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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1922
Page
2
Fragmentary dialogue shows Mrs Sande arguing against substituting the Social Record while Mocke defends the town's opinion of a person named Salman. The exchange hints at local reputations and gossip in Columbus Streets.
A banquet highlighted Gates Rubber Company run by 35 year olds, noting youth in leadership boosts vigor and productivity. The piece cites historic young leaders like Pitt Napoleon and Alexander the Great to defend young executives shaping the auto tire sector and mentions Gates Super Tread Tires sold by Cammer & Son in Kenrstown, Va.
An electric transmission line of the Virginia Power Company was dynamited today at Biberson in Fayette County. The disruption forced mine closures as reported by James C. Smith, the companys commercial manager.
Bandits held up a Connecticut Company payroll carrier in Bridgeport on May 24 and fled in an auto after a pistol battle with police. A payroll was left in a store while the bandits promised to return. One bandit was wounded. employees were blackjacked.
Washington May 24 Attorney General Daugherty declared that war fraud cases will be pursued as expeditiously as possible despite attacks related to the Morse affair. He said the Department of Justice remains fair just and effective and tied taft and Washem correspondence to no connivance in the Morse cases.
Jim Denison, 20, escaped from Wilkinson County jail after a mob seized him for an alleged crime against a white woman three years ago. An automobile crash helped him break free, and he remained at large with reports of pursuit continuing toward south of Irwinton.
An orphan heiress in a sunlit street encounters a dapper stranger. He reveals himself as Will Cunningham, her guardian, sent to oversee her pending elopement. The pair discuss future plans and mutual interest on the veranda, hinting at romance and a new life together.
A Scientific American writer notes some seeds in dry windy regions secrete mucilage to glue themselves to the ground after wetting. A German botanist found over 36 percent of 900 varieties show this, aiding anchorage and root growth once rainfall returns.
The anecdote recalls Queen Victoria doubting a birth bulletin stating the queen and the prince were perfectly well. Prince Albert suggested, and the bulletin was revised to say the infant prince is perfectly well, avoiding the implication that the queen herself was confined.
Readable fragments indicate a civic assistance event involving school children cooperating on a help clinic scheduled for May 22 to 27. Details are limited in the text.
Several Winchester banks announce closure on Tuesday May 30 1922 a legal holiday. Paper maturing that date may be paid May 31 1922. Signatories include Charles Summers H D Fuller Jomini Sloat WM Hardy and bank names Union Bank Farmers and Merchants National Bank Commercial and Savings Bank Shenandoah Valley National Bank.
Bailey Bros. Co. inthester Virginia advertises 67 farms from 4 to 850 acres with buildings and orchards, plus timber tracts, mills, store properties and city lots. Prices range from $650 to $10,000 with immediate possession offered.
The quote attributed to the late Edgar Satins ponders love and commitment with remarks on performance in relationships. It notes life is full of delights many never enjoy and suggests that the world holds charm that few encounter.
A decree of the Frederick County Circuit Court directs public auction of three adjoining West Water street lots 133 131 and 129 with brick and frame residences plus 41 1/2 acres woodland in Indian Hollow seven miles northwest of Winchester. Terms: one third cash sale day, balance in two equal annual installments secured by deed of trust and property insurance. Auction in front of the County Court House at noon on Saturday May 27 1922. WM G Hardy administrator c t a dbn.
A horse named Spanish Jack, purchased recently, will start the season at the breeder’s home four miles east of Winchester on the Berryville pike. Insurance is set at $10. 17.6t. Austin Whit R.
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