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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1927
Page
2
The Associated Press notes a large butter storage hold as of August 1 totaling about 1,000,000 pounds more than a year ago at the main markets. Market observers remain nervous about future trends despite lighter receipts and heavy into storage movement. Production declines are uneven by region with generally favorable conditions and adequate rainfall.
Refuge Va July 29 Mr and Mrs Isaac Grim and daughter Julia Grim were Sunday guests at the home of the former's son Mr chop Grim and family in Stephens City. Mr J Evans has been very sick at his home near Ridings Chapel for
Over the past two weeks many families and friends visited relatives amid illness and travel. Individuals named include Mr. and Mrs. C Z Edmundson, I F Shiley and daughter Ruby, John Orisman, L R Smith, Jennie Pifer, and others from Stephens City, Shenandoah County, and nearby communities.
Little Helen and Edwin Evans were chosen as the lucky children to win the automobile showcased in E. L. Lemley and Son's window, marking a local prize moment.
A man who found a button in his salad said with humor he supposed it dropped off while the salad was dressing. Another quip notes how people misname tools when they want to club, reflecting light humor in these period bits.
Winchester Gun Club members prepare for the state shoot on September 5 and 6 at Farmville. If they replicate local trap scores they may win prizes with five-man squads led by Stickley Pingley Jones Pitcock and Kerns. Individual scores included Stickley 98 of 100 and Pingley 74 of 75.
A fragment notes a speaker who claims blunt talk but jokes that some remarks come from a lower place. The page includes an advertisement about age.
Boyd R Richards declares his run for the House of Delegates with the Democratic primary set for August 2, 1927. The notice serves as the official public announcement of candidacy.
Notice for a weekly Friday night card party at 8 30 p m in the Nurses Home of Winchester Memorial Hospital to benefit the hospital nurs ery. Admission 50 cents per person. All parties should phone for reservations by Friday morning at 69.
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