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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1924
Page
6
The Evening Star in Winchester Virginia consolidates with Morning News The Weekly News and The Weekly Mirror. The publisher Barry Flood Byrd announces continued daily fishing and publication except Sundays as post office matters are arranged in Win Virginia.
The notice lists annual, semiannual, and quarterly subscription prices in advance for by mail service with amounts for one, six, and three months and includes a contact line approximate to Bell 33 United. The legible parts show rates and a phone line reference.
The Associated Press states its dispatches are for republication by clients and local news from the AP is likewise subject to exclusive use rules. This notice ensures proper credit and prohibited redistribution without permission.
A July 29 1924 article discusses propaganda urging La Follette meetings in Fairfax County Virginia. It argues loyalty to the Democratic Party requires voting for its nominees and denies participation to those who vote for La Follette or Coolidge in primaries.
A fragmented report discusses the Loeb Leopold case with speculation on the killers' motives. It cites expert opinions blaming rich parents influence and Loeb as mastermind while Leopold followed. The piece references supposed dreams and romantic fantasies as drivers for the crime.
The passage argues Lobb’s reveries grew into proliferated compulsions causing his crime. It questions a court repeating sympathetic theories and asks if Judge Caverly will be a just or friendly judge amid Leopold and Loeb’s bid for appeal.
The State Corporation Commission requires motor vehicle for hire operators to carry insurance covering mobility and property damage. Premiums for non scheduled vehicles like taxicabs and trucks are high and sometimes prohibitive, prompting calls to adjust insurance rates or modify SCC requirements until the next General Assembly.
Poem sketches a trio of aunts whose endless chores and boredom contrast with one aunt who stays busy. The busy aunt creates doodads from flour, cleans every corner, cooks stews, and sings to keep up morale as days grow short.
Brucetown Virginia July 29. Mrs Clarence O Connell and two children Mildred and Harold visit her parents Mr and Mrs Sales at Benna Vista. Mrs Janny McKee and son Melvin have been guests of Mrs Andy Whitacre. Mr and Mrs Andy Whitacre receive congratulations on the arrival of a daughter. Mrs F H Swimley and children Emma Gold and Russell were weekend guests of her sister Mrs C T Bradshaw at Summit Point. Mr and Mrs C W Hardesty of Stephenson and Misses Georgia and Virginia Cossack of Baltimore were guests of Miss Corrie Swimley on Sunday. Miss Emily Pierce of Winchester is with her grandmother Mrs Emma Tanquary. Mr Frank Wagner and son Edgar and Charles Hyer of Blue Ball Inn and Misses Etta and Helen O Con
Well motored to Washington on Saturday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hyeer Sr. Mr. Joseph B is visiting Mrs. Heiskel in Charles Town. Jessie Brooke Bishop of Me al Hospital was guest of Miss Corrie Swimley. Mr. Herbert res and Miss Sadie Snapp traveled to Baltimore. Charles and Lillie Russell with Rev and Mrs J B Russell children ill recently. Tullas Snapp and son Julian Sadie Brucetown Willard McMillan and Thomas from Pittsburgh spent time at Locust Grove with Mr. and Mrs William G Mail at SBaft Md.
Hood River Oregon July 26 C W McCullagh former Apple Growers Association sales manager now head of northwest interests of Sqobel Day with Portland HQs says his canvass of fruit districts puts the northwestern box apple tonnage 15 cars under 1923. He notes smaller apples due to size, frost damage and water shortages will lower tonnage while pears and d Anjou crop are down. He urges low prices to stimulate early buying and warns high prices curb consumption, calling for coordinated effort to secure liberal grower prices.
A physician claims a new MOAVA treatment cures piles and prevents return. The ad touts rapid relief often within an hour and offers MOAVA Suppositories or MOAVA Ointment for itching, with a money back guarantee at drug stores.
Robert D. Ford editor of the Richmond Times-Dispatch visited Winchester on Sunday after driving from Roanoke where he attended the Virginia Press Association annual meeting. He planned to return to Richmond by auto via Little Washington and Fredericksburg, the route used by several Richmond lawyers who attended the Virginia State Bar Association meeting.
In the incorporation clerk's office recording Georgé H. Carter to Samuel Carter and Cora k L. Brooks house and lot at Main and James Streets for 500. James A. Brill and wife to Gillard H. Linebure and wife for house and lot on Fairview Avenue for 2650. M. L. Parson and wife to Frank S. and wife for house and lot on Monmouth Street for 3500.
Strayed hound found at Clearbrook VA tied to owner John Anderson. Claim of possession requested by caller seeking identification and recovery.
Ireland reports renewed tourist traffic as Americans kiss the Blarney Stone again. Ship arrivals resume to Queenstown now called Cobh, with Gaelic name restored and Blarney Castle escaping damage in the war's end.
In Chicago trading surged with corn leading activity as May delivery hit a record $1 per bushel for this seasonal period. Hog prices climbed about 70 cents per hundredweight since Saturday, pushing the market to around $10.50, exceeding earlier October forecasts.
Whitacre Virginia July 29 Harry Sargeant and Floyd Fletcher overturned the truck down an embankment into a stream. The vehicle landed bottom up with the men inside. The cab was smashed and injuries were minor but both men escaped. Defective steering caused the accident.
The July 9 1924 analysis by Penniman Browne of Balti more reports coke with 3.47 moisture 7.44 volatile carbon 74.79 fixed carbon 14.30 ash 4.00 total ce 400.00 per cent The firm says the coke is about equal in value to anthracite coal for domestic use and sells it with a satisfaction guarantee urging immediate purchase for winter storage.
Mrs. Percy W. Richardson of Skowhegan Maine testifies she was relieved from illness and fatigue after using Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The advertisement extols the product's benefits for women and notes it is for sale by druggists everywhere.
A Yard Party hosted by the Ladies' Aid Society at Greenway Church in Double Tollgate raises funds for the church. Committees organize activities and a donation drive to support church needs and community programs.
Hayfield Virginia reports the annual Fremont Lutheran Sunday School picnic on Saturday August 2 at 1 PM on the lawn with refreshments. The notes mention Mrs H B Hedrick hosting from Washington and other local updates on farm work, health, and hay harvest amid favorable weather.
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