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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1923
Page
7
New York July 22 Benny Leonard lightweight champion faces Lew Tendler in a 15 round title bout at Yankee Stadium tomorrow night. The bout is billed as a natural championship matchup as Tendler seeks a second chance within a year at the 135 pound crown.
Chicago July 22 The American Association of Nurserymen adopts a report on standard names for perennials after over five years of work by the American Joint Committee of Horticulturalists. The project cites over 2000 names for roses and hopes the government will adopt the nomenclature as official.
Special Commissioners will offer for sale at public auction on August 11, 1923, at the Frederick County Circuit Court House in Winchester Virginia the Fultz residence on Stewart Street with a brick house built in 1920 and an adjacent lot No.6. Terms: one third cash, balance in two annual installments secured by deed of trust and insurance policy. The sale is under decree in the Winchester Corporation Court, with auctioneer Swanson and trustees Steck and Lynch named.
The trustee will sell at public auction in front of the Frederick County Virginia County Court House at 11 o'clock A M on July 31 1923 a farm of 52 acres plus 34 acres near Cedar Grove seven and a half miles northwest of Winchester. Purchasers pay one third cash at sale with balance due in one and two years secured by a deed of trust and two bonds bearing six percent interest and insurance on the buildings.
A distant quake was recorded on the Georgetown University seismograph, estimated to be 4 900 miles from Washington. The event lasted from 8 39 to 11 30 a m with peak intensity near 10 o clock and an intensity of two on the scale.
The new ruling tightens cider and fruit juice rules under the Volstead act. Unfermented juices may be made at home but must be preserved to prevent fermentation. Benzoate of soda or immediate sterilization qualifies preservation, while acetic acid above 4 percent converts cider to vinegar.
Richmond July 21. Dr W A Plecker head of the State Bureau of Vital Statistics reports a review of preventable deaths in Virginia for 1922. He notes 268 typhoid deaths 139 white 127 colored, and a total of 28 635 deaths 17 234 white 11 401 colored with 12.1 per 1 000 population.
Secretary Hughes states recognition cannot occur while Russia shows destruction at home and abroad. He cites tyranny and denial of free speech as barriers, and refutes claims Russia improves civil liberties. Gompers urges clearer U S stance, noting Russians lack opportunity to judge their rulers. Hughes replies emphasizing tyranny and despotism as obstacles to recognition.
Severe wind hail and rain swept across Winchester vicinity causing extensive crop damage and downed telegraph lines. Reports are incomplete due to stopped lines as orchards may have suffered severe damage. July 22.
Dresden July 22 A German university girl student works in a factory and mend ing to supplement income. Funds from Vassar students allow her to buy meal tickets for the mess. Many women struggle to afford even one hot meal a day as university meals lack meat fats and sufficient nourishment.
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