Fixing the Wheat Price Debate in War Policy
Governor Davis attacks Senator Swanson over his vote on the Food Control Act and a $2.20 per bushel wheat price. The Wheat Price Commission recommended $2.20 for No 1 wheat at Chicago to balance producer and consumer needs amid wartime shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Senator Swanson
Wilson
Fauquier Democrat
Swanson
United States
Chicago
Charles Ss. Barrett
Farmers’ Union
Eugene E. Funk
West Virginia Scout Troops Camp at Capon River Site
Bun ker Hill and other West Virginia Boy Scout troops will encamp at L. Marshall Baker’s Capon river site in early August. The reservation, tents, cots, and field kitchen are offered gratis by Baker, with J. Fred Latse coordinating arrangements. Kenneth Weaver and Richmond scouts return after a week’s camp. Weaver previously camped at Capon two summers ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunker Hill
West Virginia
L. Marshall Baker
Capon River
Mr. Baker
Winchester
Capon Bridge
J. Fred. Latse
H. R. Bryarly
Kenneth Weaver
Richmond
Mr. Weaver
Capon
Mr Page Named Manager of Lewis Jones Knitting Co
At a semiannual directors meeting on North Kent street W Nelson Page was unanimously elected manager to succeed Arthur Leafe who retires for health reasons Page had served as assistant manager Leafe was also elected secretary for the coming year Directors present included Arthur Leafe Lewis Jones Jr W A Baker A L Baker J Marshall Baker and W Nelson Page Mr Jones traveled from Philadelphia to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Jones Knitting Company
North Kent Street
W. Nelson Page
Arthur Leafe
Page
Leafe
Lewis Jones, Jr
W. A. Baker
A. L
Local Auction Items Win Prizes for Sacred Heart Fund
A Mexican repeating watch donated to the Church of the Sacred Heart improvement fund by Courtney Weems was won by Frank Totten of Front Royal. A crass-quilt crafted by several congregation ladies led by Mrs. Charles H. Lillis was won by Miss Margaret Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Sacred Heart Improvement Fund
Courtney Weems
Frank Totten
Front Royal
Charles H. Lillis
Margaret Evans
Milk Magnesia Blue Bottle At Miner's Drug Store
A brief item notes Milk Magnesia, in a blue bottle, sold at Miner's Old Drug Store, location unnamed, suggesting a common remedy widely advertised in local shops.
Fruit crop reports show sharp June decline in New York apples
Secretary Roy P. McPherson reports July 1 indicating a heavy June drop in New York apples due to frost. statewide crop prospects average 55 percent of full crop with Baldwin especially short at 36 percent, western districts at 56 percent overall, as Winchester growers anticipate market improvement despite low summer prices.
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New York State Horticultural Society
LeRoy
N. Y
Winchester
New York State
New York
Roy P. McPherson
Hudson Valley
Catskill
McPherson
Virginia
Baldwins
Greenings
McIntosh
Northern Spy
Hart Stars In Travelin On Tonight At Empire
William S. Hart appears in the six reel Paramount release Travelin on a Hart own story and production shown at the Empire tonight with the latest western spectacle and action.
Apple crop forecast for Frederick County reaches 275 000 barrels
Frederick County fruit growers are told that 275 000 barrels of salable apples will be available including barrel stock culls and cider stock. The announcement notes this figure was reported to the International Apple Association and that growers will receive final reporting cards around August 1 to 10 to aid bulletin board publications for buyers in the United States and overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Apple Association
United States
England
Scotland
Nat'l Bank
Miners Reject Harding Plan to End Coal Strike
Washington July 15. A two hour Miners Union session, with John L. Lewis presiding, backed by the union body with full power for all coal workers, recommended unqualified rejection of President Harding's settlement proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
John L. Lewis
Harding
Distillery Robbed of 181 Barrels Whiskey in York
A gang of about fifty men armed with sawed off shotguns robbed the Foust Distilling Company warehouse in York. They seized 181 barrels of whiskey valued at $181,000 and loaded it into 16 motor trucks bound toward Baltimore. The guards offered no resistance and the raid marks the third such attack on the distillery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
York
Foust Distilling Company
Baltimore
Foust
Armed Raiders Loot Jewish Quarter in Radin Raid
Terror-stricken Jews flee Radin after 100 armed horsemen raid the town. With machine guns, raiders drove people into the synagogue court, inflicted losses, stripped clothing and possessions, and plundered most shops in the Jewish quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Vilna
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Radin
Irish Troops Capture Collooney After Four Hours of Fighting
Dublin reports that national army units seized the town of Collooney six miles south of Sligo after four hours of combat. Seven prisoners were taken along with a large stock of arms ammunition and bombs.
