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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1927

Page

3

Woodstock Fair Draws Large Attendees and Exhibits

Woodstock Sept 13 Crowds gather as Shenandoah County Fair opens with 5000 attendees and 800 additional exhibits since 1926. Flower Club display centers in main building beside taxidermic wildlife exhibit. Apple crop shortage reflected in horticultural entries. poultry and livestock shows strong. Free acts draw families. nightly pyrotechnics planned amid racing results for Pat est-winning horses.

Woodstock Shenandoalh J. Walter Bailey Shenandoah County Flower Club Virginia Asa A. Sheetz Northee Victors Association Purst WillysWillys Knight R. H. Snapp Martinsburg Billy Gale W. T. Council Purdy

Tody race program at Woodstock features multiple trots and paces

The program lists a 2:25 trot, 2:18 pace, and 2:15 trot races at Woodstock Business Men's events with purses of 300, 250, and 300 dollars. Veteran official Tom Cannon of Winchester returns as judge in the stand.

Washi Jolla Wats W. E. Miller Ngton Pace—Pudse Dude Huges Frank Thomas Pinehurst Parker Boy Washington Marie Bingen R. E. Crouthers Kinsdale Walter Hale R. H. Shirley Woodstock

Children Die On Homebound Trip From County Fair

Tragic wreck near Strasburg claims Ralph Hockman and Elwood Hockman among several injured after a county fair outing ends in a train collision. Witnesses describe a rear seat crash, a bumped bumper, and a double funeral planned at Lebanon Church near their home.

County Fair Jesse Hockman Ralph Hockman Sam Hockman Elwood Abbie May Hockman Sam Clay Hockman Winchester Winchester Memorial Hospital Elwood Hockman Sam Clay Glenn Hockman R. W. Hawkins W. T. Cannon Minchester Tregedys Bothes Strasburg Lebanon Church

Youngest American violinist Sylvia Lent joins radio artists

Sylvia Lent, a violinist and pupil of Leopold Auer, is among the youngest musicians to enter radio artist rosters. She has soloed with the New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and Detroit Symphonies and performed recitals across the country. A safety scheme suggests windshield magnifying glasses to enlarge pedestrians so drivers avoid them.

Washington Sylvia Lent Leopold Auer New York Philadelphia Chicago Detroit Urbanna

Hockman Family Noted in Lebanon Church Neighborhood

The Hockman brothers Samuel and Amos are prominent farmers in the Lebanon Church area, contributing to the local economy and community. The text highlights their substantial presence in the neighborhood.

Hockman Samuel Amos Lebanon Church

Foreign Mission Societies To Meet Here Tomorrow

The Frederick District Baltimore Conference Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church holds its annual meeting at Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church starting 10 30 a m with morning and afternoon sessions. Delegates from Frederick Cumberland Hagerstown and other areas attend. Mrs Randolph Tucker Shields of Winchester returning from China will speak in the afternoon on current conditions in China. Miss Luke P Hooper of Baltimore will speak in the morning about visiting mission fields worldwide. All women interested in Christian missions are invited.

Frederick Baltimore Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church Cumberland Hagerstown Randolph Tucker Shields Winchester China Sessio Luke P. Hooper

Leonard Cline Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter

Leonard Cline pleaded guilty in Tolland Superior Court to manslaughter in the death of Wilfred P. Irwin in Mansfield on May 16. He was sentenced to one year in jail and fined $1,000 after four days of court procedure and a jury was impanelled but no evidence taken. The rest of the text contains unrelated items and quotes.

Rockville Conn Leonard Cline Tolland Cline Wilfred P. Irwin Mansfield

Betrothed: Brandon Candler to Wed in Richmond

Elizabeth Louise Brandon and John Howard Candler, linked by Atlanta and Richmond society, announce plans for a fall wedding at Miss Brandon’s home in Richmond, Virginia. Candler, grandson of Asa G. Candler, is 22, a former Emory student who later worked in Brandon’s hometown.

Associated Preas Atlanta Elizabeth Louise Brandon John Howard Candler Richmond Mr. Candler Asa G. Candler Miss Brandon Young Candler Emory University Emory George Co. Brandon Candler

Quotations on income life and war rhetoric

The excerpt collects remarks from several papers: Louisville Times on income ease, Argyle Minnesota banner on hardship before success, and the New York Herald Tribune on trans-oceanic flight expanding reading and promoting amity while signaling new war destruction methods.

New York Herald Tribune

Stock Prices Climb Led By High Grade Industrials and Rails

Prices in the New York stock market moved upward led by high grade industrials and rail shares after a call money rate cut from 4% to 4%. The day ended strong with total sales near 2.7 million shares as a brief midday weakness faded.

Associated Press New York

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