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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1927
Page
4
Winchester Virginia readers learn subscription prices for mall and carrier delivery and a note that The Evening Star is partnered with several local papers. The publisher Harry Flood Byrd is identified and the paper is a member of the Associated Press.
A brief devotional invites parents to have children memorize daily Bible selections as a priceless heritage. It cites Psalm 92:12-13 about the righteous flourishing like a palm and cedar and prays for constant sunshine and showers of blessing.
The International Health Board says hookworm disease has almost disappeared in the United States after years of mass treatment and public health work. It credits administrative measures as key and notes progress against malaria and global health efforts.
Norfolk editor reflects on the University of Virginia testing the world’s most powerful searchlight. The beam could read a newspaper at fifty miles, lighting Monticello and aiding aviation. A proposed public display would project the Bill of Rights nightly, urging defense of Jeffersonian liberty amid rising political and social shifts.
A northern Ohio estate owner posts a sign inviting the public to picnic and explore for a year. The sign asks visitors to build 40 fires, dispose of rubbish, avoid picking wildflowers, and not shoot, aiming to prove public restraint can preserve beauty and encourage more estates to welcome nature lovers.
The piece notes varying ages of potential candidates from 50 to 73, cites Hughes as saying he is too old, and argues that health and energy matter more than raw years. It references Hoovers and others, suggesting age alone is an unreliable judge of fitness for the presidency.
The Suffolk News-Herald notes ongoing arguments over blonde versus brunette appeal. An ad agency cites negatives for brunettes and a Liberty Missouri pastor cites mixed outcomes from 4500 marriages. The main issue remains unsettled as social preferences persist.
Capon Bridge residents report visits from Petersburg Zepp Elkins and Winchester. Mrs D H Shuler saw a doctor in Winchester. Esther Goode led the Christian Endeavor at services. Rev S J Goode was former pastor here. Families M Horner Goode Whitlock Hitzel plan Martinsburg trip. Sirbaugh of Hagerstown called on friends.
Virginia lawmakers may consider a measure to license or prohibit abandoning domestic cats on highways. W T Reed of Richmond cites wildlife damage to partridges and rabbits as the reason, with a meeting of Virginia sportsmen on October 15 in Richmond to discuss action.
The Back Creek Sunday School Association secretary urged leaders to send full representation from eleven district schools to the county meeting at Market Street M E Church in Winchester. About 600 students and staff are involved. reports from nearly all county schools are sought to inform state and world associations. The district reports strong financial support and a highly successful last convention.
Messrs. Chas H Harper M L Cap per and Scott Grant appointed by the Circuit Court to lay off the widow of Frank Hulver’s dower. They visited Mountain Falls with County Surveyor A J Tavenner to prepare a plat for court approval. The tract covers several hundred acres.
Winchester Golf Club tennis players topped Middleburg 2–1 and Blue Ridge 3–2 despite missing their No.1, Nelson Page. Baker and Fowle led singles and doubles, Shields won two singles, with Harwell, Gardiner and Clagett among Blue Ridge adding wins. The team plans to skip Upperville to rest ahead of the Martinsburg clash on Saturday.
The Virginia Game and Inland Fisheries Commission plans to uniform 110 regular salaried wardens for patrol duty. A letter will urge adoption of standard attire funded via the state purchasing agent, with bids and color tests to follow and plainclothes use for undercover work.
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