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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1928
Page
5
The Republican convention continues as Hoover leads on first ballot with a platform aligned to Coolidge policies. Talks swirl about Dawes renomination and Hoover resigning as Secretary of Commerce to accept the party nomination.
The 1928 high school graduation featured remarks by J. M. Steck and Frank D. Boynton with selections from Handley Glee Club. Diplomas and awards were presented to students in general academic and commercial departments by Superintendent H. S. Duffey, followed by a benediction. List of graduates includes Helen Barr, Katharine Sayliss, Pauline Bayliss, Alan Bean, Evelyn Cather, Elizabeth Grimm, and many others.
The list includes Curtis Bly Raymond Fishpaw Theodore Parker Loring Woore Hilda Patton and Mary Catherine Richards as finishing the requirements for graduation.
Stephens City notes cover D L Cone visiting Lancaster for a weekend with his wife. Frances Cabell graduates from State Teachers College in Harrisonburg with Samuel Cabell and Mrs. Julian Steele attending. Several locals host relatives from Dayton Ohio Strasburg and Middletown. A music class recital at Lyric Theatre impressed attendees. Nilsson Fishpan of Middletown visits sister Mrs. Clarence Lemley.
Public sale of desirable city property by will of Clarence Carper. James P. Reardon administrator will offer land at the county courthouse Winchester Virginia at 11 a m Saturday June 30 1928 in parcels then as a whole. Frontages of 50.5 ft on North Loudoun Street and 85.6 ft on Cameron Street with a 180.5 ft depth for the main lot and three smaller lots fronting Cameron Street. Terms: one third cash, balance in one and two years secured by 6 percent bonds Deed of Trust and fire insurance.
Update notes Little Paxton Orndorff, previously ill, is reported better. Mrs. W. K. Baker and her son visit Washington DC parents Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Steele. The piece comments on late spring and excess poetry incidental to the season.
Saw mill equipment offered including one 24 horsepower Frick engine with a 30 horsepower boiler and one large Frick saw mill in first class condition with a 62 inch saw. For further particulars, write.
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