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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1927
Page
4
Notice from a Virginia post office states periodical mailing details for Win Gheerer and rates for several advance periods. It also attributes republication rights to the Associated Press and reserves local news use.
Public sympathy grows for Lorraine Snyder, nine, orphaned by her father Albert Snyder’s murder and facing custody battles as her mother Ruth Snyder, on death row, may receive insurance proceeds and a family fortune. The case probes control of Lorraine’s future and the $96,000 to $104,000 life policy.
Secretary Mellon announces a plan to reduce government paper currency by one third to fit pocketbooks and save about 2 million dollars annually. It would be the first change since 1861 and aims to improve the ragged, dirty condition of circulating notes while keeping the same value and general use.
New York World reports four minute film units for home projectors may spark a private film library trend. Consumers could own short clips from Jackie Coogan Chaplin Jeritza Kreisler and enjoy borrowed four minute scenes from Churchill or mountain climbing. The piece notes scale and cost barriers but envisions widespread home viewing with future expansion to longer editions.
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing creates US paper currency designs and submits them to the Secretary of the Treasury for approval. If a design includes a portrait, it must depict a deceased person.
In Frederick County Virginia the circuit court orders sale of the Samuel L Larew First property to satisfy a will construction. The case names R Gray Williams administrator and mentions a farm of about 390 acres in White Hall and a lot on South Loudoun Street in Winchester. Creditors of Samuel L Larew Second seek lien debts established in proper order with notices to numerous heirs and defendants. The order requires appearance within ten days after publication and publication for four weeks in Winchester Evening Star.
Notice by Russell Bucher dated May 28 1931 disclaims responsibility for any debts incurred by his wife or by others while she resides away from his home.
Rail timetable lists Berryville to Roanoke routes with stops including Waynesboro Shenandoah Junction Hagerstown and connections to Memphis Philadelphia and Washington. It notes Pullman sleepers to Williamson Bristol and Philadelphia and dining car service with agents J H Burks Berryville and Jno L Bladon Roanoke for fares and reservations.
Treatment guidance outlines six common summer ailments and methods to strengthen tissue and restore vitality. It emphasizes time-tested mixtures from roots and plants and suggests economical preparation with small doses and accessible ingredients.
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