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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1929
Page
2
A vintage dealer lists numerous 1920s cars and trucks with prices and brief condition notes. Models include 1928 Reo sedan and Brougham, 1927 Chevrolet coupe, 1926 Buick and Oldsmobile, 1925 Chrysler and Hudson, plus 1924 Ford and Studebaker roadsters. Vehicles advertised as like new or in excellent condition with prices ranging from under $100 to about $1,400.
April 9 H. C. Campbell at Opeq uon offers livestock feeds implements and household goods. April 10 I. H. Zinn near Stephenson Virginia advertises livestock and farming implements. April 25 Short Horn Breeders Assoc at J M Fishpaw's home promotes Short Horn cattle.
The 5th Grand Lodge Convention of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks will be held in Los Angeles from July 7 to 13. Headquarters have opened at 2400 West Sixth Street with plans to host 60 000 to 100 000 attendees. Committees coordinate lodging and rail travel with special trains for Elks from across the union, including eastern cities traveling thousands of miles.
Madison County expects a boost as President Hoover plans a tour stop. Locals aim to stock streams with mountain trout and establish a hatchery. A lodge and access road from Criglersville will aid visitors, with the lodge built by a Luray firm near the headwaters in the Blue Ridge.
Shanghai report states General Chiang Kai-shek’s government forces seized Hawangchow 435 miles east of Hankow from Wuhan opposition and push toward Hankow with many prisoners taken.
Two sons of Catesby Field of Gloucester are seriously ill with tularemia after a cat scratch. Doctors report fever and gland removal surgery, with blood poisoning ruled out. A second son’s infection source unclear, while federal tests are being run in Washington.
A Byrd expedition supply ship radio operator reported that crew members heard the Mickey Walker versus Tommy Loughran fight broadcast. The message came via W8AAG from the Eleanor Bolling at Dunedin on March 31 and was received with full clarity at Station KDKA in Pittsburgh.
Spanish aviators Captain Ignacio Jimenez Franco Iglesias took off from Rio de Janeiro at 6 35 a m on a non stop attempt to Montevideo Uruguay 1200 miles south and west of Rio De Janeiro after completing a trans Atlantic flight from Seville.
A Cleveland reader testifies Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound rebuilt her strength and relieved weakness and nervousness. She credits a friend on Arcade Avenue and notes continued use until full recovery.
A Detroit News idle wonder asks which gang would hold the beer concession for the 1983 World’s Fair in Chicago, reflecting dark humor about the event. The note underscores curiosity about a controversial detail rather than reporting a confirmed plan.
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