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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1923
Page
3
Double dwelling of six rooms each on Main Street. Menthew’s payments if desired, $2,700. 68 foot building lot, well located, $2,500. 50 foot building lot, $750. 5 lots, 50 by 150 feet, easy payments, $500 each.
Notices warn debtors to pay only the undersigned for tombstone accounts. No other agent or person has authority to collect outstanding amounts on behalf of Funk & Son.
The 4th Regiment's Col. Vicn Williams led a landing party during the Battle of Manila Bay and, after reaching an improvised fort, hauled down the Spanish flag and raised the Stars and Stripes. The historic flag now rests in the Navy Department with the Spanish banner beneath.
Paris reports concern over Germany after Ruhr passive resistance. French fears of a Bavarian nationalist move and mild Bolshevik disturbances in Prussia grow as authorities worry about unrest across states and potential Rhineland influence.
Official circles say allied troops will not clash with locals and will assume civil and military authority in occupied territories. French apathy toward the separatist movement is noted, and the absence of other governments leaves order responsibility to the occupying powers. If passive resistance ends in violence, the allies may impose a new regime of occupation.
The Martinsburg Journal notes a large influx of football fans to Winchester Va Shawnee Heights Field to see the Quantico Marines clash with Washington College Chestertown Md. kickoff is 2 pm parking available no reserved seats.
The article notes a low scoring 6 to 0 win by V M I and suggests Washington College may pose a stronger challenge. It praises Marine players as humorous stars who may be among the nation’s best, forecasting an entertaining contest regardless of outcome.
Martinsburg Sept 26. In 23 months in this state 15 of 16 prohibition enforcement agents were killed or injured. Dr O M Pullen superintendent of the West Virginia Anti-Saloon League said six officers were killed and only one convicted and sentenced. Sheriff William Dean was praised for enforcing the prohibition law. Mass meeting urges 1923 Legislature to add temperance lessons in schools and to stress individual duty to curb public drunkenness.
Messrs M Lohn Capper and Charles P McVicar the newly elected councilmen from the second and first wards respectively took the oath of office before Clerk J B Beverley of the Corporation Court and attended a special council meeting. Capper is an entirely new member while McVicar has served for years and was absent only briefly.
A vacancy in the first ward led to the selection of Mr McVicar to fill the seat while the move from the Second ward occurred.
Attorney Lake J. Frazier has moved his law office from North Main to 36 Roads Avenue and will share offices with Attorney John M. Steck at the new address. Frazier occupies the front office and Steck the rear.
Mr. W F Crum general agent of the Cunard Company spends a day in Winchester as guest of Richards. He meets fruiters and shippers in Cunard and Anchor lines and Richards Bros are local agents during the visit.
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