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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1921
Page
1
The article compares conditions in western New York and the local district focusing on fungous and insect injuries. It details pests such as the cooling moth curculio lesser apple worm and leaf roller with emphasis on red aphid like bugs. It outlines a four and sometimes five spray calendar including lime and sulphur arsenate of lead and nicotine for aphids and red bugs.
The Empire presents a double feature lineup with six reel Paramount subjects for tonight and next week. Tonight Pola Negri stars in Passion and Gypsy Blood, while Tuesday showcases Annette Kellerman in What Women Love.
A wireless receiving set promises endless year round interest for boys and families. Visit the Radio Room at 19 North Main Street in the studio of Laurence Vv. Jolliffe nearby Orchard Supply Co at 1671p-21 for details and purchase.
A street sale announcement lists gloves offered at No. 23 East Water Street with afternoon hours and emphasis on bargains for shoppers.
Alumni banquet and dance to be held on December 27. Tickets available at Baker and Shryock's.
Isaac F. Marcosson international correspondent for the Saturday Evening Post will give a free Handley lecture at City Hall Auditorium next Thursday night at 8 30. He has reported from Europe and will discuss world conditions and the restoration of prosperity for farmers and buyers in Europe. He will also lunch Thursday as guest of the Rotary Club.
The Flower Shop announces new stock arriving now including poinsettias primroses cyclamen cherries and other blooming plants for Christmas display or gifting.
Paris mourns the death of Charles Camille Saint-Saens, famed French musician and composer. He died in Algiers yesterday at age 86.
Manila reports more than 250 natives drowned when a tidal wave struck Tpajay and Macato on Negros Island on November 26. Thousands of livestock perished and rice crops were ruined. 52 Ibajay residents were swept from their homes. Province wide losses estimated at $2,000,000. Red Cross to aid.
Seven men were arrested by state troopers at Dry Branch on Cabin Creek in Kanawha County in connection with the death of John Gore deputy sheriff of Logan County who was killed during the Blair Mountain march last summer. No resistance was offered by the arrestees.
A large meeting of the Robert Y. Conrad Post of the American Legion approved purchasing the Boy Scout Building on North Main Street for a permanent post home. Commander W. A. Baker outlined financing and committee plans as the post prepares to occupy the three story facility with gym, pool, and recreation rooms. National Commander Colonel Hanford MacNider plans to attend a formal opening in early January.
The Shenandoah Valley National Bank invites enrollment in its Best Christmas Club. Members renew yearly. refer friends and business associates. This year offers a $5.00 business men's club paying $250 next December with interest. payments can be made in advance and mailed to members early in December.
Orchestra Empire presents a remarkable program of pictures with no increase in prices. Shows scheduled for 6 30 and 9 o clock.
Advertisement notes more than thirty kinds of candies at 25 cents per pound with a special price to schools and Sunday schools at People’s Bargain Store.
Miss Opal Robinson, president of the Girls' Athletic Association, entertained the council at Tokus for a Christmas party. Guests drew names for secret gifts with verses, opened humorous presents, and enjoyed readings.
Washington reports Wolfer Lindenfeld arrested in Warsaw in connection with the 1920 Wall Street explosion. Burns states Lindenfeld is the key to the case, not implicated himself, and has confessed naming ring leaders financed by the Moscow Third Internationale. He may return to New York to testify.
Flower Shop offers wreaths of all kinds for the cemetery from five dollars and under. Bouquets and plants also available. Decorative arrangements suitable for gravesite memorials. Located at the local florist.
The Christmas Savings Club of The Commercial and Savings Bank invites all to join. Over 1,000 enrolled last year. Eight weekly deposit classes from 1c to 2.50. No fees or fines. Open Saturday nights from 7 to 9. Small deposits welcome.
The defense won a point when Judge Chinn allowed love letters from Miss Sarah E. Knox to Roger D. Eastlake to be entered as evidence in the case alleging Eastlake murdered his wife at Colonial Beach last September. The letters are offered to suggest Knox as the actual killer, despite prosecution objections.
Judge Edward Watts Saunders of the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia died at his Rocky Mount home after a week long illness. A former Fifth Virginia congressman and speaker of the House of Delegates in 1899 1900 he was born in 1860 in Franklin County and was a UVA graduate. His death was announced as Mrs M B Bryant left for Washington to visit her son and daughter in law Charles Bryant.
Householders urged to have wash able rugs cleaned at Winchester Steam Laundry for the holidays. Soft water used. Bell phone 2817.
Local dairy announces price cut effective December 12 with skimmed milk at 20 cents per gallon and standard milk at 6 cents per pint. Jones' Creamery, Bell Phone 14, 10-10-61.
Christmas holidays bring Fort Loudoun Seminary to a close with classes suspended. Students begin packing early and depart by afternoon trains, many heading to distant states for the break and return after the New Year.
M A Doran was unanimously reelected by the Common Council for a one year term beginning January 1. Unopposed nominations. Patrolman Massie had been rumored but withdrew. Several officers were reelected and new committees appointed for publicity and park study.
Tom Mix headlines the new film A Rough Diamond at the auditorium. The western adventure drew strong crowds with daring stunts by Mix and his trained mule during the two day run, with a capacity audience for the final showing tonight.
Stop before you buy at The Dugout. The store advertises an exclusive line of gifts with individuality including novelties, high grade cigars, candy and magazines. Located at 128% N. Matn St. at People's.
Banks and merchants protest an order delaying registered mail from Winchester on the 6.02 p m eastbound train. Large remittances to Washington Baltimore and Richmond banks will be delayed to the next morning, affecting balances due Federal Reserve Bank in Richmond. Local post office follows orders from higher authorities amid congestion and mail connections, with Chambers of Commerce to seek relief.
An OCR fragment mentions Holly and Mistletoe with unclear context framed as a brief notice. The readable bits point to a plant or decoration theme tied to a season, but the exact event, date, or source organization remains indeterminate.
The Fifteen member mili val committee resumed today amid limited consensus on naval strength and reductions among the Five Powers. Details on France and Mali’s tonnage claims remain scarce due to the committee rule of silence. Reports note disappointment in London over the reshaped naval limits and criticism of French aims. Mrs. Hoover returns from Washington after three months with relatives.
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