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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1929
Page
2
The undersigned will sell at public auction on the premises near Light Virginia on Thursday May 23 1929 at 10 oclock farm and household property of the late Abraham Clark PROVELLIS CLARK Admr
A catalog style list enumerates numerous vintage cars and trucks by year, make, model, variants and body styles. Brands include Buick Chrysler Chandler Cleveland Chevrolet Dodge Essex Ford Hupp Hudson Jewett Nash Packard Reo Wolverine Studebaker Star Willys Knight and more with passenger counts and body types.
William Green of the American Federation of Labor denounces the sugar tariff as unjustifiable and indefensible, saying it taxes millions of workers to aid an industry employing women, children and Mexican labor at low wages under harsh conditions. The letter, read by Ruth Baker Pratt in the House, counters a claimed Green interview on sugar policy.
In heated exchange Green denies testimony was an endorsement of the sugar schedule while accusing opponents of misrepresenting labor champions. He argues no one should claim Union support for farm relief measures as backing the tariff bill’s sugar provisions.
Former State Senator G Walter Mapp, Democratic governor candidate, visited Harrisonburg and Rockingham for informal talks with voters. He met county officials at the courthouse, dined with former Senator George N Conrad, and planned a return for a later address outlining highway and tax positions. He spent two hours in Harrisonburg yesterday after an overnight in Woodstock.
Luray Virginia May 17 The new Luray High school building will include a standard reference library as part of the bond issue plan approved to fund construction.
Col T C Northcott owner of the Luray Caverns proposes a 1000 donation for a new school library to serve pupils teachers and district residents. He pledges further gifts and has long donated medals for scholastic excellence. The Detroit News notes the Society for the Prevention of Carrying Coals to Newcastle approved a New York postmaster action refusing a bomb addressed to Chicago.
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