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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1924

Page

4

Emancipation Day Observance Planned Here Thursday

Frederick county community leaders announce Emancipation Day on Thursday January 1 with a program featuring a University of Pennsylvania PhD leader and Methodist Church educator as speaker. A short program and parade will begin at 3 30 PM at John Mann M E Church Cork Street with music and reflections on progress toward citizenship.

General Committee Frederick County Virginia University of Pennsylvania Methodist Episcopal Church John Mann

Evening Star Publisher Consolidates Local News Brands

The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia highlights its consolidation with Morning News The Weekly News The Weekly Pinies and The Weekly Mirror under publisher J Harry Flood Byrd. The paper remains a member of the Associated Press and reprints AP dispatches with local content.

Evening Star Publishing Co Winchester Virginia Morning News Weekly News Weekly Pinies Weekly Mirror maPhe Associated Press

Renewal Rates For Subscriptions And Carrier Service

By Mait for and year in advance 3.50 r six months in advance 1.75 three months in advance .90 one month in advance .30 By Carrier One year in advance 4.50 six months in advance 2.25 r three months in advance 1.20 one month .6 haea Nie vaaesaeens Ao

Thievery in a Mean Form in Richmond

A mean form of thievery by an organized gang in Richmond targeted business men and women soliciting donations for charities. They were caught after an accident and are under arrest for obtaining money under false pretenses. The scam extended to other cities and involved careful preparation and pretended legitimacy.

Richmond Pety

Teonage War Allegedly Fractures Republican Ranks

The report portrays President Coolidge directing action against La Follette and insurgent Republicans. The piece notes alleged Republicans being sidelined, ignored, and kept out of recognition, with implications of broad national interest.

Coolidge la Follette Tariven

Aliens Bootlegged Into U S Warned By Labor Secretary

Secretary of Labor Davis states that about 135000 aliens enter the United States each year defying immigration law. Border jails are reported full and cannot accept prisoners. Immigrants offer up to $1000 for illegal entry. The author urges strict enforcement against alien bootleggers as whiskey bootleggers.

Davis United States

Virginia Leads States in Potato and Apple Output

The Times-Dispatch notes two states raise more apples than Virginia and Virginia tops others in potatoes. The misread AP wires show Virginia with lower apple production, a fact the Times-Dispatch would relish publicizing.

Virginia Times-Dispatch nes-Dispatch Glee

Disgrace to America Causes Trial Fury and Debate

The article recounts a sensational murder case in Illinois where Lawrence M. ing, a deposed pastor, allegedly poisoned his wife and arranged a liaison for his paramour. The trial depicts the defendant as a cave man with epilepsy and a childlike mentality, with doctors and witnesses arguing over his sanity and religious feelings during the proceedings.

Lawrence M.ing Ima Illinois Hight

Bond issue politics shadow Byrd gubernatorial bid

Suffolk News argues that Virginia highway bond debates may dominate the upcoming primary as Senator Byrd runs. It notes the pay as you go plan faces doubts amid rising prosperity and vehicle use, urging patience until the policy’s effects prove themselves and condemning premature judgments.

Suffolk Byrd Virginia Winchester

National Park in the Blue Ridge

The Blue Ridge in Virginia is advocated as a prime site for a southern Appalachian national park. The piece argues federal approval, state cooperation, and possible land donations, noting benefits from tourism and the See America First spirit while predicting a park within three years.

Baltimore Sun Shenandoah Valley Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains Blue Ridge Fork Shenandoah Old Dominion Congress Great Western

Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason Still Smiling

A humorous verse featuring Colonel Rufus Rain urging cheer and calm as mishaps unfold. The speaker endures a jammed wagon and a cow causing chaos, choosing optimism over rage while paddling through a string of lighthearted misadventures.

Walt Mason Rufus Rain Donnerwetter Lizzie

Investigating Alleged Power Trust in Muscle Shoals Case

Senate action on a resolution to probe an alleged power trust linked to the Muscle Shoals project stalled after objections. Senator Norris charged the trust sought to dictate disposal of the Muscle Shoals property while debate included calls to include the fertilizer trust and criticism of Gustavus Ober Jr. as head of the National Fertilizer Association.

Washingto Norris Senate Agricultural Committee Senate Hie Senate Edge New Jersey Underwood Harrison Mississippi Fertilizer Trust Gustavus Ober, Jr Baltimore National Fertilizer Association

Spain's Famous Painter Ignacio Zuloaga Visits U S

Spain's renowned painter and amateur matador Ignacio Zuloaga arrives in the United States after years of desire to visit America. He fears seas less than the voyage itself and plans to stay long to see much of the country.

Spain The United States Ignacio Zuloaga Senor Zuloaga America

Market Report Local Wholesale and Retail Prices Listed

Daily market report lists wholesale prices for wheat flour butter and feeds, with local and Baltimore figures. Prices include flour barrel and 12 pound bags, corn, middlings, mixed feed, country and creamer butter, shelf prices for shelled corn, and cattle quotes with regional references.

Eaeres Peters Sassie Hs Hs Baltimore

High price offered for cream deliveries in Winchester

Garber Mfg Co invites farmers to deliver sweet or sour cream for top value at No 218 Braddock Street Winchester Virginia. Payments on Tuesdays and Fridays. Note reads 4 12 24 6¢ indicating pricing terms.

Garber Mfg. Co Braddock St Winchester

Fragmentary notice hints at time and place

A damaged OCR fragment references a scheduled event at 8 o'clock with unclear details. No clear names, places, or organizers are readable, leaving the core action only as a general time reference.

Hat Making Types and Classic Straws Mentioned

The note discusses straw hat materials including willow cane palm and debates best straw for hats. It mentions fashionable choices across countries and hints that Trois Tuscany is preferred for hat making.

Jan Panama United Tuscany

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Evening Star Jharry Flood Byrd Wina » Va the Blue Ridge Market Report Star Oslo Eters Fiore Coats Cookery Cares Realty Kinney G.R. G N. Main Baker’s Drug Store N. Main Street Winchester Gas N. Main St National Fruit Federal Land Bank Hansbrough & Carter Williamg Kaze Farmers & Merchants Nation BANK Winchester, Va H. D. Fuller Cashier Scott Ee Robinson Ice & Cold Storage Corp P. C. Neidemeyer & CO. Complete Home Furnishers W. Water St Lutheran Church North Main Street MO. W. Rosenberger & CO Barrett White Pine Brook’s Pharmacy East Pieceadilly Street
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