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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1924
Page
2
Jansville braces for a three night Legion convention with a mammoth parade featuring over 100 posts, a torch light procession, and colorfully decorated streets. More than 1,000 guests are expected in hotels and homes as housing and travel arrangements proceed.
The Boston Transcript notes that Shakespeare Wordsworth and Cowper were born in April and that the first two, like Swinburne, selected April for both birth and death.
Virginia peach expert Henry M. Taylor forecasts about 600 cars of fruit totaling 550 bushels each will be shipped from the state. The Crozet area began shipments last Saturday with most fruit moving from there. Improved weather and strong demand between Georgia and Delaware markets push prices higher.
Mr. Taylor notes Virginia peach acreage has not materially changed for several years, a statement reflecting stable fruit supply and steady market appeal for high end sales.
Tsingtao police publicize a new punishment for vandals after two men stole flowers. They were forced to kneel on the boulevard, endure rifle prodding, and shout aloud that they took what did not belong to them and would not do it again while holding the stolen blooms.
In Dresden on August 1 the Saxony school song books remove Silent Night Holy Night The Watch on the Rhine and many patriotic airs after combathist pressure. The move reflects tensions over religious and nationalist material in schools.
Samuel Gilliam of Glasgow Rockbridge county asks Lync h police to help locate his wife aged 28 two daughters aged two and eight and a four year old son who have vanished from their home and whose whereabouts are unknown.
Richmond Virginia announces Defense Day on September 12 a statewide mobilization test for the Virginia National Guard. Citizens mobilization committees will classify volunteers assign them to units and shape observance plans in each county with military and civilian leaders guiding the process. Official Lieut Col Joseph Assurter released the letter outlining county chairs will direct local programs and decisions.
A noted surgeon warns that physical disfigurement can affect nerves, with special risk to women. He urges early medical evaluation and psychological support to mitigate long term impact.
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