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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1927

Page

5

Campaign Ends At Ten In Winchester Prize Drive

The Little Win Theatre wraps up a historic $2500 ticket book campaign in Winchester at 10 p m Saturday June 25 Prizes include a Buick Sport Roadster valued at 1380 and 1000 in cash Hollywood trip 250 cash Brunswick phonograph 165 value 150 diamond ring 75 cash and other tickets all prizes awarded after audit Rules require sealed envelopes for votes and cash with no checks accepted and no refunds for unsold books last minute voting closes at Farmers and Merchants Bank closing time

Little Winchester H. W. Ebert Hollywood California Hammond and Killam Music M. B. Clowe's Ign tMudces Messrs Jacob Yost Farmers and Merchants Bank H. C. Sheetz Gray and Sheetz Clothing Store G. B Little Win Theatre

Harrison to Seek Hearing on Shenandoah Dam Plan

Representative T. W. Harrison announced he will visit the Federal Power Commission in Washington to obtain all data on a proposed Shenandoah river storage dam project. The plan includes reservoirs at Brooks Gap and Charles Town, with water backing into Clarke County toward Riverton, and questions the commission's authority to grant a Virginia dam franchise.

Harrisonburg T. W. Harrison Winchester Washington Federal Power Commission Shenandoah River Brooks Gap Charles Town W. Va Clarke County Riverton Potomac Power Corporation Virginia Harrison

Virginia dam project raised by county official

A county official questions a cross state water power project on the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers. He argues an out-of-state corporation needs a Virginia permit and court sanction and seeks a full hearing at the Federal Power Commission.

Virginia State Corporation Commission Circuit Court Ae County Federal Power Commision Shenandoah River Potomac River

Problem in Orchard Mathematics on Spraying Costs

A three cent spray per three trees protects an orchard from San Jose scale. The question asks how many trees can remain unprotected under this ratio, implying three cents covers three trees. Therefore all trees would be protected if sprayed proportionally. the problem reduces to determining the number of unprotected trees given the same ratio.

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