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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1928

Page

2

A and P Purchases 2000 Barrels of Virginia Apples

A and P Company buys 2000 barrels of Virginia apples for distribution to its retail stores nationwide. The fruit comes from Shenandoah Valley orchards and is being loaded in Harrisonburg for shipment to distribution points. The purchase marks a two year pattern of Virginia apple sourcing by the A and P buyer.

Imarrisonburg Virginia Atlantic and Pacific Tea Comp Shenandoah Valley Harrisonburg A. & P. Company Rginia Apple

Virginia Apples Sell Across A P Markets Growth Rule

In Woodstock the A and P bought 500 barrels from Judge Tavenner's Shenandoah orchards after grading issues in Virginia prompt New York to oppose the shipment. By next season purchases rose to 1 000 barrels and now 2 000 barrels. Virginia fruit gains fame for flavor color and improved Federal and state grading under inspection.

Woodstock Shenandoah County New York Virginia

The Michigan Kid romance and Alaska gold rush tale

Rex Beach delivers a romantic and thrilling Alaska frontier adventure in The Michigan Kid set during the gold rush era. The narrative blends peril, pursuit, and passion as protagonists navigate perilous Klondike style settings and evolving loyalties.

Rex Beach Alaska Michigan

The Michigan Kid at Colonial Theatre

Universal presents The Michigan Kid a photoplay set in gambling dens and dance halls with Conrad Nagel and Renee Adoree. The film features a famed gambler hero and a girl from the States shot on locations near Sacramento with dramatic wilderness scenes and costly sets.

Colonial Theatre Conrad Nagel Renee Adoree Universal Nagel Adoree States Michigan Sacramento Cal Alaska California Rex Beach National Forest Reserve

Car lot inventory listing of classic era models and prices

A dense catalog-style list displays multiple antique vehicles with years, models, body types and prices. Entries include 1927 6 Coupe, 1928 Sport Touring, 1929 Sedan, 1925 Touring, 1924 Sport Touring, several Hudsons and a La Salle, plus a 1-ton Chevrolet Cab and Body.

Technical advisers guide 1898 Alaskan gold rush depiction

In the Great Alaskan gold rush of 1898 a group served as technical advisers ensuring authentic clothing and setting for a film. They verified gear, terrain, and daily life to faithfully reproduce the era.

Punjab the Excellent Entertainer at the Colonial This Week

India's foremost magician and hypnotist Punjab with six assistants performs live at the Colonial Theatre for three days starting October 4. He is buried alive under sand and hypnotizes subjects, displaying psychic readings and transmissions. A young woman will be placed in a trance at Huntsberry's window Thursday at 1 pm and awakened on stage at 9 pm.

Punjab India Boucher Colonial Theatre Europe Huntsberry

Midland Trail Formal Opening Being Planned

Tentative plans for a formal opening of the Midland Trail around Saturday, December 1, have been formulated by an executive committee drawn from civic groups in Alleghany, Rockbridge and Clifton Forge. The event would include exercises at the Virginia West Virginia state line near Covington and White Sulphur, with governors of both states invited. officials await completion timing on Covington to West Virginia line work while Clifton Forge to Lexington progress nears finish.

Covington Alleghany Rockbridge Clifton Forge Virginia-West Virginia Virginia West Virginia Shirley Hugh Sproul Lexington Atlantic Seaboard Middle West New Greenbrier Valley

President’s Son In First Auto Accident Near New Haven

John Coolidge son of the president was in a minor collision while returning to his railway job in New Haven Connecticut after visiting Governor Trumbull at Plainville. The driver and Coolidge were unhurt but Mrs Mary Veno and her son Wilfred of the other car were treated at New Haven hospital.

New Haven Conn John H. Trumbull Plainville John Coolidge

No virtue or truth but on his own side says Addison

Quote attributed to Addison on partisan virtue and truth, arguing that belief in virtue and truth exists only on one’s own side and that stupidity and uncharitableness bias judgment.

Addison

Market Report Highlights Daily Wholesale Prices

The Star lists corrected wholesale prices and retail figures with readings for eggs calves cattle sheep and young chickens. Local and Baltimore wholesale markets show mixed figures and daily close values with some typographical errors present in the OCR text.

Star Eabus Boge Pamelio Baltimore SOMMM CIA

Tuberculin Tests Extended Across Virginia Counties

The Associated Press reports that about a quarter of Virginia counties may become modified accredited areas in cattle tuberculosis eradication by early next year. Dr. R. E. Brookbank says Charles City and Craig counties are nearly ready, with work in three more counties due to finish soon.

Associated Press Richmond Virginia R. E. Brookbank United States Bureau of Animal Industry Charles City Craig

Counties Move Toward Tuberculosis Accreditation

Dr Brookbank said seven counties are being worked in with three more to complete all. Modified accredited areas have infection under 0.5 percent and after accreditation quarantine continues due to cattle tuberculosis. Officials aim to have all modified accredited areas by 1935. The piece ends with a call for forbearance and moderation.

Kieven'e Pollntion Brookbank

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