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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1930
Page
4
The Evening Star was entered at the Winchester Virginia post office as a second class publication produced daily except by The Star Co. of Winchester Virginia.
A price table lists subscription costs for one year six months and three months, all in advance, plus carrier rates and a brief note on weekly service. National advertising representatives Devine Tenney Corporation is named with offices in New York Des Moines and Chicago.
The text outlines Associated Press news use rights and credits for publication in this paper. It also mentions consolidation with Morning News Item The Weekly News The Weekly Times and The Weekly Mirror.
A religious fragment cites 2 Thessalonians 2 16 17 praising everlasting consolation and strength from our Lord Jesus Christ and God. The text includes a prayer line My Shepherd is beside me and nothing can I lack, reflecting devotional reflection.
Col Lindbergh spoke to a vast audience on international aviation linking continents into a world network. He said air routes would complement rail and sea, speed mail and emergency travel, and serve as a powerful peace agent beyond treaties and the League of Nations. Nations must understand each other to reduce conflict, he asserted, and flying will foster mutual respect and international good will.
The Roanoke World-News notes the late August dog days, a silly season when heat hampers judgment and dulls minds, as readers brace for summer's end and city happenings.
The piece notes 15 733 supporters in Oregon for a proposed constitutional amendment banning cigarette manufacture and sale while excluding chewing tobacco. It compares to Kansas and other western states where similar moral crusades failed to win public support and suggests voters may resist coercive reform despite anti cigarette zeal. It cites Robert Louis Stevenson on self improvement over neighbor enforcement.
The silly season is starting as contenders emerge for the prize. The proposal of the Oregon Anti-Cigarette League and its 15 733 signers will be hard to beat.
Alexandria Gazette notes Capt. Frank Hawks flew from New York to Los Angeles in about nine minutes less than 16 hours at 179 miles per hour. The feat is hailed as a goodwill gesture linking East and West, shrinking time and distance for a nation growing more interconnected.
A reform leader urges repeal of prohibition laws citing the ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment and the temperance movement's progress. She notes growing local option and state prohibitions, arguing that open rebellion followed national prohibition and that local control should be favored.
Mrs. Kelly cites US figures on federal prisons, arrests for drunkenness, bootlegging revenue, and enforcement deaths to argue prohibition shifted drinking to homes and illicit channels. She compares 1910 to 1929 prison totals, estimates 1.36k to 1.36k deaths, and notes drink spending in 1917 versus 1927 with varying projections.
Bronko Nagurski will join the Chicago Bears this season after a standout year as Minnesota’s top line crasher. The pro roster move elevates the Bears’ backfield capabilities and marks a major league transition for Nagurski.
Phoebus hosts the 44th annual Virginia State Firemen’s Association convention on August 27 to 29 with band contests parades barbecues races and street dances. About 3 067 members are expected to attend as railroads offer low fares without ID certificates. C C Mugler presides August 27 business sessions and events continue through August 29 with multiple contests and public dances. E K Landis of Pulaski urges early reports from companies.
Local exhibitors at the eighteenth annual Charles Town Horse Show and Fair Association opening include Dr. L. M. Allen J. W. Best and Mrs. Robert Barr of Winchester Mrs W L Bowles Ewart Johnson Boyce Curtis Lewin W L Bowles Berryville R H McAtie West Brothers Boyce.
Bill Terry posts a .400 batting average this season validating Jewel Ens, Pittsburgh manager, claim that the Giants’ first baseman is the league’s premier hitter.
The report notes that Mr Huston’s case suggests some politicians who err do not exit trouble immediately, highlighting delays and complexities in accountability processes.
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