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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1927
Page
7
Harry Hough, who joined B F Goodrich Rubber Co nine years ago as an accounting expert, has been named president. He was previously comptroller, then a vice president in 1926, and now leads the firm founded in 1870 as the fourth chief executive.
Shipping point reports for Thursday October 20 show cool cloudy conditions and light trading in Martinsburg Cumberland Shansatoah Potomac District with few sales. U S No 1 Ben Davis and No 2 Yorks sold in small lots, plus russeted Grimes from US No 2. Rochester area reports mild temperatures, fair demand, firm market, Carrot and Baldwins seen in limited movement. British market notes Nova Scotia barrel apples arriving. US barrel stock moderate and softer. late Jonathans light with some decay in stock.
Report outlines voter guidance on three proposed amendments to Virginia constitution sections 170 185 and 186 with instructions on marking ballots including how to indicate support or opposition by crossing out words. It notes section 170 amendment applies only to Arlington County due to population density and compares impact to cities and towns.
Announcement states arrangements are complete for a Shrine ceremonial in Martinsburg on November 10. Osfrig Temple officials from Wheeling will attend and about 20 candidates will be initiated. Signups include Martinsburg and nearby eastern panhandle communities.
Daisy R Orndorff Executrix calls all creditors and claimants to present accounts against the Mahlon L Brill estate for settlement. All debts owed should be authenticated for payment and forwarded to the executrix. Court or local notification indicates filing date noted as October 22.
National Red Cross plans an Armistice Day roll call to enlist 5 million members, about 2 million more than current totals. Judge Joan Barton Payne chairs the effort with Miss Mandel L. Lewis and Douglas Griesemer leading, as regional conferences in Roanoke and Staunton outline programs and speeches by state officers.
Motorists heading to Florida from the north can choose routes via Washington Richmond Shenandoah Valley or through Charleston West Virginia to Asheville. New paving and gravel surfacing have improved many roads with over five hundred highway projects underway across southeastern states. Some routes keep traffic during construction while others require detours. Frequent checks with touring bureaus advised for safe smooth trips.
The article notes that roads around Winchester require no detours as all main highways are in first class condition. Many routes are old turnpikes rebuilt recently with strong foundations. toll gates are gone. A map by Mr. Smith for the American Automobile Association omits Winchester and several key routes into and through West Virginia and via Berryville to Harpers Ferry.
The passage notes the map omits many towns between Hagerstown Maryland and Staunton Virginia while listing only Charleston West Virginia as the sole city. It highlights absence of points from Winchester to Front Royal Culpeper and Fredericksburg and mentions no trace of the pew and modern round.
JERUSALEM Oct 22 The River Jordan will be used to generate electricity once a 2,000,000 pound hydroelectric plant is finished at the falls between Lake Tiberias and Jis-el-myamiyeh The Palestine government will be the main consumer.
A large audience is expected next Wednesday night at the Front Royal Methodist Church to hear Judge John Barton Payne national chairman of the American Red Cross speak in Warren.
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