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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1921
Page
6
Listings show farms in Brunswick Maryland and Weverton Maryland offered by L L Sibert for Strout Farm Agency with mentions of sale dates and prices. Also includes a catalog of household goods, kitchen furniture and a pharmacist medical advertisement for Catarrh Medicine and Nasal Cleansing with references to F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio.
RiD Home washing notes four people identified as HO and 4 rocy Whitlock with a reference to 598 Wie tya and date 29 2.
Mrs. William Voelker, formerly Miss Odessa McCarty of White Hall Virginia, was severely burned when gasoline fumes ignited while she was using gasoline to clean clothes near a lantern. Her husband reportedly helped extinguish the blaze, but she remained in critical condition.
The Amer a Te and Telegraph Company says its regular annual dividend will rise from 8 percent to 9 percent starting July 15. President Thayer calls the move an adjustment to new conditions.
The Rev and Mrs Clarence Woods and their son with Mr and Mrs J S Wise and Miss Lela Woods traveled to Harrisonburg Virginia on Easter Monday to visit the Rev J Silor Garrison of the Reformed Church.
Fifteen rioters were killed and forty wounded in a clash in Essen during a general strike in the region. The confrontation marked a severe setback for the strike action as authorities and workers remained in stiff opposition.
Hardin F Dawes, member of the National Executive Committee of the American Legion for Alaska, asserts the Legion is the greatest U.S. organization and argues that an organization stands or falls with its people. He notes the need for belief in the cause and cites his diverse background from Wrangell to Valparaiso Law School. Dawes, a veteran of the First Army artillery unit who served in France, practices law in Juneau and holds leadership roles in Alaska Legion posts and departments.
Cincinnati veterans post outlines a systematic program for ex servicemen including hospitalization and compensation, sick care, employment bureau, hospital entertainments, and Red Cross aid. Women’s Auxiliary leads hospital work with monthly miner reports, purchases for patients, and vocational shops. visits to Cincinnati hospitals and Rockhill facilities are frequent. families of deceased servicemen receive visits and sympathy.
The European Relief Council appeals for 33 million dollars to aid 3.5 million destitute European children, citing rickets as a growing menace amid under feeding. The effort targets food clothing and medical care to those in need across Europe.
About 1 500 000 Polish children require medical care due to famine and poverty. The European Relief Council urges U S citizens to donate 33 million dollars to fund relief and reconstruction programs across Europe.
Reception planned at Centenary Church to welcome new members of the congregation during Eastertide. Mrs J. Wise of Philadelphia attended and reports on church activities and forthcoming events.
Detroit dispatches report the automating industry improving nationwide with Akron district showing rising sales and production. Lior Bhar of Associated Press notes gains reflect broader industry rebound across the sector.
Lieutenant Cooney, reported by AP from Te Wee, March 29, is described as seriously wounded and weaker after a fall in flight. He remains barely conscious and is listed as very restless with his condition not improving.
Frederick County Fruit Growers Association warns to spray pink spray within days before bloom to protect varieties like Ben Davis Steymans Whack Twies Delicious Old Winexaps. Use summer strength lime and salphar one and a half gallons per fifty gallons of water with arsenate of lead one pound and paste two pounds per fifty gallons. Practice notes indicate scab resistance and avoid spraying when bloom is out.
The article argues Virginia can afford full funding for public education as the path to increasing wealth and national growth. It stresses education as a capability builder for citizens, asserting annual wealth rises with knowledge and virtue.
An old public notice warns readers to ask for Epsomade Salts rather than soda imitations. It cautions about fake products and urges checking with the American Epsom Association for genuine remedies. The tone mirrors a late era health advertisement promoting authentic forms.
Viola Dana headlines the program with her irrepressible charm in a Fidelity Film feature titled The Chorus Girl's Romance. The screening also includes one of the famous hinge comedies.
In a Virginia chancery suit, Tmngs H Ge sheets and T Russell Cather seek to wind up the Valley of Virginia Taka Kola Bottling Corp and distribute assets among creditors. Non residents Liquid Carbonic Co Bishop and Babcock Co Crown Cork and Star Co must appear within fifteen days after publication. A notice for publication in The Winchester Star and posting at the courthouse front door sets a March 21 deadline in 1921.
Trustees announce sale of two Loudoun Jefferson county orchard and timber tracts totaling about 30 plus acres with 80 bearing apple trees and four dwellings including two modern bungalows. Terms: one third cash, balance in two annual payments with interest. title retained until payment in full. possession subject to tenant rights. Prospective bidders urged to inspect.
Railroad timetable note records the Norfolk and Western schedule in effect January 1921. Text references LV Berryville and related station names, detailing routes and service continuity for that period.
South American travel warns that Brazilian roads demand extreme patience and grit. In the south, surfaces are nearly impassable and touring comfort is rare, making road travel a severe test for motor cars.
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