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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1928
Page
7
A fragmented clipping from the Atchison Globe hints at a plan or joke about using a moth to control leprosy and dandelions in China. The text mentions 2,000,000 lepers and calls for concentration as a secret, with odd references to blades and politics.
Flooded Millwood Creek in Clarke County halted traffic on Washington Pike. Cars queued on both sides while two Winchester men bravely crossed and led others through in low gear. The ford, aim of a future bridge, remains deep even in ordinary times. In Persia, a bonfire features in marriage rites as the service is read before it.
In Frederick County Circuit Court a suit seeks judgment against Mrs M C Newberry and subjects her property held by Massanutten National Bank to payment. Mrs Newberry must appear within ten days of publication to protect her interests. A copy will run weekly for four weeks in the Evening Star and be posted at the courthouse by May 7 1928.
A fragment notes a right turn on North Avenue leaving North Braddock near a parade on Friday. It mentions a traffic cop about six feet tall in Minnesota and speculates on two good cops and a harsh officer, described as awful high handed.
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