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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1927

Page

6

Public Sale of Real Estate in Winchester July 2 1927

Executors of George H Hoover offer for sale at public auction in front of the Court House Winchester at 12 M Saturday July 2 1927 a house and lot of about 2 acres located on the North Western Turnpike west of Winchester. Lands of DeGrange Ward and others. Land conveyed to George H Hoover September 4 1905 from Sarah I Chapman et al. Terms one third cash, balance in two equal annual installments with interest, secured by deed of trust and fire insurance. Auctioneers Duvall and Dunn.

George H. J Winchester Luable Turax Winches H. Clay DeGrange Julian Ward George H. Hoover Sarah I. Chapman

Trustee's Sale of Frederick County Farm

Public auction will be held in front of the Winchester Court House at 11 a.m. on Wednesday July 20 1927 for the 147 acre Combs farm in Back Creek Magisterial District Frederick County Virginia. Sold subject to existing bond debt with one third cash and balance in two equal annual installments secured by deed of trust and insurance. B P Harrison trustee. Dunn and Duvall auctioneers.

S. J. Combs B.C. V. Combs Frederick County Virginia Court House Winchester Nia Wee Eerie Back Creek Magis Newtown Road Charles Mclilwee B. P. Harrison Dunn & Duvall

Public Sale of Valu able City Property in Winchester

Trustee will sell at public auction in front of the Court House in Winchester Virginia at 12 noon on Saturday July 23 1927 a parcel on the northeast corner of Market and Gerard streets. One third cash day of sale, balance in two equal installments due one and two years after sale with interest semi-annually. Possession to be announced. ROBERT T. BARTON Trustee.

Corporaty Court City of Winchester Court House Virginia Market and Gerard Streets Market Street Iket and Gerard Street Robert T. Barton

Fewer Than Fifty White Elephants Contest Noted

Since the start of the Christian era fewer than fifty white elephants have been contested in the Dearborn Independent, a striking figure reflecting rarity and mythic reference in the publication.

Contes Ordins Dearborn

Virginia Girl to Name Span For Explorer

Miss Sarah Travers Anderson of Richmond Virginia will christen a Missouri River bridge at Williston North Dakota on July 1. The Lewis and Clark Memorial bridge honors the exploration party that opened the great northwest. Anderson is a great-great-great niece of Captain Meriwether Lewis and travels with her father Dr Meriwether Lewis Anderson who owns Locust Hill in Albemarle County Virginia.

Williston N. D Sarah Travers Anderson Richmond Meriwether Lewis Missouri River Missouri North Dakota Great Northwest Lewis Northwest Meriwether Lewis Anderson Locust Hill Albemarle County Virginia

Norfolk Taking Her Place As An Apple Exporter

Norfolk gains prominence as a fruit export hub after the USDA reports 1926 U S apple exports to key Latin American ports total around 2 284 000 dollars Argentina and Brazil show strong growth while U S apples remain a major staple in Latin American fresh fruit imports Bermuda buys over 1500 barrels and the British West Indies import more than 1600 barrels Cuba also receives U S boxed apples

Norfolk Hampton Roads Federal Department of Agriculture United States Argentina Brazil Latin America Bermuda British West Indies Cuba

Creator’s Nervous Balance On Wealth And Craft

An excerpt from a Washington Star piece notes a creator may earn money yet be too nervous to enjoy it. It contrasts the rise of imports and output from 1922 to 1926 with Uncle Eben’s remark about money and artistic peace. The snippet reflects tension between production growth and personal contentment.

Uncle Eben Washington Star

Learn Barber Trade At Home Or At Our School

Advertising offer for barber training with instruction literature and tools priced at 25 dollars. Claims easy money and invites readers to write for enrollment. Mentions location Baltimore at 156 North Gay Street.

Gay St Baltimore

Yard Party at Clevenger's Lawn

A yard party is announced for July 7 at Clevenger's Lawn in White Hall hosted by the White Hall Mite Society. The event listing appears in a 2011 newspaper item.

Clevenger’s . Lawn White Hall Mite Society

Colonial China On B&O Line Celebrates Centenary

Colonial china in dining cars along the Baltimore and Ohio route recreates Enoch Wood era scenes. Plates depict locomotives, bridges, and river canyons, celebrating the railroad’s 100-year history with designs of the 1827 plate and other early period motifs. Pamphlets describe the ware and show imagery.

Enoch Wood Burslem Statfordshire Enna Ags Altimore Colon China Baltimore and Ohio Ohio Lord Baltimore Carrollton Baltimore Harper’s Cheat River Canyon Potomac Valley Narrows Cumberland Brandeur Padian “Creek Baltimiore Enoch. Wood Frederick

Washington and Richmond Highway Prominence Highlighted

Washington Star by W J Voss features a detailed map and descriptive column on the reconstructed Washington Richmond road. He praises the highway’s wide smooth surface and scenic Virginia routes offering access to historic sites and varied regional interests for motor touring.

Washington Sunday Star Virginia Maryland Washinton Richmond W. J. Voss Dominifon

Yard Party Postponed by First Brethren Church

The yard party at the First Brethren Church has been indefinitely postponed.

First Brethren Church

Bold U S Marine Opens Gate at Peking During Boxer Uprising

Wreck Kelly, a United States Marine, reportedly entered the Forbidden City in Peking during the Boxer uprising. He crawled under the gates because he was so thin and opened them from the inside for advancing troops.

Forbidden City Peking China Wreck” Kelly United States

Young women urged to use Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound

A St Paul reader urges others to try Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound for long term health. She describes prior fears and relieved relief after use, noting her husband’s comment that housekeeping now feels like heaven.

St. Paul, Minn Jack Lorberter Dellwood Place Lydia BE. Pinkham Medicine Company Nkhara Lydia Pinkham Lorberter

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Walter L. Hoover Duvall & Dunn Pershing John J. Pershing Europe Battle Monuments Commission Ples Mem Barber 1776 Pantheon de la Guerre Madison Square Garden New York Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation Washington and Ielomond Highway Lydia E. Pinkham
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