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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1921
Page
2
In Rockingham County Virginia the wool growers decided to pool all wool produced this year. K A Kaithley from the markets office in Richmond attended and gave an address on the subject.
The report praises Rockingham County wool as the best in the United States for its low shrinkage. Three thousand pounds were raised in the county last year and production is expected to rise. Staunton is chosen as the State Wool Growers Association state pool site.
Virginia weather for the week ending May 17 reports cloudy cool conditions with heavy rain in the east and moderate but ample rain in the west. Potatoes and truck crops grew fairly while early corn suffered. much replanting is necessary and farm work made little progress.
The report notes wet soil and most peanut fields unplanted with only small tobacco patches transplanted. Oats grow fairly well while wheat, corn, and other crops are stunted in some northwest counties. Meadows and pastures were damaged by molar weather but not rapidly. cool, sunny days were lacking. A severe thunderstorm with hail caused local damage in Wythe County on the 12th.
Funeral services for Mrs Maggie B Grady wife of J W Grady were held Sunday afternoon at Bethel Methodist Church Trone Rev Grosscup officiated Friends and neighbors attended and many floral tributes were placed on the casket Pallbearers included Charles Parish Dick Davis Robert Brill Lee Lonas Gilbert El Notte and Charles Brill Mrs Grady 49 was a daughter of George and Ellen Dunlap She is survived by her husband two brothers Jerry and Martin Dunlap and five children Effie Bila Edith Floyd and Roy
The ad touts Freezone as a painless corn remover. A druggist sells a small bottle for a few cents, claiming it quickly stops pain and allows the corn or callus to be lifted away without soreness or irritation.
The local agents of the Pennsylvania Railroad report the freight station will be closed on Monday May 30 National Decoration Day except for perishable freight deliveries and no local freight trains will operate that day.
Daniel Spradley 51, a well known colored resident, died last evening at 31 Freemont Street. Cause given as bronchitis. Funeral arrangements awaited word from distant relatives. Mrs. Luck B. Showalter of Baltimore visiting Walter Barnett's home on South Market Street. Glass departed for Baltimore yesterday afternoon.
Richmond Virginia May 19 pro testant churches study anti vice drive led by Dr E G Williams state health commissioner Rev Carter A Jenkins Calvary Baptist Church tells members that dancing will be forbidden at an early date those who dance must give up dancing or quit the church Jenkins calls modern dances vulgar lewd immoral and urges adherence to church discipline
A speaker noted that many pastors are afraid to speak and fight for the truth and described a campaign gathering momentum.
In Hinton West Virginia on May 19 a farmer found a spread-head snake and killed it after his dog bit the reptile. A full grown frog reportedly jumped from the snake’s stomach and hopped into a pond. The Winchester Gun Club plans a weekly practice shoot at 3 30 this Saturday afternoon.
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