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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1921
Page
7
A 1921 court notice in Winchester Virginia orders Amelia B. Lupton to obtain a divorce from Thomas I. Lupton on cruelty and desertion grounds. The defendant, not a Virginia resident, must respond within ten days after publication and a copy is posted at the courthouse.
The estate of the late Giles J. Smith in Frederick County Virginia offers for public auction on March 30 1921 at 10 a.m. at the late Giles J. Smith residence near Gore a variety of household and kitchen furniture and farm implements livestock hay corn rye oats wheat fodder straw and more. The sale includes jointly owned property with Elmer G Fletcher and requires cash for sums under ten dollars and six months credit with a negotiable note for larger amounts. Executors H B Hiett J Garvin Elmer G Fletcher and auctioneer John W Herrell.
A shipment of tools and hardware weighing 1190 pounds was sent from Romney to French Congo Equatorial Africa. It is consigned to Alfred Bragg who runs a technical school in Ikelemba on the Sanga river. He plans to have furniture produced by 50 boys to sell down river and in markets in French and Belgian Congo. The journey may take three to six months.
The Bell Telephone Company for 1920 shows gross business of 85,264,976 dollars and net of 47,785,063 dollars. After paying 37,979,579 dollars in dividends, it adds 7,785,486 dollars to surplus. Surplus reserves total 154,000,000 dollars, about 35 dollars per share, with 140,000 shareholders. The American Telephone and Telegraph Company earned 70,686,904 dollars in 1920 and set aside 8,000,000 dollars for special use and 2,444,432 dollars to surplus after dividends and interest. The firm has maintained 8 percent dividends for fourteen years.
The armistice between Panama and Costa Rica is now in full force along the frontier. Panama and Costa Rican forces withdrew after Costa Rica ordered their expeditionary troops to retreat, ending the march across the international line and the capture of three towns.
An advertisement from The E. W. Rose Co. Cleveland Ohio touts Zeno as a dependable treatment for relieving itching and soothing the skin. It claims Zeno softens and calms irritated skin and promotes healing from conditions like eczema and fungal issues.
The county Fruit Growers Association outlined sections and assigned men to cut red cedar trees, including seedlings, across multiple routes north of Frederick turnpike and surrounding roads. Each group must begin work immediately to clear cedars within two miles of orchards, ensuring no tree is overlooked.
A list of named volunteers with sections and border notes covering routes and districts from Gainesboro to Gore, Pine Ridge, and surrounding creeks. The document assigns tasks to individuals and groups, naming many residents and directions for road clearing and patrols.
The Associated Press reports a mid morning decline in a mixed stock market with Nova Scotia steel and Beet sugar among the losers. Invincible oil Remington typewriter Otis elevator eased slightly as Transcontinental rails stayed dull and generally lower. Shippings rallied and United Fruit recovered losses while Atlantic quit common and preferred rose from yesterday's close. Royal Dutch Tech and tobaccos showed support but drifted lower before noon. Liberty 3 1 48 hit 90.24 in the bond market.
President Harding urges ratification of the long pending treaty with Colombia in a formal message to the Senate. The Senate immediately entered executive session to take up the treaty following the message.
The Sugar Refining Company’s 1920 results show total business at 360 million dollars, up 60 million from 1919 due to high prices. Operating profits fell to 1.8 million, eight and a half million less than the previous year, with profits per dollar sales dropping.
Mr. Paul Cather of Gainesboro Virginia has recovered from a February operation at Memorial Hospital and plans to return home later this week. Miss Helena M. Knight just returned from a six week visit to relatives and friends in New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Montreal report on a printers' industrial conference calls for adoption of a 44 hour week in all commercial printing shops in the United States and Canada effective May 1. The resolution followed a meeting with representatives of all unions in the trade and notes some shops already observing the shorter week.
The special Thursday night sermons announce Rev. Walter Williams of Harrisonburg for March 10 at Meade Memorial Church White Post and Rev. Charles T. Warner of St. Alban's Church Washington for March 17.
Mrs. William W. Baldwin has returned to Baltimore after visiting relatives here.
A fragment advises daily meat intake with salt flushing to protect kidneys. It links meat to uric acid buildup causing dull kidney pain, backache, headaches, dizziness, and cloudy urine. Recommends using salts and lemon to flush and neutralize irritation.
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