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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1923

Page

2

Additional Lime Kilns Erected In Oranda Virginia

The Palmer Lime and Cement Company adds two improved lime kilns. The International Cooperage Company completes a large barrel factory at the Palmer plant. Guests from Charles Town include Hesekiah and Charles Sager and Miss Mamie Good. Local family visits and ill child reported. M M Orndorff planted ten thousand apple root grafts.

Oranda Palmer Lime and Cement Company International Cooperage Messrs Hesekiah Charles Sager Mamie—Good Charles Town W Va J. W. Good Mr. Philpott Clarence Foltz Long Meadows John W. Foltz M. M. Orndorff

W. C. T. U. Meeting Scheduled at Handley Library

The W. C. T. U. holds a meeting in Handley Library on Thursday afternoon May 10 at 3 o clock. Luechee is described as artistically colored. Some species of leeches from the South seas are beautifully colored.

Handley Library South Seas

Local Wholesale and Baltimore Market Price Snap

Daily wholesale price quotes show wheat corn and flour at local markets, with butter, eggs, poultry, hay and feedstuffs listed. Baltimore wholesale closing prices include wheat corn turkeys young chickens butter fat and beef by cut. figures vary by grade and size.

Star Loreal W.s.secees Baltinore Riteels Keatrsibes HOWE

Fruit Spraying Timely Prep Key To Successful Orchards

Extension horticulture urges plan ahead with spray calendars and supplies. Field surveys show timing before pest attack and proper equipment upkeep prevent failures. A 35 acre average for medium apple orchards guides spray schedules and five day completion per application.

Department of Horticultural Extension Service Blacksburg State Horticultural Society Horticultural Society

Plant protection supplies scarce this season warn growers

The article notes that lime sulfur solution and nicotine sulphate are needed soon to control scale and aphids, with lead arsenate also in short supply. It warns scarce stock may hamper pest control and credits early purchases by growers as prudent management.

Buried With Hen In Woodstock Deathbed Request

A Woodstock woman wished to be buried with her pet hen. The hen survived repeated chloroform attempts and formaldehyde, then died by beheading as requested, with the hen finally laid to rest.

the Pathfinder Woodstock Ahen

Too Much For The Local Nine In Close Win

The Hagerstown Globe reports Lew Kline allowed five scattered hits as Winchester defeated Cumberland league champions 3 to 2. The locals fielded perfectly and earned seven timely hits in a near evenly balanced game with no standout hitter.

Hagerstown Globe Lew Kline Winchester Jack Hurley Cumberland

Local dogs kill sheep in Bloom district

Local notes report that on Sunday night dogs raided a flock owned by G. W. Halver in Bloom Va and killed six ewes and thirty two lambs. The dogs were not killed and their identity is unknown. Other items note visits by Mrs. Sarah Frye and Mr and Mrs J I White to Mr and Mrs Carson Allamons and a Sunday afternoon visit by Mrs J J Crobill and Miss Carele Cave.

Bloom G. W. Halver Sarah Frye J. I. Whte Carson Allamons J. J. Crobill Carele Cave

Visit to Mrs Miller Noted. Sunday School May 25

Miss Cornelia White visited Mrs Ivene Miller Sunday. The district Sunday school convention will meet at St John’s church on May 25.

Arthur Miller Cornelia White Ivene Miller St. John's Church

Detroit Auto Industry Booms With 205000 Workers

Detroit's automotive sector drives growth as about 205000 of the city's roughly 320000 industrial workers are employed in auto plants or closely allied factories. In 1914 half of Detroit's industrial jobs were in autos, while today autos and related output account for about two thirds of employment.

Associated Press Detroit Detroit Board of Commerce Michigan Board of Commerce

Pullman Discards Paper Car Wheels

The Pullman News reports the paper cored wheel used on passenger cars was phased out, replaced by steel wheels after 25 years. The public misjudged heat expansion concerns, as the real benefit was sound dampening.

Associated Press Chicago America Pullman News

Unclaimed Letters at Winchester Post Office

Week ending May 5 1923 list includes Mrs Mary E Affleck David Grubbs Mr and Mrs Lee Hottle Mrs Henry Hall Charles Do Leaf Mrs Albert Meyer Theo Riley Mrs J R Rhodes Miss Anna B Parkins postmaster J WM Libert indicates one cent per letter due for collection

Winchester Mary E. Affleck David Grubbs Lee Hottle Henry Hall Charles Do. Leaf Albert Meyer Theo. Riley J. R. Rhodes Anna B. Parkins J. WM. Libert

Anderson Paid Judgment and Was Released in Milk Case

Morgan Anderson the milk dealer was arrested yesterday morning charged with secreting property the city sergeant had levied on a judgment. He paid $142.15 late yesterday afternoon to secure release and was freed from custody. He had hidden an auto delivery milk wagon and faced grand jury action before paying the execution costs and related charges.

Morgan Anderson Actio Grand Jury Corporation Court Anderson Sergeant Forney

Mind and body tied by a sane balance

The text argues that mind exerts strong control over the body while warning against extreme idealism. It stresses a balanced view of body and mind, noting the body should be governed by the mind, with a clear emphasis on reasoned harmony.

Mons Sana

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