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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1922
Page
2
The readable fragment hints at a local item involving people and a place, with no clear names or dates but suggests a civic or community notice. Reading remains uncertain due to missing context and garbled text.
A heavy downpour near Armell Virginia on Tuesday night caused a cloudburst in the village. The town run overflowed flooding the flats at the bridge and washing away footbridges and gaps. Homes of J M Cornwell and John Clinger were surrounded by water and the Clinger family moved to higher ground. Logs and lumber owned by Elder Cornwell were carried away and the Front Royal road washout was several feet deep. The storm began about nine o clock and lasted past midnight with high wind and lightning but limited damage in the area.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announces contracts for 4,000 steel freight cars and 1,000 box cars, total estimated over $6,000,000. Awards include 1,000 hopper and 1,000 gondola cars to Pressed Steel Car Company, 1,000 hopper coke cars to Standard Steel Car Company, and 1,000 drop-end gondolas to Cambria Steel Company.
Reverend Clarence Woods returned from Luray and Mt Jackson where he spoke to Luray High School graduates and its Alumni Association. He reported a delightful stay and praise for the town’s progress. On Wednesday he addressed interdenominational Sunday School workers in Mt Jackson to a large gathering.
Andres Hermes, Germanys finance minister, forged a budget balancing plan after state leaders stalled with the Reparations Commission. The Wirth cabinet accepted the terms requiring higher taxes, internal loans, and curb on inflation by halting paper money issuance.
Dr J G Ferneyhough Virginia state veterinarian returned from Hartford where he reported Virginia ranks first among states in bovine tuberculosis eradication. F S Walkes of Orange County and president of the Virginia Dairymen's Association attended. Conference members praised Virginia's high tuberculosis free cattle percentage and Ferneyhough's twenty years of service.
The United States Geological Survey released a volitin gus bulletin challenging the belief that a Y-shaped stick carried inverted will topple when positioned above a viable well site. The long standing myth has been contested for centuries.
An article by W G Kaiser argues concrete ratproofing is the best method to deter rats and mice, citing $200,000,000 annual crop losses and the spread of plague. It explains foundations and floors, building false foundations, and ratproofing wooden structures to eliminate rat habitats.
Real estate listing details 67 farms from 4 to 850 acres with varied buildings and prices. Properties include lime stone land, limestone plots, and city lots near town. Also notes timber tracts, mills, and store properties. Bailey & Co., Winchester, Va., invites early visits. Also includes old articles on foundation and floor construction, ratproofing, and concrete mixes.
Sealed bids invited for about one million feet of timber white oak red oak chestnut and poplar on the 1250 tract near Mountain Falls Frederick County Virginia owned by The Handley Board of Trustees. Bids due June 27 1922. Terms half cash and notes maturing to be agreed upon. Right to reject bids reserved. Address bids to John I Sloat Chairman Commercial and Savings Bank Winchester Virginia. Also notice of estate probate in Frederick County Virginia court regarding Giles J Smith deceased with master commissioner report dates and deadlines for creditors and heirs.
In the Allegheny mountains the hotel promises high quality delight with 500 capacity American plan meals and Mineral Baths. It features a fine orchestra and electric lights with all amusements. Special June rate set at 17 dollars 50 cents per week or 3 dollars per day.
Miners toil fifteen miles from Richmond, 2,500 feet underground in Chesterfield County. The Murphy Coal Corporation has begun mining the vast Richmond coal basin at about 100 tons daily with plans to exceed 600 tons within a year. The coal with high steaming qualities already fuels major local plants and will see broader shipments soon.
The Funeral Directors' Association of Virginia adjourned its several days long annual session in Richmond and will reconvene next year in Charlottesville. J. C. Hudgins of Claremont was elected president as members and their wives and daughters gathered in Murphy's Hotel dining room.
A reflective piece warns about facial signs of fatigue and nervous strain. It touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy to strengthen nerves and tone the body, claiming it can relieve tired lines and sagging posture.
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