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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1927
Page
5
Purcellville Virginia April 30 annual Foxcroft horse show to be held Monday May 2 at Foxcroft near Middleburg. Nineteen classes feature entries from road hacks to hunters and races with silver cups and ribbons. Proceeds benefit charity.
A Roanoke man J C B Staley driving a Hupp coupe crashes into a telephone pole one mile south of Woodstock Virginia on the way to the Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester. Mrs R E Vaughan and Miss Beryl Obenchain suffer serious injuries along with Mrs W A Obenchain. Mr Staley and others are treated at Hotel Woodstock. The accident is blamed on rain slick conditions while cars passed a towne car.
Public sale of city real estate authorized by a chancery decree will be held on May 28 1927 at 11 am in front of the County Court House Winchester. The property includes a large brick residence on Virginia Avenue and five vacant lots on the south side of the same street with specifications on frontage depth and terms. One third cash and rest in two annual installments secured by a deed of trust and a policy of insurance.
Local notes record social visits in Trone and nearby View Martinsburg meeting attendance and family news. Mentions Miss Rheva Maudk returning home from teaching and Mrs Sales Cooper returning from retown after a sister's illness. Family changes move and a Sunday school reorganization is planned.
Mrs. O. M. Howe of Brunswick Maryland spent a couple days here with Mrs. Martha Ge and returned home yesterday.
Quoted advice urges individuals to kindle their own motivation and energy rather than rely on external forces. The message emphasizes personal initiative and steady self-improvement as paths to success.
Governor Byrd announces Malcolm A. Hutchinson of Gilles County as secretary of the commonwealth to fill the post left by Col. Byr James. Hutchinson has served as chief clerk and is familiar with duties. The former secretary’s salary will be saved, and a pending constitutional amendment could abolish the office by vote, transferring duties to the governor.
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