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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1924
Page
2
The Monthly Review of the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank reports the Fifth District shows both favorable and unfavorable factors in April 1924. Textile output is limited, coal and farm labor face constraints, but banks are strong and building volumes high while retail and wholesale trade show mixed gains and Easter timing affected figures.
General Julian S. Carr former commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans and a notable figure in manufacturing banking and railroads died in Chicago after influenza developed into pneumonia. He was en route from Durham to visit his daughter when illness worsened. He had visited Winchester two years earlier for the Grand Camp Confederate Veterans of Virginia meetings and gave several addresses.
The Virginia Western Power Company based in Clifton Forge filed a petition with the State Corporation Commission seeking a reduction of electric rates for Charlottesville. Preliminary estimates suggest savings of 13000 to 15000 dollars annually for Charlottesville if approved. The move contrasts with local tensions between City Council and the Virginia Railway and Power Company over franchise rights and rate control.
A $30,000 theft at the Murray Bocock estate near Keswick Virginia targets Lady Jane Williams Taylor wife of the Bank of Montreal head. Police believe an insider knew the layout and seized a dressing case with jewels and clothing while guests were away. Detectives pursue several clues with a public update expected soon.
The Illinois Supreme Court rules that vaccination is not a condition precedent for a child to attend public school and cannot be arbitrarily used to exclude unvaccinated students. The decision rebukes routine local epidemic claims used to justify mass vaccination of schoolchildren.
Rockingham County will select its Maid of Honor to attend the Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester next Saturday. Nominations are due by 5 PM at Shenandoah Valley headquarters with a drawing at 9 PM from all timely mailed or phoned names. Frank Sublett announced the float theme Spottswood Discovering the Valley through Swift Run Gap.
Scientists report that halting egg development in certain fish yields anomalies such as double headed and double bodied specimens. The findings are discussed during Hot Water Week in Winchester spanning May 17 to 24.
The message notes that Berland Hagerstown Strasburg and intermediate points will be included for the Apple Blossom festival. A special advertisement in major newspapers will announce excursion rates placed by the B and O rail line.
The text notes a common belief among natives that the soul resides in different parts of the body across tribes. One group says insouls dwell in the head, another in the stomach, and a third in the torso.
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