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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1924
Page
4
Alyce Baker notes in History Magazine that Wilson was an idealist whose aims were practical for national and international issues. The piece argues America must lead and cooperate to prevent Europe’s collapse and avoid isolation, or face dire consequences for welfare and morality.
Walt Mason offers a satirical portrait of Hite and the aging English church figure Baring-Gould. The piece weaves literary critique with humor, noting Baring-Gould as one of England’s most industrious antiquarians and a prolific writer.
A fragment notes NITALAs radios and the acceptance of a position by Gerard M. Rissler son of Mr and Mrs Rissler near Wy hes. Massie Brothers in Winchester are installing radio outfits as demand grows for radio equipment.
Charles Town Advocate notes a remarkable rise in industrial equipment demand across multiple sections of the country in recent months, signaling strong market momentum and broader economic activity.
Stephens City Va January 8 The Sunday School service class of the Methodist Episcopal Church South held a New Year’s Eve reception that drew an overflowing crowd. Attendants enjoyed coffee and cake in the cafeteria, a social hour with Mr R M Krompe performing tricks, and an address by Prof D D Rothgeb. The pastor Rev George W Gaither led devotional exercises as the old year ended, with Miss New Year and Father Time making brief appearances before the crowd departed satisfied with the evening.
About 500 consolidated schools exist in Virginia based on incomplete county returns from questionnaires. A consolidated school results from closing two or more schools or transporting pupils at public expense to centralize attendance. Road conditions in communities largely drive consolidation progress.
Sissonville West Virginia January 8 Col Albert F E Humphreys famed oilman seeks to recover his first earned dime kept in a tin under the village church. To obtain the coin the old church must be razed and a new one built in honor of the cobbler who paid him that day.
Four federal prisoners at Atlanta prison escaped through a 50 tunnel dug from the courtyard under the outer wall. They obtained tools and a dirt box but no disposal evidence was found. George Anderson of New York City, serving 25 years for a million dollar mail robbery, is believed to have directed the escape.
Governor Morgan has named a commission to arrange erection of a monument to Morgan Morgan at Bunker Hill. Members include A A Pickering Rowesane state Senator Harry P Henshaw and Haze Morgan. Morgan Morgan is credited as the first white settler of the area, a Welsh native who settled near Berkeley county in 1726.
Local farmers in Martinsburg West Virginia say they will not reduce wheat acreage as much as larger wheat regions. Farm agents report only a slight drop though farmers rely on diversified planting rather than wheat as their main product.
A skin specialists says unsightly eruptions, rashes, and eczema can be eased quickly with Mentho-Sulphur. The advertisement promises germ destruction and rapid healing upon application, urging readers to get Rowles Mentho-Sulphur from a druggist and use it like cold cream.
The white crow spotted two months ago in a flock near Flowing Spring reappears at intervals this fall with immunity from hunters. Sportsmen say killing it would bring bad luck in Charles Town, West Virginia.
Local wholesale markets list daily prices for eggs butter flour middlings shelled corn hay corn meal and walnuts with Baltimore figures and notes of corrections. Entries show unit prices alongside varieties like spring wheat flour and standard middlings and include poultry and eggs figures.
Peggy Keith of Warrenton Virginia is named America's most distinguished farm girl by the U S Department of Agriculture for her expert farming methods and livestock knowledge. Her exhibit at the Great Eastern States Fair showcased ponies pigs poultry and crops. She has won numerous prizes and funds her schooling through farming winnings. Her lineage includes Virginia judges and connections to Chief Justice Marshall.
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