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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1921
Page
6
In Winchester Virginia the Commissioner in Chancery fixes October 9 1921 as the time and place to hear the reference of the Lewis estate pending accounts and payments. Creditors heirs and interested parties are warned to appear and furnish their claims and be governed by the order.
In Frederick County Virginia an extract from a chancery decree directs that a Commissioner be appointed to determine ownership and shares of estate in the case of Tavis versus Brown et al. Publication notice to run four weeks in the Winchester Star. Hearing set for October first at 10 o clock, with all parties required to appear and present claims. AAS Reardon, Clerk.
Dublin reports Premier Lloyd George pressing peace talks as Britain faces opposition to more concessions. Public sentiment in England backs the stance that Britain has made all possible advances and should not yield further to Irish Republican demands. In Ulster, clashes erupt as armed groups confront opposing factions. three cyclists are stopped after a patrol encounter near Cookstown.
Springfield Sept. 16. Governor Len Small Vernon Curtis of Grant Park bank filed affidavits alleging Judge E R S Smith is prejudiced and cannot give a fair trial. Both indicted on embezzlement and operating a confidence scheme.
The British cruiser Dauntless arrived at Sandy Hook with 16 American Navy officers and sailors killed in the ZR-2 disaster in England. Flags flew at half mast as harbor craft and a guard of honor greeted the coffins at the Navy Yard chapel for military honors.
Health notes discuss fats and emulsification with Dr. Allen. It ranks fats by saponification readiness from fresh cream to lard and suet, noting liquid foods still require mouth action and should be properly agitated before swallowing.
In a small city, Ralph persuades Grace that spiritual phenomena prove survival. They enter a haunted house with Grace’s friend Beth, where a ghostlike Ralph appears as they confront the eerie noises, leading to a tense moment and a decision to leave together.
The article discusses labor in Melanesia and the New Hebrides where natives live with minimal effort, aided by female laborers. It notes recruiters face shortages as natives resist recruitment, driving up costs and prices for labor, with wages cited from £12 to £15 a year and veteran workers at £5 or £64 per year.
A quirky exchange features Farmer Countessel commenting on mosquitoes, noting that the language used to describe them has become so vivid that mentioning them seems unnecessary. The dialogue hints at a humorous rural conversation about pests and social talk.
Mrs Eva Trenary Stotler, wife of Charles Stotler, died after a long paralysis illness at Clarksburg W Va aged about 35. The funeral was held in Fairmont. She was daughter of Samuel Ot Trenary of Fairmont and native of Winchester. She spent much of her youth in Winchester and left two sisters Luey Widiekettle of Cumberland and Miss Fannie Trenary Ot.
Secretary Mellon announced the Treasury would offer farm loan bonds around October 1, 1926. The issue, aligned with Federal Land Bank financing, will bear 5 percent interest. The amount was not specified, but it was expected to be about 40 million dollars.
Four men trapped by a coal fall in the Wilson Creek mines of Hudson Coal near Carbondale Pa were rescued. Two were reached last night and the other two early today. all are reported little the worse for their ordeal.
The body of Sergeant J. Hinton of Company I 116th United States Payee Try, formerly the Second Virginia Regiment, killed in France on October 15 1918, is expected to be brought to Winchester at 6 PM by a guard from Hoboken NJ. His father EB W Hinton of Clearbrook was in town for the funeral arrangements to be held at Mount Hebron with Rev Lambert officiating, and Company I First Virginia Infantry under Captain Geo Grimm anticipated attending.
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