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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1931
Page
8
A large barn and a 40 acre wheat crop valued at over 1200 bushels burned late last night on Mark Mills’s farm four and a half miles southeast of Double Tollgate in Warren County. Mills was away on a business trip and unable to be informed. locals gathered but could not save the crop.
The West Virginia Horticultural Society holds its annual field day on Saturday August 8 at the University Experiment Station Kearneysville five miles east of Martinsburg on the Charles Town road. The all day program includes machinery and orchard equipment exhibits a 12 menu picnic lunch and talks by Dr John R Turner and E C Sherwood followed by markets outlook and a question box session. The society invites Virginia growers to attend noting last year's turnout exceeded 400.
8S. R. Williams of Merriman's Lane west of town had a scare when a wheel hit a hole sending him from a loaded wagon. He suffered a bruised head and minor arm and knee injuries but returned to work the next morning after joking about a fight with the ground.
Fannie E. McCombs brings trespass on the case in assumpsit against Twin-City Gas and Oil Corporation and L H Zinn in Winchester Corporation Court alleging slander over an embezzlement accusation. A memorandum was filed to bring defendants before the court, with the $10,000 damages claim to be detailed in the filing before the October rules.
Record shows no precipitation in the last 24 hours. Year to date rainfall for January through July totals 20.90 inches, versus 25.64 inches in the 1931 period. Monthly values list January 1.55 inches, February 0.48, March 72.22, April 1.79, May 1.19, June 3.06, July 0.84, August 0.54.
Clarke County reported 1 233 votes cast in the Democratic primary. John T. Lindsey won Greenway district for the Board of Supervisors with 126 votes to Funkhouser 107 and Stuart 96. Longmarsh district saw John M. Fishpan defeat Hugh F. Pierce 146 to 132. Summary of county results lists various ward tallies and totals.
A two hour conversation among Stalin and Shaw and Mrs. Astor is described in a headline style note. The piece hints at political appeasement language and a polite framing of the Soviet leader’s response.
The report notes it managed to pay dividends without selling apples, a rare positive sign amid broader difficulties. No additional assets or actions are specified.
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