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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1923
Page
7
The Associated Press reports Washington, D. C., has a large liquor stock entering the city. Bootleggers reportedly brought several thousand cases, replenishing ahead of the Shrine convention crowd. Much of the booze is said to come from the yacht Istar and other Atlantic sources.
T T E Burke field inspector with County Agent Wampler inspected twelve acres of certified wheat on six Rockingham farms. He praised the crop as superior quality and above average, with two varieties tested and two acres per farmer sown for expansion next year. No seed will be sold until after the 1924 harvest. certification awaits germination and purity tests at Blacksburg.
A reflective aphorism about mistakes shaping creation. The quote notes how flaws and damages in tools or statues reveal process and history, suggesting progress through error rather than flaw.
Forty thousand distinct locust species have been identified by American scientists. The historic pests cause about 100 million dollars in global losses annually.
Rear Admiral Louis McCoy Nulton noted for relief from Philadelphia yard duties arrived in Winchester on a short visit to relatives before heading to the Pacific coast. He will command his flagship the battleship New York at Seattle, with a farewell luncheon from Philadelphia officials planned.
Edith R. Jones daughter of Edith May Pyne Jones and Albert R. Jones died at 1.16 this morning at the home of her grandparents Mr and Mrs John M Pyne 223 East Baker Street after three weeks illness of complications. Funeral services will be held at the Pyne home at 4 o clock Monday afternoon by Rev Robert B Nelson and interment will be in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
Albany reports Gov Alfred E Smith signed the Mullan Gage act wiping out the state prohibition enforcement statute. He urged Congress to revise the Volstead definition of intoxicating beverages to a common sense maximum, allowing states to set lower limits, while affirming loyalty to the eighteenth amendment.
Mrs. Sue Davis returns from six weeks with friends in Washington and others. Susie Davis arrives from Decatur Indiana where she taught for years. Dorothy Green leaves for Boston to stay with relatives. Lee R. Grim returns from Washington while Mr. and Mrs. Harry Smith visit relatives from North Carolina. The McCormacs come back from Atlantic City and Stackhouses motor through Virginia staying at Hotel Jack. Michael Lillis heads to Cumberland Maryland to visit relatives. Claude Henkel travels to Norfolk then to the Shriners convention in Washington. Mrs. Jack Smith and Edwin Harold Smith head to Washington for several days. Louise Savage leaves Fort Loudoun Seminary for Suffolk Virginia. E F Callahan of Richmond and Roy R Boyce motor to Johns town Pennsylvania to visit relatives.
The governor approves the repeal of the Mullan-Gage act but reaffirms Volstead enforcement. He states states may set their own intoxicating beverage limits while urging peace officers to enforce federal law. The scene is marked by dramatic simplicity as he reveals the signed bill to reporters.
The Eastern Mennonite School, established in 1917 near Harrisonburg, has grown to 162 students across Bible, college, academy and special term programs. Ten instructors led by A. D. Wenger oversaw rapid expansion with a new building completed for 1919 20 and a diverse enrollment from nine states and Ontario Canada.
A brief Washington Star quip attributes leadership anxiety to a man eager to prove he is in charge, with Uncle Eben noting that such behavior signals insecurity about authority.
New York May 2 The featherweight world title fight today at the Polo Grounds features Johnny Kain of Chicago against Eugene Criqui of Paris before an expected 60 000 crowd. Kilbain and Criqui are veteran contenders both quick and clever with Kilbain weighing 135 pounds and Criqui around 123 1 2 pounds.
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