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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1929
Page
8
The article notes prolonged burning of bricks at a furnace described as a two degree tempera. It mentions brickwork and heat resistance. It reports L. J. Cave returning to Stephens City after visiting Ida in Page County due to his father John W. Cave’s illness.
The Donovan Affair a six reel all dialogue mystery opens at Capitol Theatre with Jack Holt as Inspect Killian. Plot follows gambler Donovan entangled with Captain Rankin and a double crime at a birthday party. The Idle Rich opens Thursday, a strong talkie by William de Mille about a fit family drama.
A small plane named American Eagle bound from Cleveland to Buffalo nose-dived about 50 feet after takeoff from Nixon Field Westfield New York. Louis Griebes 25 of Furgson Missouri was fatally injured when the craft crashed into an orchard and burned John S Jones pilot owner from Athens New York jumped clear and escaped with minor injuries
Dr. James H. Snook told jurors of a three year love affair with Theora Hix prior to her June 13 death at a rifle range near Columbus. The 49 year old former Ohio state professor spoke in a calm voice as his wife and mother testified about his mental unrest.
Mrs. Edna Whitacre wife of J R Whitacre dies at home near Gore in the county. Funeral services will be conducted at the house Friday afternoon.
In Pittsburgh on August 7 Bel mont Pugh a 36 year old night fireman in Wilkinsburg and Miss Louise Stine 28 were found dead each having been shot through the right temple. Police could not determine if it was double murder or suicide. Stine lay across the bed as detectives arrived after a taxi driver sighted them through a window. Pugh was found in uniform with a revolver in hand and one cartridge fired. Pugh was married with two children.
The United States Department of Agriculture urges wide clean-up of fallen fruit, dumps, and packing-house areas to prevent spread of the Mediterranean fruit fly found in Florida. Dr. C L Marlatt stresses disinfecting cars storage rooms and surrounding premises, sweeping up dirt and burning debris, and using oil boiling water or steam to sanitize infested areas.
An August 8 report from Baltimore says two laborers Joseph Wolfe and Nicholas Zido were killed when a ditch cave in during water main construction in northwest Baltimore. Fellow workers effort to rescue slowed by fear of harming those buried. both men were pronounced dead after being dug out.
Mrs Katherine Ryan wife of W G Ryan died early today at their home in Pittsburgh Pa after a heart illness aged about 70 Her husband is a brother of the late Arthur Ryan of this city She was a native of Pittsburgh and they visited Winchester annually Mr and Mrs Roland C Ryan depart this evening to attend the Pittsburgh funeral Friday
FRANKFORT Ky Aug 7 Dale Jackson and Forrest O Brine holders of the world endurance refueling flight record were commissioned colonels on the staff of Governor Slem D Sampson.
In Chicago on August 7 a band of six men armed with three machine guns raided the Ridgeland Farm road house in the south shore district. They terrorized guests and the proprietor and escaped with about $20,000 in cash and jewelry.
Miller and Anderson advertise an offerte coat of Dalcote to restore an old roof with a ten year bonded guarantee. The notice offers roof work and promises making the roof like new without waste of time and money.
The article discusses choosing grain amounts for summer feeding of growing pigs. It notes pasture is cheaper in summer, suggests limiting grain to boost feed efficiency per acre, and argues high grain prices make full-feeed costs impractical.
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