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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1924
Page
6
Prune vines in winter when dormant to avoid sap flow and damage from pruning wounds. Pruning timing varies. avoid frosted canes and protect from heat in exposed areas. After pruning, burn prunings to reduce insect breeding and pest risk in berry patches, orchards, and trees.
Chairman William M. Butler of the Republican National Committee arrived in New York and conferred with party leaders. He said the President would stay in Washington and deliver several radio addresses during the campaign.
A heavy storm brought rain to parts of Frederick County yesterday afternoon easing a weeks long drought. South West areas saw streams swollen and overflows while Winchester received no rainfall. Showers persisted along the Cumberland Valley north of Martinsburg throughout the day.
New York stock market opened with irregular prices as allies agreed on reparations news. Call money started at 2 percent and closed firm. About 1,250,000 shares were traded in the morning session.
Grace Lutheran Church announces its annual Sunday school picnic to be held tomorrow afternoon at 1 near a five mile drive area along the river road. A large crowd is expected as in past years.
A Middletown Saturday night passed without disorder after reports of Ku Klux influence. No robes were seen though some men loosely connected to the order monitored street activity. Blue laws enforced, churches crowded, and shops closed except restaurants as the town observed a restrained, orderly evening.
A federal grand jury indicted seven men on charges of using the mails to defraud the public of more than 2.5 million dollars through sales of stock in the Morosco Hiding Company, a Delaware firm tied to Oliver Morosco. Morosco himself is named as a victim whose property was reportedly stripped of 5 million.
French Premier Herriot tells the Associated Press the final success of the reparation conference rests on Germany's attitude. He praises Frank Kellogg and other American participants for their cooperation and notes that an agreement is in place, with Germany urged to understand its duty.
President Coolidge tentatively accepts invitation to speak at the Holy Name Society national convention in Washington September 18 to 21. Senator Wadsworth of New York outlines state politics noting harmony in the party and predicting stronger Democratic support in New York. He also supports a vigorous campaign in the Northwest for the La Follette/Wheeler ticket.
Miss Helen Crisman daughter of Mr and Mrs Philip Crisman went to Memorial Hospital today for removal of enlarged tonsils in a planned operation.
Mrs Katharine Veronica Lamb 61 of Harrisonburg Va died yesterday following an operation for appendicitis performed last Wednesday Her condition worsened Sunday She was wife of Patrick J Lamb Sr and mother of seven with relatives in Harrisonburg Washington and Martinsburg The funeral will be from the Church of the Blessed Sacrament with Fathers Meredith and others officiating
In Portsmouth on Aug 4 W G Lee of the railway workers said the mother hood of railroad trainmen did not join the AFL in endorsing Senator La Follette and will likely refrain. In Washington on Aug 4 La Follette thanked AFL President Samuel Gompers for the Federation's executive endorsement of his independent presidential bid.
Bandits who robbed the Charlevoix branch of the Continental Bank of Detroit shot and killed Patrolman George Ashworth. The heist occurred in Michigan on August 4, with the bandits fleeing with an unknown amount of currency.
Sixty five ring necked pheasants recently bought by H F Byrd were released in his orchards near Berryville in Clarke county. The birds are hoped to increase the local stock, following similar liberations in Shenandoah county. The General Assembly previously passed a five year protection law for ring neck pheasants in Clarke and Frederick counties. Byrd seeks landowner cooperation to protect and grow the population. Miss Mary Dell Bromley guests Miss Agnes Clendinning of Philadelphia.
Honest Hottel a weaver with the Virginia Woolen Company married Katharine Grimm daughter of Charles Grimm in a Saturday ceremony at Hagerstown Maryland. The announcement was made today.
Berlin August 4 The Dawes report begins a new era and its execution is essential to reconstructing shattered post war economics, Secretary Hughes told an American correspondent today.
The secretary, still aiming for unofficial incognito, expressed belief that skies are brightening and Europe has turned the corner. He alluded to discussions in Berlin and suggested Germany is prepared to proceed with the Dawes plan.
An old fashion advertisement touts Jacobs Oil as a remedy for rheumatic pain and aching joints. It urges readers to try a small trial bottle and quit complaining, claiming swift limbering relief.
The circuit court of Frederick County Virginia directs Master Commissioner Lake J. Frazier to audit and settle the account on the July 13 1923 contract of sale between Charles Burgner Elizabeth Burgner and the complainant. It also asks for lien amounts and priority, plus any further pertinent matters. The notice sets September 1 1924 as the proceeding date at 9 am to 5 pm at 36 Rousse Avenue Winchester.
Train schedule fragment lists Norfolk & Western services including No 18 for Bristol via intermediate parlor car, No 1 for Roanoke and other cities, No 28 for Hagerstown and intermediate stops with Pullman sleeper to Philadelphia, and No 10 for Hagerstown Washington Baltimore Philadelphia. Contacts: H H Burks Berryville VA and W Saunders Roanoke VA.
Auction at 676 Woodland Avenue Harris Addition in August 1924 offers items from the Smalts estate including one pony two ponies a bogey a spring wagon harrow harness broom machine and supplies broom torn cleaner two stoves shoemaker tannery and carpenter tools shoe patching machine incubator and broader plus many other listed goods.
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