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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1924
Page
6
Frederick County treasurer Robert Smith presented the delinquent tax list for 1923 to the Supervisors. The report shows no delinquent land taxes and only 188.93 in delinquent personal property. Delinquents by gender and race are listed, with white females the highest at 2066.15 and colored males 20.56, highlighting the county’s tax collection standings.
Officials from the American Farm Bureau Federation announced official recognition of a plan inviting farmers to buy and run a $26 million grain elevator company. The cooperative venture was announced yesterday and said to be in the active planning stage at federation headquarters in Chicago. The Farm Bureau stated details would be worked out at a forthcoming meeting.
A Norfolk woman identified a man presumed missing after two weeks as a U.S. Army member named Major McLeary. She described seeing a Raleigh North Carolina plate on a car on a road near Enfield with a white man in the back seat and a Black driver. She reported later seeing and the white man and a Black man carrying a brindle dog into woods nearby.
Riker, a well known Gainesboro citizen, has been appointed registrar of vital statistics by the State Bureau. He succeeds the late Squire T. C. Adams. He orders physicians and undertakers to report births within ten days and deaths within 36 hours, with noncompliance subject to fine or imprisonment.
Canadian reports cause wheat rise as markets react to Olympic rowing results. The 8-car crew from Canada secured the right to face Yale in the final after finishing second in the original race.
One new case of smallpox reported in Pittsburgh on July 16, signaling no abatement of the epidemic. The Associated Press notes continuing concern over the outbreak and its impact on public health and daily life.
Readable fragments show quoted prices around 1.26 to 1.27 dollars with limited context. The text notes a shift from yesterday and a season reference but provides no clear entities or full events to anchor names places or dates.
Fragmentary note references a 1920 context with a leader declaring California safe and a mention of Harding's 1920 presidential carry. OCR issues obscure full meaning and specifics.
Ray mond Benamin of San Francisco, a Republican leader and former state chairman, said he could not speak for Senator Johnson but that all of his leaders have enlisted for the Republican ticket after a conference with President Coolidge. The meeting was one of five discussions with Republicans from multiple states including Ware of Pennsylvania Brandagee of Connecticut Carmi Thompson of Ohio and McLaughlin of Nebraska. Ware will advise during the campaign and briefed the President on Pennsylvania before a three week European trip.
New York July 16 Police on Staten Island search for the slayer of eight year old Francis McDonald son of a policeman. His mutilated body was found last night in a hastily made grave of brush near his home. Suspenders knotted around his throat and torn clothing indicate a violent attack. A neighbor saw the boy walking toward woods with a man about 50 yards ahead Monday afternoon.
The Associated Press reports Eastern Washington and California battle forest fires while rain aids Washington and Oregon. Idaho and northeast Washington fires scorched thousands of acres, destroyed mine workings and homes, with no confirmed San losses and four people missing in British Columbia.
A literary man explores aged volumes seeking hidden dens worthy of including in her dress, revealing how antique texts inspire curious finds and stylistic choices.
The record notes the Herald of Gospel Liberty as the first religious news publication, started by Elias Smith in Portsmouth New Hampshire in 1909. It mentions Marshall Islands population and a Caroline Islands group with about 24 coral islands and roughly 000 natives and 130 Europeans.
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