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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1928

Page

4

Winchester Evening Star Subscription Rates

Public notice lists subscription prices for mall and carrier delivery in Winchester Virginia. Rates span one year to one month with advance payment options and weekly rate.

Bible Thought and Prayer for Parents and Children

The piece urges parents to have children recite daily Bible selections as a priceless inheritance. It cites Proverbs 24 19 20 warning against envying the wicked and notes there will be no reward for evil. A prayer proclaims God's absolute goodness and that right is might and will prevail.

Times Change Reflects Virginia Governor Byrd’s Business Drive

Richmond Times Dispatch notes Governor Byrd in New York consulting with executives of a large industrial group eyeing Virginia plant sites. The piece asserts Byrd’s business approach reshapes state government toward attracting major enterprises and boosting stockholder dividends, contrasting past views of governors as mere statesmen.

Richmond Times-Dispatch Byrd New York Virginia Byyrd

Earnings of Lindbergh Highlight Tax Return Details

The article notes Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh earned about 204000 in the second half of 1927 with over 30000 paid to the federal treasury. It suggests royalties from publishing and source-paid income plus potential future earnings after his famous flight. It portrays Lindbergh as a lasting high earner in the public eye.

Pittsburgh Charles A. Lindbergh Ing Lindbergh

Lindbergh Cycle Continues With Tax Note on San Diego Flier

The piece recalls a boy who left San Diego in 1927 aboard his own lightly funded airplane and now faces paying $30,000 in income tax the following year. The reflection ties this financial twist to the broader Lindbergh saga and its progression.

San Diego

Sirius in the Ascendant and Public Temper

The essay argues that Sirius in the ascendant fuels madness and mudslinging in politics and religion. It notes politicians and preachers losing calm judgment as neighbors reveal hidden sins, citing conflict between Christ’s teaching and money changing rhetoric.

Christ William Allen White

Sirius Dog Star Eclipses Human Folly in Aged Satire

A sharp, archaic tone mocks youthful folly and elder idiocy as human madness peaks with the dog star Sirius rising. The author contrasts wild women and wilder men with a cosmic frame, implying seasonal influence on behavior.

Sirius Anon

Fewer Young People In Nation As Population Ages

Dr. Ira Wile of Mt. Sinai Hospital reports from 1876 to 1920 vital records show a shrinking under twenty cohort while those aged 30 and up rise. Between 1870 and 1920 the under 20 group fell 18 percent and the 60 plus group surged 48 percent as birth rates drop and life expectancy rises.

Ira 8. Wile Mt. Sinai Hospital New York

Tunney Quits Ring After Famed Boxing Career

Gene Tunney announces retirement after reaching boxing pinnacle. He leaves behind a record of skill and achievement and notes no remaining challengers seen as worthy rivals. The sports world contemplates the champion's future away from the ring.

Fortune Gene Tunney Ring Fistiana

Tunney May Retire From Boxing After Long Career

The article notes Gene Tunney’s refined nature and reluctance to finish opponents brutally. It discusses his potential retirement and reflects on his likelihood of succeeding in a new field. It cites admiration from fellow countrymen and sportswriters for his sportsmanship and intelligence.

Tunney Dempsey Heeney Roman Hollay

Lincoln saucer with dual portrait showed by ink rub

Winchester man H W Collis displays a small china saucer bearing Lincoln’s photograph that reveals a second portrait of Hill Lemon when rubbed with pencil lead. Lemon, Lincoln’s law partner, reportedly received the item from Lincoln. Collis bought it 28 years ago from Dorothy Lemon.

Lincoln Janney Bunker Hill West Va H. W. Collis Winchester Hill Lemon Springfield Ill Collis Dorothy Lemon Mr. Collis Lemon Bunker’ Hill

Lions Meet Firemen In a Return Game

The Winchester Lions Club nine travel to Martinsburg to face Martinsburg Hose Company No. 4 in a return baseball contest at Handley field. A prior Lions victory over the firemen is recalled as local fans plan to attend. The probable lineup includes Lunsford Patton Hawthorne Potts Lewis Baker Hockman Carper and Seal or Renner in left field.

Winchester Lions Club Martinsburg Martinsburg Hose Company No. 4 Lions Handley Field Lunsford Patton Hawthorne Potts Lewis Baker Hockman Carper Seal Renner

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