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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1924
Page
7
Richmond March 28 Virginia’s 1923 farm values total 186 082 000 up 13 155 000 from 1922. Livestock on farms at 71 253 000 with dairy products 16 216 000 and chickens and eggs 23 000 000. Honey 934 000 and wool 665 000 show gains.
Twenty six miners were killed in an early morning explosion at the Yukon Pocahontas Coal Company No 2 mine in Yukon McDowell County West Virginia. Eight miners trapped in the same section were rescued, according to J A Deméhock an engineer who reached the scene.
Weath er outlook for next week in the north and middle Atlantic states calls for clearing and much colder beginnings, largely fair with temperatures below normal thereafter until Thursday or Friday, when weather becomes unsettled with probable rain.
Berryville Virginia reports on a Berryville Lodge I C O F gathering with 75 in attendance including 40 from Martinsburg Shepherdstown Charles Town and Brunswick Md A Martinsburg degree team performed almost perfectly Eight local candidates were initiated and preparation begins for more candidates at the next meeting An association of Odd Fellows of the Valley of Virginia is planned with a Staunton reunion set for April 25 A parade all day meeting and 300 initiatory degrees are hoped for with speakers from national Odd Fellow groups Also included are local health and welfare notes from Dr Jessie T Scott Clarke County nursing classes and staff changes at local clinics and offices A theft incident sees a buggy missing wheels after a Summit Point sale
The first spring thunderstorm hit about three this morning bringing a heavy rain that continued today. Rivers and streams rose to bankful levels with some areas experiencing cloudburst-like conditions. Farmers say the ground is saturated, unable to absorb more water, causing runoff after the downpour.
Mrs. Byrd Purcell of Brecetown sues next door neighbor S. J. Swimley Jr for 50 dollars, claiming chickens wandered onto Swimley land and were killed. The civil action before Justice A J Taverner is set for next Saturday morning with many witnesses summoned. The plaintiff alleges Swimley offered settlement but has not paid.
Mr. Swimley is understood to have denied killing any of the Purcell chickens amid the local dispute.
A weight loss advert promises easy reduction without starvation or exercise. Readers are told Marmola Prescription Tablets, priced at one dollar, can help and should be obtained from a local druggist or mailed to Marmola Co. in Detroit for purchase.
S G Roe, a known Frederick county resident from the Siler area, edged toward drowning after fording a swollen creek on Thursday. Driving a horse and bogey, the horse was swept by a strong current. Roe and the team were carried about 100 yards before he steered to shore and collapsed from exhaustion.
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