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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1921
Page
2
Property listing describes two newly built modern homes on Fairmont Avenue with electric water heaters and hardwood floors. Prices shown as 7000 and 5000 dollars. Contact for a viewing.
Grain dealers report corn offers at 1.75 per barrel at Summit Point W Va for yesterday and today. The price is the lowest since 1896. Jefferson County and Clarke County farmers hold large quantities carried over from 1920 harvest with many corn houses still full. Farmers hope for price recovery after recent expectations of at least 2 per barrel.
The report notes some dealers are offering only 1.75, making the prospects for farmers to earn a reasonable profit look far from bright.
The Virginia Synod met in Richmond and agreed to raise 500000 for Roanoke College with churches in various regions contributing 50000 in the coming year. Rev A A Kelly of Grace Lutheran Church chairs the committee to devise ways to raise the synod portion.
John Sloan, 13, died in Linton Indiana after a baseball foul ball struck his head during a school game. He was the son of Mr and Mrs John Sloan of West Linton. The report notes Emma Snapp returned from Elmhurst New York City as a guest of Mr and Mrs Gavin Du High.
Recovering from illness Mrs. Wilbur E Hewitt has shown improvement after weeks confined to her West Clifford street home. Her aunt Miss Kate Madigan who nursed her departed this afternoon for Charlottesville Virginia, with Mrs Hewitt likely to join her there soon to further recuperate.
Mr s W Milburne Jones of the University of Maryland College Park arrived last evening for a several days visit at the home of Mr and Mrs Walter Bennett on South Market Street.
In Frederic County Circuit Court on October 14 1921 O T Ritter and M M Lynch as executors of Dr W J Whitlock deceased sue Annie W Whitlock et al to settle accounts and construe the will A list of nonresident defendants is ordered to appear within ten days after due publication A copy of the order to be published in Winchester and posted at the courthouse by October 17 1921 Teste Co C Brannon Clerk M M Lynch p q.
Lost a pair of gold framed glasses with ear pieces in case on streets of Winchester or at Fair Grounds on Thursday September 22. Finder please leave at Star office or mail to Mrs George Martin Augusta West Virginia.
Mrs Julian Baker entertained at an apple butter boiling on Tuesday with guests including Mr and Mrs Will Glaize and son Mrs Fred Thwaite and Clarence Custer Mrs Willie Cochran Mrs O Hartman Mrs John H Clayton and Mrs W A Buncutter.
The timetable lists trains from Berryville and Roanoke with connections to Bristol Roanoke Bluefield Pocahontas Welch Norton and intermediate stations. Pullman parlor car to Bristol and Pullman sleepers to Williamson and Winston-Salem plus cafe car Shenandoah and Roanoke connections at Roanoke with Memphis specialty points South No 27 555 p m for Shenandoah and intermediate relations.
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