Farmers and Democrats clash over farm plank at convention
Reported remarks show farmers' committee presenting an agrarian platform to the Democratic convention. Spokesmen Yoakum Keller and others were tapped to present farm concerns while political rhetoric and critics questioned the strength of the rural plank and wage issues.
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Yoakum
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J. Keller
Congressman Aswell
Farmers face political clash over agriculture plank
A writer argues the agricultural issue impacts 35 million citizens while the Ku Klux Klan is debated. He cites farmers’ discontent with party planks, mortgage woes in Virginia, and the influence of figures like Barrett and Bryan. The piece warns farmers face continued pressure for another year.
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New York
Kansas
West
Wheeler
Montana
Shipstead
Minnesota
Ladd and Frazier
North Dakota
Kopp
Iowa
Voight
Wisconsin
Barbour
California
King
Illinois
Swank
Oklahoma
Oldfield
Arkansas
Farmer's Union
Charles Barrett
Union City
Bryan
Nebraska
Barrett
Davis
Winchester
Clarke County
Virginia
Local Market Report for Wheat Chickens and Feed Prices
Market notes show spring chickens and leghorns priced around 30 cents to 26 cents in Diets list corn meal and shellled corn at 1.80 to 2.20 per unit. Creamery butter 40, standard middlings 2.00, flour middlings 2.20. Hay and other feed items listed with varied figures reflecting regional pricing.
Temptations Sermon Closes First Christian Conference
Rev. J. F. Morgan preached an old fashioned sermon on Temptations at the First Christian Church closing the conference year. The church will meet Wednesday 8 p.m. to finish year work and elect officers for the new year. Mr. Morgan will open the new conference year next Friday and Sunday at 11 a.m. with subjects A Little Farther and Living the New Life. A large audience is expected as thanks to Mr and Mrs Morgan for remaining in the work. Mr Lee Fisher has returned home from Memorial Hospital where he was treated and will remain in bed a week.
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First Christian Church
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Mrs. Morgan
Lee Fisher
Memorial Hospital
State's Apple Crop Estimated At 1 800 000 Barrels By Massey
William P. Massey, secretary of the Virginia State Horticultural Society, reports apple crop prospects by region. U S forecast 32 million barrels, down from last year. Virginia may not exceed 1923 output due to weather, scab, and cedar rust. Western and Eastern regions show mixed results with overall quality below normal. Export prospects look promising for well packed fruit, but low grade stock risks losses for growers.
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United States
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Virginia
North Valley
York Imperial
Ben Davis
York
Piedmont
New York
Baldwin
Washington
Oregon
West
Canada
Ontario
Nova Scotia
England
Europe
U. S
Woman in Texas governor race takes second in run-off
Dallas July 27 a historic bid by a female candidate for governor gained ground as Maraim H Ferguson Temple edged Lynch Davidson for second place while Judge Felix Robertson built a clear lead for first in the Democratic run-off primary.
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Dallas
Maraim H. Ferguson Temple
Texas
Lynch Davidson
Houston
Piace
Felix Robertson
Mrs Cookus Recovering From Illness in Winchester
Mrs. Harry H. Cookus, a well known Winchester music teacher, has regained strength after six weeks at home and will travel to Romney, West Virginia to stay with her father, Dr. J. W. Shall, at his home.
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Winchester
Dillness
Romney
W. Va
J.W. Shall
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