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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1919
Page
3
The article notes a $15,000 appropriation to support army aircraft construction so air service plans can extend routes to Panama Alaska and even Asia as beet and Louisiana cane sugar production rises and supplies widen eastward.
United States Education Commissioner designates Fire Prevention Day with in school activities postponed to next week for a town wide demonstration with the fire department. Residents urged to remove fire traps in yards and store rooms and to complete questionnaires sent to school children to inform parents and promote safety.
Private Raymond W. Price is remembered by his mother on the first anniversary of his death at Camp Meade Maryland October 10 1918. The poem laments deep loss and absence from home. Latta Georgia reports a veterans reunion honoring soldiers with flags and a march recalling Atlanta’s defense.
The Senate labor committee led by Senator Kenyon visited Homestead Duquesne and McKeesport as part of its steel strike inquiry. They spoke with strikers and families, using interpreters for Slavic workers, noting a demand for higher wages and an eight hour day.
The sawmill of Edgar Marple at Nain in this county was destroyed by fire Wednesday night. A spark from the engine ignited lumber and sawdust. there was no extinguisher and the blaze spread beyond control. Loss estimated at $890 with no insurance.
The United States Food Administration ordered oriental refiners to halt sugar shipments to points west of Pittsburgh and Buffalo and north of the Ohio River from October 15 until further notice due to cane sugar scarcity. The move follows a request from the Sugar Equalization Board as western beet factories increase output to meet demand.
Two years after endorsing Nerv Worth the Salineville Ohio farmer Frank Metts repeats his praise. He says nerves were so bad he could not sleep or sit still yet after three bottles he could work sleep and go anywhere with a horse. He keeps Nerv Worth handy for stomach issues and promises his dollar back if it fails. Miller's Drug Store in Winchester sells Nerv Worth.
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