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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1924

Page

5

Harvest Home Offering To Aid Memorial Hospital

Centenary Reformed Church plans a harvest home service on Sunday at 11 am featuring a fruit and vegetable offering for Memorial Hospital. The display includes a photo from over fifty years ago and aims to help the hospital with its daily charity work. Contributions of fruit vegetables jelly honey eggs cured meat and other eatables are welcome from all, with storage barrels for apples to be used by the hospital.

Memorial Hospital Centenary Reformed Chufch Centenary Church Reformers Church Reformed Church

Rampage Along As Merchandisers Move To Higher Ground

Richmond and other localities ordered city workers on duty through the night to handle emergencies as floods and high water strain utilities and transport. No major damage reported yet though wires and turbines face disruptions. highways and a major Pamunkey river bridge pose risk. Steamship company warns shippers to move freight from warehouses along the waterfront.

Richmond City Department of Public Works Henry C. Shirley Pamunkey Tappahannock New York-Richmond Steamship Company

Floods Rise Across States With Death Reported

Rivers rise from Virginia to Pennsylvania as the James River at Lynchburg stood at 17.9 feet and crest near 20 feet with more than 22 feet feared. The storm caused widespread flooding, property damage, and one death amid heavy rain and winds.

Lynchburg James River Washington Virginia Pennsylvania

Flooded Norfolk suffers $50,000 in damages from storm

Norfolk faced two hours of paralysis as floodwaters from a northeaster reached three feet in the Trust Company building at City Hall avenue and Granby street. Downtown areas suffered the most while Dan River ran eight feet above normal at Danville with the storm waning.

Norfolk Trust Company of Norfolk City Hall Avenue Granby Sreet Wage Dan River Danville

Flood Crest Expected as Rivers Rise in North Carolina

Severe flooding feared across eastern North Carolina as rivers overflow banks after unprecedented rainfall. Coastal towns recover from a hurricane strength storm that caused property damage but no reported loss of life. Piedmont and Western areas brace for potential rises, though not at eastern flood levels.

Raleigh N. C Rolina Piedmont

Wall Street Bets For Washington To Swing The Series

Washington fans pour into reservations after the Senators win the American League and head toward the World Series against the New York Giants in Washington. Betting shows even money with several wagers on the Senators. McGraw may use a flexible lineup against Washington as Giants stake its pitching plan.

New York Washington Senators New York Giants National Capital K. M. Landis Charles A. Stoneham Giants C. B. Enyon, Jr The Wall Street Wal'er Johnson Johnson McGraw Nehf Bentley McQuillan Barnes

Family Dinner at Loy Home Highlights Lovingly Hospitable Day

A Loy family gathering in Pequon Pae featured Mr and Mrs Les Hel Loy of Washington visiting at Mr Loy’s old home. Relatives arrived with baskets and a large noon meal spread across the table. Children played games while adults shared food and conversation.

Berveda Ve Huppert Loy Les- Hel Loy Washington Mr. Loy Mra Re

Roanoke River Flood Reaches Highest Level Since 1915

In Roanoke Virginia on September 30 reports from Southwest Virginia indicate rivers and creeks are flooding many areas. The Roanoke River is at its highest stage since 1915 with damage reviews delayed by disrupted wire communications.

Roanoke River Roanoke Virginia Roanoké River

Loy Family Gathering Closes With Warm Farewell

A local extended Loy family event ends with heartfelt goodbyes as relatives including Stewart Charles Earl, Gussie Loy and children Melvin Hilda Katherine Loy and others depart for home. The gathering expresses wish for future reunions and notes plans to leave soon.

Lie Loy Stewart Charles Earl Philip Loy Gussie Loy Melvin Hilda Katherine Loy Lohring Boyce Strother Lineburg Ruth Robert Loy Maynard, Loy Wipt Soa Marre Jase Klapenee Wikachan

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