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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1922
Page
4
The fragment shows postal and publishing information for The Evening Star with publisher name Harry Flood Byrd and distribution details at Win Vax. It lists class matter and related newspaper lines, typical of a masthead or imprint notice.
A terse AP preview notes ongoing testing for this newspaper with references to presale and editorial testing. The brief mentions no specific events, dates, or names beyond the Associated Press attribution.
The article argues the car is the era’s leading killer with about ten thousand deaths and forty thousand injuries yearly. It notes most crashes stem from carelessness and praises law enforcement, while condemning persistent dangerous drivers and insufficient penalties.
The verse envisions a cheerful New Year with bustling optimism. It jokes about plentiful crops, revived fortunes, and lofty dreams, imagining generous inheritances and lavish purchases as the year begins. The tone is playful and celebratory, with a hopeful outlook for delights ahead.
The piece criticizes the Hardin administration for defying public sentiment and serving privileged interests, notably large corporations and campaign fund contributors. It cites passage of the ship bonus bill with a 24 vote margin amid a 168 majority and laments farmers facing hardship while profiteering groups gain.
The administration, accused of caving to powerful interests, pushed a special rule to pass a relief bill for the railroads and a coast wise shipping monopoly. Critics say the move grants exemption from taxes and a large loan, rescuing favored corporations while dismissing labor and industrial justice.
Frank P. Wilson, field secretary for Christian Endeavor in Virginia, will speak at a mass meeting for Winchester youth at First Christian Church Braddock and Clifford streets Sunday at 3 pm. He also speaks at 11 am Sunday at First Christian and 7:30 pm at United Brethren Church. A large turnout is expected for the union youth rally.
Miss Martha Reely and Miss Blanche Smith hosted a bridal shower for Ruth Ritter at Idahlia home in Stephens City on a Friday evening. Guests watched Ritter remove rocks symbolizing gifts guiding her path to marriage to Julius Lee Hottel of Washington, D. C. A kewpie centerpiece and rose decor highlighted a 10:30 dining event with socialists serving refreshments.
The Virginia State Highway Commission plans a Woodstock office led by a District Supervisor with a team of stenographers engineers clerks and craftsmen. The site will oversee highway construction and maintenance across five Northern Virginia counties including Page Warren Clarke Frederick and Shenandoah. Projects include Lee Highway from New Market to Luray the Valley Pike reroute over Fishers Hill and the Front Royal Winchester Pike.
At a December 4 meeting of the Board of Supervisors held in the Clerk’s Office of the Frederick County Circuit Court Virginia the season on pheasants turkeys and deer is closed in a defined tract of the county including Jack Creek Road west to the West Virginia line Gore to Hayfield Fountain Road Hayfield to Warrensville Capen Springs to Back Creek Road and related areas.
Wanted to rent a small farm or house with garden or garage near Winchester Virginia for possession January 1 1923. Send particulars and price to Box No. 1 Higginsville West Virginia. 8-6t
An advertisement touts sage tea as a way to darken gray hair and restore natural color. It promises a glossy, lustrous look after one or two applications, with mention of easy use and discreet results.
The bureau of markets notes large lot sales by major jobbers with moderate demand and dull movement. New York oranges show best Baldwin and Rhode Island kinds at $4.25 to $4.50, ordinary to poor color $3.50 to $4. Deli run apples $3, Northwestern fancy large to small sizes mixed with $1.60 to $3 ranges across varieties and colors.
Arrests reported in Baltimore area on November 8 4w with Thomas and Company at 1015 West Baltimore Street. Street address details indicate local enforcement actions and business notices within the city.
In ANNE a Near East conference session, Turkey declined to support a national home for Armenians or a framework for minority rights. Marquis Izon warned Angora that blocking minority protections harms the talks, with Ismet Pasha blaming Greek devastation for much of Turks’ suffering and loss.
The engagement of Mrs. Ida Jane Dutton of New York Second Vice President of the League of Professional and Business Women to Elmer Hedges receiver for the New York Railway was announced at a league meeting at Cafe Boulevard last week.
Mr Hedges elected an honorary member of the league. Mrs Dutton, widow of 130 East Sixty seventh Street, has welfare work ties and serves as business manager of the Women's Exchange. Hedges born in Elizabeth New Jersey, Princeton graduate class of 184, previously City Magistrate Deputy Attorney General New York. No wedding date set.
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