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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1929
Page
5
Miss Mary Thomas continues to lead the Majestic Radio Contest held by the Capitol Theatre with The Evening Star and H J Mowery. The event grows lively and many think some contestants hold votes until the last minute, pushing leaders to work harder than ever.
Mayor Shryock hosts a 9 pm radio program Friday June 14 to announce the contest results at noon that day. The ten readers compete for leadership with Mary Thomas at 20 440 and Juanita Riley at 18 465 leading a field including Virginia Rehill Bue Schlack India Mason Hazel Lodge Virginia Ann Huntsberry Alice McKee Kitty Barnett and Trene Headley with scores listed.
Delegates at the Garden Club of Virginia convention visit Clarke county gardens including The Tubyries near White Post and Scaleby at Boyce. Lectures by Dr William Showalter and officer reports highlight a day of tours, luncheons, and garden viewings across multiple estates.
The MacDonald residence dates to about 1800. Evergreen stage decorations were loaned by Mountain View Nursery Company of Williamsport Maryland and Titus Nursery Company of Waynesboro Virginia.
R E Craft 65 former federal prohibition officer and Madison county deputy was ambushed 17 miles from Huntsville as he drove through a wooded area. The slayer used a shotgun to strike Craft in the head while he served as a prohibition officer he battled moonshiners and liquor traffickers. Two children and a widow survive him.
Dublin June 12 Irish Free State Inspector O Sullivan was killed by a mine explosion at Kilrush County Clare while investigating reports of an alleged arm and ammunition belt Two other officers were badly injured O Sullivan and two guards had gone to the spot after anonymous information about an am munition dump when the blast occurred
The event opened June 10 with Joh Dawson hailed as a Bobby Jones of Chicago and joining co favorite T P Perkins, the defending champion, in the field.
A historical note compares 1900 and 1927 hay composition with timothy 45 percent dropping to 15 percent. It urges proper poultry timing for pullets and broilers, recommends whitewashing poultry houses for cleanliness, and highlights lime as a disinfectant. Barley is cited as a cheap scratch feed with more value than oats but less than corn.
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