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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1926
Page
2
General Motors announces a major expansion after a Pontiac Michigan meeting. A new $5 million factory will produce Pontiac six cars at 1 000 daily, while the current Oakland plant will devote to Oakland six production at 600 daily. Combined, the plant system aims for about 400 000 cars yearly by January 1 1927.
Armel Virginia reports the newly completed Winchester Front Royal pike drawing many foreign cars and tourists praising Shenandoah Valley scenery as traffic increases along the route.
Justly proud of its new highway and welcoming to visitors. R G Hedley returns from New York to consult a health specialist and visits his archdeacon father in Savannah. C D Price hosts relatives for a wedding in Hagerstown Maryland. Roy White and family tour Baltimore and visit T J Lee. C D Price returns from Iowa. J T Fries assists White family in Cedar Grove. Local group attends Winchester circus. J W Newcome and Holmes attend Ridings Chapel Sunday school convention. John Armel and family visit W L Armel. Elva Armel visits in Winchester. Sybilla Armel weekend stay.
Omaha barber Carl Schropp, Kaiser Wilhelm's former personal barber, explains the spiked mustache. He wet and lifted the hairs, used a silk Schnurbartinde strap to hook to the ears, then combed and dried it to hold for about 24 hours, with two hours typical in the royal grooming room.
An Aleutian white flower once thought to grow only on the island is found again after a century. Prof. George Haley of St. Ignatius College collected the second specimen this summer, following initial reports by a 19th century Kotzebue expedition member. Five later expeditions failed to locate it.
Whitacre Virginia August 13 announces a Sunday night sermon on August 15 at 7 30 pm. Local residents and visitors gather for social calls at several homes including Pugh Fletcher Riley and Dick households with acquaintances from Michigan Philadelphia and Virginia.
Local wholesale quotes show prices for wheat flour barrels at 9.60 to 8.00 per barrel and various feed grains and livestock. Cattle and hogs list mixed at low to mid ranges, with eggs butter and poultry prices noted, alongside Baltimore wholesale figures and daily market corrections.
Oranda Virginia reports a severe dry spell drying pastures and gardens and stalling farm work. Local residents and guests from Shepherdstown Charles Town Lebanon Church Saumsville and Broadway visit or stay with area families as vacation season continues.
Rosenberger Virginia Aug. 12 Rev. Frisby Smith of Halifax and Mrs. W J Smith were guests of Mr. and Mrs. CM Rosenberger. Mrs Ida Good and Miss Lora Good of Winchester visited Mr. and Mrs J B Snapp. Miss Hilda Hamms of Capon Springs W Va spent Sunday here with relatives. Little Miss Helen Tobler visits Zepp friends. Mr. Guy Frye spending days with Mr and Mrs J N Frye at Capon Bridge W Va. Mr. and Mrs Edison Fawcett and daughter Gladys of Fawcett Gap spent Sunday here. William Brewer Lewis Brewer Maud Brewer Frank Fairybee and family spent Sunday at Shenandoah River. Mrs I B Frye and Mrs Guy Frye visited Rev and Mrs A F Tobler Tuesday. Mr Harry Juff of Philippi W Va visited family and Mr C H Snapp here recently. Recent guests of Mr Lathas Clowser included Messrs Josh Orndorff Frank Orndorff and Mr and Mrs Luther Larrick. Mr and Mrs Dudley Carper and mother Bettie Carper spent Sunday with J M Loy and family. Mrs Morgan spent weekend with daughter at Capon Bridge. Mr Luther Clowser continues seriously ill. Messrs Croscrift and Grater visited Clowser recently. Miss Pearl Larrick visited Mrs Ema Bowman Tuesday afternoon. Virginia Orndorff and Mrs Wman were visiting Mrs Luther Pos ed cently.
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