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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1924
Page
4
Jan 9 reports Baltimore braces for a wave of undesirable arrivals from Philadelphia as Brig Gen Smedley D Butler directs a city safety overhaul. Police Commissioner Gaither says protection measures are completed and in effect today after talks with all police divisions.
Buick marks twenty years in car making, reporting the millionth vehicle in 1923 and record production. The firm notes brakes and valve-in-head engine innovations, and for sixth consecutive year leads National Automobile Shows by volume, pledging ongoing high standards.
Strasburg marks a turning point with the completion of a hard stone tunnel begun in 1922. The project used vast amounts of steel and dynamite to carve through 975 feet south and 639 feet north sections, producing about 2 500 tons of stone for local dam building.
Clarke county residents attended the screening of the famous film Scaramouche at the Empire Theatre on Monday and Tuesday. The list includes Hugh Nelson and others in parties ranging from three to five members, with several named residents and Mrs. J R Elder and Miss Elizabeth Moore among attendees.
A grade Jersey cow from Gardner Henry’s herd near Winchester tested positive for tuberculosis and was slaughtered in Winchester after Dr. Miller’s examination. The cow’s lymph nodes near the lungs showed disease, but no tubercles were found elsewhere. A follow up test on the Henry herd will occur in four months to identify further reactors.
A review of year local shipments from Tom Brook Va shows fruit freight 108 carloads 22 090 barrels of apples. Express fruit 3 901 baskets 57 barrels and 2 425 crates of chickens 10 023 crates of eggs. Egg production placed at about 360 000 dozen. Estimated fruit and produce value at least 150 000 distributed to regional producers.
Union week of prayer service to be held tonight at 7 30 at Braddock Street Methodist Church South. The Rev R B Nelson will be the speaker with Rev B V Switzer leading the services.
A Buffalo New York circular promotes a free trial of a method to control asthma and hay fever. It invites all ages and occupations, especially hopeless cases, to mail a coupon and start at once with no postage or payment. It lists Frontier Asthma Co at Room 539 B Niagra and Hudson Sts.
President Coolidge opposes the Gardner plan high sur tax, arguing it undermines capital investment incentives and shifts tax payments to a few, while supporting tax revision ahead of bonus legislation and urging passage of the Mellon bill without delay.
Classified notice outlines auto insurance coverage for fire theft public liability property damage and collision with a court or claims element implied by the phrase See Me Before You See the Judge.
Washington Jan 9 a bill by Senator Glass at Judge McDowells request would reorder United States Court sittings in the Western Virginia district. The schedule covers Lynchburg Charlottesville Danville Harrisonburg Abingdon Big Stone Gap and Roanoke with specific first or second Mondays and a March 21 effective date.
Washington January 8 reports say Delaware and Hudson Railroad representatives called a nationwide railroad consolidation plan bad and unworkable before the Interstate Commerce Commission. They urged modification to make it less objectionable and warned artificial consolidation could harm cooperation and increase costs.
East Prussia December reports Professor Harms of Koenigsberg announcing success in turning a young male toad into a female. He says the method could extend to other species after years of experiments, drawing attention from European scientists seeking details.
A special Salvation Army meeting is set for tonight at 8 at the Army hall in the courthouse. It will be led by Mrs. Capt Duncan and assistants from Martinsburg West Virginia, with a cordial invitation to all. Next Monday at 8 an illustrated lecture titled In Mercy's Footsteps will be given by Adjutant Ernest Holz and Lieutenant Wilmer of Washington with a silver offering to defray expenses. The same talk travels to Randolph Macon at Front Royal the following day.
The will of the late I G Gardiner of Frederick County was produced to the Circuit Court clerk. Verified by J P Browne and Clark M Smith, the paper will, written in the testator’s hand, was admitted to probate. James P Reardon and C W Gardiner named administrators c t a with a $5 000 bond. a committee of appraisement was appointed for the estate wholly left to the widow. The will bears date December 1, 1920.
A fragmentary report suggests a truth-telling drug was introduced into a water center overseen by Leeman. Details are unclear and unverified, with no official confirmation from authorities or the facility.
San Francisco news reports Dollar Steamship Company offers an around the world passenger service with sailings every two weeks. Captain Robert Dollar, at eighty, launches regular circumnavigation using seven liners, with the President Harrison starting January 6 from San Francisco and the President Adams set to depart New York on February 7.
Bloom Virginia January 9 The Friendly Grove Community League reorganizes with officers President J S Craoil vice president Thomas B Cooper treasurer Loring Wright secretary Mrs Thomas B Cooper. A league meeting and debate set for Friday January 15 at 7 30 on the question government form dictates national character.
A reflective piece contrasts misaligned roles in language and life. It questions lost time and the idea that progress erodes centuries of unseen history, hinting at a broader critique of modern interpretation and meaning.
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