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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1923
Page
4
Consolidation combines Morning News Item with The Weekly News The Weekly Times and The Weekly Mirror into a single regional edition. Readers receive unified coverage of local events schedules and notices across all four papers in one issue.
A 1923 column asserts Governor Auditor and State Highway Commission misstate highway funds by 8 million dollars. J Coleman claims accountants err and politics skew bondIssue support shifts to county needs while gasoline tax impact is recast. The piece criticizes News Leader for partisan flip flops on bond funding and tax fairness.
The tariff commission states under Fordney McCumber law this year sugar tariff revenue will reach 183 million dollars while total sugar duties total 660 million. The report notes the added cost is absorbed into prices, so consumers pay most of the tax, aiding sugar beet and Louisiana cane growers through tariff protections. The Petersburg Index Appeal discusses the imbalance between government revenue and consumer costs.
The Petersburg Index Appeal notes the London Times price history from 6 to 14 cents, tracing changes due to costs, inflation, and wars. It suggests the penny paper era is ending as cheap production declines and prices rise.
The Star reports a Middletown High School commencement address condemning urbanized education as a threat to farm life. Speakers urge preserving rural focus to keep daughters on the farm and resist city migration as vital civic duty.
Diverse candidates announce runs for local offices in Frederick County Virginia. Entries include re election bids for House of Delegates Commissioner of Revenue Sheriff and related deputies and indicate Democratic Primary dates and supporters. Names include Boyd R Richards Isaiah Ror H G Dehaven J M Massie Luther Pannett and Lee N Whitacre Harry W Hick.
The phrase inspires rural communities to pursue practical agricultural education blending noble discussions with earnest local ambition. It frames farming as both an academic and communal goal driving classrooms, extension programs, and hands on training across regions.
Farmers urged to begin spraying large orchards by June 4 and finish by June 7 to curb a heavy codling moth first brood. Dry warm weather boosts egg laying, with eggs hatching in seven days regardless of rain. A successful early spray is pivotal to prevent July and August brood surges and potential ruin of the crop.
The article clarifies that the Netherlands is a kingdom including North Holland and South Holland, and notes that Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, though sometimes grouped as Scandinavia, are not part of the Netherlands.
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