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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1923
Page
4
Chairman Shirley reports 106 separate and distinct actions underway as the pay as you go road program proceeds. Every mile of the state system is under maintenance as Virginia strengthens its transportation efforts.
Auditor C Lee Moore announced the State Highway Department would have about 21 million dollars available for the year ending October 1 1924 with nearly 15 million for state highway construction and 4 million for maintenance. He noted unexpended funds of 9.5 million and argued a 1924 bond issue may be unnecessary.
A Clarksburg citizen Ira L. Swiger weighs the proposed fifty million road bond in West Virginia. He cautions about tax increases and compares with Virginia and nearby states, noting public concern over large bond issues and repayment obligations.
Virginia would incur 31 million dollars in interest as an added expense borne by taxpayers. If taxes are not increased, 31 million dollars in roads would be lost versus a no interest scenario. The state has paid 67 million dollars in interest on a 33 million bond issue at 3 percent, with 37 million more to be paid before retirement, enough to fund the entire highway system.
Walt Mason mocks bootleg wealth from illicit whiskey and beer, noting the riches bring no real happiness. He contrasts gleaming money with ruined morals, noting voters' friendship and respect remain out of reach. He declares preferring honest labor over ill gotten gains.
In Rockingham County an early Saturday sighting of the first great U S Navy air ship dazzled residents The craft rode high above the valley from Harrisonburg toward Mount Clinton and Sangers Glen The article notes the distance traveled about 175 miles and praises the aircraft as a symbol of trust and progress for the valley and state
Judge Groner issued a final decree restraining Old Dominion Beverage Corporation from using the word Taka-Kola or any similar term in advertising or sale of beverages. Coca Cola Company filed the suit alleging trademark infringement in Richmond on October 29.
Dr. H W Evans imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan telegraphed Rabbi Simon Glazer of New York after his challenge to a debate. Glazer replied he would meet anywhere in the United States to debate whether Jewish homes are American homes and whether race creed or color is needed to be 100 percent American. Forbes case involves Staunton narcotics and liquor discussions and a lawyer Timberlake of Staunton connected with a divorce for Mrs. Mortimer.
Washington reports detail charges that Charles Forbes as Veterans Bureau director sought to remove narcotics and liquor from a government hospital in Perryville Maryland as late as September 1922. Witness James M Williams testified to meetings at his home with Mrs Mortimer and Forbes, including papers from Mortimer and alleged attempts to influence the Mortimer divorce.
Vacant 100 ft front on Cork Street with 50 ft depth extends to Indian alley. The only unused lot on the square south of Court Hanes. Ideal for development in a central city block. Includes parcel details and location notes for prospective buyers.
The article argues domestic coke is the best value for heating and cooking, claiming it burns cleaner, heats faster, and needs less attention than coal. It explains how to burn and care for coke, promotes its efficiency, and notes government rules and a bill regulating coal adulteration.
The American Railway Express Company and the Southeastern Express Company will on November 15, 1923 at 10 A M in Richmond file to cancel current station to station milk and cream rates within Virginia and replace with a mileage scale not exceeding the existing Virginia mileage scale on lines of the Southern Railway and Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. The new express rates may raise some shipments and lower others, with cream shipments affected similarly. George S. Lee, Traffic Manager, 29.
Ino Brumbaugh, superintendent, reports planting Biota Globe Arborvitae as a corner post for 25 years. He notes these trees grow for centuries and adds Hydrangeas Spireas Ever bloom Roses and new Shade Fruit and Nut Trees at 5 Amherst St Frank Bayliss.
A red horned Durham heifer weighing about 750 pounds strayed from a farm near White Post Virginia. The finder is urged to contact local authorities with information.
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