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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1921
Page
3
The Charley Rouss Fire Company plans a debt payoff celebration with a barbecue or ox roast, refreshments, music, and speeches by Mayor Glass and Major Robert T. Barton. About 300 invitations have been issued, the event begins at 6 o'clock, and $4,500 in bonds will be burned.
Henry W. Holt of Augusta County Circuit Court will hold a public hearing in Winchester on Thursday October 27 to consider extending the city limits. The delay was granted to one day with hearings at the county courthouse. Voters in the affected area will keep current precinct voting until after the change. Tax money for five years will stay in the taxed territory with no reassessment until the next state-wide cycle.
The House of Lords ruled that money paid by check to settle a gambling debt is recoverable. The decision could trigger widespread litigation risking millions and threaten bookmakers at race meetings. The ruling has provoked a furore in sporting circles and a special bookmaker meeting is planned.
The Frederick County Fruit Growers and Farms Association will hold its next meeting in the lecture hall of the Handley Library at 1 20 o'clock in the afternoon on Saturday November 5. The venue date had been misstated as this week’s Saturday in yesterday’s Star.
Prof T B Hutchinson of the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station will speak to farmers about trek growing at the library on the afternoon of November 5. Attendees from Poacksbuns and surrounding areas invited.
The unknown warrior lay in state in the stern of the U S cruiser Olympia as it departed for homeward burial. French peasants left hundreds of flower tokens around the casket while simple ceremonies were held before the ship sailed.
Orange Virginia October 25 authorities believe two other suspects connected to the Walter Ware case, a bootlegger killed by a posse after a clash on an alfalfa farm near Richmond. Sheriff W C md and Sergeant J M Dehana led the pursuit. The county braced for more arrests as stills were expected to be found. 3000 attended the funeral of Sergeant Boyer in Orange.
Gets-It offers instant relief from corn pain with a few drops. The remedy softens the corn and it begins to lose its grip within a day or two, allowing it to be lifted away roots and all. Sold by E. Lawrence Co. in Chicago with a money back guarantee.
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The article notes packing houses shield fruit and equipment from weather, allow continuous packing despite poor conditions, and enable efficient labor with all work in one place. It observes larger growers favor houses with machinery while small orchards may pack in the orchard when weather is favorable.
Agricultural guidance on orchard maintenance stresses the need for careful pruning and pest control to sustain production. It argues that diligent, skilled care by the orchardist keeps trees productive, even reviving long neglected orchards within a season or two.
Remedy focuses on cutting out all old canes and infected young canes after harvest. Burn all removed canes when dry. Consider spraying with Bordeaux mixture several times during spring for protection.
Fall plowing of orchards is a growing practice for large acreages. It leaves soil bare over winter which is undesirable, but better than delaying until spring when late growth by cover crops becomes too extensive.
Dr Hens Van Pyke, noted poet and speaker, will deliver The Dragons Teeth at the Convcation of Christian Citizens in Washington October. The address, titled The World to Be, reflects on armament limits and comes after his WWI service as U S envoy to the Netherlands.
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