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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1923
Page
6
June 11 report from Lord Curzon states Britain and France seek to advance negotiation on German reparations. France agrees to discuss proposals with Germany as basis for talks while Allies push for collective problem solving and potential Ruhr order cancellation.
June 11 report says five civilians were killed in a clash in Dortmund with armed forces. Troops have arrived and more than 100 persons are under arrest as investigations continue.
In Winchester Virginia on June 11 the Democratic primary results gave Philip Williams the Commonwealth Attorney nomination over Arthur Stickley 2d. Ernest Line won the county treasurer race, C R Newland the commissioner of revenue, J B Finch the sheriff, W J Boot road commissioner, and J Stanley Barr a Board of Supervisors seat. Harry F Byrd and C N Hoover stood unopposed.
Virginia will elect one statewide officer this year a member of the State Corporation Commission. Alexyster Forward of Richmond is the Democratic nominee for reelection for the term beginning February 1 next. Forward was appointed by Gov. Henry C. Stuart for the 1918 term and has served over five years. He spent 20 years in Virginia newspapers, starting in Wytheville, then Bristol, and moved to Richmond in 1909 as a newspaper writer.
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The apple crop across the region is developing into a fair harvest though not as large as hoped. The breuth has not damaged the fruit, and today’s rain should prove invaluable. Scab and cedar rust are minimal so far, but the rain may spur spores. Leaf rollers have appeared in some orchards as growers increase arsenate of lead usage.
J. H. Cooper of Chambersville, Frederick County, reports a sample of wheat stalks with no grain and shortened, dead stems from his fields. He states such conditions rare in his farming life and forecasts a harvest near the county's record low.
The Shenandoah Baptist Association annual meeting will be in Rockland Church Warren County on June 29 and 30. The First Baptist Church of Winchester will be represented by Pastor Rev. Charles Adey and one or more lay delegates.
Armel Virginia June 9 Mrs I J Gardner recovering after severe heart attack and improved. Visitors from Winchester and Washington join locals at homes of Ritter White. Several illnesses and improvements noted including Mrs J R Affleck and Mrs Sampel Haymaker. Boyce High School exercises attended by many locals. Birth announced for W E Whit's daughter. Local residents report colds and summer flu symptoms. Visitors from Relief and Hagerstown frequent the area.
A large section collapsed after undermining across a broad area causing extensive damage. Officials estimate widespread losses in the wholesale district running into the millions with many structures badly damaged and others undermined.
Fire caused unknown origin destroyed the summer kitchen of Mr. E. W. Carper at Main and Germaine streets about seven yesterday morning. It did several hundred dollars in damage before being stopped. Nearby cars in a garage were threatened but kept safe. The fire confined to the kitchen and Mr. Breckenridge’s blacksmith shop next door. South End Hose Company supplied water, followed by other departments. Neighbors awakened from Sunday naps by the blaze.
A monument to the memory of the late J Coursey Fries was unveiled in Mount Hebron Cemetery by the Woodmen of the World. Hymns were sung, prayers offered, and Rev Casselman of the Reformed Church delivered an address during the ceremony.
An executive who stays at his desk is said to risk losing courage or organizing ability. Liverpool cotton brokers with cable links to New York send messages and receive replies in about five minutes.
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