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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1927
Page
4
The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia lists publication details and rates for various dates and carriers. It notes affiliation with Morning News The Weekly News The Weekly Mirror and details pricing for one year six months and three months in advance. It also mentions Associated Press usage and a Bible thought section with prayers and songs.
Richmond Times Dispatch reports Sperryville and Piedmont residents face a clash between completing the Lee Highway into Shenandoah National Park and opposition to park expansion. The region lacks hard surfaced routes, with only limited segments between Sperryville, Luray, Culpeper, and Page County. The Park's future hinges on state funding, federal land transfer, and cooperation with the Conservation and Development Commission amid a tense debate on road construction versus park establishment.
Dry weather hurts late crops as residents share news from Mountain Falls and nearby towns. Laban Hodgson returns home after tonsil treatment at Memorial Hospital. J H Tevalt and daughters visit Winchester for shopping. Roy Triplett and family congratulated on birth of Mary Thelma. Elmer Ambrose relocates to Baker's Run West Virginia to visit friends.
London scientist Dr. Percy Buck predicts future leisure while urging that atomic energy will render work nearly obsolete. He foresees cheap power replacing coal gas and electricity and envisions trains and city lighting affordable for all.
Daily market summary lists wholesale quotes for old roosters eggs cracked corn and bran plus prices for young chickens heavy hens light hens and butter. The jagged OCR includes numerous garbled terms but preserves key items and price ranges such as flour butter and mixed feed.
Grimes Virginia reports preaching at Galilee next Sunday September 11. Joseph Crim, who visited Pittsburgh relatives, has joined the U S Army medical corps and was sent to Panama. Apple gathering to begin mid September. John Unger of Berkeley Springs West Virginia visited. Roy Randall also spent time here.
In Geneva the League Assembly considered reviving the 1924 Geneva protocol to fill gaps in the covenant and move toward outlawing war. Netherlands minister Van Blokland urged arbitration security and disarmament as Poland presses for a general non aggression pact to prevent wars and aid to aggressors.
In Orange the case against Dr. George Reavis of Goochland for the Gilbert Lacey shooting proceeds on circumstantial proof. Thirteen witnesses have testified. more material witnesses remain. The state seeks to show Lacey visited the doctor alone and that Reavis knew he aimed at him, not at marauders on the premises.
An advertisement touts McCoy's Tablets as a remedy to gain weight and improve complexion. It promises at least five pounds gained after four sixty cent boxes or two one dollar boxes, with a money back guarantee if not satisfied, and instructs readers to ask for McCoy's Tablets at local drugstores.
Local artist announces the reopening of her Music Studio at 141 North Main Street on September 12, 2021. The event marks a fresh start for lessons and performances in the downtown area.
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