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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1933
Page
6
North Carolina State College horticulturist H R Nis explains burlap bands around trunks trap codling moth larvae as they exit fruit. Bands 4 to 6 inches wide placed 18 to 24 inches high are scraped of loose bark before fitting and nailed in place. worms are boiled or destroyed after season.
A chorus of over 1 000 voices, likely West Virginia's largest, will headline the fourth Mountain State Festival in Elkins. Miss Sarah B Huff of Morgantown will direct the mass chorus gathered from central and eastern counties. Singers will rehearse locally then converge for a festival performance featuring popular, classical, and WV folk songs.
Racing fans will see a greatly improved plant at the Great Hagerstown Fair the week of September 12 to 16. Officials say nearly 350 thoroughbreds have stall space assigned, owned by over 80 owners. Seven races daily for five days will run from stall gates with post time at 2 p.m. The event opens a modern midway and night attractions alongside the traditional fair.
F. W. Woolworth and Company announced by president B. D. Miller that the National Recovery Administration blanket code has been signed in Washington and takes effect immediately. The action places all five and ten cent Woolworth stores under the Blue Eagle.
Special Commissioner to sell at public auction in Winchester on Sept 16 1933 at 11 00 a m four lots Nos 9 10 21 and 22 in lock 40 Middletown Frederick County Va improved by a frame house conveyed to L E Tabler and Sarah E Tabler by deed dated April 20 1917 with one third cash and balance in two annual installments secured by a deed of trust and insurance on the building.
The twenty eighth annual convention of the League of Virginia municipalities will be held September 27 28 in Danville. Mayors Harry Heading Sr and R W West will speak with Winchester expected to attend. The sessions include talks by Harry P Davis, William A Smith, and others from Roanoke Clifton Forge Falls Church Covington Martinsville and South Boston ending with an informal dance at Hotel Danville.
Health will be stressed in Virginia public schools during the 1933 34 sessions with a focus on children entering school. Dr Warren F Draper announces clinics for entrance examinations and Nancy Vance will assist local groups in screenings. Children with normal vision teeth throat weight and hearing and those corrected before opening will receive a five point certificate and join the beginners five point program.
Shenandoah Valley attractions faced record holiday crowds with thousands visiting the caverns over the weekend. Guides remained busy Saturday through yesterday as visitors filled rooms, cabins, and hotels amid light rains. Tourism appeared higher than any Labor Day in the recent low mood period.
A deed of trust dated November 22 1922 triggers a public auction at Winchester County Court House at 11 oclock am on Saturday September 23 1933. The sale covers two lots on Purcell Avenue and Woodchuck Lane in the Greenwalt and Darr Additions with frame houses. One third cash paid day of sale remaining balance in two equal annual installments secured by a deed of trust and insurance policy.
Trustee Herbert S Larrick announces sale of Lot 1 at 148 Whitlock Avenue and Lot 2 at 420 North Kent Street in Winchester on Friday September 15 1933 at 12 o'clock noon. One third cash with balance in two annual payments secured by deed of trust and fire insurance policy. Auctioneer C I Brumback.
In Winchester this 28th day of August 1933 the court orders the defendant in the H E G Jackson divorce case to appear within ten days after publication. The order will run in The Evening Star for four weeks and be posted at the courthouse front door with notices mailed to the defendant. In Frederick County the Commercial and Savings Bank sues the heirs and the estate of James H. Rosenberger to settle accounts, marshal assets, and pay creditors. defendants Rosenberger and Bertha Wilson must appear within ten days after publication. A copy of the order will be mailed to each defendant and posted on the courthouse front door by September 25, 1933.
Public sale notice for two parcels in Winchester City Carrs Addition and Shawnee Heights the Sept 14 1933 auction date with parcel fronts 50 and 40 feet and 131 and 150 feet. Terms include one third cash then one and two years at interest with insurance. Also court notices from Frederick County Virginia include a suit to set aside fraudulent agreement and an order of reference and creditor claims procedure to be conducted by Master Commissioner Baker on Aug 24 1933.
By virtue of a deed of trust dated April 2 1928 from Bessie V Adams and wife to secure a debt the trustee will offer for sale at public auction in Winchester Virginia at 12 o clock noon the house and lot at 440 Highland Ave fronting 25 feet and 150 feet deep near the Woolen Mill with a 1 4 cash payment and balance in three equal installments over 1 2 and 3 years the sale is secured by the deed of trust and a policy of insurance and carries a waiver of Homestead exemptions.
By authority of a deed of trust B Beverley Wright dated 1928 and an order of the Corporation Court of Winchester a substituted trustee will offer at 11:00 a.m. on the North side of West Leicester Street No 448 a seven room plastered dwelling with modern improvements including sunparlor concrete cellar and oil furnace in the best residential section. Sale to be paid in two equal annual installments with bonds secured by a deed of trust and a building insurance policy. Auctioneers Dunn and Duvall. 8-15-paw-4wks
A brief note reports ants sold in packages as a native delicacy in parts of Africa, drawing attention to traditional preparations and market acceptance amid rising modern food trends. Local vendors and culinary groups discuss cultural significance and potential health considerations.
Lola V Holsinger and husband default on debts secured by deed of trust dated April 3 1931. Trustee to sell at public auction September 16 1933 at twelve noon in Winchester Virginia No 319 North Kent Street a frame dwelling known as the Wost Home fronting 40 feet on Kent Street and extending to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in good repair satisfaction of annual installments.
By virtue of a deed of trust dated May 7 1917 Mrs Frances M Chiles property in Frederick County Virginia 99 acres with seven room stone and frame house goes to sale at Winchester Court House at noon on September 30 1933. Terms: one third cash day of sale then balance in two equal annual installments with two promissory notes secured by deed of trust on the property and a policy on the buildings. Auctioneers Duvall Dunn.
Valuable mural paintings dating back to the fourteenth century were uncovered beneath whitewash on the walls of Burton Latimer church near Kettering England. Experts believe they belong to the late medieval period and may be highly significant to English mural art.
Trustee offers at public auction a 3 acre parcel with dwelling and outbuildings in Frederick County near Winchester. Terms include one third cash and balance over one and two years with two notes at 6 percent interest. Includes deeds of trust and insurance policy as security. Also mentions court references to J F Rodman Co and notices to creditors in Winchester and Frederick County with multiple dates in 1933.
Trustees under two deeds of trust announce public sale in Winchester Virginia fronting 30 feet on West Clifford Street. The property, a handsome dwelling, is described as No 10 and lies between Nachman McCormick estate and Grim. Sale set for noon at County Court House with payments in two equal annual installments secured by a deed of trust.
Trustee will auction the Sunny-Mont Orchards land near White Hall eight miles north of Winchester. The 122 acre tract includes an 80 acre bearing apple orchard with standard varieties, in Stonewall District, Frederick County. Sale includes two annual installments and deed of trust securing the purchaser with insured buildings.
Public auction in Winchester Virginia to highest bidder at eleven o clock in front of the County Court House. 66 acre farm near Hayfield with a seven room dwelling barn and outbuildings. One third cash day of sale balance in two equal yearly installments at 6 percent interest. Devices include deed of trust and insurance policy.
A fragment from a rural speech piece shows Uncle Eben advising calm while a narrator frets about walking floors and lack of money. The tone mixes caution with humor as everyday concerns surface in regional dialogue.
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