09 Feb 1927
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1927
Page
1
John Bryan resigns from the G and Ory board citing personal reasons. The move impacts governance and future leadership plans at the organization.
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad seeks Interstate Commerce Commission approval to issue 222 276 shares of new common stock to ease a shortage triggering stock market disturbances on the New York Stock Exchange. Joint NY Central and Van Sweringen interests recently gained control, removing usual share supply from the market.
The James Whitlock farm of one hundred acres lies five miles west from Gore on both sides of Northwestern Grage. It will be sold in front of the Court House in Winchester at noon next Tuesday for a sum shown on sale bills.
Ward prepares American Legion play Fire At Will at Empire Theatre next Thursday. Miss Louw Hollis and Miss Isabel McCann head the female roles with Sam Pope and Beverley Rice opposite. Local talent and cast promise a top program with tickets available through region staff and Sample Shoe Store.
Charles Lowery a messenger with the Western Union Telegraph office was stabbed in the back during a fight with an unknown colored youth near the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station on East Piccadilly street. The wound over an inch deep and about an inch long required surgical care and Lowery remains in bed as police search for the assailant.
Washington reports the United States remains outside the world court as three foreign governments notify the State Department about Geneva protocol reservations. President Coolidge signaled no reopening if reservations stand. Britain is among the responders, others undisclosed.
Leesburg Virginia reports the Washington and Old Dominion Railway being eyed as a link in a proposed fifth trunk line connecting New York Chicago and St Louis. A connecting link between Western Maryland and Washington and Old Dominion is planned with potential access to Washington and Potomac freight yards. L F Loree promotes the merger as shortening routes to Chicago by fifty miles and to St Louis by thirty. New York bankers may back the project if the ICC approves.
Dr Charles D Walcott secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and renowned scientist died in Washington on February 9. He was a prominent figure in science and a longtime leader of the Smithsonian.
Police reopen the death inquiry into Mrs. Helen Holbrook in St. Petersburg linking her demise to possible Shelton and Birger gang activity on Florida’s west coast. Coroner had ruled self harm but new details and a threatening warning to a local businessman prompt renewed scrutiny of liquor and narcotics involvement.
Deputy Sheriff Walter Keating returned from a search across the Imperial Valley border and reported multiple bodies, many believed American, lay exposed on the Colorado Madura river sands. He urged Mexican authorities to allow identification by photographs and fingerprints to resolve remaining Los Angeles missing persons cases.
Winchester Frederick county chamber members gathered at the Washington Hotel for a banquet to recruit 24 new members and discuss stronger funding. H. W. Prentis Jr. of Lancaster urged broader cooperation with state and national chambers to boost tourism, advertising, and the Apple Blossom Festival.
In East Winchester two men clashed after a bet dispute at a hotel around two in the morning. C. I. Henson, Chevrolet salesman, was severely beaten and hospitalized. R. Brown was arrested after the melee in the hallway. Henson’s injuries leave him unable to attend court while Brown remains jailed pending the case.
Weather signs point to early spring with maples budding and pussy-willows swelling in the lower Shenandoah Valley. A government weather bureau report notes a 294 degree accumulated temperature deficit since March 1, reduced by recent warmth, and rainfall shortfalls of 7.57 inches since March 1 and 2.85 inches since January 1.
The Firemen's Welfare Association met at Friendship Hall and read letters from carnival representatives. The secretary was directed to secure contracts to select the best option, and officials decided against an indoor carnival to avoid conflicts with the G A A show and the American Legion event.
Lost white pointer with small tan specks or ticks on body. finder urged to notify police headquarters. Advertisement lines list Hayes' Power Sprayers and Repair Parts, Glaize & Hurst distributors, taxi service rates, and a local contact at 302 N Market St.
Mrs Lilien O Conner of this city announces the death of George W Brown in Baltimore Md after a long illness. A native of Winchester he lived here for years before moving to Maryland. He was a passenger conductor on the Shenandoah Valley Railroad from Hagerstown to Roanoke and later on the Baltimore Short Line between Baltimore and Annapolis. He leaves six children a brother Charles E Brown and a sister Emma E Brown. His wife Miss Hackett of Baltimore died about ten years ago.
Residents of Winchester and Frederick County are invited to Handley High School at 7 30 pm for a fruit growing meeting. RK Legge will discuss pruning growth and production while Dr W S Hough will cover spray programs for 1927, pest behavior, and control. Plans for future meetings and department usefulness to growers will be outlined.
Master Bill Cochran the son of Mr and Mrs Fred Cochran is confined to his parents home on South Kent street after a fall yesterday caused a severe gash in his right leg. Dr Hugh Clark treated the wound. Bill Cochran was severely burned about six nine years ago.
Crop and weather conditions for the week ended yesterday report favorable for winter grains in Virginia and the southeast, with good progress in farm work. Also a classified item seeks a clerical position, noting bookkeeping knowledge and experienced applicants with references.
An OCR fragment promotes cheap auto parts with mentions of Cadillac Buick Durant and linoleum remnant sale. It references Winter Fronts and a 65% reduction, but details are incomplete. The ad comes from AUTO PARTS CORP with scattered product lines and a general sale tease.
Orteig Award fuels the aviation race as Richard Byrd plans a ten attempt parts flight over a route linked to the Orteig Prize. The goal is a $20 000 award, testing endurance and navigation while public interest grows.
Floyd Bennett granted six months leave to join Richard Byrd in a planned trans Atlantic hop for the 25000 Orteig prize. Byrd aims to fly a Fokker craft with a 4000 mile radius, targeting late May or early June, using Bennett from the Bureau of Aeronautics as aide.
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