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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1929
Page
4
The Evening Star Winchester announces subscription tariffs for sail and carrier delivery terms and confirms Associated Press copyright on dispatches. The notice lists yearly, half-yearly, quarterly, and monthly rates and mentions consolidation with several local papers.
The excerpt presents a Biblical reflection on the verse Matthew 16 26 asking what profit is the man who gains the world yet loses his soul. It includes a prayer pledging devotion to the savior and acknowledge conversion.
The Baltimore Sun reports on a proposed pardon for Tom Mooney as a compromise gesture to gain support. Critics warn clemency could allow a new trial while supporters argue it avoids wrongful execution, highlighting public prejudice and fragile evidence in a labor‑crime case.
The passage invokes national unity through a remembered Civil War era Virginia leader. It envisions a single country advancing to a shared destiny, honoring the memory of a great Virginian to inspire America’s glory.
Daily market list from The Star outlines local wholesale prices for feed grains, meats, dairy and poultry. It includes cracked corn, mixed feeds, hay, butter, hogs and pigs with typical ranges, plus Baltimore and local markets and notes daily close corrections.
Mount Pleasant Virginia notes two local social visits. Mr. Lewis Lamp and the Clearbrook family visited Mr. and Mrs. Will Milhon. Mrs. Gover Orndorff and her son from Lenore stayed with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Warner Dyke.
A dense listing of visitors and social calls in Winchester area including Lamp and Perry families, Epworth Chapel notes, and a public notice from August 1929 appointing a Master Commissioner to settle estates of Elizabeth and Harvey Richard with August 30 deadline for claims and proof of evidence.
B Rothgeb of Stephens City visited Mrs. B R Campbell on Saturday evening with Mrs. Robert Allen and Mrs. Harry D Warren and their two daughters Averlyl and Dorothy Mae.
News comes of the death of Mrs Walker Pettyjohn in Lynchburg wife of a leading citizen. Since her pastor is absent the funeral will be conducted by her former pastor Rev Dr F T McFaden of this city. He left early for Lynchburg to conduct services this afternoon at five o clock and will return tomorrow afternoon to Winchester. In his absence the prayer meeting will be led by Rev J M Carr of Berryville tonight at eight.
Richmond editor notes a shift in northern opinion praising Robert E Lee. Anne Hard’s New York Herald Tribune piece portrays Stratford as a national shrine where Lee is celebrated for duty and leadership. The essay argues sectionalism fades and unity grows as Americans honor southern heroes.
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