The Evening Star Publication and Motto
The Evening Star, Winchester Virginia, publishes daily except Sundays. It is consolidated with several local papers and operates as a second class matter at the Winchester post office. Subscription rates are listed for year, six months, and three months, with carrier options. The paper is a member of the Associated Press which holds exclusive rights to republish AP dispatches and local news.
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Govered
Post Office
Winchester
Associated Press
Bible Thought and Prayer for Parents and Children
Post 119 offers a daily Bible selection urging parents to have their children memorize the passages as a priceless heritage. It reflects a call to let God’s work and glory be shown to servants and their children, citing Psalm 90 16 and a prayer on the splendor of God’s glory bright.
Sources of Opposition to Byrd Program Face Primary
The Norfolk Ledger Dispatch warns that opposition to Governor Byrd’s efficiency and economy program centers on a short ballot and state employee eight hour day. It notes anti Byrd Democrats in Norfolk and beyond aim to weaken the program by targeting House members in today’s primary.
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Norfolk Ledger- Dispatch
Senate
House
Friends of Efficiency
Norfolk
Ledger-Dispatch
Richmond
Byrd
Europe’s Buying Power Lifts Cotton Exports
New York World reports US cotton exports reached 10.9 million bales in the last fiscal year, up from 7.8 million. Europe bought 18 percent more than 1926, with Germany up 70 percent and Russia 105 percent, signaling overseas economic recovery and improved demand for cotton goods. The rise coincides with lower prices and aids American growers and related merchants nationwide.
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New York World
United States
Europe
Tree
Synthetic age dawns with wooden wedding attire
The Topeka Capital notes the American Chemical Society weighs the rise of synthetic fashion. A complete wedding costume from blade to veil is described, made of wood and cotton yet resembling a $500 satin gown. Beads and dress components use rayon and an alloy finery.
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Topeka
American Chemical Society
Real Goods Over Imitations in National Taste
The piece argues that price differences matter in consumer choice. It suggests the public favors authentic items over cheaper imitations, even when the substitutes resemble the real product. It links spending behavior to national living standards and parental finances.
The Great Chinese Earthquake Reveals a Global Veil
The article recalls major earthquakes from history and notes the 1920s Chinese disaster where up to 100000 deaths were reported and three cities were destroyed. It discusses slow international awareness due to communication limits and suggests ancient, unseen convulsions may have been greater than modern ones.
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California
Martinique
Sicily
Japan
Lisbond
China
Pekin
Europe
America
Cross Junction Yard Party Attendee List Mentioned
Cross Junction Va Aug 12. Yard party attendees and visitors for a weekend with relatives and friends include Mrs Edgar Collins and her young daughter among others.
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Cross Junction
Edgar Collins
Social calendar notes from Berkeley and surrounding towns
Local families from Inwood Martinsburg Winchester and Berkeley Springs visit Washington Baltimore and Martinsburg in a week of visits and relocations. Names include Gunn Higgins Baker Edwards Braithwaite and Stotler with multiple family members noted. Diverse social chatter closes with a regional moral line about unknown people and prejudice.
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Winchester
Harvey
Frank Braithwaite
Beulah Huffman
Beatrice
Alma Baker
Martinsburg
W. Va
W. Erle Edwards
Whitacre
C. G. Baker
Washington
Baltimore
George Unger
Beulah Braithwaite
Harold Hobday
Berkeley Springs
Rs. J
Braithwaite
Clyde Grove
Beatrice Baker
Zilor G. Baker
Sarah Collins
Dorothy Higgins
Melba Baker
Philip Gunn
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Consumers’ Utilities
K. H. Taylor
South BraDdock St
M. W. OF
Middletown
Gore
Parishes
John W. Hockman
Auburn Agency
E. Water St
Baker’s Drug Store
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Rexall
Irwin Drag CO
Rex
Ty A. Braddock
Paige
Paiges
Paige - Jewett Motors
South Braddock Street
Guthridge
Mgr
STAR
Court House
J. A. Parker
Frederick Co
Ice
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Northern
All-Steel Safety Coaches
Eastern Public Service Corporation
George Washington
Jack Winchester-Ruanoke
Strasburg
Woodstock
New Market
Harrisonburg
Staunton
Lexington
Natural Bridge
Buchanan
Roanoke
Woédstock
O. Ry
Endless Caverns
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Grand Caverns
Bridgewater
Elkton
Lynchburg
Bedford
Bristol
West Sound
Christiansburg
East Radford
Pulaski
Wytheville
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Wheeler
Hagerstown
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Boston Transcript
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British Museum
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