14 Dec 1927
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1927
Page
1
Reports from Tampico and Washington swirl as more than 24 hours pass since a famed aviator departed Bolling Field on a nonstop flight to the capital of the southern republic. Friends express confidence amid clouded details and speculation.
Mexican officials rush to confirm Lindbergh status as reports of his Tampico crossing conflict with sightings of a commercial plane. Scout planes fail to sight the aviator. crowds surge at Valbuena while authorities seek precise timing and location of his Washington to Mexico City flight.
Boyd Drug Company advertises a limited supply combination package including powder perfume toilet water cream almond cream and rose priced at $4.35 for $1.00. Bring this ad to redeem.
Cedar pine and spruce advertised for sale at the former J. M Noonan livery stable location. Decade of listings notes holiday greenery available for purchase.
A fragmented plea urges giving The Siac bbssses throughout the year, asking to send ongoing gifts or items to a recipient, though the exact meaning is unclear from the garbled text.
Millwood residents in Clarke County press state highway authorities for a bridge over the Millwood run on the Lee Jackson road between Winchester and Washington. They report dense traffic, cars stranded in the stream, and the road resembling a lake up to 75 feet wide. Local efforts consider appealing to the Winchester Chamber of Commerce. Millwood is described as nonchartered and under Clarke county jurisdiction with no county highway interest.
Telegram style ad for Winchester Steam Laundry offering cleaning pressing and dyeing services with emphasis on hose care.
Los Angeles report details Forest Hope Wall, a Culver City woman, suing Harry K. Thaw for breach of promise seeking 100000 dollars. She alleges a Laguna Beach affair in 1923 while Thaw was at a Pennsylvania hospital, then ongoing letters and gifts. Thaw denies the allegations and laughs off the case.
A party from Shenandoah Valley Inc led by Phineas V. Stephens visited Winchester to promote an airport chain in Virginia. Two Maryland National Guard planes flew from Baltimore to Winchester and then to New Market Luray and Harrisonburg while pilots surveyed Bowles field as preferred site.
The Northern Virginia Power Company invites inspection of suitable electrical devices on display at show rooms located at 14 N. Main St. The notice promotes viewing electrical equipment and products offered by the utility.
Suntint Apple Shoppe at 158 N Main St offers gift packages of apples for Christmas. Call or phone 75 for orders.
Dr William McAndrew delivers a free talk Life Among the Boneheads tomorrow night at 8 p m in the High School Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. Table boarders wanted at Lindy Inn 112 N Cameron St rates 1 per day dinner 50c phone 958.
Public sale scheduled for December 16 near Albin will auction the entire household of the widow of William D. Roberts. All furniture is reported to be in excellent condition.
Flood waters threaten Pittsburgh downtown near the point where the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers meet to form the Ohio. Crest of 25 feet expected. one coal barge capsized. families move belongings to upper floors. police guard riverside areas. Nearby Arkansas flood reports describe swollen rivers, levee doubts, and disrupted transport.
Virginia York Imperial apples sold at Liverpool weekly auction in England with prices from 5.75 to 8.40 dollars. Cable report to G. R. Cooper Harnden and Company notes demand for well colored fruit and quotes Yorks at 5.75 to 8.40, with mostly 6.72 to 7.20 and Ben Davis 4.56 to 5.88.
Manager Baker of local theatres learns Wag ner's Great Indoor Circus did not show in Hagerstown on opening night after poor business in York and Lancaster. The 28 performers and 60 animals failed to arrive, prompting possible reorganization or delay for Winchester and Hagerstown shows later in the season. Passes for window displays remain valid for Colonial Theatre screenings.
Fragmentary listing shows Whitman’s Candy and Irwin Drug Co at 19 North Braddock Street. Lacks date details and full context, but indicates an advertisement or product listing arrangement.
Several hundred fruit growers from nearly every section attend the thirty-second annual Virginia State Horticultural Society session in Roanoke. Secretary Campfield urges action on freight-rate discrimination while Paul Stark pushes nationwide apple advertising to boost consumption and unity among growers.
The Lions' Club basketball team will play Berkeley Springs cagers Friday evening at Handley High School gymnasium. Game starts at 8 o'clock, admission 25 cents. Proceeds fund club work for tubercular patients, including one patient at a state sanatorium at $1 daily.
C L Robinson's Cold Storage advertises oranges and grapefruit at 3.00 per box with delivery service available by phone 680.
Carload celery just arrived at Winchester Fruit and Vegetable Market. Phone 461 for immediate delivery. Also take orders for fancy Xmas baskets of fruit.
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