16 Oct 1923
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1923
Page
1
In Earbert survey results Manahan Com finds Handley school system best option. The report highlights community approval and suggests continued support for Handley schooling plans.
Dr. John L. Manahan and nine education experts evaluated Winchester Handley Schools finding modern methods advance student thinking but arithmetic accuracy needs strengthening. The audit urged rapid alignment with General Education Board standards and highlighted the auditorium as central to morale and inspiration for students and teachers.
The North Canadian River sent a foaming flood through Oklahoma City's retail district, swelling up to 50 feet deep and threatening 15 000 homeless. Crews race to reach marooned families while police vow to shoot looters amid evacuation efforts.
Hi Mile gasoline at 18c and Standard at 23c per gallon. Standard Gas Supply Co offers Corona typewriter nearly new for 35 dollars. Quick buyer is advised. A brick dwelling at 319 West Leicester is for rent with modern conveniences. Hansbrough and Carter handle the listing.
Miss Martha A. Carper 20 of Hagerstown died Sunday at 4 30 pm at Maryland State Sanitarium Sabillsville from tuberculosis. She worked with Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co and belonged to First Brethren Church. Survived by her mother Mrs Elizabeth Carper sister Miss Irne and brothers Harry and Merton, all of Hagerstown. Funeral at 7 30 pm at home conducted by Rev George Carpenter. Body to be taken tomorrow for Mount Hebron Cemetery burial.
The Rev and Mrs Robert B Nelson attend the wedding of Alexader T Rutherfoord and Constance Robson in Baltimore. The ceremony occurred at the bride’s aunt Mrs W F Carnes's apartment with limited family attendance. The couple will reside at 605 Park Avenue after a brief wedding trip.
Classified notice states gas price at 18 cents with names H W Evert Collis and Wagner. Public alert lists contact details and date 10 8 1p tf for rags and payment terms.
Denby truck for sale 8 ton recently overhauled in fine condition with a surprising price. Contact F. M. Reynolds for details.
A local groceryman faced a court summons for selling milk without a license. City Solicitor Williams and the police magistrate affirmed that anyone selling milk must obtain a permit from Milk Inspector Dr F W Boland and pay a $1 license. Violators face fines from eight to twenty three dollars. The health department will supervise compliance, quality, sanitary rules and butter fat content.
Benjamin Grubb Humphreys longtime representative from the third Mississippi district died suddenly at his Greenville home from heart trouble. The item notes his long service in Congress and location of death. The brief ad following mentions a wanted 2 1 2% Trescott Grader Chain offered by Richards Brothers.
Dr M Guille and Mrs Hunter McGuire are in Washington for the twenty-eighth annual convention of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology at the Willard Hotel. Dr McGuire serves as first vice president and eye-section chairman. Sir William T Lister of London will address the meeting. The academy opens with Hubert Work welcoming attendees. social events include a Wardman Park Hotel reception and dance.
Two men armed with revolvers grabbed a $2,200 payroll from Miss Marcia Kelly, cashier for Montgomery Ward, as she walked from a bank. The thieves fled in an automobile.
Nine men were burned at the Midvale Steel Company plant in Philadelphia when a blast occurred as steel slag came into contact with water. Five workers suffered serious injuries in the incident dated October 16.
City street committee and manager to decide if a tall garage on Smithfield avenue can be counted as a street fence under a dedicatory deed restricting fences to three feet. The council also approved signing with Pennsylvania Railroad for water line right of way to Main street and Fairmont Avenue to improve fire protection for nearby apple industries.
San Antonio dispatch reports gasoline selling at 7 cents per gallon at filling stations and nearby outlets. The price touted as the lowest ever offered for retail gas.
New Orleans reports indicate a strong wind struck gulf ports after midnight causing outages in telephone and telegraph service. Initial damage details were not yet fully confirmed.
Berlin sees massive unemployed mobs storm town halls and stock exchange, bayonets drawn by police repelling crowds. Riots spread to Mannheim and Leipzig with casualties reported among demonstrators and a police sergeant killed in Mannheim. Food shortages fuel clashes across Germany.
Westchester police in the Bronx seized the 75 foot cabin cruiser Mirage at Throgs Neck Long Island Sound and captured 24 prisoners. A 50 foot sloop off Montauk Point carried 500 cases of champagne cordials and imported whiskey. Leader Charles Cowens confessed paying 17 thousand dollars for a rum vow and planning a 50 thousand dollars sale.
David Lloyd George attended a Welsh breakfast at the Loyal Order of Moose home and school for dependents of deceased members. James J. Davis invited him as director-general. The Moose presented Lloyd George with a pocket watch and gifts to Dame Margaret and Miss Megan before he left for Chicago.
The Empire Theatre opens a two day engagement of If Winter Comes. Mark Sabre figures in a dramatic plot with themes of paternity and social intrigue. The twelve reel film, shot in England, plays at 50c to $2.00 plus tax before a crowded house.
Classified notice advertises a house for rent near Winchester through April 1 with contact for Robert T. Barton, an attorney. Also mentions ripe and green tomatoes for sale and a car wash service at Mid City Garage with a date line 15-1p-3t.
A Chevrolet in good condition will be sold under a reserved lien in front of the court on Saturday October 20 at 10 o clock. The sale is conducted by H. W. Ebert.
State Senator Byrd defended the $50 million bond measure amid a bitter statewide debate. Officials urged turnout for the November 6 election while stressing the bond's impact on highways like the Valley Pike and the state economy despite anti-bond criticisms.
Continued on page eight, noting Hi Mile gasoline at .28 and Standard Gas & Oil Supply Ca. The terse line lists page navigation and pricing hints without full context.
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