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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1924
Page
4
By Mail rates shown for year and advance payments, six and three month options, with monthly terms. By Carrier rates listed, year and quarterly options. Local phone numbers and Associated Press credit note included.
A playful poem praises the steady car as a daily companion. It extols smooth shifting no clutch issues and dependable performance. The verse suggests daily joy and long mileage with no need for constant fuss or repairs.
The Washington Post reports on Florida's convict leasing and lash system, exposing abuse and public outrage. The Talbert case highlighted cruelty and spurred calls to abolish a practice seen across states while authorities face pressure to reform.
The fragment shows Walt Mason’s Rippling Rhymes mocking a grim jail scene. A warden comments crime’s weight while a frosty crowd and somber inmates reflect on right and escape. The piece blends satire with a plea for reform and freedom.
Mr and Mrs Leon and their young son and Dr N R Smith visited Tuesday. H W Lindamood shows improvement after a serious attack. Luther Pannett and daughter recall New Year celebrations. Freda Whitacre resigns as school principal and Tuissel Fietcher takes a vacancy and boards with B DeHaven. Leon Smith and son spent the weekend with Mrs George Whitacre.
The Bank of Bristow closes after a sharp oil slump. A bank examiner cites a recent statement showing assets around 800000 and cites the oil industry downturn as the reason for the failure.
Winchester sent a large delegation to Harrisonburg for the big Valley booster meeting attended by prominent businessmen from every section. Winchester organizations and professions are represented and expected to exert a strong pull for expanded Valley development in multiple lines.
Beekeepers should prepare wintering plans before cold weather. The New York College of Agriculture in Ithaca outlines two main methods: packing cases and cellars. Packing cases require four colonies per case with four inches of bottom insulation eight inches on the sides and a foot on top, prepared in late September or early October. Cellars offer the best wintering in northern and central New York with bees moved in by mid November and kept at 45 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit in darkness with minimal ventilation. Frost-line cellars are preferred and hives should not be screened from the outside and must be taken outdoors again by early April.
Currants and gooseberries are propagated from stem cuttings and mound layering respectively. Use young wood for currants, cuttings eight to nine inches for easy-rooting varieties, longer for slower types, and plant in well drained soil with six inch spacing in rows three to four feet apart. Gooseberries are harder to propagate and are grown by July mound layering then transplanted next spring with one cutting per shoot. Nurserymen sell one or two year old plants, with two-year plants preferred for stronger root systems.
Large ocean liner program lists 117 ships over 1.2 million tons with MAJESTIC OLYMPIC HOMERIC BELGENLAND and 14 single cabin steamers led by PITTSBURGH. Rates from $115. Three to seven sailings weekly with various accommodations. Contact Richards Bros in Shenandoah Valley Bank Building for details.
Public sale by decree of court in Winchester Virginia on December 29 1923. 438 acres two miles north of DeHaven in Frederick County with 20 acres orchard 100 acres timber seven room house barn granary and springs and artesian wells. One third cash and balance in two annual installments secured by deed of trust and insurance. auctioneer Duvall and Dunn.
A sale is postponed until January 12 at noon in front of the Court House in Winchester Virginia.
In the Virginia Frederick County Chancery action Laura E. Padgett guardian for infant James A. Padgett v James Jenkins etc. the court orders publication for four weeks in Winchester Evening Star and posting at the county courthouse. Defendants non residents must appear within ten days after due publication to protect their interests. A copy of the order is mailed to nonresident defendants.
The undersigned will sell at auction at No. 320 Smithfield Avenue at 11 o'clock A M on Wednesday Jan 16 1924 all of the household effects of the late W M Bayliss consisting of cooking and heating stoves tables chairs buffet writing desk matting organ etc Terms cash Executor of W M Bayliss decd
Judgment was given against John uA. Sra of Cumberland Maryland for injuring Mr Racey and damaging his car near Benner's garage Frederick County. Racey and wife were driving toward Winchester when a series of cars blinded by lights caused a collision. Racey injured while others escaped. An appeal to the Circuit Court was noted. The article also outlines roadside parking lighting requirements.
James Thompson a 57 year old man from Stephens City was brought to Memorial Hospital with injuries from a quarry blast that exploded prematurely. His spine is said to be severely injured and it was unclear if a back fracture occurred.
In the Frederick County circuit context a case is recorded involving Pearl B. Everly at the Frederick County Virginia court. The filing denotes a procedural matter within the circuit court system and names the individual in question.
Auction notice lists Coleman Dunn as the auctioneer for a public sale of a traction engine scheduled January 7. Details specify location and opening bid terms to be announced.
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