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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1924
Page
2
A formal resolution requests all places of business to close at 2 p.m. Friday to allow employees to join a parade, supplementing Mayor Ward's half holiday proclamation. It cites federal calls for one day of service on Friday September 12 and details a patriotic parade planned by the civilian committee.
Mayor proclaims Friday September 12 a half holiday from 2 pm and urges merchants and employers to close promptly at 2 pm for all employees to join a National Defense Test parade. Civilian Committee appeals to officials in Winchester and Frederick County to set aside duties from 2 to 5 pm for mobilization demonstration.
Crop and weather conditions in Virginia during the week ended yesterday show showers earlier in the week improving crops. Cool dry weather later checked corn and cotton, making the outlook less favorable. Tobacco remains mostly favorable and cutting began. Pastures improved. Apple prospects continue generally favorable.
Special correspondence from Washington notes the American Woolen Company cut its quarterly dividend and signals a twenty percent wage cut across the textile industry. The piece argues Fordney McCumber tariff duties failed to sustain full employment or wages, citing 40 percent mill capacity, rising textile prices, and declining worker earnings amid a price surge since 1913.
Independent presidential candidate Senator La Follette will give his first New York City address next week at Madison Square Garden and then begin a broader tour possibly reaching the Pacific coast. He will return to Washington after the New York speech and use radio broadcasts for brief campaign speeches during the campaign.
New York Sept 9 action to affect whether the Will-Firpo bout will occur in Jersey City tomorrow night will be decided by Bernard Chandler counsel for Rev William S Chase after a conference of New Jersey ministers and reform groups. The attorney did not confirm if an injunction would be sought.
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