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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1927
Page
8
Virginia fruit growers convened to choose a spring meeting location and discuss marketing, insurance, grading laws, roadside stands, and education campaigns to expand apple sales. Speakers urged cooperative advertising, improved spraying, careful picking, and focused production aligned with demand.
The origin of the phrase Cleanliness is next to Godliness is traced to the Hebrew Fathers. The expression was likely popularized by John Wesley who quoted it in a sermon on dress.
Public sale in Winchester Virginia on December 24 at 1 PM includes a 117 acre Frederick County farm with 40 acres bottom land and a 6 room house, barn, outbuildings, near stores and railroad. Also to be sold is a three quarters acre store stand with frame building, large store room, residence, at Nails Station on the Winchester and Western Railroad. Terms: one third cash, balance in two equal annual installments with deed of trust and fire policy. Immediate possession. For details contact J B Newlin or Duvall & Dunn Auctioneers Holmes B Nail and J Perry Purcell.
W E Carson discussed the Shenandoah Park plan outlining a reduced boundary of about 200000 acres after a new survey. He cited a $2,000,000 state appropriation contingent on $1,000,000 pledged by residents and contributions from outsiders to realize the park and a skyline highway.
London typist Miss Mercedes Gleitz who started from the Jeus river mouth at 2:30 PM abandoned her attempt to swim the Strait of Gibraltar after covering more than half of the 27 miles she estimated would be needed.
ROSENBERGER Virginia December 16 Mr William Ashwood of Ridgeway West Virginia visits Mr and Mrs agemeine Snapp. Mr and Mrs Leslie Lonas of Winchester visit William Brewer family. Oyster supper at Mountain View school near Rosenberger Wednesday night December 21 at 7 pm. Mr Guy Frye spent Thursday in Winchester.
Chicago gangster Al Catone was arrested at Union Station as his train arrived from the west. Police met the party on arrival and later escorted them to the train out of California. Four affiliated gangsters were seized at the station and charged with carrying concealed weapons. A revolver and two magazines were found in Catone's overcoat pocket.
Notes indicate men held while awaiting Catone. Read mentions their occupations as chauffeurs and a man named Ralph among those connected to the case.
The column notes visits by Miss Kathryn Hoover in Cumberland with Mrs. Clark Brattentey who has been ill, a Sunday gathering at the home of Mr W W White with Annie Ramey and the Rinker family, and Mr Winker buying a new Whippet six. Bayliss and D M White families journeyed home to Winchester after visiting relatives. E T Steiner from Washington is a patient horse student at St Elizabeth’s Hospital. Hayfield Church will hold a Sunday service December 18 at 3 p m with Rev Gergen preaching. all invited.
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