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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1927
Page
8
A compact roundup notes differing stances by Standard Oil firms on Russia. Brief comments touch on broader themes like science forecasting eclipses and public officials as machine made, with assorted city papers adding color.
A Southern Railway passenger train struck the Lohr family auto at a Timberville crossing Sunday afternoon. Miss Zelma Lohr, 18, died. sister Dorothy, 8, is dying. parents Luther and wife are injured, with Luther possibly serious. The engine stopped on the crossing before impact.
David J. Tavenner of Philomont Loudoun county marked his 102nd birthday. He long served as postmaster there for fifty years and was once the oldest postmaster in the United States. A high postal official guest praised his record and noted few letters of complaint in his files. He is related to Magistrate A J Tavenner of Frederick County.
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