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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1924
Page
5
Carl Broc of Strasburg Virginia entered his name as teller at the Commercial Savings Bank today. The item also notes Mr Brown a noted Strasburg youth, former employee of People’s National Bank, and mentions other banking and local death notices, including the Wyndham funeral details.
Ratives arrive in Winchester for funeral rites of Mrs. Windham or T C Wyndham, affected by a dispute with E C Windham and her son Pard Wingham of Washington, connected to the father’s estate.
Floods after a heavy typhoon inundate many parts of Japan. The death toll rises as forty thousand houses in Tokio are partially flooded and three hundred persons are reported.
Interest in the Mary I. Henson estate requires all debts to be paid now. Creditors must present claims to W. A. Henson, Admr., 17 24 Riverton, Va., with dates 1 31 10.
The Virginia Chemical Co of Stephens City Frederick County Virginia was adjudicated bankrupt on August 25 1924. A creditors meeting will be held September 26 1924 at 10 o clock in the forenoon at Warren Rice Esq office 48 Rouss Ave Winchester Va. Creditors may attend prove claims appoint a trustee examine the bankrupt.
In Luray Virginia on September 17 members of a special federal park commission appointed by Congress surveyed a Shenandoah Valley tract to urge locating the national park on the Skyland plot on Stony Man Moon. The site spans Rappahannock Page and Madison counties and covers the highest continuous Blue Ridge section with two of Virginia’s tallest mountains.
Senator Wheeler begins a three day tour of Ohio from Pittsburgh to argue for Robert M. La Follette and himself as the Senate committee findings into former Attorney General Daugherty are cited. His Pennsylvania stop prior to this trip was in Pittsburgh where the visit ended.
The night discussion largely centered on criticism of Secretary of the Treasury Mellon and noted his residence being in the area.
Nu Harrison of Richmond and formerly of Baltimore has been named president of the U Tobacco Company in Richmond. Directors also declared a 2 percent dividend on the preferred stock. Harrison will chair the board meeting with W A Willingham of New as director.
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