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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1926
Page
5
Shenandoah Valley Academy edged by St James School in Maryland on a soggy field 10 to 7. Warfield kicked a 20 yard drop goal in the second quarter, with St James adding a third quarter TD. Ss V A' s Hockman scored late to avoid a shutout.
The National Fruit Product Company of this city, employing over 500 hands, ships a trainload of goods daily. Average daily shipments reach 37 carloads of vinegar apple butter preserved apples and applesauce. The note adds a quip about jellyfish from the ocean current.
Joseph Carson Jr a Columbia University philosophy instructor, held on ten thousand dollars bail in New York on a charge of beating Lawrence Buermeyer a philosophy instructor at New York University in a drunken brawl. Buermeyer suffered a fractured skull in the incident.
Local social notes from Midway Virginia list visits and calls among residents including Mrs. Pearl Bly and Miss Glenna White, with illness of Mrs. Lila Wallace. The court in Winchester, Frederick County, orders a divorce action Mary Strickler Pappas against George A. Pappas by publication and posting, due by October 18, 1926.
In the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia on October 18 1926 Mary F Thompson seeks a divorce a vinculo matrimonii from Joseph L Thompson after a three year statutory period. The nonresident defendant must appear within ten days after publication and is to be served and protect his interests. The order requires weekly publication in The Evening Star for four weeks and posting at the courthouse front door with mailing to the defendant.
A Massachusetts resident touring the South praises local books and libraries, noting his interest in schools hospitals and orchards. He contrasts the region with northern states including his home state, highlighting public libraries and other features.
A Winchester Virginia letter extols a town wide set of public amenities. The library impresses with grandeur, open six days, courteous staff, and ample resources. The post office offers earlier and later hours. Handley Public School and Memorial Hospital receive praise for facilities and care. Apple orchards and packing houses are celebrated, with a hopeful note on residency.
For sale empty barrels from one to fifty gallons new and hand, also tanks. American Cogge Co. address 141 N. 11th St Baltimore Maryland. Contact information unavailable.
In memory of my darling baby Helen Rhodes Taylor who died Oct 26 1926. The loving mother reflects on silent heartaches and lasting grief borne in silence.
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