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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1930
Page
2
A 1925 Buick Sedan and many 1920s cars for sale are described as in tip top shape and cannot be duplicated at the low price. The ad urges readers to come in, take a look at a wide range of sedans coupes tourings and trucks from Buick Overland Ford Nash Dodge Chrysler and others with several passenger counts.
Prince H E M Woolf Upperville led the Middleburg Hunt to victory in the hunter event at Berryville with the first and second places in open division. Racing results featured five furlongs won by Major Finley A Bowman with Mary Quiro second and Leo third. Other winners included Silver Hell in the pony race and Show Boat in the Leith Brothers six furlongs.
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd praised Salomon August Andree as the first to explore the Arctic by air. Byrd called Andree a man of vision and daring, noting his diary provides valuable records for posterity.
The article notes shifts in modern funeral practices due to science and new equipment. It argues that updated methods replace crude past approaches, and though investment is needed, efficiency yields cost savings over time.
A Rotary Club meeting at Winchester Golf Club featured Hon. Walter W. Longfield of Newcastle upon Tyne as the principal speaker. He stressed cordial England United States relations and the duty to keep world affairs right, noted apple exports, and joked about gravity affecting American apples. Four new members were initiated and a balloon-blowing contest followed, with Rev. Robert B. Nelson winning a burst balloon prize.
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