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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1927
Page
7
In Atlanta a jury found Mrs. A. F. Reeves responsible for the death of George Slayton, 70, struck by a car driven by her 13 year old son Janis Reeves last March. She was fined 100 with bond 800 pending appeal, a Fulton county first underage driving statute.
Mr Carson argues for trimming land prices as the Conservation Commission studies the 385000 acres for a proposed park. He notes 3821 cut parcels 2072 homes and an average per acre value of 5.25 dollars, estimating purchase costs between 6 and 8 million. He urges paring to mountain land only, excluding farms and orchards, to reduce expenses.
Secretly Virginia plans to raise two million dollars for park lands. Secretary Work consents to send investigators with Cammier Col Smith and Mather to study eliminating expensive lands now. Carson says the commission has mapped nearly all land parcels with owners and prices to show progress to the Legislature and donors.
A fur coat made of Russian sable skins, stitched over decades, has been sent to the American market for 30000 dollars. The garment took about thirty years to construct with each skin dropped into a defined pattern.
Relief notes greet Mrs. George Branner’s recovery from illness as friends share visits and calls. Several Winchester and Berryville residents are mentioned visiting relatives and shopping, including Miss Pearl Everhart returning home, Miss Mabel Copenhaver improving after tonsillitis, and a Sunday gathering at Jacob Copenhaver’s. A prayer meeting is scheduled at the M E Church on October 19 led by Mrs. Ernest Tevalt, inviting all.
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