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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1922
Page
5
Winchester plans a big agricultural fair opening Tuesday at 10 AM with horse racing in the afternoon and the world’s greatest free act, automobile polo. Auto polo runs only the first two days, featuring Ford cars striking speeds and spectacular crashes as human cargo is hurled through the air.
Virginia enacts a lawEffective September 1 requiring magistrates and city officials who try offenders to issue certified receipts upon payment. Receipts must be presented on docketed judgments or property can be sold to cover the debt. Refused receipts go to the county clerk to show nonpayment. The change aims to recover funds previously lost through sloppy record keeping. Meanwhile Mrs Buckley and her daughter Miss Helen Buckley visit relatives in Front Royal Virginia.
Joe Newlin, Mrs A L Baker, Mr H B McCormac, Mr T J Burley, Mr Henry M Baker, Mr H H Shull and Mrs W A Baker are named in a public document. The snippet records individuals connected to a community notice or agenda.
Mrs. Anna Beck describes long standing foot pain and burning that ceased after using Gypsy Foot Relief. She reports skin softening corns fading and swelling down with shoes two sizes smaller, praising a quick three minute relief and recommending purchase from local druggists.
The Winchester Fair will feature a Mardi Gras atmosphere during evening shows with an East orchestra, grand hall decorations, gas balloons, confetti, serpentine, and paper hats for four days. Tuesday opening promises large crowds and special music, while boxed seating in the Grand Stand is nearly sold out with several patrons already committed.
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