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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1922
Page
4
The Evening Star lists postage rates for Win Virginia and carries Associated Press material. The page includes Walt Mason verse about a Happy Lad with quirky rhymes and a mock commentary on wealth and wishful riches, concluding with a copyright note.
The council discussed annexation finances and a plan to refund banks over five years. They approved a $18 000 loan and ordered street improvements including 3/4 mile of new paving, 5 000 feet of gutters, and sewer work on Kent Street with funds split between sewer and water accounts.
The council considers a petition against issuing a license for a hall run by Harry Ranson. A plan to decorate City Hall for the Confederate Veterans reunion is discussed with a possible $100 allotment from the contingent fund. A Washington, D. C. resident seeks city rat control contracts, but the proposal is laid on the table.
Public sale announced by Special Commissioner Herbert S. Larrick in the Frederick County Virginia chancery case Toledo Scales Co. et al versus J W Aleshire et al. Two parcels, Lot A 75.5 sq poles with a two story frame store, Lot B 0.5 acre with dwelling. Terms: one third cash, balance in two yearly installments secured by mortgage and insurance. Sale at 11 AM in front of Winchester County Court House.
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