Shenandoah Valley National Bank to Auction Walter Gore Estate
The Shenandoah Valley National Bank of Winchester Virginia under the will of Walter T Gore will publicly auction three farms near Winchester on August 26 1922 at 10 AM. Tracts include a 52 acre site with home and outbuildings a 100 acre home farm and a 71 acre Hodgson property with timber. Terms: one third cash balance by two bonds due in one and two years with 6 percent interest, subject to reservations including crops and tenant occupancy. bids may be offered separately or as a whole.
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Walter T. Gore
Corporation Court
City of
Winchester
Virinia
Shenandoah Valley National Bank of
Virginia
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Perry C. Gore
Hal R. Lupton
Frederick County
Northwestern Turnpike
Opequon
Grimes
George W. Loy
Robert Hodgson
Shenandoah Valley
National Bank OF
Stewart Bell
W .S. Hiett
R. Gray Williams
Counsel
Public sale of desirable city property in Winchester Virginia
A public auction at Winchester Court House on August 12 1982 offers a triangular property near the B and O Depot. The 40 by 87 foot lot includes a seven room brick residence with terms one third cash and two equal annual installments secured by a deed of trust and insurance. Special Commissioner M M Lynch signs the notice following a 1922 decree Amanda Cook vs Philip Chase et al.
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Corporation Court
Winchester
Virginia
Amanda Cook
Philip Chase
Court House
East Piccadilly Street
M. M. Lynch
Duvall & Dunn
Cumberland Evening Leader Suspends Publication
The Cumberland Evening Leader ceases publication temporarily under founder Lee Weymouth who cites lack of linotype operators and strike conditions in the industry. He notes efforts to hire from the Pacific coast, and reflects on friends and enemies formed during its run. Mrs. Miller Fletcher travels to Boston Watertown and Bar Harbor for an extended visit.
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Cumberland
Cumberland Evening Leader
Lee Weymouth
Pacific
Weymouth
Miller Fletcher
Boston
Watertown
Mass
Bar Harbor
Ninth District News Pleasing to Democrats in Virginia
Tazewell Virginia August 9 Democrats in the Ninth district cheer the Republican nomination of State Senator John Hassinger to succeed C Bascom Slemp. They feared Crockett Bowen would run and be formidable. Democrats expect a national Republican swing and strong support for George C Peery to help carry the district.
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Tazewell
John H. Hassinger
Abingdon
C. Bascom Slemp
Democrat&s
Ceeeer Ten
Crockett Bowen
Southwest
Bowen
Ninth
George C. Peery
Slemp
State crops break records with excellent growing season
Reports to the Department of Agriculture in Richmond say corn oats tobacco peas beans and other crops are about the best in years. Favorable weather aided growth while recent heavy rains slowed field work but farmers are now cleaning up and advancing harvest preparations.
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Department of Agriculture
Richmond
State Plans Farmer Surveys On Crop Acreage
The state division of agricultural statistics with the US division of crop authority sends inquiry forms to 42 farmers asking for acres planted in various crops this year and last year. Officials urge prompt completion to verify crop estimates essential to farmers’ interests.
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State Division of Agricultural Statistics
United States
Division of Crop Agthority
State Department of Agriculture
Cooling Moth Hints Lead Arsenate Sprays For Hood River
Hood River growers follow Hood River Experiment Station guidance to spray arsenate of lead for coolling moth control after high temperatures suggest increased worm activity. A second spray is due around August 15. Apply six pounds arsenate of lead per 300 gallons with one pound caseinate spreader per 300 gallons and ensure full tree coverage including inner canopies and tree tops.
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Hood River, Ore
Leroy Childs
Hood River Experiment Station
Hood River Valley
Childs
45 Snakes Slain in One Battle at Briery Branch
In Briery Branch Virginia on August 9 a family group led by James Hounshell and his three sons Preston Sam and Quuther along with two locals killed forty five snakes at one spot with clubs and rocks. The cache included fourteen copperheads and the hillside yielded more reptiles after an initial discovery under a stone. Crowds said it was the largest collection of snakes ever seen at once.
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Harrigonburg
Briery Branch
There's a Reason Flora Declares Suitor Must Look Her in Eye
Dora quips with humor about engagement as Flora insists on eye contact in conversations. The dialogue appears in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
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Flora
Dora
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Virginia High Schools Progress in 1921 22
Virginia reports significant growth in public and private four year high schools for 1921 22. Enrollment rose from 32 996 to 41 188 with 4 081 graduates. City and rural schools show strong attendance and gender distribution figures.
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Virginia
Harris Hart
Henry G. Ellis
Hart
Legionnaires to Visit Royalty on European Pilgrimage
Major and Mrs. B. M. Roszel of Winchester sail with 50 American ex service men and 13 women for Cherbourg aboard the President Roosevelt. The group, short of the original 200, will attend royal receptions and state dinners in Paris Brussels and London hosted by Millrand Belgium’s King Albert and England’s King George I.
