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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1923
Page
4
The document recalls songs favored in a community, mentions dyn amite in waters and legal penalties, and warns dog owners about 1923 license compliance. Regular Game Warden F W Pingley appeals for cooperation to protect fish stocks, enforce dog licensing, and uphold clean sport.
A nostalgic verse by Mrs. Nina Glyn Anderson of Winchester Virginia extols the town and Shawnee Spring. It recalls old Winchester as unmatched in beauty and lore the spring’s waters bringing health happiness and memories of dusky maidens and painted Indians. Dedicated to the Kiwanis Club.
Aunt Lucretia, an old woman with bold fashion and lively display, stirs comments as she tours the street. The speaker defends her spirited nature against mockery and insists the ancient dame retains charm despite aging feints and social jeers.
The text discusses trespass on lands near the Blue Ridge and penalties for illegal hunting. It references warnings by owners or tenants, liability limits, and enforcement discretion. It notes that landowners or tenants can pursue damages and that certain provisions do not apply to bona fide hunters. It mentions act 2338 of 1922 and the role of landowners in enforcing property rights.
J C Hale and L J Cave summoned as jurors in U S District Court in Harrisonburg. Mrs H T Clemons returns home from Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore after treatment. Mrs Gus Orndagift and granddaughter Mamie Orndorff visit White Post. Various neighbors call at Mrs J C Hale’s home last week including Mrs L J Cave and Mrs De Witt Suddith with infant William Keller. Wise Kitchen improves from rheumatism to able to be out. Faye Clemons of Gore visits with her parents Mr and Mrs J C Hale. Elizabeth Suddith visits Mildred Williams in Stephens City. Mrs Frank Hetse returns to Washington Tuesday after saccont.
An advertisement extols Kellogg’s Bran as a natural cure for constipation, claiming it cleanses the system, removes toxins, and improves health. Instructions suggest two tablespoons daily, with meals, and note its palatability and culinary uses. Grocery stores stock Kellogg’s Bran and recipes accompany each package.
Mrs J C Hale and daughter accompanied her mother home. Henry Myers mills lumber for a new barn. Roxie Willis of Refuge visits aunt J C Hale. Hale loses another horse. third in two years. Frank Hausenfluck moves in with father near Stephens City. Carrie Hudson travels to Winchester to be with son Willie Hudson hurt at Handley School site. Howard White and family of Refuge visit Cave family. Rev Obaugh officiated at Friendship chapel. summer services start Sundays at 8 p.m. Miss Ruby Painter visits Adeine Abin.
Virginia's automobile department reports a surge in work with about 200000 cars in the state and an estimated 2590000 dollars collected this year in license taxes. Over a million pieces of mail will pass through the office, requiring trucking and more than forty helpers plus labor-saving devices. License tags are stored and issued to car owners statewide.
The 1910s special session increased the secretary of the commonwealth office duties, adding gasoline tax collection, a uniform headlight law, and a bus line licensing system. It also boosted inspectors and highlighted the early 1906 license fee of two dollars that funded highway use. James M Hayes leads the automobile division.
The Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of Baltimore will begin operation on April 25 under the new agricultural act. It will rediscount short term agricultural paper from Maryland and neighboring regions for agricultural credit entities. The bank has a $5,000,000 capital funded by the U. S. Treasury and will operate under the Farm Loan Board.
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