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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1922
Page
8
Fragmented OCR lists spot prices and market items for wheat corn and dairy products with scattered numbers and letters. It references fat steers and a time range 17.00 to 20.00, but many words are unreadable.
Weather Bureau measured 5.77 inches of rain in 24 hours at Cape Henry Virginia. Normal July rainfall is 5.80 inches. Rain began Tuesday noon, remained near torrents for over 30 hours, with only a two hour lull Tuesday night. Old residents recall October 1872 when 24 hours saw 6.6 inches.
The Virginia commission on simplification of state government held its first session in Richmond with Julien Gunn as chairman Adele Clark as secretary and Col Le Roy Hodges and John H Bradford named technical adviser and statistician A committee including John Garland Pohard Marvin Smithey and Sen W B Cocke drafted an outline of work and will report when it reconvenes.
Richmond July 7 George P Coleman was elected state highway commissioner at the first session of the newly organized state highway commission. The full membership includes Henry G Shirley chairman Walker Truxtun Rufus K Sanders Hugh B Sproul and Wade H Massie Massie chosen secretary of the commission.
The commission assigns Mr Coleman as chief engineer with a minimum salary of 5000 yearly while Chairman Shirley earns 12500 annually. Bonds of 60000 and 10000 are posted by officers with Fidelity and Guaranty and Fidelity and Casualty as sureties. Members receive ten dollars daily plus travel expenses and Chairman Shirley dedicates full time.
Frederick county offers five kinds of mineral waters claimed curative for kidney trouble and eczema. Rates listed as $2.00 per day or $10.50 per week. Write for details.
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