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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1924
Page
2
Shenandoah Fair in Shenandoah County opens Tuesday with the largest exhibit yet. A Third U S Cavalry troop and many acts prepare to entertain crowds Wednesday and Thursday including Rough Riding and horsemanship. Special events feature a band, National Defence Day program, auto parade, fireworks, and Wright's Carnival midway with outside acts and red cars.
Army air cruisers launched from Boston Logan Airport at 12 02 p m starting a series of jumps toward Seattle to complete the world circumnavigation. Major General Patrick led the escort three Dehavilland bombers and two Martin bombers with Navy support. The flight route runs to Mitchell Field Long Island with stops along Providence and the Connecticut coast.
Pleasant Valley group of the Christian Endeavor Society held a August 30 outing at Beaver Pond on Back Creek near Mr. James Haven. About one hundred attended. Rev. Collis of Inwood spoke, a picnic dinner followed, then games and social time ending with ice cream and lemonade. The group thanked Mr. and Mrs. DeHaven for using the grounds and hoped to return annually.
New York trading opens with continued lack of buying support and selling pressure shaping a reactionary day. Political factors from the Maine election influence activity as popular issues breach resistance. Call money starts at two percent.
President Daniel C. Willard of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad arrives in Winchester on a special train for a brief visit. He tours a new hotel with a party of friends, inspecting facilities and expressing interest in local progress.
The party traveled by special train from Lexington Virginia to Baltimore and toured Winchester to inspect the George Washington Hotel. The railroad president praised the hotel as a modern hostelry and enjoyed the visit before continuing to Baltimore.
John W. Davis, Democratic candidate, arrived in Denver from Lincoln Nebraska for a brief stay before traveling to Estes Park in the Rockies. He will speak at the auditorium after returning to Denver for a discussion with state party leaders about the upcoming U S Senate elections.
Night trip from Lincoln saw Mr Davis welcomed by large crowds at multiple stations. He delivered one address stressing what he called the one big issue of the campaign, hostile government, and at other stops he shook hands with admirers around his private car.
Senator Moses of New Hampshire told President Coolidge the Republican campaign should hinge on Senator La Follette. The remarks were delivered as part of the ongoing campaign strategy discussions in Washington.
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