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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1926
Page
7
Wheat and flour prices listed with per ton and per barrel rates. Livestock and feed items show quotes for broilers ducks hens cattle calves sheep and various feeds with corrected closing day figures and notes on market activity.
The article notes Lydia E Pinkham’s Medicine Company in Lynn Massachusetts occupies six buildings for producing the root and herb compound. Philadelphia marks 150 years since the Declaration while the firm traces roots to 1876 and an early eighteen dollar order.
Mrs. Katherine A. Morton, Wyoming superintendent of public instruction, notes female candidates endure long dances after political meetings while male rivals sit and discuss politics. She says dancing with many cowboys and ranchers is part of campaign life, despite rough floor exits.
A Berryville rumor claims Bill Whirley, sought for Archibald Armel’s murder ten days earlier, was not captured in Arlington county Virginia. Sheriff Smallwood reportedly remains in Berryville area as patrols continue to search rugged, wooded terrain near Castleman’s Pike and the Shenandoah river where Whirley has been seen amid local support and warnings.
J C Noel Collector notes withholding rules for tax free covenant bonds under Section 221 b. Citizens or residents with net income under 4000 may file Form 100 A to reduce withholding to 1 percent. others use Form 1000. Debtor corporation must receive proper ownership certificates.
Riverside beach on Berryville Pike offers boating bathing and fishing with a bate for sale. Light lunches and cold drinks available. Managed by R Ashley with contact details for the outing.
The Winchester Golf Club won the second series of the Tri- State Golf Association by totaling 17 1 2 points at Martinsburg last Saturday. Opequon Club Martinsburg finished with 6 1 2, while Fountain Head Hagerstown and Catoctin Frederick also posted wins. Bennett Martinsburg and Howell Alexandria tied for medal honors with 84 points each among determined players.
Harvest approaches Mountain View as wheat heads yellow. Local residents frequent visits include Annie Haines with Hale Moore near Hayfield, and Mary Myers of Winchester visiting Hollis Clowser. Clowser family updates note illness and travel among neighbors and relatives in the area.
In Hawthorne Building Berryville Virginia Dr Frank Smart of Norfolk conducts the first of three nose and throat clinics for school children this week. A Cummins proprietor of the building funds the effort with free care for those unable to pay. A trained nursing staff from Sibley Hospital Washington oversees treatment. Local volunteers from the Kings Daughters and Mrs W T Lewis supervise meals and housekeeping duties. Cummins also funded a school nurse and dental clinics for the county in recent years.
George H Bowman a longtime Warren county resident and Confederate veteran died at his Front Royal home after years of ill health. He served in Company D Twenty third Regiment and was vice president of the Bank of Warren. He was a leader in the local Methodist community.
M J Fulton of Richmond and the Rev H H Sherman secretary of the General Board of Education of the Southern Methodist Church of Nashville Tenn survive with four grandchildren Miss Florence Fulton of Richmond Miss Lucille Sherman of Front Royal King Fulton of Richmond and Mrs Sewell of Florida. Mr Bowman was one of the leading citizens of this place.
The goose-bone prognosticator maintains an edge over the professional weather forecaster amid ongoing abnormal conditions. For many moons the goose-bone seer has predicted a summerless 1926 and the prediction nears realization as records show.
Gladys Turner files for divorce a vinculo from Roy G Turner in the Corporation Court of Winchester on grounds of desertion. The order requires the defendant to appear within ten days after publication and to protect his interests. Publication to run weekly for four weeks in the Evening Star. copies to be posted and mailed to the defendant.
The season shows below normal temperatures yet forecasts warn heat will rise soon. Experts note summer has officially begun even as readings stay cool, with high heat expected to return.
Messrs. Fred A. Crisman Lee Grim L L Hockman and Carroll Willis motored yesterday to Washington and attended the New York Washington baseball game.
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