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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1920

Page

4

Subscription Rates By Mail And Carrier

Consolidated with Morning News sitem The Weekly News The Weekly Times The Weekly Mirror lists subscription rates by mail and carrier For one year in advance four dollars fifty cents for six months two dollars twenty five cents for three months one dollar twenty cents For one month in advance This section shows carrier and mail options and term lengths without further details.

The Weekly News Weekly Times Weekly Mirror

Byrd Opposes Continued Bond Issue for State Roads

H H F Byrd argues against expanding the bond issue for roads noting it limits total bonds and favors a substantial but restrained bond plan. He calls for directing funds to a broad state system with tributary and local roads, stressing efficiency, honest management, and timely construction rather than delayed or overextended projects.

Fancy Virnia Virginia HH. F. Byrd

Anecdotes of early town residents and notable sites

The passage surveys East side houses and tradesmen from early days, naming residents and their professions. It recalls a hang­ing in 1791 at the corner near Crane’s Hill, then traces property lines along Braddock and Loudoun streets, noting blacksmiths, wagon-makers, hotel-keepers, and merchants tied to the town’s formative period. It mentions Harman Dolby, Hazlewood, Kiger, and John Disk among others.

Ried John Anderson Jas. Haney George Haines John, Windle Adam Alfred Caleb Messer William Dolby Harman Solier Braddock St Lewis Wolfe Beatty Carson John Crockwell John Fagan Crane van Horn Thermits Corporation Loudoun St Randolph George Pelter George Kendrick John Gordon Tennessee Brownaville Pittsburg Wire Ohio James St Thos Wilmot Cooley Gérrard St Loudoun Hollabeck Hollaback Hazlewood George Boston Loudoun and Pall Mall John Medonel Katie Tuttle Monmouth Andrew Kiger ALL. Slonaker Et Als A. L. Slonaker D.M. Dillard Dillard A.L. Slonaker Jesse R. Bailey Virginia City of Winchester G. Brannon Ward & Larrick

Fragmented obituary reminiscences and names recalled

The clipped text mentions a city councilman Yor and offices with credit, references to two people in 198, and names such as Carson and Robert who moved west. It lists three daughters Maria Jane and Stanton, with incomplete biographical details and a Reverend figure occupying the next portion.

Carson Robert Maria Sutton J. Harris Jane McClay Stanton

Descriptions of Local Homes and Inhabitants Along German Street

A narrator recalls past residents and owners along German Street and nearby corners. It details former spouses of Edward Hoffman and William R. Shepherd who moved to Kentuckey, the Bush property once home to Henry Baker, and the Baker family line. It notes Hodges brick house built by Mathias Ritter, Grim family carpentry, and Chas Grim and descendants in town.

Edward Hoffman Wm. R. Shepherd Kentuckey John A. Bush Henry Baker Joseph Hollingsworth Hollingsworth Milltown Mills Baker H. M. Baker Samuel Isaac T. Baker Henry J. A. Bush Hodges Mathias Ritter John Grim Abraham Jacob George William Peter Coontz Loudoun Monmouth Chas. Grim Morgan Chas Posht George’m Charles John Z--Jenkins Thompson Seals Anderson John Hay

Maker and Mrs Rosa Haymakey To Be Continued

A brief note indicates a continued feature titled Maker and Mrs Rosa Haymakey. The fragment suggests an ongoing narrative or profile to resume in a later column.

Maker Rosa Haymakey

Filmmakers Move South for Mountain Scenery

A troupe of picture makers will shift toward the mountains to capture scenery as they finish landscapes around the east river. They estimate three months to assemble all production scenes and plan to show Under the Shadow of the Dome in Europe and America.

Plac Europe America

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