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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1924
Page
5
Excerpt advertises a home remedy claiming sage tea and sulphur can darken gray hair and restore color and luster. The pitch emphasizes invisibility of the process and affordable price, suggesting quick results.
The estate of the late Dr. J Lawrence Whitlock will be sold at public auction at the Winchester Virginia courthouse on September day. The property lies on the west side of the Valley Turnpike and includes a ten room modern dwelling with plumbing and heating. The lot fronts 50 feet on the turnpike and extends 200 feet west, including the house lot and an adjoining parcel. Terms are one third cash and the rest in two equal annual installments within two years, with bonds of the purchaser secured. Signed by B Beverley clerk of the Winchester Corporation Court.
Public sale conducted by trustee A.G. Swanson on August 30 1924 at 11 o clock in front of the Court House in the Cloister area for the city property of C T Wyndham located on North Braddock Street with 67 feet frontage and an alley 33 feet 1 inch wide. Lovett Bros hold a right of way and a four foot alley for rear access. Property includes a substantial building with two store rooms and a pricing flats. Terms require one third cash and balance in noncontingent installments with a fire insurance policy on the buildings.
Public sale of two woodland tracts in Frederick County Virginia from the Everly vs Fawcett case. Sale set for September 1924 in Winchester with one property of about one acre and the other larger, both under a deed of trust to secure purchase. Terms: one day cash plus balance due in two bonds over two years with interest, bond penalties specified. Special commissioners Lynch Ames and Reardon oversee. bond and plat available for viewing.
Marquette directors approve a proposal to unite the Pere Marquette with four railroads including Nickel Plate Erie and Ohio, creating an eastern trunk with over 44 000 miles of track. The plan aims to obtain Interstate Commerce Commission authorization by week’s end. Letters will be sent to holders inviting exchange of securities for new Nickel Line assets.
Marquette approves a proposal to control and operate eight rail carriers, forming a large system akin to major lines under the Nation Act of 1920 and the Interstate Commerce Commission plans. The grouping, voluntary among the five carriers, would rank as the third largest east of the Mississippi with over 9,000 miles of actual roadway and 14,000 miles of track and siding. Total road values plus leases and assets exceed 1.5 billion dollars.
Charles A. Ford of Front Royal Va was reelected moderator of the Shenandoah Baptist Association at the opening session in Martinsburg W Va. The assembly also elected a vice moderator Rev Charles A Hall of Luray Va and other officers. The Boyce Baptist congregation celebrated its new brick church, costing about 10000, now nearly paid. a debt-lifting campaign was planned for next Sunday.
I D Bites of Shenandoah Valley reports sharp growth in visitors to Luray Caverns with auto traffic up about fifty percent over last year. Cars from New York District of Columbia Maryland West Virginia and Pennsylvania fill the caverns daily with 150 to 175 autos, drawing 600 to 700 visitors. Train excursions total 26, with two per week booked into November, and 8,000 to 10,000 excursionists often travel from Pennsylvania New Jersey and New York to the Valley.
Market report lists scattered price quotes and corrections for local grains and livestock. It mentions wheat flour corn straw and cattle with unclear figures but indicates daily price activity and potential errors in the listing.
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