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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1924
Page
7
John Doyle remains at his rural home to prepare speeches for a forthcoming campaign swing as the craft presidential standard bearer. scheduled talks are set for Labor Day in Wheeling, September 6 in Omaha, and a stop in Denver, Colorado.
Fragmentary AP text shows a partial quote about a state official named Frank A. Goodwin discussing motor vehicles and improper practices. The readable content is too incomplete to determine the full event or stance.
A brief note states that seater seats and number plates will be removed as part of a forthcoming measure in Grivée, with the official declaration from authorities detailing the change.
Dr William P McGuire of the Brady Institute Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore is soon to be operated on for prostate gland trouble. He is in excellent spirits and has improved, taking more nourishment since admission. The planned operation is not major though quite painful, and he withstood a thorough examination this morning.
Timetable snippets list sessions at eight to seven P.M. with morning and afternoon blocks. Entries include 8 00 A M 8 50 A M 10 00 A M Sunday 2 30 P M 3 20 P M 4 30 P M 6 00 P M 6 10 P M 7 00 P M.
Eighty detectives with shoot to kill orders, issued by Brigadier General Butler, patrol Philadelphia after vacation season as authorities fear a crime wave. Officers urged to fire if threatened and to target the Jones-type bandits blamed for recent store hold ups. The drive continues tonight.
Paul Washington was arrested yesterday afternoon at the fair grounds by Special Officer Harvey Lineburg for disorderly conduct. He was fined five dollars and costs of two dollars by Police Justice Worsley.
Paris August cabinet approves radical overhauls to balance the budget. Premier Herriot and Finance Minister Clemenceau will begin September 8 trimming unnecessary ministry expenses and eliminating waste.
British and American warships move toward Shanghai after leaving Chefoo and Weihaiwei to respond to the seizure by the Tuchuns of sections of the Peking Nanking railway near Chekiaug and Kian gsu provinces.
Paris August 28 The outlook for German ratification of the Dawes plan worsened as Reichstag leaders expected a late night vote on the pact concluded at the London interallied conference. Officials in Paris said the German capital reported the Reichstag would likely act late tonight.
Winchester residents feel run down and tired with backache and headaches. A local user Holmes Carper of 116 W Germaine St praises Doan’s Pills as a stimulant diuretic that relieved kidney symptoms after heavy lifting. Price 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY advertises the product.
Frank Page of the North Carolina Highway Commission says funding shortages delay the eight mile link from the state line to South Mills and two miles to Elizabeth City. Virginia proceeds with the George Washington Highway 13 miles from Deep Creek to the state line, with ongoing paving and a 20 foot wide rock and asphalt surface. The route parallels the Dismal Swamp canal and offers scenic value for Norfolk travelers.
In loving remembrance of Earl E Waterman who died August 28 1917 at a time of bright life and hopeful plans. His wife Jennie writes of heartache endured since his passing and prays for peace until they meet again in heaven.
An expert from Geneva reports that over twenty years a Baldwin apple orchard west of Rochester produced a net average of 120.71 dollars per acre with about 26.3 percent annual net dividend on a 500 dollar per acre land value. Hedrick notes profits vary by decade but show solid long term returns.
Local items list moves of residents and visitors in Nineveh and nearby Harrisonburg. D C Brindle travels to Carroll County. Mr and Mrs Frank Weaver visit in Harrisonburg. Russell Neville and Pauline attend Woodmen’s picnic at Cru Hill Park. Jett and others at Virginia Products banquet in Front Royal. L L Williams and son Harry visit relatives in Harrisonburg. Edgar McCartney family with Irene McCartney. Robert Miller in Loudoun county. Frances Cabell visits Mrs Julian in Stephens City. Mary ver returns to Washington after stay with Weaver family.
Market report items show local wholesale prices for flour spring chickens and other goods. Figures indicate varied per piece and per kilo with notes of local buyers and market conditions.
Pricing notes for butter flour corn and hay appear with unit sizes and values. Items include country butter creamery butter flour middlings shelled corn corn meal bale hay straw and screenings with various weights and price markers. The fragment references livestock and equipment terms like spring chickens steers heavy trucks and hauling contracts.
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