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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1927
Page
2
A veteran receives the Congressional Medal of Honor 62 years after his acts of bravery as his modest character kept him from applying. The Hopkins couple mark their sixty-first wedding anniversary in January following Charles’s discharge from the Union Army.
The Oregon Statesman issued a minted edition to celebrate Oregon peppermint industry growth. An editorial note explained peppermint oil in the ink, a pleasant scent readers noticed. The refinery’s capacity rose from 25 to 226 pounds per hour in Salem.
Paris fashion notes reveal jeweled white satin suspenders have become an established style feature. Suspended dresses in various forms, including evening wear, gain success with contrasts such as white on black or printer silk on plain. A show type evening dress features a skirt with a complex suspender tug paired with a sleveess decollete blouse in a lighter shade.
Public auction at noon on Wednesday January 18 1925 will offer the Hattie E Bell trust lot at East Lane and Warwick Street Winchester Virginia. The property includes a large hotel building with 90 by 85 feet frontages and outbuildings. Terms require one third cash, balance in two yearly installments secured by purchaser bonds and a trust deed with 6 percent interest. James P Reardon trustee.
Mrs. Dorothy Woodman Parkhurst of Boston widow of Maine governor Freder ick Hale Parkhurst and Back Bay society figure seeks a marriage license to wed Cyrus Dimitri Comninos a young medical student and head waiter in a Back Bay cafe.
Winchester mayor Dr Julian Ward, a physician and former civil engineer, has served as medical examiner for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad since 1881. He has worked at major road points and now governs Winchester for a third four year term while his wife maintains their hospitable home.
In the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia a suit by Shirley Carter against K V Weems Sr et al seeks to set aside a deed from Be V Weems Sr and Courtney Wells Weems to Be V Weems Jr and Lawrence B Weems and to obtain relief against various Weems parties for monies and property. The order requires nonresident defendants to appear within ten days after publication and directs weekly publication for four weeks in the Winchester Evening Star and posting at the courthouse door with a mailing to listed addresses.
Washington notes focus on a new federal farm board to stabilize markets and dispose of agricultural surpluses. A revolving 250 million dollar fund would back cooperatives at 4 percent interest with fees if loans aren’t repaid. Multiple bills, including export debentures and a Christie-like price commission, crowd the hopper as Congress debates methods to stabilize farm income.
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