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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1927

Page

2

Byrd Seeks Road Prisoner Labor To Cut Costs

The Virginia official urges courts to transfer fit inmates sentenced to sixty days or more to road work rather than jail. He argues such placement reduces criminal expenses, ensures equal justice, and lowers costs, noting current jail maintenance averages 60 cents per day per prisoner while road work yields a higher value to the state.

Page Richmond Richmond Shirley Yous State Highway Commissioner Virginia

Market Report of Local Wholesale Prices

The Star lists daily corrected wholesale prices for Wheat local flour scratch cracked corn mixed feed SAG middlings and other feeds. It includes butter eggs cattle calves hogs sheep and pigs with ranges for Barns, Lambs, and Hogs and notes prices for local flour and feed products.

Star BOUS Bambee Eugene Eck Inca

Chance for World War I veterans to join reserve corps

Former service men in Winchester are urged to enroll in Citizens Military Training Camps run by the Third Corps Area. Age limits rise to 81 for eligibility with cadet lieutenant and non commissioned officer tracks, three training courses offer Blue White and Red levels, and camps open July 7 with all expenses covered by the government. The article also notes 1926 milk and cream consumption at 56 417 000 000 pounds.

Winchester Third Corps Baltimore Officers’ Reserve Corps Citizens Army National Guard Third Corps Area

Newlywed Dispute Over Kitchen Books Causes Frustration

Mrs. Newlywed complains to Dick after he enters the kitchen, knocks down her cookery book, and loses a page, leaving her unsure what she was planning to cook.

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