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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1927
Page
1
Motor of Spirit of St Louis reported performing excellently as it crosses Ireland. One vessel witnesses sea passage. French public eager to welcome the American aviator enthusiastically.
Youthful American aviator expects to reach Paris around midnight in the Ryan monoplane Spirit of St. Louis. Eastern standard time places arrival at 6 30 P M local equivalent.
The Associated Press reports Captain Charles Lindbergh approached Dingle Harbor at 12.36 daylight time amid a grueling 1,900 mile Atlantic crossing. A Dutch vessel Hilversum spotted him 500 miles off the Irish coast as he headed toward Cork and the Paris leg of his solo flight.
The French Cable Company announced at 2.56 this afternoon that Capt. Charles Lindbergh's plane had passed over Bayeux on the French coast at 8 o'clock tonight, French time.
At Le Bourget May 21 a rumor spreads that Captain Charles Lindbergh has been sighted off Ireland. Spectators chant the exultant claim while windblown crowds and reporters watch the sky awaiting confirmation of the trans Atlantic flier's approach to France.
Reports from New York and Belfast confirm Lindbergh’s monoplane over Ireland on May 21 with sightings near Dingle Harbor and over Cork amid indications he was en route to Paris. Authorities note schedule speed and risks of fatigue as the flight nears its European destination.
A joint meeting of Stonewall Memorial Association and Turner Ashby Chapter Daughters of the Confederacy accepted Br. R. Gray Williams to address Confederate Day memorial exercises on June 6. The Lee Endowment Committee reported $100 sent as an installment toward a $700 Turner Chapter pledge, and members discussed historical materials for study. Two battle markers will be unveiled June 6 at Kernstown and the Valley Pike, with new members welcomed.
A Baltimore woman using the name Mary Catherine Probst asks State’s Attorney He rbert OConor to determine if Henry Judd Gray, co‑murderer in the New York Snyder case and condemned, is her missing husband. OConor asks Queens Village official Richard Newcombe for Gray’s full description and measurements. Meanwhile Mrs E R Hipp of Newberry North Carolina is visiting the Freed parsonage on North Cameron Street.
Justice Tavenner in the county magistrate court ruled against Holmes Poole, ordering $50 on a note and $50 for board after Poole kept and later returned the horse Prince to Arthur Cather. Poole claimed the horse caused “spells” and was unsuitable, while witnesses asserted the horse worked adequately.
A benefit in addition to the film program will be staged at the Empire Theatre on a Wednesday and Thursday to aid Mississippi Valley flood victims. Tom Meighan stars in Tin Gods with a comedy sketch The Dress Rehearsal featuring six of the city's attractive young girls. A small price rise will go to the fund. the prior Empire benefit raised $82.25 and the management added $75.
Handley High School hosts a debate during assembly on the short ballot as proposed by Governor Byrd. The affirmative team, Marguerite Smithey and Josephine Knox, champions of Class B, face Elizabeth Krause and Fred Ritter in a public 9 o clock discussion.
Beginning Saturday May 21 and continuing all next week the dealership highlights late model used cars with strong values. The notice promises near perfect condition for many Fords and other makes with extra charges unclear.
Washington Garage advertises a car sale with the slogan credit price only and no extra costs. The brief note emphasizes a simple purchase with the price as the total payment.
Lace curtains and rugs can be laundered at the Winchester Seam Laundry. For service call 28, (4-16-16-10).
Thurman Pierce found his Chevrolet sedan stolen in Blossom Festival week. The car was hidden in a Martinsburg stone quarry with painted wheels and two new tires added. The thief allegedly hid the car to avoid extraction and abandoned it when stuck in mud.
The time for the Stone Mountain Memorial contest in Frederick County has been extended until next Friday. Mrs H B McCormac serves as the committee chair.
Dr Juan Sacasa head of the liberal regime and his cabinet departed Puerto Cabezas yesterday in a sloop, moving against the conservative Diaz government.
Dr A W Graves goitre specialist stages a free clinic for the poor on Friday May 27 1927 from 9 am to 4 pm in rooms 315 316 National Bank Building Harrisonburg Virginia. Patients needing treatment but unable to pay will receive care free of charge with only drug costs borne by patients.
Real estate notice advertises Shawnee Heights enhancements including water sewer fire protection sidewalks shade lighting and paved streets. It promotes selling lots from 350 to 850 on easy terms and offers modern homes with monthly payments. Readers urged to visit Cork Street near Main Street and select before taken. Newlin & Co 20 W. Water.
Persistent wet weather stalls planting across the Corn Belt and boosts corn prices by up to 21 cents a bushel. Wheat and oats rise amid crop condition concerns from Texas to Kansas. Canada faces potential acreage cuts and rust risk. Provisions track corn gains as demand tightens and supply remains restrained.
Memorial Day events in Front Royal include a dinner for Confederate veterans, a speech by Senator Claude A. Swanson on the courthouse lawn, and a marker unveiling by Gen. RB. M. Colvin. The Front Royal Band will perform, and a procession will visit Prospect Hill Cemetery to decorate Confederate graves.
The Staunton Military Academy encampment hopes for next year in the community. Cadets conduct exemplary, Thos. Russell of Winchester fosters support, urging Winchester benefits. The SMA Orchestra concert at the Empire tonight boosts goodwill and attendance, with Chic Schreifer possibly appearing. The near-finals leave granted by Col. Russell aids the cause. Tonight's show is scheduled for 7:45.
The Uniform Seventh Grade Examinations are set for May 24 25 26 at multiple Virginia sites including Clarke county Clarke Montgomery? at Gore Branson Junction and Winchester. Examinations begin promptly at nine o clock. Division Superintendent Leslie D Kaine announces the plan.
A lost leather pocketbook containing an automobile license and papers is reported to Star Office. A reward of 500 bananas is advertised. Items likely relate to Winchester and Wholesale Grocery classified page notices.
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