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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1921
Page
3
We purchased trem manufacturer items from a business and placed them in three lots. Lot one Silk Dresses priced at 5.68 with value 15.00. Lot two Silk Dresses at 6.98 valued at 18.00. Lot three Silk Dresses at 8.98 with value 20.00 to 25.00.
May 17 report notes Lemuel Pugh was honored with a family birthday gathering at Whitacre. Attendees included numerous relatives and friends headed by Mr. and Mrs E H Whitacre and the Dailey birth added a 10 pound girl to J Lester Dailey and wife.
Marriage licenses were issued by the clerk of the Circuit Court in Frederick County to three couples. The first pair, Gochenour a locomotive engineer from Harrisburg and Miss Ella Morrison of Steelton, and Holmes Rogers a chauffeur from Kernstown and Miss Dorothy F. Sager of Star Tannery. The third couple, Jot Woir widow of Page County Virginia and Miss Virginia Fiddter of Stephenson.
The Senate Finance Committee ordered a favorable report on David H. Blair of Winston-Salem as Commissioner of Internal Revenue, defeating Senator Johnson of California who faced disqualification over a North Carolina primary law issue and family ties to an income tax case.
A marriage license was issued by the clerk of the Corporation Court on May 34 to George Frederick Kern a pulpy mill worker of Jefferson County West Virginia and Miss Aggie B. R. Palmer of this city.
Virginia faces a warning against a $50 million road bond plan. The Good Roads Association proposal could raise taxes and burden state finances while failing to directly fund the 3,800 mile state highway system. Critics cite existing debts and Arkansas lessons, urging restraint and focus on farm-to-market needs.
A political letter discusses spending and the bond issue, noting carryover funds from last year and promising a courteous reply to Senator Goortck. It cites Tucker and Trinkle as likely to oppose the bond, arguing the stance reflects good judgment endorsed by a Democratic majority before August.
Critics declare Louise Glaum's new vehicle surpasses prior efforts while J Parker Reed's Love Madness contributes to cinema ideals. Star power backs the Strand display as audiences are invited to view today.
At a Richmond meeting the executive committee of the Virginia Good Roads Association endorsed a deferred serial bond plan totaling 50 million dollars for highway construction. The resolution calls for 12 million dollars to be issued by 1922 and emphasizes broad state support, led by State Highway Commissioner Coleman, despite opposition to such bonds.
The executive committee of the Virginia Good Roads Association at Murphy's Hotel Richmond on May 12 1921 proposed state and federal bonds for 1922-23 and 1923-24 at up to 5 percent interest and at par with provision for interest and retirement by the General Assembly. The document urges the next General Assembly and the people of Virginia to consider the program.
The War Department released a statement criticizing the publication of draft deserter lists, saying the lists should not have been published until it confirmed no man who served in the armed forces was named. It notes 489,000 records were checked, 165,000 remained, and four errors were found, three blamed on the individuals involved.
Boston based firms announce a merger involving 22 International Shoe Company factories in Illinois Kentucky and Missouri three Boston tanners merged with them and shoe plants in Pennsylvania North Carolina and New Hampshire. The combined sales total about 46 million with securities exchange financing.
Winchester and Frederick County Chapter of the American Red Cross held its regular monthly meeting at Handley Library. Reports covered district nurse Miggie and TB cases, school visits by Miss Strickler, home service changes due to funds, truancy work with Handley Schools, and plans to have the American Legion assume ex service work. Two ex service men aided. public health notes on child malnutrition and service connections. uncertain lines about conversion of roles and ongoing cases.
Mrs W A Baker and Miss Augusta Conrad returned from Richmond where the Women's Auxiliary of the American Legion met. Virginia becomes the first southern state to form a state organization. Officers elected include Dr Kate Waller Barrett President Mrs Franklin Hanger Vice President Mrs William Sale Treasurer Mrs W A Baker Secretary Mrs Arthur K Davis Historian and Augusta Conrad Chairman of the Seventh Congressional District Virginia.
Extract from a decree in Frederick County Virginia details appointment of a commissioner to inquire report settle and account in the John F Golliday estate case. The commissioner shall advertise time and place for execution by weekly notices in The Evening Star Winchester. Court date May 16 1921.
Commissioner in Chancery for Winchester Virginia issues order to settle the estate of James A Carper. He requires listing all real and personal property, determining heirs, convening creditors and settling accounts. Notice published weekly for four weeks and a June 18 1921 hearing date set at M M Lynch office.
Fire wrecked the Lyric Theater in Frostburg on May 17 causing about 100000 dollars in damage and partly insured. The Woolworth ten cent store and Louis Stanton and Son hardware dealers were among the big losers. External aid from Cumberland fire department was dispatched.
Antwerp coal workers who joined the sympathy strike with British miners have resumed work after several days of stoppage. The action disrupted local supply, but workers returned to their posts on May 17, according to dispatches from the Associated Press.
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