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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1924
Page
6
Orchards likely to bloom in early May due to a mild winter with no warm spells. Blossoms normally appear around April 26, but sap activity remained dormant this year. Last year’s freezes caused damage, though Winchester area records show no frost damage this season so far.
The passage notes buds swelling and bursting two to three weeks early due to warm weather in late winter and early spring, causing damage. It mentions last week's April or early May as timing and describes unseasonal blossom activity linked to unusually warm spells.
Auntie Tee and Mrs. David Avas visit with sisters Mrs Miller and Mrs Mary Garton of Martinsburg. Emma Clark spent Friday with Mrs John Barrett. Calvin Melrose ill at Glanstone Crim Roanoke. Mr and Mrs C F Crim hosting Crim family. Cary Clayton called on friends Friday. Susan Howard spent time with friends in Winchester.
Hattie Burkle, who spent winter with her sister Voight in Pittsburg, has reopened her bungalow on the Cedar Creek grade near the Valley Pike. She may be joined soon by sister Miss Mary S. Burkle, currently in Florida.
The Associated Press reports on March 24 that Curtis of Cornia arrived in Washington to confer with the President and was installed at the Navy Department. He says there is no pre conceived idea about policies and expects the establishment to run smoothly with well organized threads. He states he is for a pretty good sized navy.
Miss Susan Reid Williams of the Capitol Theatre troupe visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. R. Gray Williams on Almherst Street before returning to New York after singing at recent Washington benefit concerts.
A dance is planned for tomorrow evening above the Crystal Caverns near Strasburg. Home from college for spring holidays, a number of girls are invited to attend, with music expected from a Winchester orchestra organized by the girls' male friends.
An elderly advertisement promotes Bhall's Catarrh Medicine promising relief from catarrh and deafness. It describes an ointment for topical inflammation and an internal tonic that acts through blood circulation to restore normal condition. The Toledo Ohio origin is noted.
The late George W. Brown farm offers about 93 acres with six ty acres cleared and a good orchard. Features include six rooms, a new barn, two wells, one cistern, two hen houses, running water in nearly every field, and proximity to Buckton and Front Royal. Possession at once. inquiries to Mrs G W Brown Middletown Va or James Ridgeway Front Royal Va R F D. No 1.
Mr and Mrs J B Haldeman and Miss Haldeman, occupants on South Washington street, plan to vacate their Washon street home as the Fuller family leases the property. Paul Haldeman manages the southeast farm awaiting new occupancy.
Four masked men robbed Piggly Wiggley store executives of 16000 during a daytime automobile hold up in Washington. Two men with receipts from a chain of stores witnessed the crowded curbside scene as pistols were leveled and the cash stolen before the robbers fled.
The Dollar Line steamer President Monroe ran aground about 125 miles from Miami prompting SOS signals. A coast guard cutter a wrecking tug and a naval tug rushed to assist though the ship was reported not in immediate danger with 33 passengers aboard.
Conrad Keman of Brooklyn Illustrious Imperial Potentate of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine plans visits to Acca Temple in Richmond then Washington and Baltimore. Shriners in the region are expected to attend ceremonies in Baltimore on March 29 or Washington on March 31.
The Baltimore Sun prints aengraving of Miss Martane and Miss Stowers taken last week by a Sun staff correspondent who spent a day in town. The paper also carries a report on how Miss Stowers runs the welfare office in her Red Cross duties.
This old remedy Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound darkens gray faded hair quickly. Druggists report millions of bottles sold annually because it provides a natural even darker look with one or two applications. Appear brighter within days. ingredients promise youth and attractive hair.
Washington March 24 witnesses offered Odds and ends of testimony as the Senate oil committee pressed plans to force Harry F Sinclair to court for refusing further questioning. The panel dismissed most witnesses with little cross examination while pursuing contempt certification to the U S attorney.
Weather bureau predicts a unsettled week for the North and Middle Atlantic states with considerable cloudiness. Snow likely in the north with rain and probable snow in the southern portion by Tuesday and again toward week’s end. temperatures near or below normal.
Memphis Tenn March 24 Robert S. Polk former senior vice president of the Union and Planters Bank and Trust Company shot and killed himself at his home. Polk had returned to Memphis from El Paso after a bank shortage of forty one thousand dollars was reported by bank examiners.
In Somerset County Pennsylvania a couple identified as Howard Grubbs and Rosa B Copeland both of Starannery were married Saturday afternoon at the parsonage of Grace Church. The second item notes Shawnee Coal Company petitions for dissolution in the Court of Common Pleas with a hearing set for March 31 at 10 a.m., all interested parties invited to attend.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a Reverend A and a Dye pastor, with references to Noth Market Lane and a count of four years. No clear event or outcome is stated in the readable text.
A county resident turned in hawk scalps at the county clerk’s office and challenged the fox protection law. He recounts foxes taking his chickens, then killed five foxes after discovering the den. Law allows fox killing only if predation is proven, often hard to detect, while dogs may hunt foxes when activity is confirmed.
Gravesend England March 24 Reported a collision between the American Merchant and the British steamer Matateé off Thames Haven. The incident results in multiple fatalities with details pending. Local schedules list passenger trains for Roanoke Bristol and intermediate stops with connections to Philadelphia and New York via Shenandoah Junction.
The text advocates granting self-determination to individuals rather than to groups, opposing coercive imposition. It emphasizes personal autonomy and freedom from external force in shaping one’s own path.
A maritime incident left one crew member dead and several injured among the crew of a ship identified in reports as Matatur. Rescue teams recovered some crew, withvariable casualty figures reported as operations continued.
Eight persons killed and eleven injured in a collision between the Ostend Basle express and a freight train near Metz Lorraine. The crash halted traffic and prompted investigations as rescue teams searched for survivors. Local officials reported the incident occurred this morning with casualties concentrated among passengers and crew.
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