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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1926
Page
4
The Evening Star published in Winchester Virginia lists publisher Harry Flood Byrd and notes association with Morning News Item Weekly News The Weekly Times and Weekly Mirror. Subscription rates shown: one year 3.50 six months 1.75 three months 0.50 one month 0.35. Also lists Cartter pricing for one year 4.60 six months 2.25 three months 1.20. Associated Press rights reserved.
Thursday August 12 1926 features Bible Thought and Prayer. The guide cites Deuteronomy 24 14 about treating hired servants with mercy and dignity and asks for blessing on the merciful.
Virginia sees rising tourist traffic with over one fifth of cars on key state routes from out of state. On the Richmond Washington highway foreign cars exceed 38 percent. Chairman Shirley notes benefits include boosted local business, more settlers, and higher gasoline revenue funding new road projects.
Fredericksburg Star notes Governor Byrd is to be congratulated as the Chesapeake and Potomac Company accepts his suggestions. Rate increases by the Commission will take effect, but the company waives other increases pending Supreme Court review, avoiding an extra session and its cost.
Martinsburg Evening Journal reflects on Gertrude Ederle as an unspoiled heroine whose joy lies in sport rather than money. It praises her quiet, wholesome character and reluctance to commercialize success, noting she aims to swim for the thrill, not fame.
Stephens City Va August 12 Mr and Mrs R G Trussell Miss Virginia Shryock and Miss Lucie Dean motored to Washington last week and spent several days with friends. Mrs Ophelia Young Huntington W Va is visiting her sister Mrs J P Carbaugh. Little Miss Louise Keister Strasburg is visiting her aunt Mrs Sidney Smith. Mr and Mrs W D Baker and children Washington are visiting Mrs Bakers parents Mr and Mrs John M Steele. Mr and Mrs J Leslie Drake have returned to their home in Wilkinsburg Pa. They were accompanied by Mr D K Drake who will visit them for awhile. Miss Edith Frazier of Washington and Miss Margaret Pence of Harrisonburg were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs H E K Frazier. Miss Slater and Kunkle who have been visiting at the home of Rev and Mrs E O Ham have returned to Youngwood Pa. Miss Elsie Wingert in Garfield Hospital Washington is spending her vacation with Mrs W W McLeod. Little Misses Doda Lee and Nettie Yeakle are visiting relatives in Strasburg. Mrs George Sielick Towson Md is the guest of Miss Lucy Dean. Mrs John Silver and Miss Jennie Flowers Winchester were weekend guests of Mrs W W McLeod. Mrs Anna Galladay Cooper has returned from Pittsburgh where she spent two weeks with her brother.
Daily market report lists wholesale prices for cracked corn corn meal mixed feed flour butter fat and various livestock items. The chaotic OCR text shows prices per ton and per barrel for grains, feed, poultry and livestock with areas like Baltimore and Ditzed note market corrections at day end.
President Coolidge fixed a 3.27 billion dollar cap on government outlays for 1928, a 55 million increase over the current year excluding Post Office costs. Brig. Gen. Lord, budget director, helped shape the figure at White Pine Camp after reviewing departments and bureaus preliminary estimates.
Dr Christian F Reisner of Broadway Temple Methodist Church New York urged Americans to end European social practices in a talk at the Methodist Southern Assembly Lake Junalaska N C August 12. He warned of loose divorce methods and decline in Sunday worship and offered seven rules for happy marriages including removal of discord training for marriage clean morals real partnership and religion in the home.
Notice to members of Winchester Memorial Hospital Inc to approve a $60,000 bond issue secured on all property. Meeting set at George Washington Hotel Winchester Virginia at 3 PM August 16 1926. Bonds include forty of $1000 and forty of $500 bearing 6 percent interest payable semi annually. secured equally by deed of trust or mortgage. The board approved the issue on July 26 1926. Hunter H. McGuire president J. E. Harris secretary.
In the clerk's office of the Corporation Court of Winchester on August 16 1926 Fred L. Glaize trading as Glaize and Bro. sues Jos H Cooley and Fannie K Cooley his wife Farmers and Merchants Natl Bank M M Lynch and J M Steck treas defendants to attach real estate notably 302 and 304 East Piccadilly St Winchester VA and publish the canvass for four weeks in Evening Star with posting at court house front door.
Hogue Creek residents share visits with relatives from Winchester Philadelphia Gore and Washington. Families travel for Sunday gatherings including Billy Good Susie Dunlap and Lester Good. Mount Olive Sunday school schedules a picnic and yard party on September 4 inviting all.
Macedonia Virginia Aug 11 readers recall a Sunday gathering at the Russell Bates residence with many visitors in town. Guests include Mr and Mrs Harry Kustscope Mr and Mrs John Sinkenburg of Pittsburgh Pa their son John and two daughters Mr and Mrs Harley Ridmover and daughter Mr and Mrs George Cadwalder and daughter Mrs Marshall and daughter Mrs Inkskip and daughter Nina Irene Mrs Huber Mr Raymond Sandy and Mr Flarvey Bates of California Mrs Cora Brown of Winchester and Mr and Mrs Tom Lam and family of Stephens City. Also present were Mrs Stamay and Miss Anna Stamay of Indiana and Mr John Stamay of Cedar Rapids Iowa along with two sisters and their husbands and children of Kansas staying with Mrs Frank Solenberger on the Front Royal road. They came in memory of the death of Mr Solenberger, a man well regarded in the community.
A church yard event hosted by the M. W. of A. at Greenspring Methodist Church on Thursday August 12 invites the public to attend.
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