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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1924
Page
2
Markets are corrected closing of the preceding day. Prices quoted by local buyers include chicken, walnuts, oats, corn, and flour related goods with varied per unit values and notes on standard middlings and hogs. The page shows typographical gaps and garbled entries but preserves several price points and product names.
Two weeks by car through the Valley of Virginia with visits to Endless Caverns Natural Bridge Lexington Harper's Ferry Winchester and Baltimore. They are residents of Clover Virginia and have returned home.
Richmond Virginia August 5 information from Virginia cattle producers via the division of statistics shows higher future delivery prices for cattle this year compared with 1923. Fewer cattle contracted to date but the average price is three tenths of a cent higher. Some large counties did not report sales. highest prices 9 to 9 12 cents for July August delivery.
Serious drought is expected to reduce the Washington apple crop by about 10 percent as irrigation canals run limited hours to conserve water. Some districts such as Wenatchee reclamation and west Okanogan irrigation report ample supply, while Wenatchee and Chelan county face record dryness with six months’ precipitation far below average.
Senator E. B. White of Loudoun County helps the State Corporation Commission ease insurance rules for hire autos. A new certificate C allows mail carriers to transport passengers or goods with much less insurance than the original certificate A, reducing costs for those previously limited by the rule.
In Staunton Virginia on August 4 a report notes Eugene C. Bonniwell Catholic Democrat contests Thomas S. Butler Republican in the Seventh Pennsylvania district. Bonniwell claims a forged Knights of Columbus oath circulated to smear him, denying any religious test.
A Virginia Friends meeting denounces President Coolidge’s plan to observe a national defense mobilization day on September 12. The letter, signed by Virginia Quakers from Nansemond Southampton and Richmond, urges Congress to oppose the militaristic step and uphold the society’s pacifist stance.
The Virginia American Legion plans a large delegation to the St Paul Minnesota national convention September 16 to 19. Department headquarters will issue discount certificates and asks attendees to notify for hotel and Pullman reservations. Virginia ranks fourth in 1924 membership and will march in the monster parade, with anticipation of a substantial turnout.
A Mountain Falls Virginia reader laments job losses blamed on immigrant labor used to sway votes by GOP in North Carolina mills during Grover Cleveland's era. The writer contrasts Republicans with Democrats and invokes a nostalgic Whig-era welfare ideal, praising John W. Davis as moral stock.
A service of thanksgiving will be held at Wickliffe Church in Berryville on Sunday August 10 at 4 o clock for the safe return of Miss Mary Jacquelin Smith after four years as a missionary of the Episcopal Church in Yangchow China All are invited to attend
In a bustling classifieds section, Star notices spotlight job seekers and local employers. Listings emphasize immediate openings, temporary gigs, and favor applicants with basic experience and reliability.
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