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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1924
Page
2
Berryville held a homecoming on court house lawn with a formal welcome and speeches by County Treasurer W. A. Bradford and Attorney William Travers Lewis. Rev. Ed. J. delivered the response as Glarke county residents and Virginian visitors joined the event.
Richardson of Westerville Ohio famed for Chalk Talk lectures Howell D Young of Washington Dr Mathew Mikm of Fort Wayne Indiana and Miss Mary Jaq uelin Smith retired missionary to China attended. Music was by a colored Winchester orchestra.
The AFL executive council authorized Samuel Gompers to demand West Virginia Governor Morgan halt coal miner evictions from company owned homes. The council pledged AFL affiliation to aid United Mine Workers of America in protecting mine workers and families in West Virginia.
With 86 of 95 Tennessee counties reporting 146 086 votes from 1 546 precincts General L D Tyson of Knoxville led Senator John K Shields by 11 334 votes for the Democratic nomination. Judge Nathan L trailed the ticket with 11 222 fewer votes.
Reports to the central government say floods are general in China with unprecedented inundation from four rivers in Kwangsi. The flood committee reports intense suffering as civil war impacts the population's ability to endure the calamity and seeks funds.
An earthquake in Ferghana province leaves 41 dead and 3,100 houses destroyed. Landslides in the Ferghana mountains demolish 1,200 more structures, according to Bolshevik sources.
Two Korean potters founded the famous Satsuma Kline in the sixteenth century, establishing a notable ceramic lineage in the region.
London reports a conference on interallied debts will be held soon to address outstanding financial questions among allied nations. The article notes preparations and expected participants from multiple governments.
Premier Herriot of France stated a definite decision today ahead of his departure to Paris for a cabinet meeting on the outcomes of the international conference.
Weather predictions issued by the bureau cover the week starting Monday. North and Middle Atlantic States may see fair weather early and local showers later, with cool conditions to start. Temperatures will rise slowly, then cool again toward the end of the period.
A deed records transfer from Robert G Gibbons to Sydnoy Curl for a brick house on the north side of North Main Street, now a shoe shining place, adjoining C E Huntsberry. Frontage about 12 feet. Price $6,000. Possession delayed to 1928 due to existing lease to the shoe-shining proprietor.
The Gib bens family holds a historic property on Main Street with the narrowest frontage. It traces through generations from J. Gibbens to his father C M Gibbens and finally to Robert G. Gibbens by devise. The record notes long ownership and ongoing rental rights.
Heavier receipts from New Jersey push down prices for small and poor quality fruit while demand remains active for fancy large apples and cookers. Prices show Virginia Duchess and Delaware Williams figures, with New Jersey Duchess entries and various bushel measurements as market notes.
Church officials complain of constant automobile horns and sirens during Sunday services. With windows open, chugging engines drown out ministers and choirs, making worship inaudible. Authorities note noises are largely unnecessary and seek limits on passing vehicles.
Residents discuss disturbing public worship by car engines and horns near churches. While an ordinance bans unnecessary noise, officials seek persuasive methods over legal action to curb the issue and protect worshippers.
Carl W. Kimball of the Kimball Export Company New York arrived to meet local apple growers and inspect county orchards alongside Mr Parrin of England. They proceed to St Louis for the International Apple Shippers Convention. Kimball previously led the New York Food Distributors during World War I and coordinated 26 associations.
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