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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1922
Page
2
A large batch of new state laws has just gone into effect following recent enactment. The measures cover various policy areas and were approved by the legislature and governor, with many awaiting voter approval at the upcoming election.
A long list of potential amendments is laid out including a statewide constitutional convention, abolition of local boards of review, stricter criminal appeal limits, harsher penalties for robberies with dynamite, tighter prohibition measures, and broader child welfare, education and labor changes. Proposals also cover zoning, holiday designations, Legion insignia rules, and stricter business registration and will verification requirements.
The piece urges American business to seize the moment as a chance to build enduring value from current hardships. It argues that demand could shrink if advertising vanished and stresses reviving activity across industries through targeted communication and promotion.
Postmaster Libert of the Winchester post office reports May 1922 sales of treasury savings certificates rose to 718,683 dollars across 216 post offices and the Richmond Fed, with Virginia 159,670 and North Carolina 122,625 leading.
Richmond Times Dispatch reports 96 year old Mrs. James C. Bucher of Swoope Virginia as likely the only surviving mother of a Confederate soldier in the state. Widow of Captain David Bucher, she lives with son Milton Bucher who served with his father in the West Augusta Guards.
White Post notes list Dr and Mrs C O Dearmont and others from the area attending the Empire at Winchester. Local residents Martha Kennerly and Dorothy Skinker sail for Europe aboard the President Adams and expect return in September.
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