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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1930
Page
7
An old man toils daily as others chase the new woman ideal, while the traditional worker remains steady, fueling progress and the flour barrel. The line contrasts evolving roles with enduring labor at the heart of daily life.
Irving Bush, president of Bush Terminal Company, urged a nationwide expansion of distribution facilities to ensure steady demand for manufactured goods. He cited a three month European tour and warned that neglecting distribution has starved markets.
Martinsburg West Virginia area markets report slow demand for apples with mixed Carloads of f o b usual terms. Descriptions include Jonathans in bulk and bulk prices per cwt for various quality grades and sizes including U S No 2 to 2 1 4 inches and U S No 1 at multiple sizes. Northwestern Greenings and Grimes varieties listed with per car and per cwt figures.
Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Loudoun and Cecil Streets lists Mass at 8:00 a m and 10 30 a m at St John’s Church Front Royal with Sunday school at 9 30 a m Reverend Robert BE Hannon presides Visitors welcome. After five weeks in an Oklahoma jail officials admit they held the wrong man.
In local notices the Rev J C Hooks formerly of the city is listed as retired by the Baltimore Conference of the Southern Methodist Church. Also a stray bullet wounded Lucy Mauck a small child on Hart Street prompting police to seek the shooter. Miss Katherine Ornders of Strebsburg is set to move to the home of A Jackson in the city.
The Rev. George W. Stovernes has been reassigned to the United Brethren ministry for the fourteenth year. Separate report notes 433 motor fatalities across fifty seven cities in the United States, up from 369 previously.
A barn on the farm Gray Bilvre in Jefferson was destroyed by an unknown origin fire. Local authorities and the Piahmend Auto Club are coordinating to determine the cause and assess damages and safety concerns.
Fifteen years ago on March 27 1918 reports say French forces continued to advance in their district despite a motion from policemen. The Blue and Gray paraded together in Washington and were later received by the President.
The article notes Welsh surnames arising in the last 400 years with examples using Ap as son of. It references ancient hair styling during Nero's era and hints at a historical debate on permanent waving. A separate legal notice in Winchester Virginia directs a commission to examine Nick Dillis estate, set hearings for October 14, 1930, and publish ads in the Winchester Evening Star.
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