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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1922
Page
3
The House approved by 85 to 64 a measure removing the authority for the President to reactivate the coal distribution act in future emergencies after the current production and transportation crisis proclamation.
Crowds pour into the fair from surrounding counties in large farm auto trucks. Amusements are plentiful and the management works to keep visitors entertained. Police report calm conditions with only a few drunks downtown and no serious incidents. The weather is hot and pleasant after yesterday's rain.
Officials note all events moved to Friday afternoon with rain not disrupting. Despite high spending on attractions and new buildings this year, the fair will not run Saturday. Receipts this year exceed last year, with running events gaining favor and possible reduction or elimination of harness races in future.
Crowds explore exhibits, rides, and eateries as auto polo and racing events draw attention. Injuries threaten a scheduled feature as organizers plan substitutions while stalls offer affordable meals, including Centenary Reform Church dining under the grandstand.
White Post residents will enjoy a breezy local production titled The Shop a staged comedy with sixteen songs drawn from recent New York shows. Act one unfolds in a Beauty Shop corsetierre room where a young couple and others collide in romance and fashion.
A Belgian reparations plan was unanimously accepted by the panel. Details emphasize agreed compensation terms and the move toward resolution with stakeholders.
Miss Eleanor Chiles, of Winchester, appointed maid of honor to the fourth brigade of the Sons of Confederate Veterans at the annual veterans reunion in Winchester this week. She is granddaughter of Decatur Osborne of Locust Grove, Va. The unit traces to Captain Leslie in Pickett’s division and the Gettysburg charge.
The Associated Press reports in New York that a schooner named Gamma was seized on August 31 with $0,000 worth of Scotch whiskey aboard. The incident centers on a maritime seizure tied to alcohol transport and vessel crew.
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