Two Killed In Plane Crash Near Berlin
A commercial airplane crashed near Berlin today killing the pilot and a woman passenger while two other women passengers were seriously injured.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1927
Page
5
A commercial airplane crashed near Berlin today killing the pilot and a woman passenger while two other women passengers were seriously injured.
Virginia faces a shrinking horse population as automobiles surge. 1917 had 341000 horses, 1920 312000, and 1926 about 224000. Auto licenses rise from 56061 in 1917 to 271517 in 1926, with trucks and dealers licenses also up. Motor cycles remain minor. Sporting horses show signs of revival nationwide.
Sport Is On Rise Virginia notes the state’s historic leadership in horse breeding. Virginia-bred runners and mares are valued on northern tracks, with famous trotters and thoroughbreds once hailed from the Old Dominion. Hunt clubs and horse shows grow, though draft horses and trotting work fade from family life.
Mrs. Ella D. Lewis of Waynesboro Virginia says colorless liniment Sorbol Quadruple helped her aftergoitre symptoms. She describes near choking and difficulty breathing but notes improvement after using the product. Available at Baker's Drug Store and Miller's Drug Store with Sorbol Company information.
The United Brethren Church pastor expresses heartfelt thanks for the support in hosting the Virginia Conference in the city. He praises outside friends and Winchester churches for demonstrations and kind treatment of ministers and delegates, and thanks the Winchester Evening Star for cooperation and daily publication.
Fragmentary notes from a Winchester church conference quote Pastor George W. Saover urging unity in Christian labor. Read as a historical fragment dated September 22, 1927, from the United Brethren Church in Winchester Virginia.
The Philadelphia Suburban Counties Gas and Electric Co. serving parts of Delaware County Pennsylvania lowers its gas tariff effective October 4. Arthur W. Thompson, president of United Gas Improvement Company, says these reductions come from economies achieved through recent mergers of operating companies. Rate cuts total about $740,000 in under two years.
A fragment recalls efforts of a Mr son and his Philadelphia group to promote commendable activities. The text notes the spirit has not yet crossed the Alleghenies nor reached Virginia yet and calls for hope.
Walnut Springs Christian Church hosts Homecoming Day on Sunday October 2 with all day services free dinner grounds special music and elegy ministers. The Hook family Mrs Mildred Hook and others return to West Oxford Street after visits in Uniontown Latrobe and Reading Pennsylvania. G W Miller and Miss Edmonia Haddox visited W H Huber near Stephens City last Sunday.
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