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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1927
Page
5
The text defines the harpy as a ravenous winged creature with a bird body and a woman's head. It contrasts a man’s fleeting happiness with living for today, noting tomorrow may never arrive and urging to seize the moment.
In Montgomery Alabama the fire in the business district destroyed much of the area with more than two million dollars in losses. Fire crews worked through the day to control residual flames as National Guardsmen manned streets and debris was cleared. Eleven people were injured but none seriously. The blaze began near the Cudahy Packing Company and spread rapidly aided by a easterly wind. Dynamite was used to breach walls and end the danger.
In Frederick County Circuit Court Virginia an order of publication directs R Gray Williams administrator to sell the real estate of Samuel Larew First deceased and invest proceeds under the will dated January 8 1886 The suit names many heirs and seeks court approval of sale terms with notices to creditors and publication in the Winchester Evening Star for four weeks by May 30 1927.
New Orleans reports contrasting conditions in the Atchafalaya river basin. Water continues to fall in the western basin while eastern sections near Pointe Coupe see a slow rise. a rescue fleet remains on standby as food drops resume to flooded families.
Saturday marks the final day of a Winchester campaign offering a Buick Roadster and other prizes for selling discount ticket books. Votes, boosted by a special offer of 75,000 extra votes for $20 book submissions by 10 p.m. Saturday, determine winners with top leaders favored for the grand prize.
Kansas reports from Topeka claim electricity generated by dust storms and windmills is killing large areas of wheat. State Weather Bureau and Kansas State Agricultural College officials note brown fields after dust-charged winds. experts cite possible frost-like after-effects and announce further experiments this summer.
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