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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1927
Page
2
Government experts estimate the continental United States population as of July 1 1927 at 118 628 000 up 1 492 000 from July 1 1926 and 12 917 000 since January 1 1920. The estimate uses births deaths immigration and emigration data with state figures distributed like the 1910-1920 distribution.
The text cites Virginia population counts: 1920 census figure 2,309,187. Estimates list 2,619,000 for July 1, 1926 and 2,646,000 for July 1927, reflecting bureau estimates of growth.
The board of trustees of Charlotte Hall School plans to rebuild the barracks destroyed by a Friday night blaze. Principal Bruce Bentley announced yesterday courses were halted and all students were sent home.
Commissioned cadet officers are allowed to return home while others stay with Dr. Bentley to stabilize affairs. Classes resume February 7. Gymnasium becomes a temporary barracks with meals served at a loaned house. The classroom building was damaged in the fire. John Ne Mackall, president of the Southern Maryland Society, forms a committee to aid reconstruction. Members include Edward M. Thomas, Robert Crain, Hampton Magruder, William L. Marbury, Douglas Thomas, and R. Bennett Darnell.
After an attack of the Flu you need a selective tonic to rebuild the system. 8.8.8 claims to restore strength and vitality, improve nourishment, and aid red blood corpuscles. It is marketed as root-based and science-made, sold in two sizes at drug stores.
Dr. Bentley thanked the society for quick action and noted several members living near the school and former residents in the area.
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