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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1929
Page
5
Six powers reached a compromise on the Young plan after midnight. Britain won about 70 percent of its monetary demands and secured coal shipments for state railroads. Germany agreed to release interests in surplus Dawes payments, with talks set for 11 am to confirm.
Lexington hosts the 48th annual Virginia State Firemen's Association convention with executive and steering committee sessions. Delegates from Alexandria Suffolk Newport News Wythe Potomac Pulaski Charlottesville Harrisonburg Clifton Forge Covington Phoebus Lexington attend as the Lexington company band plays and a fireworks display marks opening.
Registration for Winchester schools is set for Wednesday and Thursday September 4 and 5 from 9 to 12 and 1 to 5. Grades 1-8 register at John Kerr Building and grades 4-12 at Handley Building. New students must register before opening day September 9.
The Winchester fair on its second day drew large crowds as boys’ events ran under John S. Brown Jr and Otis Sargent with Help from Handley High students. Prizes from Winchester merchants were awarded for eight events including 80 yard dash and pony show standings. Night admission reduced to 85 cents with extra acts by Third United States Cavalry and Clark Brothers featuring acrobatics and horses.
Front Royal Va Aug 28 funeral services for Helen Nesbitt 14 a daughter of Mrs Mary Nesbitt will be held at St Johns Catholic Church at 1030 AM Thursday Rev Father Thomas B Martin of Winchester will preside She died Monday from poison swallowed in early August after being reprimanded by her mother for attending motion pictures She had been in a Front Royal hospital since and is survived by her mother a brother and four sisters her father having died years ago.
An editorial endorses Hon. John Garland Pollard in the Virginia election. It urges loyal Democratic support, praising Pollard to continue H F Byrd’s progress and warns against voting for Brown. The piece frames Virginia as advancing from darkness to light and cites Mountain Falls Virginia signer J B Crowell dated August 28, 1929.
The Winchester Playgrounds Association announces a Friday picnic at Opequon Lake Park for children. Activities start from Handley Schools and Friends Meeting House at 9 AM with lunch baskets urged. Ample transportation provided, supervision guaranteed, and parents invited. Last year nearly 100 children attended, with higher turnout expected.
Ted Wells of Wichita Kansas captured the 50 mile dash from Portland Oregon at the National Air Races in Cleveland. The Miami group finished so close a victor could not be named until elapsed times were checked. A fatal crash marred the Philadelphia race with pilot Deveraux and passenger Devereaux injured. Mrs. Miller of Buffalo won the women’s speed race after Phoebe Omelie was disqualified for crowding.
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