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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1927
Page
4
The Evening Star Winchester Virginia publishes daily except Sunday and lists subscription costs for one year three months and monthly plans. It notes consolidation with Morning News Weekly and Weekly Times The Associated Press holds republication rights for non dispatches and local news.
A brief religious note urges parents to have children memorize daily Bible selections as a priceless heritage. It includes Psalm 89 6 and a short invocation praying for the Lord to hear and testify.
The piece notes gas tax adoption in Illinois and New Jersey while New York and Massachusetts resist. Since 1927, twenty two states raised gas tax rates with Rhode Island, Colorado, Montana and others increasing to between 2 and 4 cents. Road funding is the main aim, funded by motorists including out of state visitors. Oregon Colorado and North Dakota began in 1919 with a one cent levy.
The Washington Post notes Madison Square Garden’s rise from curb to NYSE listing with profits over $500,000 in five months. It says prize fighting’s legitimacy grew with governors confirming its status beside United States Steel and General Motors, with crowds including prominent women and many business figures.
Department of Commerce figures show 573 automobile deaths in 77 large U S cities in the four weeks ending July 16 this year, up from 482 in the same period last year. For 52 weeks ending July 16 and July 17, 1926 totals were 6,986 and 6,393, indicating a rate of 21.7 per 100 000 versus 20.8, a 7 percent rise.
A Lexington Kentucky man survived a bullet wound through the heart after emergency surgery. Surgeons opened the chest removed clot cleaned the cavity and repaired the wounds. The patient awakened next day and began nourishment, signaling recovery and hinting at future stockpiles of donor organs.
A hurricane swept Tirajana and surrounding areas causing extensive damage. Roofs were torn away trees uprooted and vehicles overturned. Crops including almond olive and corn suffered. residents sought refuge in a church fearing collapse of homes.
The Winchester Rotary Club plans its second annual Capon River boys camp August 18 to 26. Last year members funded 25 needy youths. this year they seek equal or greater support. Fred Stine will lead the camp with Rotarian L Marshall Baker assisting. applications are available from Baker or Herbert Solenberger for boys ages 12 to 16.
Governor Donahey asked Illinois and Indiana to join him in requesting the inter state conference of miners and operators to reconvene in the central competitive field to settle the coal mine wage dispute on an economic basis.
Flight M. Farman conducts final tests on his aircraft aiming to be the first to fly from France to America. His original pilot Drouhin left to team with Charles Levine, joining an international effort.
The Virginia State Highway Commission issues a revised map with interstate road data, distance logs to points outside Virginia, listings of all counties and many cities, city sketches, and district office locations. Free distribution from the Richmond office.
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