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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1921
Page
4
The Evening Star bids cordial greetings to the new President of the United States and expresses hope for a less turbulent era. It notes the President must have united support from all parties to effectively guide peace and national affairs through postwar challenges.
The piece argues for a tough but measured stance against Germany, urging payment in gold if possible while avoiding ruin of German population. It also proposes voluntary standardization of Virginia apple packing to protect local business and avoid harsh economic disruption.
S B Shaw reports eastern apple shippers saw about fifty percent less shipments than last year while western box shippers gained twenty five percent. He notes 1919 had a heavy boxed apple crop and light barreled crop, while 1920 reversed. however the differences are not fully explained.
A Winchester resident praises the Chamber of Commerce for advancing local interests. He credits President C. W. Trenary for his devoted leadership and the chamber’s community benefits.
The Associated Press reports 129 lawmakers, including 118 House members, left public life as Republicans gained full control of government. Some may join Harding administration. many will not seek reelection for years. The new Senate sits 59 Republicans to 37 Democrats.
Calvin Coolidge becomes the first Massachusetts man to serve as vice president, with expectations that Henry Cabot Lodge will reclaim Senate leadership and Frederick H. Gillett may become House speaker. Both Coolidge and Gillett hail from Northampton and Springfield, Massachusetts, are Amherst College graduates, and Coolidge gains national power after 20 years in state politics. Known for taciturnity, he is nicknamed Silent Cal by close friends.
Washington March 4 The oath of office for President J Warren Gamaliel Harding was administered by Chief Justice Edward Douglass White. Harding swore to faithfully execute the office and defend the Constitution of the United States to the best of his ability.
Deputy Internal Revenue Collector D. W. Ritenour announced he will be in his office in the post office building tomorrow and Monday to assist federal income tax payers with their returns. He will visit Front Royal on the 8th and 9th, Strasburg on the 10th, Woodstock on the 11th, New Market on the 12th, and return to Winchester on the 14th and 15th.
Announcement states Hon. Richard Evelyn Byrd of Winchester has resigned as special assistant to the U S attorney general and will devote himself to private practice in Virginia and Frederick County. Formerly U S attorney for the western district of Virginia, Byrd resigned last spring and joined Attorney General Palmer’s staff to prosecute Lever Food Act violations and prosecute sugar profiteers in the west and northwest. A number of other cases were handled for the government.
Mo Henfer and N. Wernhes were named lay delegates from Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church to the Baltimore annual conference. The meeting of the Baltimore conference will be held in Baltimore during the first week in April.
March 7 H F Hughes White Post stock implements corn March 7 H F Hughes near White Hall March 8 W P Madigan near Canterbury March 9 P S Bumgradner and Mrs P N Kibler Refuge Church March 10 Magnus Leach Nineveh Va stock implements and household goods March 10 W F Brags Wadesville 2 horses 19 cattle 26 hogs 50 bbls corn
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