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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1929
Page
4
Winchester Virginia newspaper fact sheet lists post office designation second class matter and press association credit. Subscription prices shown for mail and carrier delivery across varying durations.
A devotional line urges turning from sin and pursuing new obedience. The text cites Joel 1 13 calling priests to lament and withdraw offerings as a sign of penitence and devotion to God. It emphasizes prayer and reform within worship.
The Martinsburg Evening Journal notes the Apple Blossom Festival draws crowds from northern Virginia and eastern West Virginia with thousands traveling via Winchester and Staunton-Harrisonburg routes. It praises the publicity reach, including wide press distribution and use by news agencies, as evidence of the festival’s merit.
Dr. H C Parmelee editorial director of McGraw-Hill Publishing argues that southern labor troubles do not signal a regional crisis. He notes wages rose in Tennessee and reports a broad Southward industrial advance after a tour of twenty-two centers and eighty plants.
Dr Parmelee reports nationwide spread of industrial growth with new factories migrating south, modern schools, better roads and lower unrest. He cites climate power and proximity to markets as factors, noting southern labor responds to fair treatment and remains stable.
Sir James Barrie bequeaths all rights to Peter Pan royalties to the London Hospital for Sick Children. The boy who would not grow up is transformed from fiction into a living benefactor, expected to bring about $10,000 a year to aid crippled and ill children.
Eight years after the Teapot Dome Elk Hill leases the main players face stark consequences. Harry F Sinclair is jailed for three months for contempt. Edward Doheny is acquitted. former Secretary Fall remains ill and untried. The public decries the lack of full accountability.
Washington Post reports railroad officials warn auto bus and air travel cut into passenger revenue while freights rise. Executives like J J Cornwell and Fairfax Harrison note autos take share yet boost freight, and lack of motor vehicle regulation helps rivals. Railroads claim improved efficiency boosts net earnings despite lower gross revenue.
The article contrasts evangelists who keep large offerings for themselves with Dr. L R Scarborough of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary who directed church offerings to aid students. It cites Spartanburg meetings and notes a church gift exceeding $1000, praising Scarborough for continuing a spirit of service and urging return to his message for South Carolina.
The C C C Pyle transcontinental derby showcases extreme endurance by top long distance runners and offers towns a chance to witness elite effort for the 3,400 mile trek. Past winners hint at the prize's lure, and future editions could consider a shorter course to sustain interest.
Boston Transcript notes that if the Supreme Court settles the pocket veto question Mr Hoo will know what to tell the tailor when ordering new clothes. The remark blends constitutional stakes with a humorous personal twist.
For sale a five room new modern bungalow priced at 3200 dollars. Also available building lots 50 by 150 feet on improved street for 700 dollars and 50 by 137 feet for 550 dollars. Four six room dwellings on Main Street offered as a good investment at 8000 dollars.
A quotation attributed to Cecil notes that focusing on one task at a time is the quickest method to accomplish many goals. The saying emphasizes single-tasking gains in efficiency.
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