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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1923

Page

7

Photographer? Elliott Baggerly Weds Hazel Manuel in Warren County

Elliott J. Baggerly formerly of Browntown now an electrician at Sparrows Point Md married Hazel M Manuel daughter of Mr and Mrs Gilmore Manuel of Warren county yesterday afternoon at the minister’s home on National avenue Rev 8 R Ludwig officiated The couple will reside at Sparrows Point where Baggerly has a new position He is a son of Mr and Mrs S J Baggerly of Warren county

Elliott J. Baggerly Browntown Warren County Sparrows Point Hazel M. Manuel Gilmore Manuel

League Council Delays Meeting In Geneva

The League of Nations council announced no meeting on September 7 in Geneva. AP reports the session was postponed with no new date set, leaving officials awaiting further notice amid ongoing diplomatic talks.

Norfolk Western Schedule and Pullman Services Listing

Train numbers and times for routes to Roanoke Bristol Shenandoah Hagerstown Philadelphia and New York. Parlor cars Pullman sleepers and dining connect at Shenandoah Junction and Hagerstown with details for fares reservations and agents in Berryville Virginia and Roanoke Virginia.

Roanoke Bristol Broiler Bris Bluefield Pocahontas Welch Norton Pullman Williamson Shenandoah Memphis Hagerstown Harrisburg Philadelphia New York Shenandoah Junction Washington

Money to Lend on Farm Land at 6 Percent

Smith and Wray of Berryville Virginia offer long term loans on improved farm land with no borrower cost. Minimum loan amount is five thousand dollars. Interest rate is six percent.

Postponed Assembly Session Due to Delicate Greco Italian Talks

The meeting was canceled to avoid heated debate at a plenary assembly. Delegates will wait for clearer guidance from the council on its obligations during Greco Italian negotiations and report back once possible.

The Little Tyrant

A lugubrious poem frames a tyrant’s rise with a sleeping baby as chorus. The piece invokes classical figures to contrast power and quiet, ending with the tyrant’s hour approaching as the infant remains asleep.

Emperor Mozart Phidias Demosthenes

Presbytery Sets Next Meeting at Cedar Cliff

Winchester Presbytery adjourned its fall meeting at Gerrardstown to meet next April at Cedar Cliff Church with Rev. J Hoge Smith pastor. Moderators and readers were named, reports heard, and installations planned for several ministers from nearby presbyteries. Deliveries noted home mission progress and multiple arrivals for installation at Romney Burlington and elsewhere.

Winchester Gerrardstown W. Va Cedar Cliff J. Hoge Smith C. A. Engle Keyser Reading Co. D. Gilkeson Frank T. McFaden Winchester Church East Hanover Presbytery C. R. Bailey Fayette E N. C Romney West Va Benjamin Reed Abingdon Burlington J. B. B. Hinger Gerrardstown Chuch A. D. Slonaker J. Henry Moling Lewellyn Stokes W. S. White Wm . Miller C. J. Swank F. T. McFaden C. J.swank Dr. McFaden Blair Sheetz Winchester Presbytery

Emma F Sale probate leaves estate to children

The will of Mrs Emma F Sale widow of Sid B Sale now probated in Freder ick county Circuit Clerk’s office leaves her Mountain Falls estate to all children equally except the home house and lot go to daughter Carrie H Miller. She also provides five hundred dollars to the heirs of John D Sale and five hundred to the heirs of P W Sale if mineral property proves valuable. No executor was named or qualified.

Emma F. Sale Sid B. Sale Mountain Falls Circuit Clerk’s Frederick County Carrie H. Miller Willie A. Ponton B. Sale Lillie B. Anderson Samuel T. Sale John D. Sale P. W. Sale

Meaning of Church Membership at Sunday Christian service

The First Christian Church announces Sunday morning service at 11 o'clock on the topic The Meaning of Church Membership. An 8 p m sermon titled Waxed Love follows. Sunday school begins at 9 45 a m with classes for all ages. The Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor meets 7 15 p m led by John A Spaid on Different Forms of Gambling and the Evil of It. Wednesday prayer is 7 30 p m and a special Endeavor meeting with preaching at 7 30 p m on Sept 16. Everyone is welcome.

First Christian Church Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor John A. Spaid

Woman takes baby to jail to serve sentence for alcohol violation

In Lynchburg Virginia Mrs Virginia Williams chooses jail over handing the child to charity. She receives sixty days in jail and a $50 fine for violating the state prohibition law. Edward Bryant shares a similar punishment claiming alcohol ownership. Her husband recently divorced and remarried. Bryant’s wife said her husband did not live with her or support her.

Lynchburg Associated Charities Virginia Williams Edward Bryant Bryant

Smallest Atlantic crossing letter found in London

A Christmas greeting arrived in London described as the smallest letter to cross the Atlantic. Cut with a diamond on a glass slide the message spans 143000th of a square inch and contains 59 words. A sea and island picture with trees and sun, framed by an ornamental border, accompanies it. every word is legible under an objective lens.

Atlantic London

Rail labor union chairmen discuss wage hikes for firemen and enginemen

Chicago reports that the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen prepared wage increase proposals as joint action with the Switchmen's Union, aiming for a 23.36 percent raise before contracts expire between now and January 1924. About 12,100 members would be affected by the request.

Associated Press Chicago Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen Switchmen’s Union T. C. Cashin

German Marks Worth Nothing in New York Exchange

The article notes the German mark rapidly devaluing in New York on September 7, with quotes at 134 cents per million, equating to 57,150,000 marks per dollar. It recalls prewar value of 23.8 cents per mark and estimates the 1 dollar purchase would have cost about 13.6 million dollars then.

Associated Press New York

Ford Modifies Offer on Muscle Shoals Project

Washington September 7 The administration proposed a modification of Henry Ford's bid for the government power and nitrate project at Muscle Shoals Alabama. Ford after talks with President Coolidge and Secretary Weeks took the proposal under advisement and negotiations were reopened when he arrived yesterday at the President's request.

Associated Press Washington Henry Ford Muscle Shoals Ala Detroit Coolidge Weeks Ford

Cattle Perish in Furiously Blizzard Across La Pampa

Thousands of cattle and sheep died in an unprecedented four day snow storm in La Pampa territory. Estimated value tops 56,000,000 pesos. The damage is reported by the Associated Press from Buenos Aires on September 7.

Associated Press Buenos Aires la Pampa

Druggist's Quick Access To P D Q Sealed Medicines

Advertises availability of P D Q medicine at local druggists including Franck Baker and Son. Mentions sealed double strength liquid form and that other leading druggists can obtain it.

P.D. Q Franck Baker & Son

traces of Alexander the Great and ancient date trade

The passage notes Alexander the Great’s campaign to India centuries ago and the enduring significance of the Makran Sind trade route. It describes dates as a staple for soldiers, with discarded date stones becoming progenitors of repeating groves along the route, signaling long lasting agricultural impact.

Alexander the Great India Iraq Iran Makran Sind

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