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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1925
Page
4
The Evening Star is a Winchester Virginia daily paper published by The Evening Star Publishing Co. It notes consolidation with Morning News Item The Weekly News The Weekly Times and The Weekly Mirror. The notice identifies Harry Flood Byrd as publisher.
Public notice lists subscription prices by year six months and month in advance. Rates vary by payment term and method including carrier delivery. The scanned text shows inconsistently spaced figures and typographic errors but conveys the pricing structure for annual six month and monthly periods.
The notice states that the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to republication of all AP news dispatches and any local news published in the paper. It asserts ownership over content credited to AP or not, and governs use and distribution of the material.
The article compares Senator Mapp and Senator Byrd on constitutional conventions, road funding, tax methods, and officer compensation. It cites cost figures from past constitutional conventions and code revisions, Mapps support for a pay-as-you-go road plan versus Byrds opposition to a bond issue, and Mapps 1920 vote to raise fee officer pay contrasted with Byrds opposition. It frames the contrast as a choice between Mapp the lawyer and Byrd the businessman shaping Virginia policy.
Baltimore announces good wishes to Shenandoah Valley residents as they observe their spring apple blossom festival. The piece extols miles of orchards, fragrant air, and the valley’s natural beauty, naming the region as a cradle of migration toward the West and noting its association with the Stars and Uncle Navy dirigible.
A Virginia girl with Baltimore ties and study at Gopher Hopkins and Peabody earns a distinguished adoption during this week’s Princess Shenandoah events. The community expresses pride in her achievement and the unique cross state connection in the celebration.
Walt Mason laments repeated street repairs by gas water and phone crews that wrecked paving after initial improvements. He recalls a thousand dollar paving, later damaged by gas pipes and cables, leaving rough surfaces and dangerous streets. He notes lack of foresight in municipal work.
A letter from William G. Smith editor of the Danville News notes Virginia road conditions hamper attendance at the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. He cites no rail connections from Lynchburg to Lexington and from Amherst to Lovingston, and the Roanoke-Rocky Mount line under construction blocks travel via Martinsville to the valley. He urges better statewide access to foster regional ties and regrets Southside Virginia’s isolation.
The dirigible Los Angeles departed Bermuda at 8:30 a.m. heading to Lakehurst New Jersey. The Associated Press reports the airship shows a long voyage over the Atlantic with planned stops and expected arrival later today.
The Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy announced 1925 1926 scholarship awards for descendants of Confederate soldiers. Numerous Virginia colleges and academies offer varying amounts from 36 to 719 dollars, with several named programs and reappointments listed.
Greenville Miss April 23 The Greenville conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South adopted a resolution instructing lay delegates to vote against unification with the northern branch. The vote was 76 to 11 against.
A regional clearing house for 800 smaller newspapers in the United States and Canada was announced today. The council will function with the American Newspaper Publishers' Association, holding annual meetings alongside the association. Postal rates are among the first issues to be considered.
Mrs. How ard Elliott, wife of Northern Pacific Railway Company chairman, died of pneumonia at Belvedere Hotel in Baltimore. She and her husband were en route to New York from Georgia. Funeral services will be at St Bartholomew's Church in New York next Monday. She formerly Miss Janet January of St. Louis and is survived by husband and two children, Mrs. Frederick R. Wastin of Washington and Howard Elliott Jr.
Mrs Conquest and Miss Satterfield of Richmond visit Miss Mary Spottswood Buchanan on North Brattle Street. Mrs John Keith and friends from Markham Va plan a day visit tomorrow. Miss O C Boehm of Roanoke visits Mrs William Jerkens during the festival. Mrs Highland Burns of Baltimore, Mrs Dudley of Short Hills, and Mrs Fisher of Baltimore stay several days with Mrs Nancy Lee Coble on West Water Street.
Summit Point resident Mr E B Timberlake visits town. Mrs Clarence Catlett leaves for Charles Town to stay with Mr and Mrs Robert Ward. Mr and Mrs Walter Axline of Brunswick spend day in town. Mr and Mrs Charles Main of Mid Town visit. Miss Hilda Lockharty of Stephens City spends day in town. Mr and Mrs Harry Barr of New York attend the Apple Blossom Festival. Barr is president of Barr Snipping Corporation. Mrs W C Marshall opens her Stewart street house for several days. Mr and Mrs William Smith and Miss Mildred Smith of Markham attend festival with Mr and Mrs Carroll Todd of Washington. Mrs Fanny Holt arrives from Markham area with daughter Mrs Giles Bolen for a day’s stay. Mrs Harry Bryan and Miss Rupley of Mercersburg, Pa., are guests of Mr and Mrs Frank H Krebs for the festival.
Reverend Clarence Woods former pastor of Centenary Reformed Pion and current pastor of St. John’s Church at Middlebrook Va with Mrs Woods and their son Clarence Jr visit Mr and Mrs Thomas E Kremer for the town festival.
Public sale listing at Pair Grounds Winchester Virginia set for a Wednesday in April. Includes pure bred short horn and polled cattle from Shenando Valley breeding group with breeders association entries and cattle names noted in fragmented OCR text.
New York on April 23 reports contrasting price movements with most standard securities weakening while a select group of specialties rose on speculative buying. Call money renewed at 4 percent as pool efforts bid up favored issues.
Managua April 23. It is reported that La Ceiba and a minor port west of Trujillo have been captured by Honduran revolutionists.
The Associated Press reports that during the Vermont Methou Epicopal Conference meeting on April 28 a vote favored a proposal for confination of the northern Pine oat conference. The outcome suggests structural changes within the church network.
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