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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1923
Page
6
W Barton of Middle county Virginia and the United Yew Cadets prepare for forthcoming duties mentioned in a partially readable notice. The fragment references a sister in law and a 1864 era tone with mentions of officers and locations such as Kingston.
A 1923 writ from Governor Trinkle directs a citywide election in Winchester for a statewide vote on an act. The notice names polling places and sets voting hours on the first Monday in November, with City Sergeant Adam Forney listed as official.
Fragmented OCR item lists household goods including cash, closet, dining room, bed, desk, churn, sewing items, and small items as part of an execution sale in Illinois. The readable fragment mentions premises on Bastreet and specifies multiple unspecified personal items.
The report lists remaining officers from World War I era units. Cadet First Lieutenant Thomas W. Davis of Company C, now clerk of the Lynchburg courts, is noted as surviving. Judge Erskine Si Ross, from Company A, is also alive. Corporal Bolling W. Barton of Company B, now a physician in Middleburg, Va, survives. John G. James, a Roft Okla real estate dealer, survives from Company G. Otis A. Glazebrook, first corporal of Company G, an Episcopal clergyman, survives as United States Consul at Niece France.
A fragment quotes a Detroit Free Press line on the saddest life being the person who deems a thing worthless if others esteem it. The remark prompts introspection on value and social judgment.
A quirky item notes Paul and Phil, twins, arguing over birthdays with Phil proposing morning and afternoon shares. The piece blends odd facts and April Fools superstition about luck, love, and a man unable to sleep due to singleness and debt.
AP reports Chicago police net over 1000 arrests in a week end drive against illegal beer and liquor sales. United States District Attorney Olson says assistants will file about 100 injunction petitions weekly to shutter saloons for a year, claiming about 1 million dollars in real estate value will be removed from the market each week.
A New York Chicago and St Louis passenger train struck an automobile one mile west of Aroma Illinois last night killing four people. The victims include Mr Ray Hammond and Mrs Hammond of Aroma and their two year old son and Mrs Mary Cassidy mother of Mrs Hammond of Kankakee Illinois.
The Department of Justice filed a brief in Federal Court at Wilmington Delaware charging a conspiracy in the sale of German dye patents. The brief alleges violation of enemy alien property custody laws and criticizes former Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer and Francis P Garvin among others.
Research notes that true crows and relatives acquire portions of human speech when kept in captivity. Observers observe their sly behavior and vocal responses, suggesting learning beyond mere coincidence.
A fragment notes women in Serbian society receive help from both lower and middle classes. It suggests women sit with ease and are treated with courtesy in current times, reflecting social expectations and norms.
Testimony before a military commission describes masked bands burning houses in Tulsa in one night. A field wedding in Creek County with a bridegroom chained to a gas engine and pistols at his head is cited. Dr. G S Long, Tulsa legislator and Klan member, accuses 99 percent of Oklahoma National Guard of Klan ties and warns action only by N C Jewett, though leaders deny plans.
Martinsburg Journal recalls the era of a tough three-city baseball league with Martinsburg Winchester and Hagerstown as Attorney A. McIntire meets Eddie Dugan in Connellsville Pa. to reminisce about epoch events and fans the memories in a bus.
A Baltimore Sun advice note suggests marriage as a practical way to end a pursuit if you tire of courting. The piece frames marriage as a decisive trend in romantic matters for women readers.
Mrs. Mary Bender of Caro New Mexico at 84 remains active and plays piano with skill while visiting her childhood friend Mrs. Lucinda Bushman of Gettysburg Pa at the Grace Lutheran parsonage. Also visiting are Rev A A Kelly his wife and daughter Florence with others from Baltimore.
The article notes wind speed inside a tornado is not measured accurately and suggests no gauge can withstand the force as the funnel cloud may reach extraordinary speeds.
Public auction in front of Frederick County Court House Winchester Virginia on October 6 1928 at 12 oclock for the 148 acre farm once owned by the late Joseph Pifer near Armel seven miles southeast of Winchester on the Winchester and Front Royal turnpike. Terms: one third cash day of sale and two equal annual installments with interest secured by deed of trust and insurance policy. M M Lynch trustee Duvall and Dunn auctioneers 9-8-4wk s
Massive oak bedstead and kitchen range with oven, porcelain tank, and clothes for sale. Clear price marks twenty five dollars for bedstead and fifteen dollars for range and tank. Item location at 405 South Market Street San Francisco.
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