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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1927
Page
8
A German scientist asserts petroleum is still forming in nature and warns that demand will rise. He notes birds and light style depend on wing texture and plumage, tying natural processes to fuel formation.
Albuquerque’s wartime motorettes face dismissals when the city railway company suspends streetcar service January 1. The 20 women workers, praised for efficiency, watch cars stop after the line’s three-year downturn and the company’s receivership sale efforts.
Howard P. Grim, manager of Robert E. Lee High School Staunton, selects an all Valley High School mythical football team. He assigns players from Lee, Winchester, Harrisonburg, with Staunton and Lexington contributing multiple positions. Thompson of Harrisonburg is named captain. This marks the Valley's first all-Valley selection.
Representative Henry St George Tucker, from Lexington Virginia, writes on the general welfare clause of the U S Constitution and his strict interpretation. Senator James A Reed obtained Senate consent to publish Tucker's piece as a public document in the Congressional Record appendix despite objections to eight point type.
About 135000 Jews in Russia and Ukraine have left cities to farm on the Ukrainian and Crimean steppes. Through the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and gifts from American Jews, more than 26 million dollars have been raised for relief and rehabilitation of European Jewry, with land and support provided by the Russian government and ongoing pledges totaling seven million by 1928.
This piece extols early Christmas shopping and advertising as the best aid to finding gifts. It urges readers to read ads, make a quiet list, and avoid last minute panic, promising a merrier Christmas through careful preparation.
Dolls and automobiles grow more realistic as 1927 toys mimic real machines. Stores showcase gas engines weathered wood figures and contractor outfits with authentic accessories. Intricate mechanical toys offer new textures and flexible features appealing to modern children.
The Boy Scouts of America prepare a new Handbook for Boys to aid 650000 members and beyond. Norman Rockwell designed the cover showing famous Scouts and pioneers. Past editions exceeded 3 000 600 copies with 200 000 yearly runs. the first editions of the new book will top 300 000 with plans for rapid reprints.
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