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B. M. Roszel
Winchester
Europe
New York
Cherbourg
President Roosevelt
Legion
National Guard
Millerand
France
Paris
Albert
Belgium
Brussels
George I
England
Sweethearts of York United in Front Royal Wedding
A longtime friendship culminated in the marriage of Mrs. F. W. Snyder and W. S. Brown. The ceremony took place at the Afton Inn Front Royal with about a score of friends in attendance. The bride wore navy blue faille silk and roses. Rev. D. L. Snyder officiated.
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Front Royal
F. W. Snyder
W. S. Brown
Washington
Afton Inn
D. L. Snyder
Blizzard Seeks West Virginia Legislature Seat
William Blizzard, acquitted in May at Charles Town on treason charges linked to the Logan county miners invasion, is named by Republicans for the Kana Wha county seat in the West Virginia legislature. Fred Mooney, mine workers secretary, also tops the GOP ticket. Democrats expect a strong showing and possible victory for two candidates as conservative Republicans back their nominees.
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William Blizzard
Charles Town
Logan County
West Virginia
Kanawha County
Fred Mooney
Farm Employee Found Dead Near Shenandoah River
Charles Campbell of Mount Jackson was found dead in a Barnes farm wheat field near Strasburg Virginia near the Shenandoah river. He was last seen cutting weeds with a scythe and presumed to have died from heart trouble. He is survived by his mother Mrs. Harvey Campbell a brother and four sisters.
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Strasburg Va
Charles Campbell
Mount Jackson
Barnes Farm
Shenandoah River
Philip Jenkins
Campbell
Barnes
Harvey Campbell
Winchester Hotel Plan Sees $24 000 Annual Profit Promise
The proposal argues a $300 000 investment in a 100 room Winchester hotel could yield $24 000 a year after debt costs and a 7 percent preferred stock dividend. They trimmed estimated earnings to $85 000 a year, assuming economical management, with Lee Grant offer for first year management and a $2650 monthly salary plus bonus after obligations are met. Subscriptions aim for $200 000 to begin excavation at Market and Piccadilly. Local supporters back the project as meeting a growing need for hotel capacity.
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Pace
Winchester
Williams
Xee
Automobile Tourist Sea Manager
Mkes
Lee Grant
C. L. Harding
Market and
Piccadilly Streets
W. A. Ryan
Winchester Gas Company
Mr. Ryan
Jack
Drak, C. Stuart
J. Henry Moling
Robert L. Gray
Ship sunk in Cork harbor blocks Cork entrance
A trans Atlantic steamer arriving at Queenstown reported that Cork city entrance was blocked by a vessel sunk across the river Io. Irregulars in control of the city aimed to deter a repeat of the provisional government coup by landing troops from the sea at Tralee.
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Dublin
Queenstown Harbor
Cork City
Tralee
Republicans to Hold State Meeting in Roanoke
The Republican state executive committee met in Roanoke and set September 18 as the state convention date to nominate a U S senator to oppose Claude Swanson. District conventions for congressional candidates were ordered in five districts. Four women were elected to the state executive committee.
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Republican State Organization
Roanoke
C. C. Conrad
Harrisonburg
B. B. Bowman
Woodstock
Charles A. Hammer
United States
Claude Swanson
Tey Ure
Elizabeth Kern
Winchester
M. M. Caldwell
J. A. Sable
Norfolk
Lincoln
Marion
Cattle Receipts Show Increase at Union Stock Yards
Baltimore news reports a near doubling of cattle receipts at Union Stock Yards Clearmont for the week ending yesterday noon with 3006 head received. Prices rose slightly for choice steers and heifers while butcher grades fell about 25 cents. bulls and cows eased and hog shipments dropped to about half of last week.
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Baltimore
Union Stock Yards
Clearmont
Byrd Heads to Ninth District for Fall Campaign
Mr. H. F. Byrd, chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee, left today for Bristol and other points in the Ninth district to confer regarding the fall campaign.
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H. F. Byrd
Democratic State Central Committee
Bristol
Eat Apples Every Day Doctor Sway
A brief health note urges daily apple consumption to support wellness with a tongue in cheek caution toward medical advice and routine habits.
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Doctor Sway
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Portland
Glaize & Brother
All Qualities
Walter ‘T. Gore
Harrison Campbell
Frick County
City Property
J. B. Beverley
Venture Bails
Legionaires
York
Blizzard
Cork Harbor
The
Associated Press
H. K. Green
Moling & Seal the
Footer’s Dye Works
the Rug Store Agency
Hamburger’s
N. Main St
Jessie Hillyard
E. Water Street
I. H.C
C. 1
Brumback
Bro
the League Shoe Store
Piccadilly Street
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