Miss Forney Dies After Long Illness
Miss Forney, a well known local maker, died after a ten month illness. She was born here forty three years ago and survived by her father sister Grace V Forney and brother Raymond Forney. Funeral services will be held at the homeplace on East Water Street at 2:30 Monday with interment in Mount Hepton.
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Forney
Orney
Noréet
Miss Forney
Grace. V. Forney
Raymond Forney
Aes
Megs
George
East Water ‘Street
Mount
Revival to Close Sunday at Braddock Street Church
Evangelistic services end this Sunday at Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South with an 11 o’clock sermon The Doomed City and a 7 30 o’clock sermon How Many Will Be Saved Rev Twitzer will preach Attendance last Sunday was high and another large turnout is predicted Revival activities include Sunday school departments at 9 45 and evening programs in the Golden Rule classroom with Epworth League talks by Rev Moran All public services invited
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Braddock Street Methodist
Golden Rule
Epworth League
Moran
Christian Church
Benefit Show at Boyce for Clarke Ball Team
People from Clarke county show strong interest in a stunt show at the Parish House in Boyce on Friday evening to aid the Clarke County Baseball team. A large turnout is expected from surrounding counties. The program features local talent with novel stunts and supper is served. Admission is 25 cents, with proceeds to pay off last season’s team debt.
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Clarke County
Boyce
Ember Lst
Fredial Duh
Wake
Motion Picture Stars and Co Coming Here
The cast and crew of a film titled The Romance of Winchester will arrive in town on December 11 to shoot scenes over two weeks at local locations. Local actors will feature in leading roles and the Empire Theatre will show the completed picture for several days late in December. A voting coupon appears in this edition to select leading parts, with ballots collected in the Empire lobby.
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Winchester
Empire Theatre
The
Star
Empire
Mrs Ellen Snoke in serious condition after car crash
Mrs Ellen Snoke wife of Martin V B Snoke local Pennsylvania Railroad agent was struck by Cecil Loy and remains in Memorial Hospital in serious condition. An X ray showed a pelvic fracture and broken collar bone with numerous bruises and a head wound. Loy is jailed pending a hearing. bail status unclear.
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Ellen Snoke
Martin V. B. Snoke
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Cecil Loy
Memorial Hospital
Slater
Mrs. Snake
Lou
Army and Navy Clash in Frigid Franklin Field Showdown
In bitter cold with strong wind more than 50,000 fans watched the annual Army Navy game at Franklin Field Philadelphia. The traditional rivalry resumed on the old battleground as both teams faced off in the season’s fiercest matchup.
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Associatedo Rime
Franklin Field
Philadelphia
Army
Navy
Eight Belfast prisoners sentenced for firearm possession
Eight prisoners convicted at the Belfast Assizes received sentences from nine months to seven years in prison plus ten to twenty lashes with the cat or birch. The cases were reported by the Associated Press from Belfast on November 25.
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Associated Press
Belfast
Funeral thanks for Mrs. Bessie Green Sibert
The family expresses appreciation for kindness sympathy flowers and cars shown during the illness and funeral of their daughter and sister Mrs Bessie Green Sibert Signed her father and brothers
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Bessie Green Sibert
Miss Sprint Dies of Tuberculosis at 19 in Boyce
Katharine Sprint daughter of Trone Sprint died at 6 29 PM at her grandmother Mrs M S Strode home after a lingering tuberculosis illness. She was 19 this month and a graduate of Boyce High School. She was active in Emmanuel Episcopal Church and its junior societies. Survived by father two brothers and grandmother. Funeral at Emmanuel Church Sunday 1 30 PM with Rev B D Chambers, burial in Mount Hebron Winchester.
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Boyce
Missie
Katharine Sprint
Trone Sprint
Orgiss
Strode
Miss Sprint
Boyce High School
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Emmanuel Guild
Trone
Thomas Sprint
Clarke
Frederick Counties
Winchester
First Snow of the Season Grips Winchester Area
Winchester recorded its first snowstorm of the season around 6 p.m. with about 100 minutes of heavy snowfall and strong west winds. Snow melted quickly on streets and sidewalks while lawns remained coated. some county sections saw heavier amounts and ice formed in exposed areas this morning.
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Winchester
Rare Petrarch Sonnets Book On Display At Library
The Sonnets From Petrarch book, valued at 1000 dollars, is lent to Handley Library by its owner. Only 18 people in the US own a copy. 30 more copies were produced for Europe. University Press Cambridge designed and published it with J Frank Eddy of Winchester linked to the project.
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Handley Library
United States
Europe
University Press
Cambridge
Mass
J. Frank Eddy
Winchester
Nestore Leoni
Aden
Italy
Tax Notice From City Treasurer Includes Poll Tax
Taxpayers are informed that a five percent penalty will be added to the 1922 state tax on December 1. The notice includes the poll tax and urges timely payment. City Treasurer WM. T. Barr signs the notice.
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WM. T. Barr
Thanksgiving orders sought and help wanted in Crisfield
Crisfield O Sters Place advertises urgent Thanksgiving orders with limited supply. G O Snapp at 42 North Market Street prints contact note. Also Crouse Construction Co seeks 10 bricklayers at wage of $1.12 per hour for Handley Schools project.
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Crisfield
SNAPP
N. Market St
Crouse Construction Co
Handley ‘Schools
Detroit Growth Plans Move Forward Near Ridgeway
Financiers push to establish a large Ford related plant near Ridgeway West Virginia with a new town to be named Detroit. Land options cover about 2500 acres as W C Morgan prepares the site and a factory contract awaits groundbreaking in early December. Ford associates promise no stock sales, only community privileges tied to the plant development.
