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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1924
Page
2
An accident at 949 Virginia left a worker with severed finger stumps on his right hand after contact with sharp tools. Dr. A. C. surgical aid sutured the stumps, and the man Mr Wockhart faces long incapacity with no expected recovery from the wounds.
The Associated Press reports that the first aim of newly established naval officer schools is to train officers for service. A month at George University and Annapolis College will prepare cadets for cooperative efforts with army and navy reserves.
VP Massey of Winchester helps shape plans to promote Virginia farm and orchard products. He belongs to the Kent committee formed in Richmond to encourage use of Virginia products, especially apples, from a meeting involving state and city representatives.
Civic groups met at Murphy's Hotel to plan wider publicity for Apple ek from October 31 to November 6. They stressed the need for apples to be inspected by state federal inspectors from the division of markets. J. H. Meek, director, argued Virginia apples were often prepared poorly for market and not favored.
Oct. 2 sale at Clover Dale Farm four miles from Winchester announced in the sales directory. The ad notes advertising benefits with a brief slogan IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE.
State highway motorcycle officers appointed to patrol roads report progress against road hogging excessive speeding and key violations. They start with warnings and will arrest repeat violators at unexpected locations as officers deploy uniforms soon.
Local wholesale prices listed for grains and animal products with scattered figures for wheat corn flour and hay. Retail lines show local flour eggs butter and mixed feed costs while Baltimore wholesale quotes include wheat hay and poultry ranges with limited legible figures.
An ad claims Red Pepper Heat stops pain in minutes for rheumatism lumbago neuritis hacke ache siteek sore muscles strains. It describes concentrated heat penetrating to relieve congestion and pain and promotes Red Pepper Rub made with red peppers sold at a low price.
An old drugstore puff touts Mentho Sulphur for rapid relief of eruptions eczema and itching. It claims germ destroying action and swift soothing of pimples and skin disfigurement. Readily available from druggists as a cold cream substitute with noticeable improvement.
Mrs. Mary E. Hamilton is ill at Poplar Shade with Dr. Walter Cox attending. Mrs. Ida Bl Taylor and Brook Taylor with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ritter toured to near Spring Maryland and Fort Frederick with friends. T. Lee Evans and family from Green Spring visited here with B. D. Shirley. John Hubbard has taken in a child named Jenkins. John Unger of Berkeley Springs West Virginia called here briefly. Mrs. John Evans and son George and wife from Martinsburg visited over the weekend. Miss Lela Brent Clevenger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest B. Clevenger.
A resident of Rose Hill farm attends school again this year at a Loudoun Seminary in Winches. Heavy rain fell on Monday and Tuesday, delaying outdoor work but promising good conditions for seeding and winter streams as creeks rise and fall.
Mr. J. H. spent the weekend in Middletown. Pauline, Mer and granddaughter visit Charles Keller in Hagerstown Maryland. E. Stickley recovering well at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a serious operation. Samuel Robinson family visited Front Royal area. Palmer Lime and Cement Co. busy shipping lime from its plant. Mrs. Madison Racey and daughter Pearl visiting Mountain Falls. M. M. Orndorff will attend Virginia Christian Missionary Society meeting in East Radford. Gilbert Brumback starts poultry venture with 250 hens. eggs now produced and profits expected to rise.
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