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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 10, 1928

Page

7

Highview Local News Highlights July Update

Highview residents report improvements for Isaac Grim after illness. Mrs Willis Ruggles visited Mrs Howard White on Thursday. Mrs Martha Crounse returned from a two week visit to her brother Ed McGlathery in Winchester. Silas Grim family and T A Steele joined Isaac Grim’s household Sunday. Ben Derflinger and Hampson Ritenour households hosted Sunday visits with the Grim family. Richard Steele and family also spent the day with Isaac Grim.

High View Isaac Grim Willis Ruggles Howard White Martha Crounse Ed. McGlathery Winchester Silas Grim T. A. Steele Ben Derflinger Hampson Ritenour Richard Steele

Baltimore visit with the Derflingers and the Whites

Misses Bessie and Mary Derflinger of Baltimore spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Will White near the Double Toll Gate.

Bessie Mary Derflinger Baltimore Will White

Correction: Elbert Gough Misidentified in Arrest Report

The Star notes a police court error listing Hubert Gough as the man under arrest. It clarifies the arrested individual was Elbert Gough, who is deceased, with the name Hubert appearing only in the official court records after a prior misidentification.

Elbert Gough Hubert Gough Police Court News Weems Gough

Car tax repeal saves Virginia buyers hundreds, Evans says

H. B. Evans of the American Automobile Association reports that the repeal of the war excise tax on new cars lowers owners’ costs by 25 to 150 dollars per vehicle in Virginia. The measure plus federal highway funding totaling 75 million annually for 1930 and 1931 is set to spur sales, road building, and state planning.

Virginia H. 8. Evans Winchester American Automobile Association Evans Highway Department of Virginia Seventieth Congress Rio de Janeiro United States Congress Senate

Humorous Quotes From Two Dailies Spark Debate

The Atchison Globe jokes that calling women the weaker sex is odd since women wear fewer clothes in winter and catch colds less often. The Louisville Times quips it would amuse a cow to watch a locomotive pass with a wrecked auto on the contraption meant to catch her.

Atchison Globe Louisville Times

Special Commissioners to Sell Orchard Properties in Jefferson County

Special commissioners of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County West Virginia offer for sale four parcels belonging to the estate of the late George S Callan. Three farm tracts and one residence are listed. Farm tract No 1 features a sixty acre orchard of apples and peaches four miles southeast of Charles Town. Farm tract No 8 includes a 15 acre bearing apple orchard one mile from Shenandoah Junction. Sale in front of the courthouse in Charles Town.

Circuit Court Jefferson County West Virginia Court House Charles Town Said County George S. Callan Shenandoah Junction W. Va

Virginia farmers may merge general farm organizations

Virginia agricultural leaders consider unifying state farm groups to improve organization. The State Agricultural Council at Virginia Tech will discuss mergers and cooperative commodity associations, with emphasis on education and local county extension support during the Farmers Institute activities.

General Farmer Organizations OF Associated Press Blacksburg General Farmer Organization Virginia State Agricultural Council Virginia Polytechnic Institute Farmers’ Institute John R. Hutcheson Virginia Agricultural Advisory Unitel Hutcheson Var of Virginia Cooperative Milk Producers’ Association Farm Bureau of Farmers’ Union

Educational work clash with local committees warned

The chairman stated that commodity organizations attempting to set up systems of locals for educational work would seriously interfere with other needed organizational efforts.

Ayn Organization

Lions Clash With Berryville at Handley Stadium

The Lions baseball team meets Berryville at Handley Stadium on Wednesday at 3 45 pm. Berryville beat the Lions 6 to 8 last week and has a strong squad with only a few games this season.

LIONS Berryville Handley Stadium

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