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Ing
Ernest L. Luttrell
Winchester
Ridgeway
W. C. Morgan
Martinsburg
Luttrell
Morgan
Detroit
W. ‘Va
Mre
Detroi
M. A. Huffman
William Jordan
H. S. Firestone
Pih! and Miller
Pittsburgh
Professor Tiernan Divorced Weds Widow in Crown Point
Professor John P. Tiernan of South Bend Indiana married Mrs Blanche J Brimmer of Hansell Iowa today at Crown Point Indiana Justice Howard Kemp presiding. Tiernan, 32 and his bride 24, wed after his recent divorce from Augusta Tiernan.
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Hammond
Indiana
John P. Tiernan
South Bend
Blanche J
Hansell
Iowa
Howard Kemp
Crown Point
Augusta Tiernan
Blanche J. Brimmer
Tiernan
Blanche
South
Bend
Prof. Tiernan
Prof
Clemenceau Sees Yale Harvard Football Game
Georges Clemenceau arrived in New Haven to watch the Yale Harvard football classic, defying medical advice to rest after his Tremont Temple address. He traveled from Boston, where he had rested, to witness the game alongside American spectators.
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Associated Press
Boston
Navy
Georges Clemenceau
Tremont Temple
Harvard
New Haven
Tiger
Conn
France
Weather outlook for week begins with cool start
Weather predictions for the week starting Monday show generally fair conditions in the North and Middle Atlantic states with below normal temperatures early. Later in the week unsettled weather is expected and temperatures should rise with probable rain.
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Associated’ Press
Washington
Middle Atlantic
Ladies Host Carnival and Oyster Supper Social
Rouss Fire Co ladies invite members to Rouss Hall Monday evening November 27 at 8 oclock for a social. Mrs Oscar H Lewis president notes. Glendale School social on Tuesday November 28 with refreshments. 1p
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The
Rouss
Glendale
Missing Husbands Revealed In Great Secret Page
Read the fifth page for details of the great secret of Missing Husbands. There are many of them and you can find out where they go and why they stay away. ip
Burton's Machine Shop in Winchester Va Opens for Skilled Work
A local listing notes Burton's Machine Shop located in Mid City Garage at Main Street Winchester Virginia offering mechanical services requiring expertise. The fragmentary notice suggests a small business setup with emphasis on skilled craftsmanship.
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Burton's
Main St
Winchester
Eelp-P
Fires Sweep Mountain Area As Firefighters Hold Line
Wildfires ravage both sides of Great North mountain in Frederick County with the western flank reported worse. Frank Keckley led 50 men through the night as winds reignited flames, risking entrapment. Mrs. Hollis Clowser and her son narrowly escaped, aided by volunteers preserving farms and homes. wildlife fled the blaze including a bear and red fox.
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Great North’ Mountain
Frederick County
Frank Keckley
Keckley
Mr. Keckley
Hollis Clowser
Mr. Clowser
Myers Place
Hese
Keckley Place
Guy Frye
Isaac Frye
Edward Haines
Frank Clowser
Luther Clowser
James Largent
Jefferson Kern
Winchester
Great North Mountain
Lost White Gold Cuff Link With Diamond Reward
Notice states a lost white gold cuff link with a diamond is missing and offers a reward. Contact J. L. Maphis Jr. for return.
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J. L. Maphis, Jr
Orphans in Danger as Ships Collide at Bosporus
Constantinople dispatch reports the Belgravian chartered by Near East Relief collided with the New York off the Bosporus western entrance. About two thousand Christian orphans and two American relief workers were in peril, with many injured but no lives lost. Refugee ships seek Allied escorts as Greek refugees evacuate Asia Minor. twenty ships await escort to sail.
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Associated Pree
Constantinople
Near East Relief
New York
Bosporus
Asia
Minor
Iail
Old Red Men Members to Be Reinstated for Shawnee Tribe
Old members of the Red Men are to be reinstated through adoption by the Shawnee Tribe, one of the oldest in the region. The group plans to revive activity and care for members and families, meeting nightly at the Odd Fellows building on Market and Water streets, with visiting Red Men welcome.
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RED Men
United
Virginia
Aleo
Odd Fellows
Two Top Holiday Attractions at Empire Next Week
Big City patrons will be treated to two sensational shows at the Empire next week. First, the film Missing Husbands leads the program with a noted feature on page five, followed by Buster Keaton in his latest comedy The Black Smith making its appearance as the second attraction for moviegoers.
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Buster Keaton
the Black Smith
1923 Christmas Savings Club Opens for Early Joiners
The Commercial & Savings promotes a Christmas Savings Club offering eight member classes, one per pocketbook, with the aim of teaching saving habits and ensuring members receive their savings with interest when Santa Claus arrives.
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Santa Claus
Commercial & Savings
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Mee
Thor
Walters
Motion Picture Stars and CO
Coming Here
Fred. Barr
F.ramey
Bertyjet
C. L Ramey
Charles Town
Vite
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pumanuel Church
B. Duvall Chambers
Mount Hebron
Wincheser
Xmas Seale
Pice Huge
Enterprise Res
Tone
Henry Ford
Hansbrough & Carter
Win
Orchard Supply“Co
M. Clemenceau
J. P. Haddox
Telling
Mrs. Tilford
Hollis Crowser
Winchester Wail
Neshe
Bear
Gore
Flori J. Tilford
John B. Tilton
Davis and
Mises Ann
Flor M. Milton
Berryville
Joan Cash
W. Meanie Tracey
Tilford
Frank V. Tilford
Elizabeth T
Theanen H. Livam
the Empire
Xmas Club
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