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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1924
Page
3
Market reports describe stagnation and indecision as steel production fell to about 55 percent of capacity from a prior peak near 95 percent. Inquiries for pig iron remained moderate while expectations for May output grew murky amid ongoing questions in financial and business circles.
Memphis hosts the 34th annual reunion of the Confederate Veterans and allied groups. VIP arrivals include Mrs. A. McD. Wilson of Atlanta and Gen. W. B. Halderman of Louisville. Col. MacDonald Lee leads the Sons of Confederate Veterans arrival and planning. The City Auditorium is prepared with Confederate portraits as programs begin Tuesday.
Washington reports leaders plan adjournment by Saturday but fear farm relief and reclamation advocates may block the program. Representative Longworth plans an adjournment resolution Tuesday. Senate action hinges on McNary Haugen Farm Relief bill and Howell Barkley Railway Labor measure once a constitutional amendment vote occurs, with Muscle Shoals and other measures awaiting that result.
Republican insurgents in both chambers weigh actions on adjournment while farm relief and railroad bills face stalemate. House leaders expect a Tuesday vote on the McNary-Haugen measure, likely defeat, prompting talks of compromise on farm lift. Other items include postal salary rise, rail route survey, and banking adjustments.
Major and Mrs House, wintering in West Palm Beach, Florida, arrived in Winchester by auto from Baltimore and plan to stay most of the summer. Major House, who previously shipped fruits and vegetables from Florida, will ship apples and peaches from Winchester next season. They traveled from Jacksonville to Baltimore on Merchants and Miners Line steamship and then drove to town, arriving near noon.
A Cleveland specialist offers Rinex in capsule form and Tarkon nasal wash to quicken relief from catarrh. The ad promises complete elimination within 24 hours with a money back guarantee and a free trial via local stores.
A long time Gainesboro district magistrate Justice T Carson Adams is seriously ill at his Gainesboro area home after a severe cold developed into influenza and complications. A slight improvement was reported, and his daughter Mrs Robert Anderson near Northwestern grade is also recovering from influenza.
A fragmentary note mentions Mrs Anderson and recovery efforts ten days after an event. The text is garbled and missing specifics about the incident, location, or involved parties.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe the Dead Sea as once belonging to Sultan and Turkey. It mentions armed soldiers preventing Arabs from drawing sea water for salt and water use, referencing its personal property status and salt content.
Researchers study mummified remains from ancient Egyptian graves for signs of rickets but find no definite evidence of the disease in humans yet, despite indications in apes.
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