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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1922
Page
4
An OCR fragment lists publication details for The Evening Star at Win Virginia, noting second class mailing, carrier rates, and pricing for The News Weekly Times and The Weekly Mirror with a Bell phone listing. It references various Virginia editions and subscrption prices.
A line credits the Associated Press as the exclusive source for republication of its news dispatches, with credit to the paper for non AP material as applicable.
A Richmond Times Dispatch sketch honors Alexander Graham Bell who died yesterday. It lauds his brilliance and the telephone as a modern necessity, noting his life-long scientific contributions and impact on civilization. The piece reflects on his enduring legacy and the human cost of progress.
Western apple shippers and state commissions challenge northern railroads plan to raise rates from the Pacific coast to Virginia Georgia and the Carolinas. Interstate Commerce Commission orders set aside schedules that would lift the apple rate by up to 52 cents per 100 pounds.
Mrs George Lee entertained Saturday night at Guilford in honor of Miss Elizabeth Lee and her entourage from Jes Town and nearby towns. Attendees included Roberta Kendrick, David Kendrick, and several gentlemen from Charles Town, Berryville, and Winchester.
A fragment lists Mr and Mrs W W LaRue at Mount Point with Dr W Fritts and daughters Mary Elizabeth and Virginia. Several locals, including Miss Georgie Ashby and Mrs J F Kennerly, travel to visit relatives in Virginia towns and attend events.
At Lancaster Pennsylvania on the opening day of the eastern zone handicap J R Johnson of Pittsburg defeated Clarence B Platt of Bridgeton NJ by breaking 137 of 160. Claude B Stickley of Vaucluse VA tied for Red Rose trophy with Sam Vance Ed Hellyer and George McCarty with 99. Steve Crothers won the doubles crown with 94 of 50 pairs. Stickley also took class B honors.
Fairview church will host a Saturday August 12 picnic and ice cream festival starting at 2 PM for the Sunday school benefit. A baseball game will follow with music by the Highview Cornet Band. Lunches and refreshments will be served on the grounds.
Rev. T J Lambert pastor of Belmont Church Roanoke was struck by an automobile Sunday night July 23. His right arm was broken in two places and he suffers from severe shock. The Baltimore Southern Methodist notes he was former presiding elder for Winchester district.
Stephens City residents welcomed relatives and friends from Harrisonburg Towson Smithfield and Charleston as well as Newport News and Richmond. Local events include sermons at Trinity Lutheran Church and relatives visiting for summer.
Wholesale prices listed for wheat, butter, flour, and eggs with notes on hogs and chickens. Market table shows ranges for spring wheat, local flour, meals, and cotton seed meal, plus a closing Baltimore reference and a quote about aging from a Baltimore feature.
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