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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1923
Page
5
Insects found in stored apples threaten fruit quality as late summer pests escape detection before packing. Codling moth and apple maggot stay in one fruit, but apple worm and San Jose scale can pass between apples. Cold storage near freezing can halt growth and limit damage, though infested fruit stores less well than sound fruit.
New York enjoys unseasonably warm, sunny weather during the winter shopping period. Forecaster Starr calls it a continuation of one of the mildest years on record as balmy breezes sweep the city. In Stratford Ontario, strawberries ripen out of season, with Fred Crocker noting berries ready for Christmas pies instead of traditional pumpkin.
The Chippewa Bank in southern St Louis closed today amid reports the cashier confessed a large shortage. President Gottlieb Eyermann said Joseph S Carr admitted the shortage and implicated the bank staff.
The report states he was short in his accounts and returned $34,000, but the exact amount of the shortage had not yet been determined.
Paris December 21 The Reparations Commission offered Charles G Dawes the presidency of the committee to examine German finances. Germany seeks US backing for a food loan and the commission orders a thorough probe of Germanys food situation and a guarantees committee review.
Report indicates Mexican rebellion shows signs of fatigue and possible shift toward peace. Observers note reduced hostilities and calls for negotiation amid ongoing tensions and international concern.
From Vera Cruz rebels hold headquarters as Gen. Guadalupe Sanchez travels to Esperanza to confer with leaders in Puebla and Oaxaca on terminating the fighting. Accompanied by a civilian Huerta representative, the effort follows a stationary military scene with no major troop movements. Obregon orders no federal recruitment, deeming forces sufficient to quell the uprising.
The Leviathan, inbound from Cherbourg, grounded on Robin's Reef in New York harbor near Tompkinsville Staten Island after passing quarantine. Over a dozen tugs answered the call but could not free the ship as low water loomed and high tide was several hours away.
New York stock dealings opened with alternating heaviness and strength as holiday closings loom. American Can rose on an extra 1 percent dividend but slipped from its morning low amid heavy speculative selling. Low priced oil food and leather shares stayed firm while call money opened at 434 percent.
A courier reported that Grana dos Huasabas and Obato in Sonora were destroyed by a quake on Wednesday night with an agricultural population of 5 000. He described "many, many dead" and said homes collapsed over inhabitants as he traveled from the Sierra Madre towns to Macozari, a rail head 75 miles south of the boundary.
Poem by Frank L. Stanton in the Atlanta Constitution recalls Christmas tree hunting with kin and children. The piece evokes simple joys of wintertime, family gatherings, and memories of past Christmases.
Thornton Goode, a noted Frederick County farmer, reported he recently butchered three hogs fourteen months old that yielded about 1500 pounds of meat value and proceeds.
Miss Rose MacDonald of Berryville Virginia serves as a circuit riding juvenile court judge. One of two women in the state, she works through mountains Clarke county handling social welfare, charity, and law with no salary. She favors nontraditional duties and emphasizes child welfare.
Fragmentary verse describes kings following the star to the manger with gifts of myrrh and incense. The speaker urges all to bring their hearts to the Saviour, praising the child and seeking mercy and love. The text is a devotional Christmas scene with religious imagery.
Athens Dec 21 Premier Genataz replied to Republican demands to turn over government after their election success. He announced the government would keep power until the national assembly convenes and elects its president.
National Grange marketing committee led by National Master L. J. Taber will meet in Washington January 15 to 19 to form a policy for orderly marketing and cooperative production by farmers.
Chicago police seized Jack McDonald a former S W W member his wife and a third man in connection with a band that printed counterfeit Pennsylvania Railroad pay checks totaling about 100000 dollars and cashed many of them.
A fragmented reminiscence reflects on schooling and the belief that academic distinction alone does not ensure wisdom. The speaker argues education should cultivate judgment and practical insight beyond prizes or rote learning.
The merger consolidates Potomac Public Service Company Potomac Edison Company and Northern Virginia Power Company into one entity valued around 22 million dollars. It covers utilities from Carroll to Washington counties extending into Virginia and West Virginia, with significant impact on operating costs and procurement. The merger affects Hagerstown Frederick Martinsburg Cumberland and nearby service territories.
Local notes list Miss Ethel Spaid and Miss Eunice Ross visiting New Church kin in Accomac county. Others schedule Christmas stops with relatives in Baltimore, Washington, Richmond, Newport News and Mannington while missing kin in Middletown and Hagerstown.
A Christmas festival program is planned by the Catholic Sunday School at the Church of the Sacred Heart. Mrs. M. M. Lynch trains the children in music and literature, and the event promises a real treat for church members and friends in Winchester. All are invited to attend.
The Hopewell Sunday School invites friends to a Christmas celebration at Hopewell House at seven on Sunday evening December 23.
A J Hopewell Edinburg's oldest resident died Tuesday at his Piccadillar street home at age 80 after years of ill health. He is survived by four children Mrs Jack Tice Roanoke Mrs Agnes Tate Bartow Fla Miss Lou Hopewell at home and Dr Harry T Hopewell Strasburg. His wife preceded him in death by one year.
Sir William MacEwen told the Royal Society of Medicine of a boy whose humerus was entirely gone. Six wedges from six limbs of three people were transplanted into the boy and all grew. He recovered enough to fight another boy and break the arm, while his mother preferred amputation.
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