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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1929
Page
9
The Star lists daily wholesale and retail prices for wheat flour cracked corn and meal plus butter fat and livestock values. Regional markets in Baltimore and other hubs show quoted ranges for wheat flour and mixed feed as well as young chickens and eggs with corrections noted at day’s close.
The Senate committee probing American shipbuilding firms at the failed 1927 Geneva conference will commence hearings next Friday by questioning senior officers. Charles M. Schwab, Bethlehem Steel chairman, and other magnates were summoned to testify about corporate activities.
The document lists L Bardo vice-president of American Brown Boveri Electric Corp Norman R Parker secretary of ABC Electric and S W Wakeman vice-president of Bethlehem Ship Building Co cited after William B Shearer an advocate of a large American navy sued them for more than 250000 for alleged services at the Geneva parley Chairman Shortridge said Mr Shearer would be brought before the committee in due course.
A speaker will address a mixed audience about female roles and duties at an event designed to inspire white readers to attend. Rev. G F Craven from Martinsburg spoke on Trust In God and uplifted attendees. Prof. Drew led a round table on church extension, highlighting weaknesses and suggesting improvements. Delegates and visitors may fill the session to capacity.
Baltimore and Cambridge, Md. are well represented by Rev. G D Johnson and Rev. F Carnish, signaling strong church leadership in the region. The mention highlights the influence of these clerics within their communities and suggests coordinated efforts across the two cities.
In Venice on Sept 14 pilot Phil Wood of Misa America VII and mechanic Orrin Johnson were thrown from the boat during the Count Volpi Cup race and hospitalized. Wood sustained hip injuries and the crewman suffered from submersion. A fragment mentions a split keel and unclear text about a dismissal or event.
In Geneva on September 14 the League of Nations Assembly opened the door for the United States to become a member of the Permanent Court of International Justice by adopting the protocol providing for American adherence to the court.
Fragment from a periodical mentions blowing smoke rings for a baby and various nonsensical phrases. It reads like a garbled excerpt with unclear context and misread words.
The annual Free Baptist churches gathering for Maryland West Virginia and Virginia meets at Mount Carmel Church. Mrs Bernard Tyvill, a former Africa missionary and noted speaker, will address the session tonight as reports from churches arrive by letter or delegate.
Mrs. Myrtle Huddleston gave up her attempt to swim the English Channel after 21 hours in the water. She was seven miles from Cape Gris Nez, France, started from South Foreland near Dover at 9 30 a m yesterday.
The Savannah News notes that this summer women have shown strong resolve and public resolve, signaling renewed activist energy and public presence across the city.
Viscount Bettie has urged Britain to hand back to the League of Nations its mandates for Palestine and Iraq, arguing that trusteeship should rest with the League to ensure regional stability and self governance.
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