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Dublin
National Army
Collooney
Sligo
Marriage License Granted to Newcome and Jenkins
A marriage license was issued at the county clerk’s office to Robert Newcome, farmer, son of Rufus Newcome, and Miss Mamie Jenkins, daughter of Edward Jenkins, of Frederick County.
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Robert Newcome
Rufus Newcome
Mamie Jenkins
Edward Jenkins
Frederick County
Desirable building lot in Stephens City for sale
For sale a half acre corner building lot in Stephens City. Includes well and cistern, paved street, trees planted along the curb. Apply Parker's Garage, Stephens City. 15 1 p 1t el 5t.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens City
Parker’s
Ladies' Auxiliary Meeting At South End Hose Company
The ladies' auxiliary of the South End Hose Company will meet at the hose hall on Tuesday evening July 18 at 7. The ladies of the southern section of the city are invited to attend. Mrs Osocar H Lewis is president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End Hosé Company
Osocar H. Lewis
Valley League Standings And Upcoming Games
Woodstock Windsor 4 Winchester 1 New Market Harrisonburg 9 New Market 3 Strasburg Strasburg 6 Mt Jackson 0 all those games delayed July 4 Today Front Royal at Harrisonburg Strasburg at Mt Jackson Monday's games to follow
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Royal
Harrisonburg
Rrisonburg
Fpont Royal
Winchester c
New Market
Woodstock
Mt. Jackson
Strasburg Boyce
Early End of Rail Strike Not In Sight
Roads determined to establish open shop as stalemate continues over rail strike.
Strike near as 400000 maintenance of way workers called
Rail labor leaders expect an immediate strike by 400000 maintenance of way workers as the open shop policy gains support. Officials say conferences failed and Grable faces pressure from the New York Central men and regional chairs to issue a strike order at once.
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New York
E. F. Grable
Maintenance of Way Employes
William Parker
New York Central Maintenance of Way
Association of Eastern
New York Central
Grable
Parker
Strikes Spark Violence Across Rail Network and Politics
News reports from Washington Chattanooga and Scranton detail shopmen strike fallout. Five masked men beat and warned Bernard Mallon Jr in Chattanooga. mail service suspended as no trucks use begins in Indiana. one man shot in Carbondale amid protests. restraining orders issued against striking workers in Cleveland and Meadville to protect railroad shops and employees.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Bernard Mallon, Jr
Mallon
Cincinnati
Scranton
Carbondale
Here
Joseph Walker
Walker
State Armory
Cleveland
Ohio
Erie Railroad Company
Meadville Machine Company
Meadville
A. S. Hecker Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Toledo
Father MecVerry to Visit Winchester Next Week
The Rev. Brother John MecVerry longtime pastor of the Church of the Sacred Heart now at Fort Monroe Virginia is expected in Winchester late next week to visit friends. the news came today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brather John MecVerry
Church of the Sacred Heart
Fort Monroe
Winchester
Subscriptions Discount Offer for City and Mail Subscribers
Notice urges readers to pay subscription in advance during the month to cover one year or six months and save a discount. The message targets city residents and mail subscribers with a payment incentive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iptt
California Fruit Growers Appeal to End Rail Tie Up
About 250 businessmen and shippers met in California to urge President Harding and Governor Stephens to end the rail shopcraft strike and restore freight movement threatening nearly $200 million in fruit.
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California
Ee the
Abooi Press
Ifornia
Nee
Harding
Stephens
Identity of Woman Still Baffles Police
Baltimore police pursue new clues after ruling out Carmelia Sarocca of Fairmont West Virginia in the Catonsville body case. The leading theory identifies the slain woman as Bella Lemons of Fairmont, West Virginia, who reportedly left for Baltimore the prior Tuesday. James M. Cropp of Clarksburg questioned the identification after examining the morgue body, amid mixed witness claims and the victim’s father named David Lemons in Fairmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Baltimore
Carmelia Sarocca
Fairmont
W. Va
Rolling Road Golf Club
Catonsville
Akron
Ohio
Bella Lemons
James M. Cropp
Clarksburg
David
Lemons
Belled buzzard sighting reported from Virginia sighting
A letter to The Star from E. R. Elliott of Alexandria Virginia describes seeing the belled buzzard on May 65 1921 at Warwick three miles downriver from Alexandria. He cites a Washington clipping about a recent sighting and notes the bell tinkling as the bird flapped to escape an air pocket.
