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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1928
Page
2
Light News items list visits and calls in Light and nearby areas. Residents such as Mrs. Ben Heflin and Mr. J H Clark are mentioned with social visits to families including Luttrell, De Haven, Clark, and Whitacre. Minor updates note farm work and local socializing.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Hutsler and children Martha and Bernard spent a day with Mr. and Mrs. S A DeHae yen recently. Mr. and Mrs. A J Strather and Mrs. G W Bowers motored to Paw Paw West Virginia Saturday evening. Miss Nellie Mauzy is very ill at the home of her sister Mrs Bridge Whit. Mr. Robert Shade was in Winchester on business one day recently. Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Clark and children Edyth Preston and Ida Mae called on Mrs Susannah Clark recently.
The storm veered from the Gulf toward the Atlantic pushing gales and heavy rain into Southern Georgia and Florida. Fort Pierce to Lake Okeechobee faced floods with marooned families and Citrus industry losses noted. Reports cited possible fatalities and a damaged power dam near Inglis as rains eased.
A Florida flood threatens power plants as rising waters may force opening flood gates to relieve pressure. Tornadoes cause destruction near Hull Groves and Batesboro while storms move toward Haiti and the Bahamas. Officials warn of record rainfall and widespread damage along the Ocmulgee and Withlacoochee rivers.
In Charlottesville two opposing Regan wing members debated prohibition. Louis G. Cramton argued repeal is impossible and enforcement must continue. John Hill urged state control and a substitute act to let states define intoxicating liquors with penalties for cross state transport.
President Calvin Coolidge declares the United States will not weaken its military strength for anti war treaties with fourteen nations. He says defenses remain for protection and notes the pact may influence pending or discussed defense legislation such as the naval construction bill.
The British government submitted the pact related correspondence to the League. The action is expected to spur interest in the Kellogg Briand treaty among nations that are League members but not signatories of the pact.
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