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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1923
Page
4
A notice states a year six months three months and one month advance terms and that The Associated Press items are exclusively licensed for republication by the paper and all total news herein. The text emphasizes AP credit and rights retained by the newspaper.
The U S Department of Labor reports the dollar now buys 65 cents in real value. The piece argues that Virginia bonds at 50 million dollars for highways would cost 108 million in total repayment due to inflation, harming taxpayers and farmers while delaying road gains.
Poet Walt Mason mocks James Bankstead and oil gold rush dreams as villagers dream of riches from leases. The verse skewers greed, lavish dress, and the lure of easy wealth while workers toil and fear busts from speculative stocks.
Mr and Mrs C C Cooper announce the birth of a baby girl named Mary Elizabeth born September 13. She is the fifth to carry the maternal line name Mary Elizabeth. Mrs Cooper is formerly Miss Mattie Sherman, daughter of E J Sherman of the western pike.
A Living Age summary notes mixed harvest prospects in Russia and discusses grain exports as a potential cure for famine. A London Observer correspondent suggests three million tons might be exportable, arguing higher world prices could spur peasant cultivation and improve Russian agriculture, with broad international implications.
This afternoon the New Market field in Virginia will reenact the 1864 battle between Federal troops under Sigel and Confederate cadets from the Virginia Military Institute. The scene recalls heroism on the Shenandoah Hill as a 300 cadet battalion faced siege, inspired by past veterans and later American war efforts in France.
The Federal Council of Churches issued a call for a national dry forces rally and a good citizenship conference in Washington October 14 to 16. It was signed by 756 leaders including William Jennings Bryan and Prohibition Commissioner Roy A Haynes, aiming to energize supporters ahead of law enforcement talks.
Text preserves a speaker's insistence on truth and straight facts about wartime events. It mentions censorship, a pledge of honesty before a maker, and a claim of having never seen a prison or an unarmed man shot. The excerpt cites Armmen’s History of the Valley and battlefield confusion with thousands surrendering.
United States Department of Agriculture offers a practical fumigation method using engine exhaust to kill rats near chicken houses garages barns and gardens. Run a vehicle engine at moderate speed for ten minutes to fumigate and seal the hole with damp earth. Community effort and sanitation, poison balls, traps, rat-proofing, and USDA assistance for anti rat campaigns are urged.
Two commissions of the Federal Council of Churches sponsor a call issued to boost enforcement of the 18th amendment and Volstead Act. Leaders say inactivity and apathy have allowed liquor sentiment to grow and plan a conference to recover the morale of moral and Christian forces on the prohibition issue.
President Coolidge is nearing agreement to convene a governors conference in Washington mid October to discuss enforcement of prohibition and related laws. States will be invited after their Indiana meeting on October 15 to join talks on boosting joint enforcement and shifting prosecutions from federal to state courts.
Officials say a port dispatch to the White House will mainly recapitulate world crop statistics to show current conditions stem from overproduction. They oppose hasty Congressional action and favor a sound economic relief program with freight rate reductions and a new grain rotation to manage this season’s wheat crop. A bankers’ committee from the ninth Federal Reserve district will meet the President next week to back these proposals.
Babe Ruth of the New York Americans was named the American League MVP for 1923. He received the highest possible points, was a unanimous selection by the eight-city committee, and set a lasting record. President Ban Johnson announced the award in Chicago on September 21.
Winchester Rotary Club asks postponement of the Inter-City Rotary meeting at Endless Caverns to Thursday October 4 due to Marines visiting Winchester Friday. Morrisonburg chairman Maury and Rotarian Mauzy approve the shift. original notice had set September 26, then October 26 in yesterday’s News-Record.
Sweet clover as a pasture crop for beef and dairy cattle offers high protein as a legume. It sustains succulent growth through summer and drought, providing feed when native grasses are short. This clover supports more animals per acre than bluegrass or timothy pastures.
The notice urges careful hide removal to prevent cuts and scores and recommends fresh clean salt. It notes limited strength in salt and implies quality hides will fetch higher prices at market.
Tillage plays a crucial role in garden success. It reduces burden in hot summer and ensures vegetables are carefully tended throughout the season, improving yields and soil health.
Washington report says President Coolidge and advisers seek remedies for a grave agricultural situation in the western states. Department of Agriculture experts survey the impact on wheat growers while Secretary Wallace is not yet ready with new measures beyond those he has publicly advocated.
A reader rebukes a Star article on Winchester and Cedar Creek battles. He states he was at Cedar Creek, denies the claim that Southern forces killed soldiers in their beds, calls the report a stain on the Federal army, and urges accuracy.
The Market Street Church invites worshipers with a program including Sunday School at 9 45 a m Bible class 11 a m sermon by the pastor subject The Christian's Race and Reward and 11 a m preaching Revelation and Religion at 7 30 p m Boys Club Tuesday 7 30 p m prayer and praise Wednesday 7 46 p m. The discourse argues for justice as a cardinal virtue rooted in Christian conscience and loyalty to Christ and church.
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