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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1931

Page

2

Railway wrecks blamed on engineer and fireman relation

The remark notes that few railway wrecks occur because the engineer never hugs the fireman, implying that crew harmony reduces accidents. It frames the idea as a light literary aside rather than a technical safety analysis.

Packard 1926 Car Seeks Buyers With Prepurchase Facts

A vintage advertisement highlights Packard cars in the lower-price field urging buyers to investigate options before purchasing. The copy mentions a 1926 Packard 6 Phaeton and promotes examining models labeled as Packard onlu cars and other features before making a decision.

FORD Packard

Shenandoah Valley's Promises and Virginia Apple Pride

The piece lauds Winchester and Handley School endowments including 2,000,000 for Handley, John Kerr Building Fund, and Lucian Lupton Horticultural Endowment. It highlights Handley Library with 20,000 volumes, 65,000 books circulated in 1929, and daily papers and magazines. Admiration is given to Admiral Byrd and Virginia apples, Rotary Clubs, and the Apple Blossom Festival drawing 100,000 visitors. It urges boosting tourism along the Shenandoah Valley highway system and promotes Woodstock's Massanutten Academy cadet band and choir.

Winchester Handley Schools Handley Library Admiral Byrd Aimee Rotary Virginia Shenandoah Handley Endowment John Kerr Building Fund Lucian Lupton Horticultural Endowment Wiichester Old Dominion Woodstock Massanutten Academy

Panama Names Dr Ricardo Alfaro To Presidency

After the overthrow of the Arosemena government, Dr Ricardo Alfaro then minister to the United States was asked to return to Panama and assume the presidency. Alfaro was the focal point as Panama navigated a new government arrangement following the coup.

Arosemena Ricardo 4. Alfaro United States Panama

Fire Alarm Details and Battalion Captiains Recalled

Fire company captains again seen upon the scene are given a person turning in the alarm. The notice discusses how to indicate the character of the fire when giving the alarm and mentions captains in charge during emergencies.

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