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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1927
Page
5
The Purcellville Chamber of Commerce meeting unanimously endorsed the state road plan outlined by Mr. Shirley and endorsed by Governor Byrd. It asks legislators to support the plan in every possible manner and to send copies of the resolution to officials.
The excerpt cites members of the General Assembly addressing Governor Byrd and state Highway Commissioner Shirley on an unspecified matter. No further context or actions are provided in the readable text.
Dr R A Shafer of this city paid a one dollar fine in Clarke County Circuit Court under the new apple grading law. Barrels purchased in Clarke county were not branded, a claim of oversight, but the court ruled it a violation. The nominal fine reflected the circumstances of the case.
The Valley School invites the public to a Christmas entertainment in Valley Chapel on Thursday evening December 22 at 8 o’clock. No admission fee. A delightful program of music and recitations will be rendered. Get your best shoulder under and give the seal sale a lift.
Radio listener Carroll Willis in Jacksonville heard at one o'clock this morning that Taylor Murnan, manager of the Bennett Hotel, donated a box of oranges for city wide food distribution to Jacksonville's needy. Murnan, a Winchester man living in Florida, contributed as part of the relief effort.
Santa Claus will visit the Church of the Sacred Heart Sunday school for the annual Christmas program. He will distribute gifts during the event in the church Sunday school room at 7:80 o clock Thursday evening. A bee and its honey remark closes the notice.
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