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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1922
Page
4
The Evening Star publisher Byrd died at the Winchester post office. The notice appears in old-time Wisconsin or Virginia newspaper typography, referencing Star Publishing Co and 34 year subscription details.
The August 7 1922 dispatch argues against a so called political machine in Virginia politics. It cites Swanson’s campaign and warns against suspicions of organized influence while praising voters for endorsing solid public service and urging unity among aspirants for public office. It notes a game tomorrow Strasburg at Harrisonburg.
A fragmentary reminiscence tells of a horse and hat, a seven mile per hour pace, and a clash between a storyteller and Peterkin over the tale. The exchange ends with bedtime and disbelief in the recount.
A fragment from a Walt Mason piece titled Giplpling Rhymes unfolds as a playful bedtime anecdote. It recalls a fatherly or storyteller frame with a child Jay and a whimsical ride, hinting at nostalgic, rural imagery and gentle humor.
Daily wholesale prices for wheat, corn, flour, butter, and poultry with ranges for spring chickens hens ducks and other items. Includes local flour barrels, middlings, cotton seed meal, and hogs lambs with noted corrections from the previous day.
List of unclaimed letters for the week ending August 5 1922. Recipients must pay one cent per letter. Names include B C Beck Miss Dorothy Beaty Miss Cline Dunie Netherlain Edward Palmer Miss Sarah Snapp Henry Trenear M B Wheatley Ed Watters Mrs Jennie Watters and others. postmaster Sibert signs.
Schedule lists Winchester league games both home and away in the Shenandoah Valley League with dates including Aug 28 July 24 June 26 and matchups with Boyce and Woodstock. Home and away games are noted around dates in August and July.
A public appeal invites residents to join a cooperative civic effort to fund Winchester's new gas system. The note recalls past fears of gas adoption 69 years ago and urges immediate signatures for shared stock at 21 West Piccadilly, comparing to earlier missed opportunities with Northern Virginia stock.
A long list of new names appears under the heading Read Tomorrow's Star Names New Recruits. The compiled roster includes Cecil H. Bailey Wm M Lupton C A Bahlman H M Darlington and many others, ending with banks contracted as fiduciary agents for the American Gas Improvement Company.
State Senator John H. Hassinger was nominated by acclamation as the Republican candidate for Congress from the Ninth district at Bristol. The 50 year old Virginian who moved from Pennsylvania is believed worth over a million dollars with lumber holdings at Konnarock. He has served three years in the State Senate, defeating Bristol Mayor George W. Warren, and urged immediate party work for his election.
Mrs. Mary Janney hosted a gathering at her Albun home on Friday. Mrs. Lela Smith visited village friends on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Newlin Cather of Opequon called on Mrs. J S Yeakley recently. Mrs. Lela Janney visited friends here last week. Mrs. J H Clayton called in the village recently. Mr. and Mrs. E W Cather of Winchester visited their son Russell Cather on Thursday.
Carver and McVicar at 180 S Market St showcase a fine line of pottery baskets and porch rugs enhancing the storefront with varied crafts and home decor for shoppers.
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