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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1923
Page
4
A joint consolidation note credits The Associated Press as the exclusive source for republication of all AP dispatches and certain local news items. The merger involves Trem, The Weekly News, The Weekly Simoes, and The Weekly Mirror with explicit republication rights stated.
In the August 29, 1923 edition, the editorial weighs pay as you go versus bond funding for Virginia road projects. It argues the referendum result may not settle the question and previews potential shifts toward a large bond program if plans proceed.
The poem recalls aging and memory with reflections on wintery seas and past joys. It contrasts lively youth with faded years and old folks at a booth, mentioning long memories, weathered bodies, and days gone by. The voice laments time and honors nostalgic games and people from earlier days.
A reflective meditation on aging and the sorrow of time passing, portraying the twilight years of those who once enjoyed vigor and youth, now marked by diminished strength and memory. The piece contemplates the universal fate of aging with somber, lyrical prose.
Dabney Harrison, Clarke County Farmers Union president, spoke to about 2000 at Woodstock Fair Grounds Shenandoah Aug 11 on Politics and Agriculture. He urged price stabilization for farm products, criticized railroads and highway spending, and urged electing farmers over lawyers and politicians.
The National Industrial Conference Board reports July 1923 cost of living 61.9 percent higher than July 2014 with a 1.1 percent monthly rise driven by food clothing and rent costs. Rents reach record highs while fuel eases and sundries hold steady.
The list shows unclaimed letters for the week ending August 25 1923 at Winchester Virginia. Patrons must pay one cent per letter. entries include Fisheral Herbert Lichliter Miss Sadie Lake Joe Lantz Levi Kimp Miss Ida M Tevalt H A een F O H N Kern Acting Postmaster.
Dr. Frank P. Koontz, lifelong Stanley resident known as the Virginia county doctor, died after a long illness. He rode through Paget County to the Blue Ridge to serve patients for nearly 50 years. Survived by two children in Washington DC, Lake Winfield Koontz and Mrs. George C. Haddox.
Residents from Virginia and Maryland attended the Burkhart Reunion held last Saturday at Mangansville Maryland. Attendees included Jacob Virgie Wilmer Jonas Burkhart and son Lester Mr and Mrs Newton Burkhart Mr and Mrs Bern Miller Mr Shelton Bly and daughter Ethel Bly Mrs Virginia Robertson and Miss Marie Orndorff. The gathering was described as a most enjoyable day with relatives and friends.
A Sunday roundup lists lives of Mountain Falls residents including John Henry, Bryant Lineburg, Lena Hodson, C. W. Orndorff and Marlboro kin, John Fisher buying a truck, Ester Williams visiting parents James Singhass of Option, Hugh Ashwood and family.
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