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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1928

Page

8

Virginia highway mileage requests clash among counties

Richmond officials report conflicting interests push 3,265 additional miles for Virginia state highway system though the Vaughan act requires 1,587 miles to transfer to the State Highway department. Counties request far more than their allotment, but none will receive more than assigned totals. designation of mileage due each county is due before September.

Richmond State Highway Department Highway Commission

Farm Listings Near Burnt Factory and Clearbrook Virginia

Classified sale notes describe multiple farms including a 130 acre tract near Burnt Factory with a fair house a new bank barn and out-buildings on well watered land. Also a 138 acre limestone and slate farm near Clearbrook with stone house bank barn fruit timber and good road access. A 20 acre parcel with stone house bank barn and improved land is noted with similar features and strong local neighborhood appeal. (8-4-31)

C. W. Tanquary Clearbrook

Public Sale of Venable Home Property at Stephens City Virginia

The Venable heirs heirs through attorneys John A Hinkel and James P Reardon offer a cash public auction on Saturday August 11 1928 at Stephens City Virginia for real estate a seven room Main Street dwelling known as the Charles F Venable Home Property and adjoining land of William Parker and the Lutheran Parsonage with water garden and out-buildings. An administrator will also sell personal property including household items antiques dishes a barber chair and other articles.

Stephens City Virginia Main Street William Parker Charles F. Venable John A Hinkel James P. Reardon Venable John A. Hinkle Charles H. Venable

County mileage minimums set by act respect city population

The act requires that no county receive under eight miles and no county containing a city of 50 000 or more residents within its borders receive less than 25 miles.

Wife Is Gone. Husband Held In Missing Person Case

Lawrence Whisner a 22 year old 6 foot 9 inch Morgan County West Virginia man remains in Berkeley Springs jail as investigators seek the fate of his wife Miss Unger of Berkeley Springs who has been missing for weeks. Whisner had been released from a Washington County Maryland jail where he served a forgery sentence. He has given several explanations for the disappearance as Welch investigators probe the case.

Lawrence Whisner Morgan County West Va Berkeley Springs Whisner Welch Washington County Miss Unger

Wm. Southern Jr S a Sunday School columnist and editor

Wm. Southern Jr. writes the Friday Bible Stories column in The Evening Star. A newspaperman and layman with no formal theology training, he aims for simple Bible stories applied to daily life. He has edited Independence, Missouri papers for thirty years and still runs the one he founded.

Wm. Southern, Jr Evening Star Mr. Southern Independence

Notice of separation and debt disclaimer by J Lohring Barr

Notice states wife Ethel L Barr left home and authorizes no responsibility for her debts. Also warns against discarding medicine labels to prevent ingestion errors by guardians or elderly.

Ethel L. Barr

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