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The
Star
E. R. Elliott
King Street
Alexandria
Elliott
Washington
Mr. Elliott
Warwick
Orchard and Garden Supplies Advertorial Highlight
Prepared Bordeaux and Bluestone lead arsenate pyrox Kayso spreader. Special garden hose and nozzles. Chreshermen's supplies win. Orchard Supply C. 1p tf.
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Orchard Supply C
Spray Timely and Thoroughly for Good Apple Prices
A Virginia Valley article urges growers to spray apples on schedule to avoid rot and quality loss. It contrasts two growers, one successful due to timely spraying and another failing despite effort. The piece warns against under spraying and predicts favorable prices if apples remain clean and marketable.
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Bailiwick
Virginia
New York
Money to Loan on Farms by Frederick Clarke National Farm Loan
Money to loan up to $10 000 on good Frederick and Clarke Co farms by Frederick Clarke National Farm Loan Association. 4-1p-21) T. Russell Cather, Atty. For sale Front porch in excellent condition $35 to quick buyer Apply to Miss Mary Byrd 214 W Cork streets Kyte Yard party at Carpers Valley Church Saturday July 15 1922 1p
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Frederick and Clarke Co
Frederick Clarke National Farm Loan Association
T. Russell Cather
Attty
Miss Mary. Byrd
W. Corkiatreets
Carpers Valley Church
Weather Outlook Sees Warm Week Ahead in Atlantic States
Washington reports a forecast for the week starting Monday with generally fair conditions in the North and Middle Atlantic States. Temperatures near or slightly above normal are expected, with a chance of scattered thundershowers later in the period.
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Washington
North
Middle Atlantic States
Westbound Wolverine derails near Battle Creek Michigan
The Westbound Wolverine train on the Michigan Central left the track five miles east of Battle Creek Michigan. Five cars derailed and mainline tracks were torn for a quarter mile. Two people were injured but all cars remained upright.
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Battle Creek
Michigan
Wolverine
Flyer
Michigan Central
Bible School Exhibit Showcases Handiwork at Ce Reformed
The Daily Vacation Bible at Ce Reformed Church closed with a public show of student work. More than 100 children performed a program of memory verses and songs while exhibits displayed handmade art and sewing, carpentry and crafts by juniors and seniors. Workshops, led by Rev. Claren Woods and a team of teachers, earned praise for the pupils. Plans for another summer session are underway.
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Ce Reformed Church
Claren Woods
Mise Ka’ Allebach
Dergarten
Clarence
Mary Gray
Ariasee
Marshall Stryker
Kathleen Shiner
Cornelia Gray
Ford’s Offer Rejected by Senate Agricultural Committee
In Washington on July 15 the Senate agricultural committee rejected Ford’s bid to purchase and operate the government Shoals project in Alabama by a 9 to 7 vote. Also defeated were Engstrum and Parsons’ alternatives proposing government ownership and operation. The panel rejected Norris’s bill and the separate measure seeking government operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Ford
M) Shoals
Alabama
Senate Agricultural Committee
Norris
Pers G. Engstrum
Ch . Parsons
Pore
Represe Lloyd
Missouri
Real Estate Wins Echo in Winchester Report
In Winchester the report highlights property deals and local listings with ad briefs featuring Acies Byne and Adlai Danlaeipanenae. The notices underscore real estate activity and market movement in the Virginia town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Real Estate
Winchester
Aces
Bynes Adlai Danlaeipanenae
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Sen. Swanson
West VA
MR. Page
MILL
Virginia Works
Baldwin
WM. S. Hart IN
Paramount Release
Hart
Mhid
H. D. Fuller
Ladies’ Auxiliary Meeting
Valley League
Chester
Strasburg
Jackson
Ees
United States Railroad Labor Board
Maintenance of Waymen
Bedford
Switz City
Indiana
Father Mwverry Comeng
Bill DE Buz
Little Willie
Willie
Campbell-Bailey-Hutchinson
Bible School
Reformed Church
Thomas Fenton
Clarke County
Memorial Hospital
Herreli
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