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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1923
Page
4
Barry Flood Byrd, publisher, entered at Winchester Virginia post office as second class matter, published daily except Sunday. The Evening Star Publishing Co. is consolidated with News The Weekly News and Weekly The Weekly Mirror in Winchester Virginia.
An 1923 Cumberland Maryland column urges adherence to posted speed limits on motor routes. It notes many drivers ignore signs and speed violations cause accidents, calling for strict enforcement and public compliance to reduce danger on roads.
Continued report outlines the Handley High construction overseeing by Harry F. Byrd, Stewart Bell, and Stuart H. Edmunds. W. W. Hammond leads the construction staff with engineers, foremen, clerks, and bookkeepers. The text lists dozens of teachers and staff with their training and years at Harrisonburg, Winchester, and surrounding schools.
A scanned roster of 48 teachers shows many educators with Virginia ties and Harrisonburg or Winchester roots. The document details each teacher’s hometown or state, normal school background, college sessions, and years taught in the county or nearby schools. Natives include seventeen from Virginia and eleven from other states.
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