Isaac Palmer a well known resident died after an illness described as dropsy. He worked at the homes of Miss Margarets and Nannié Miller on South Street and for G Miller. Survived by a sister Bertie Ball. Funeral Friday at 3 from R T Jones funeral parlor South Main with Fisher officiating, interment in Orrick cemetery.
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Isaac Palmer
Misses Margarets
Nannié Miller
G. Miller
Kerr ‘Street
Ne. Bister
Bertie Ball
Gibbens Street
R. T. Jones
Main — Street
Fisher
Orrick
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Turkey
Castelorizo
Asia Minor
New Orleans
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Jones W. Rosenwald
Cox
Canton
James M. Cox
Today
Canton News
Robert A. Allen
W. Smith
Davis
Linecheng
Atlanta
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Davis M. Rittenhouse
Goodyear
United States
Hood
Fort Loudoun
Fort Loudoun Seminary
BIG Wood Sale
Warner
F. R
Care Star
Sunday World Magazine
Farm Union. Meeting
Pirate
Chapman Auto
NEW Resevoir
Handley Land
Mayor Glass Wise
Winchester Riding Academy
MR. Payne
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