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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1920
Page
8
The review lauds Sullivan for a powerful story and strong writing as Sex shines with truth, moral clarity, and polished production. It calls it one of the year's best pictures, surpassing prior praised films and drawing strong screen praise. Screen followers are urged to attend tonight and tomorrow night.
The Wizard Richards brings a grand show to the Empire next Monday and Tuesday, September 6 and 7. His act features a thousand wonders with Carlond of Effects, touring America's leading cities to acclaim. The production includes elaborate scenery and costumes, promising a season’s best entertainment.
Reverend H W Robbins of Clearfield praises the screening of Sex at The Empire Theater, noting the film’s far reaching moral message and urging married couples to see it. The playhouse advertises showings tonight and tomorrow night.
Highland County reports large potato production with ground full of tubers. Farmers faced seed potato shortages last spring and paid high prices to neighbors. Now producers forecast prices dropping to about 60 cents per bushel this fall as yields fill available space.
For sale a 21 percent ton truck in good order advertised for farm work or apple haul. Contact CHAS F NELSON for details.
In Trenton on August 31 a crowd of about one hundred bathers pelted Rev. Frederick Kopfman with overripe tomatoes stones and sticks as he rode past Washington Crossing en route to the railroad station. Kopfman had criticized summer colonists saying Washington Crossing is too sacred to be shamed. He attacked girls clothing prompting further controversy.
The Virginia Conference of the United Brethren Church in Christ holds its 121st session in Cumberland Maryland from September 15 to the following Sunday. Bishop W M Bell of Harrisburg Pennsylvania will preside and Rev Dr A S Hammack of Dayton Virginia serves as conference superintendent. The Winchester and Frederick County United Brethren Churches are connected with the Virginia Conference.
Dr. R. B. Snapp of Berryville serves as delegate from the Virginia State Dental Association to the National Dental Association meeting in Boston. He will be away from his Berryville office until September 1. Snapp, a son of G. O. and Mrs. Snapp of Winchester, formerly served in the U S Navy dental corps.
Two fruit growers in Clarke county plan orchard expansion this fall. S. S. Polhamus will plant fifteen additional acres of Staymans Black Bens Yellow Transparent and Delicious varieties. H C Warden has increased his fall order from 1 000 to 2 500 trees including Black Bens Staymans and Delicious.
Dr A P Thomson orders a large shipment of peach trees to plant ten additional acres near Summit Point. The selections include Elberta, Heath Cling, Geer Smock, Fox Seedlings, Mountain Rose, and Greensboro varieties.
The Star publishes today a detailed list of wholesale prices for dairy meat and grains from local markets. Entries include butter creamery at 58 cents, young chickens at 28 to 31 cents, hogs at various quotes, wheat at 2.70, corn at 9.00, barley 1.25, and flour prices for barrel and sack formats, along with feed and seed costs and related commodities.
The article argues women entering politics will find many fields open to them including sanitation beautification and child care. It notes rat extermination is a nationwide campaign but women will aid by urging the effort rather than performing the actual rat killings.
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