10 May 1924
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1924
Page
1
City council reviews multiple ordinances and licensing issues. Parking location changes discussed to address traffic flow and enforcement. Officials weigh impacts on businesses and residents. Meetings emphasize public input and future scheduling.
City council details April finances and building permits totaling 106975.00 with year to date near 250000. A new reservoir at Rousa Spring will boost water supply next week. Police report 22 arrests and 167 in fines. Valley Avenue widening depends on land donations.
A party of distinguished educators authors and lecturers arriving from New York will visit Winchester June 1 for a four day tour of the Shenandoah Valley. They will be hosted by the Chamber of Commerce with escort to points of interest.
George Burwell Harrison prominent retired Virginia lawyer died at Memorial Hospital from apoplexy. He was stricken at his home near Boyce three weeks ago and had been unconscious four days. Funeral at Old Chapel Clarke County. Burial in church cemetery. Born Berkeley James River December 28 1849. Survived by sister in Washington D C and brother in Florida.
Citizens of Berryville Virginia held a convention nominating a municipal ticket for June 10 election. Mayors candidate John S Goldsmith leads, with E G Coiner in the first ward W D Wise in the second ward Lewis N Glover in the third ward J T L Jones in the fourth ward and George Hardesty as recorder.
Chicago reports Mrs Mathilde McCormick Oser, daughter of Harold F McCormick and granddaughter of John D Rockefeller, gave birth to a daughter in Paris. The May 10 note says relatives were notified but the family could not verify the report. The Oser marriage sought a world audience as an international romance.
The complete itinerary will be published by The Star on Monday after receipt for publication today.
A six week religious revival begins May 23 at 7:30 p.m. at Wardensville tabernacle led by Evangelist Rev. Robert Frohson and team. The campaign, under United Christian workers, includes daily services with women and men meetings led by Nora L. Killian, a large gospel choir, and widespread outreach inviting surrounding communities and churches to join each session.
The Empire Theater schedules a full week of latest films starting Monday with Viola Dana in Why Doubt Your Husband? Then Zane Grey’s The Heritage of the Desert with Ernest Torrence and Bebe Daniels, followed by Thomas Meighan with Lois Wilson in a Booth Tarkington tale. Saturday features This Freedom, a drama about women.
Six Maryland residents sue H F Boyer of Woodstock Virginia for aggregate damages of thirty five thousand dollars after a July wreck on the Valley Pike near Kernstown. Plaintiffs claim permanent injuries including a leg fracture and knee ankylosis. Attorneys list from Winchester Martinsburg and Woodstock. The case slated for Shenandoah Circuit Court July term before Judge Whiting.
The Colonial Theatre will present The Gold Diggers a Warner Brothers classic adapted from David Belasco. Grant Carpenter directed and produced a two show at once experience featuring rehearsals dressing rooms chorus girls make up and curtain scene revealing the production of a big musical comedy. See Frank Baylies Amherst J for plant listings.
Sedate Winchester council members tested a slot machine to determine if it is a gambling device. They concluded the element of chance exists and adopted a resolution declaring it a gambling device, barring licenses. Several officials played during the session, winning mint packs and various merchandise checks.
Advice warns against spraying pesticides until at least ninety percent of apple blossoms have fallen to protect bees that pollinate the trees. Bees are essential for fruit set and should be safeguarded.
Seven automobile bandits robbed the East Chicago post office at Indiana Harbor. They took four registered mail pouches containing between 25 000 and 35 000 dollars and fled in a taxi then an automobile toward Chicago, after holding up five workers as mail was being received.
Vintage advertising note urges readers to ask their dealer for Valley Belle Bread with repeated slogan and cryptic codes four two three.
F J Schneiderhan reports at Winchester Field Laboratory that the blossom festival raised sentiment and potential. now focus shifts to delivering superior grade apples this fall. Emphasis on better spraying, standardization, and inviting more growers for guidance and demonstrations to boost production and market acceptance.
Movie fans can see Thomas Meighan Viola Dana Lois Wilson Ernest Torrence Bebe Daniels Noah Beery Gladys Hulette at the Empire Theatre all next week. The leading woman in Telable David is highlighted. Regular prices 10 15 25 cents with three shows daily.
Lost belt buckle with a Mothers' Day candy on it. W. H. S. likely requester. Return to 120 North Braddock for identification. Reward may be offered.
A six room modern brick house is offered for sale at forty three hundred dollars. The listing emphasizes urgency with a must sell note and highlights the property's value and readiness for quick transfer.
A water main break caused a tunnel collapse in Baltimore delaying streetcar traffic. Rescue teams entered the flooded tube using oxygen, tube segments showed 60 foot cave in, and several people were rescued with injuries treated at nearby hospitals. Traffic remained halted until safety checks completed.
Fire swept a two story shop in Astoria today trapping workers in a sub basement. Smoke forced evacuation as flames spread quickly through floors. Firemen battled for about an hour. police contained crowds on Fifth Avenue. Estimated loss runs around 000 with valuable objects damaged.
TOKIO May 10 Dispatches state seventy are believed lost after a boat capsized near Keelung Formosa. Passengers and crew were aboard. One hundred persons reported on board.
A brief public notice states that two full time firefighters have joined the roster, expanding on the department’s staffing. No additional details about names, dates, or assignments are provided in the readable text.
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