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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 25, 1928

Page

5

Midway Socials and Visits Reach Winchester and Trone

Midway Virginia notices frequent social calls as Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey Bly visited Trone with Miss Dorothy Orndoff. Mrs. Barbara Barrett hosted guests. Glenna White and Elwood White were seen. Nina Lineburg visits Winchester. Several local families, including the Snapps, Whites, and Lines, hosted callers from Mountain Falls and Winchester.

Midway Adn Godfrey Bly Ernest Barrett Trone Dorothy Orndoff Glenna White Simon Snapp Elmer Bucher Mountain Falls Charles Ashwood

Mount Williams Notes MOUSP MilliaMS Virginia Guests

Mrs. W. H. Williams visited Mrs. H. W. Ashwood last Wednesday. Harry Fauver and family from Winchester visited A. B. Fauver. Mrs. N. C. Williams and two children Alfred and Earle stayed with Mrs. E. Ambrose. Laura Keckley ill with muscular rheumatism under Dr. R. A. Shaffer care in Winchester. Several locals hosted guests at J. H. Burkhart’s on Sunday. J. I. Clowser improving after illness. An additional gathering at Annie Orndorff’s included W. H. Williams family and others. Charles Ashwood guest of Edwin Snapp.

Milliams W. H. Williams H. W. Ashwood Harry Fauver Winchester A. B. Fauver N. C. Williams Alfred Earle E. Ambrose Laura Keckley R. A. Shaffer J. H. Burkhart Berne Miller Wilmer Burkhet Leonard Williams Clyde Keckley J. I. Clowser Annie Orndorff W. H. Williams and Sons Ralph Leonard Zirkle A. L. Brewer Hurl Himelright William Himelright Arthur White Charles Ashwood Edwin Snapp Anc

Parke area legislators confer with governor on Shenandoah Park bill

Twenty senators and delegates from nearby counties met Governor Byrd in Richmond to discuss a bill for purchasing and condemning land for Shenandoah National Park. The governor supports a 1 million dollar state appropriation, matched by private subscriptions, to secure acreage and protect mountain wilds.

Richmond Shenandoah National Park Harry F. Byrd W. J. Carson The Conservation Commission William Meade Fletcher State Corporation Commission Fletcher Herbert Work U. S. Interior Department Congress

Market Report Listings Prices On Local Wholesale Goods

Local market report lists wholesale prices for corn bran mixed feed and other staples. Entries include barrel rates for lard and various feeds per ton per cwt with figures like 1.40 7.00 46.00 41.00 44.00 and 0.20 to 0.18 per unit for poultry products.

PAW Keatonees Er Sacle Eee Cao Upkoir Sc Cp

Local Market Prices Report Today

Local retail market prices listed for flour products, butter, animal feeds, and livestock. Includes wheat, creamery butter, mixed feed, scratch feed, screenings, cracked corn, local cattle calves sheep and hogs with per unit figures and daily correction note.

Buttler

Canterbury Brevities In Brief Local Notes

Canterbury Brevities reports Mrs. Fred Olsen and Wayne Olsen returning to Annapolis after visiting her mother Mrs. Hale. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kitchen and children stayed with Wise Kitchen’s parents near Stephens City. Mrs. Lloyd Painter improving after grippe. Rae Alton Cave returned to Washington after attending the sale of her father Mr. Hale. Jack Albin of Stephens City visited Marvin Painter. Bernard Roland family moved from Refuge to a new home.

Canterburg Fred Olsen Wayne Annapolis W. D. Hale Charles Kitchen Winchester Wise Kitchen Stephens City Lloyd Painter Grippe H. C. Cave Rae Alton

Public sale and farm occupancy noted in Hale notices

The text records Mrs. V. D. Hale's residence use of part of the house and Mr. Lloyd Palater taking over the farm for the coming year. It also notes a public sale on January 19 of the late Mr. J. G. Hale's property, well attended despite bad weather.

V. D. Hale Lloyd Palater J. G. Hale

Local Notices From Albin Share Social Calls

Albin brief notices report Mr and Mrs D A Fries hosting a gathering at their home. Mr and Mrs Charles Willingham of Berryville visited friends in the area. Mr and Mrs Hunter Brown paid calls in the village. Miss Beulah Malone of Opequon visited. Miss Anna May Buncutter stayed with Miss Ruth Hawkins Sunday night.

Albin A. Fries Charles Willingham Berryville Hunter’ Brown Beulah Malone Opequon Anna May Buncutter Ruth Hawkins

Local Friends Visit As Junior High Plans Play

Cross Junction Virginia residents Mr and Mrs Lee Dick and children visited Mr and Mrs S H Braithwaite Saturday night and Sunday. Junior high students are rehearsing the play A Fortunate Calamity for next Saturday night at the school building.

Woman credits Dr. Pierce remedy for health revival

In Roanoke Virginia a woman describes seventeen year age gap between her last two children and long suffering from feminine weakness. She stopped doctors and used Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription, reporting renewed health and successful expectancy with her latest child.

Roanoke F. FP. Ferguson 4Th Ave

Bus Service Growth Cuts Rail Costs Across the Nation

The National Automobile Chamber of Commerce notes over 270 000 miles of common carrier bus routes in 1927 with 80 000 buses. Buses now replace rail lines in many states and are used by more than sixty railroads and 266 electric railways. In New England, bus miles replaced train miles at roughly half the cost, signaling rapid bus-based expansion.

United States National Automobile Chamber of Commerce North Carolina Oregon New England Boston and Maine Railroad Nankivel

Braithwaite Family Enjoys New Radio Receiver at Home

The Braithwaite couple welcomed a radio receiver last Saturday evening, as Mr Lloyd Braithwaite returns from Martinsburg W Va where he spent several weeks with friends. The proceeds noted, 28, will benefit the school.

Lloyd Braithwaite Martinsburg W. Va H. Braithwaite

Diplomat Works to Remove Persistent Company

An unidentified community dispute described by the Atchison Globe centers on a company determined to remain, prompting diplomatic efforts to resolve the standstill and move toward resolution.

Atchison Globe

Star and Progressive Farmer Subscription Rates

The Evening Star notes mail and carrier subscription prices in advance for Star and Progressive Farmer: $38.05 for mail, $4.05 for 63 carrier delivers.

Star Progressive Farmer Star and

No More Gas In Stomach And Bowels

Advertisement touts Bedenne's cast for permanent relief from gas and pressure. Claims include end to gnawing pain, anxiousness, and breath difficulty with improved sleep and warmth. Promotes purchasing from Rove's Drug Store.

Bedenne Breati Jase Baalmann

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