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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1931
Page
8
The report lists 24 hour precipitation at minus 0.7 inches and year to date at 3.07 inches. It compares 18 year averages with 1931 rainfall across January to August, detailing monthly inches and totals for both periods.
Donald Cochran, infant son of Mr and Mrs Clayton Cochran, named champion of the I O O F P Baby Festival. Miss Elizabeth Cougill of Middletown wed Ellsworth Keller. John Hay Whitney reportedly developing Liangolen near Upperville. Miss Ruth A Newcome named Miss Frederick at the I O O P Festival. The St Louis Cardinals clinched the National League pennant.
Five years ago on September 26, 1926 Rev. George W. Stover was returned as pastor of Winchester United Brethren Church for the fifteenth year. The note cites local concerns including hurricane damage in Hollywood Florida and a jail sentence for stealing chicken gizzards.
Sponsored the Virginia la Lee and Thrift Corporation here. Dr. and Mrs. A. C. Swimley have moved into their new home on North Braddock street. Dr. B. M. Roszel was the principal speaker to the graduates in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Air duels between German and Allied forces are being fought over the Somme sector. Americans and Mexicans are reported to have recently engaged in a drunken brawl on the Mexican border.
A legal battle to clean up highways and restore countryside attractiveness is described as long and bitter. The text argues that billboards pose safety and aesthetic concerns, framing the dispute as one that will extend beyond public opinion to the courts.
Public resentment grows as references to filling stations and hot dog kennels suggest they threaten resort prosperity and depreciate property values. The writer argues state controls may be devised and court approval sought by avoiding explicit merits.
Plans for the George Washington Masonic National Memorial dedication next May anticipate 100,000 Masons gathering at Alexandria. Committees on transportation and housing were announced by J Claude Keiper secretary of the memorial.
The executive committee notes 35 000 attended in 1923 for the corn cornerstone ceremony. Dedication is set for May 12 with Masonic meetings linked to the event. The main entry memorial hall should be partly finished by May and progress continues on the heroic project.
The Arkansas Gazette notes that the statue will not be finished by the planned time as shares in the work are completed while funds for the memorial are gathered. It also reflects on the Lindbergh baby case and parental responsibilities.
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