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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1926
Page
4
The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia lists publisher details and post office entry, cites consolidation with local papers, and outlines subscription rates for Mail and Carrier, with annual and shorter terms. It notes Associated Press rights for news dispatches and local news republication.
Wednesday feature presents Bible Thought and Prayer centered on Leviticus 18 5 and the Lord's Law. The devotion affirms the law's power to convert the soul and urges readers to keep the statutes and judgments for life.
The Loudoun Times Mirror questions Mr. Davis stance on Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company rates and argues for equal rights to seek rate reductions during appeals. It highlights political consistency with Governor Byrd and calls for robust enforcement of drunken driving penalties to deter tragedy.
Governor Harry F Byrd refuses clemency for a Richmond contractor serving six months in jail and a 100 dollar fine after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated. The prisoner, who has a wife and seven children, is described as well regarded locally and has served half his term.
Scientists say a meteor storm from the Perseus constellation could light the night sky tonight if skies are clear. Earth will encounter comet debris around midnight, with meteors entering at high speed and sometimes producing rare meteorite landings, a once-a-year event noted since centuries.
George Seabright and Miss Arbutus Deeds of South Loudoun Street were injured when their car struck a telephone pole near Mr. S. M. Chiles residence on Valley Pike. They were treated at Memorial Hospital for head injuries. Deeds suffered a two inch head wound and was sent home, while Seabright remained in hospital expected to need one or two more days. Seabright works at G W Riley and Son store.
Public sale of household and kitchen furniture scheduled for Saturday August 14 at 2 PM at 916 Market Street. Auctioneer Baker Seabright appears in the notice with reference to the sale date and location.
Western Union advances a record breaking transatlantic cable running from Bay Roberts to Penzance and London. It will carry 2500 letters per minute eight times faster than existing lines and use permalloy iron nickel alloy for磁 magnetic performance.
The Colonia, 487 feet long with 150 crew, lays a trans Atlantic cable from shore end burial to stern pay out. A dynamometer monitors tension while brakes adjust automatically to maintain proper payout speed.
The timetable lists morning food intervals and afternoon routes for Hagerstown, Intermediate stations, and connections to Washington Baltimore Philadelphia and New York. It includes a parlor car service from Hagerstown to Philadelphia with Pullman sleepers, and notes for Pullman reservations via agents Berryville Virginia or Jno t Bladon Roanoke Virginia.
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