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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1929
Page
4
Winchester Virginia newspaper legal notice lists publication details for The Evening Star and related papers. It outlines post office classification and subscription rates for mail and carrier delivery by year six months and three months.
A religious exhortation quotes Ezekiel 18 31 urging a renewal of the soul. The brief devotional line asks for a clean heart and spirit and renouncing sin.
University of Virginia News Letter reports 1926 Virginia church membership 1,172,363 up 23.5 percent since 1916. State ranks 15th nationwide and 5th in the South with 7,565 church organizations across 82 denominations. Males rise 23.7 percent though females still 53 percent. national totals reach 54,565,956 with Utah leading at 99.1 percent and Rhode Island 88.1 percent.
Police Commissioner Whalengs notes NYC crime trends show an upward movement with 239 murder and manslaughter cases compared to 278 last year. Traffic deaths reach 1 119 and injuries 45 955, while overall crime climbs amid calls for faster courts and a federal public order commission.
The president favors a rural log cabin in Shenandoah National Park or Maryland over Mount Weather, hoping for summer weekends in a piscatorial setting. The piece notes a national vogue for log cabins and their growing popularity for private home life beyond the White House.
A Louisiana governor faces impeachment on nineteen charges including a plot to hire an assassin of a legislator. If proven he could be removed and face criminal penalties. The editorial warns impeachment would undermine democracy and the state’s governance.
New York World notes the Michigan Legislature amended the Penal Code to end life imprisonment for prohibition offenses and that Governor Green plans commutations for two inmates. The piece argues justice and public support favor lighter, exemplary punishment over lifelong penalties, while dismissing moral turpitude as a basis for extreme sentences.
A youth movement in New York campaigns for earlier social hours. Debutantes push dinners on time and dances before midnight to protect health and productivity. They argue current all night schedules harm enjoyable social life and urge reform to spread nationwide.
A dubious health ad touts three glasses of water plus Adlerika and glycerin to relieve constipation. It promises fast results with a ten minute gas and sour stomach relief and two hour constipation relief, claiming it acts on both upper and lower bowels.
Intending to quit housekeeping, I will sell at an iPan on Saturday April 18 at the County Court House. The property includes a 6 room frame residence with bath, lights, water, and a lot 23 feet 10 inches by 191 feet, fronting 128 8 Market St. in a good neighborhood near schools and churches. Inspect anytime. terms by auctioneers D C Jackson, Duvall & Dunn.
In Winchester Virginia on February 18 1929 the Circuit Court orders reference to a Master Commissioner to settle Henry Batts estate debts titles taxes and legacies and report on claims and priorities. A second order on March 15 1929 directs similar reference for the estate of J W Perry with reports on accounts creditors and attorney fees. Both set April 12 1929 as the reference date at 45 West Boscawen Street Winchester.
An Ohio State Journal line argues heaven curiosity about neighbor women and their lack of recent operations. The Schenectady Union Star adds that choosing a proper successor is crucial, after which tasks become easier and great deeds are possible.
Jack Crawford Jr admits fatally shooting his father, former police officer Jack Crawford, after a day of police questioning. The confession followed the mother’s disclosure of a revolver found near a tree and her confrontations with investigators.
The fear of water shown by a small bay Saturday night is expected to vanish with the start of the swimming season.
Quick loans in strict privacy from $10 to $300 on your own signature. Cost fixed by law with easy monthly repayments. Contact Personal Finance Co. of Martinsburg at 115 W. King St or call 997. (1-10-tues., thus., sat.-tf)
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