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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1929
Page
11
Thirty years ago workers at the paper began a long service record. The description recalls snow and heat as they carried forms to the press and ran a four page issue with two pages printed per impression. The yard and press room endured tough times in early operations.
The article honors Mr. Brown who began in printing when candles ruled lighting and has witnessed major shifts from candles to kerosene, gas, and Lee types. A longtime local observer, he remains active, reporting daily from 6 a.m. to evening, celebrated for half a century of faithful service.
The sixteenth annual Stonewall district Sunday school convention met at Hopewell Friends Meeting House on June 12. Leaders praised stewardship, contrasted modern and prior Sunday schools, and urged support for the eighteenth amendment while joining a global campaign to abolish war. The event adjourned with plans to host next year at Burnt Factory with Red Bud.
A square dance will be held at Patton's Dance Hall on South Main Street Tuesday evening June 18, sponsored by the Friendship Fire Company. Mr Patton donated the hall to raise funds to hire a band for the Virginia State Firemen's convention in Lexington, Virginia, in August. The previous dance raised $16, and another event is hoped to draw a good crowd.
In Chancery Atrill S Colaw seeks a divorce and general relief from Daniel A Colaw. The court orders Daniel Colaw to appear within ten days after publication and have the order published weekly for four weeks in The Evening Star Winchester Virginia. a copy posted at the courthouse and mailed to the defendant.
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