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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1922
Page
4
The Evening Star lists publisher Harry Flood Byrd and rates for mail and carrier delivery. It notes membership with Morning News and other newspapers and includes subscription prices for varying terms.
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July 6 1922 report asserts Swanson will be renominated by Virginia Democrats in the senatorial primary over Governor Davis. The piece argues Davis lacks constructive achievements as governor and questions his record on farmer interests and road funding while praising Swanson’s wartime service and Farm Bureau endorsement.
A Watertown dispatch reports a bootleggers convention held on the Pine Plains desert by last Friday and Saturday. The code denounces state troopers and prohibition agents and condemns violence while urging restraint and orderly conduct amid ongoing prohibition. Political humor and public reaction are noted as a tragedy of the era.
The Woman's Missionary Society of Stephens City met at Mrs Ridgeway's Spring Hill farm on Monday afternoon. Rain kept some away but attendees included Mrs Strother Miss Stevenson Mrs Guard Mrs Lauck Mrs Grove Mrs Williams Mrs Staples Miss McLeod and Mrs Adams. The program paused for devotional and business parts and a district conference report. refreshments followed and the group will meet with Mrs Staples in August and Miss McLeod in September.
W P Massey president of the Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society said the 1922 fair catalogue is ready for distribution. Premiums are increased and the exhibits in agriculture horticulture and livestock promise one of the best displays in Winchester Frederick and nearby counties. A new cattle barn is under construction to showcase top cattle. Exhibitors may obtain catalogues by contacting the Winchester Chamber of Commerce at 607 or visiting that office.
The Robert Y. Conrad Post announces a new chlorinator at the swimming and bathing pool in the American Legion building on North Main Street. The device costs over 509 dollars and aims to keep water 100 percent pure, boosting patronage while maintaining sanitary conditions.
Mr and Mrs Lewis Neill Barton return from their Meadville Pa wedding on June 17. They reside with Mr Bartons grandfather Mascaval on Fairmont avenue. Mrs Barton was Miss Eleanor Belle Wolfe of Shippensburg Pa. Mr Barton teaches at Shenandoah Valley Academy in this city.
Miss Carrie Hunter and Mrs. Marcia Campbell, daughters of the late Major Robert W. Hunter, open their Whichester home for the summer and will stay until September. They will be joined later by their brother-in-law and sister Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kennedy and their children from Columbia SAC for the season.
Oscar H. Miller, blind from wounds in France, travels Winchester for ten days to two weeks selling Durable Silk Fashioned Hosiery Company products. Accompanied by T. E. Williams, Miller, a former Seventh Infantry, Third Division man from Baltimore, has toured Hagerstown and Martinsburg in his territory and stays at the Fairfax Hotel on South Market Street.
Walter W Keller of Lebanon Church Shenandoah county a brother of Mrs Jesse F Bly of this city has passed bar exams and been admitted to practice in North Carolina Virginia and before the Virginia Court of Appeals He studied via correspondence then at Wake Forest Georgetown University and the National University Law School in Washington DC.
Early bids for federal aid road construction show prices down from last season. Grading costs in Missouri Arkansas and Minnesota range 20 28 and 30 cents per cubic yard versus 1921 levels. reinforcing steel around 6 cents versus 8 or 9. bridge steel about 4.5 cents versus 7 to 8. concrete bids near 17 dollars per cubic yard versus 25 in 1921. Concrete road square yard bids run 152 in Ohio 227 in Colorado and 138 in Georgia against 1916-1920 average of 257.
A feminine commentator argues a paper should print general news without bias, praising balanced coverage while suggesting more attention to women’s perspectives. The exchange reflects early 20th century debates on gender roles in journalism and public information.
An old report states the ancient Inca possessed brass knowledge as shown by an axe head of copper and zinc alloy analysis.
A quirky line urges staying vibrant in life with phrases about staying pink brown white and blue, and notes getting out onto the golf green occasionally to remain well read and in good condition.
A persuasive appeal urges Winchester residents to buy shares in a new electro chemical gas system. The letter promises lower bills, cleaner service, and a future of better gas supply, with demonstrations of a fireless gas range and plans for a new store and offices.
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