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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1927
Page
4
The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia announces daily publication except Sundays and lists subscription rates by mail and carrier. Rates include one year 3.50 by mail and 4.60 by carrier, six months 1.75 and 2.26, three months .90 and 1.20, and one month .30. The paper is a Consolidated publication with several local weeklies and is a member of the Associated Press.
Parents are urged to have their children memorize the daily Bible selections as a priceless heritage for the future. Man's thoughts are vanity, as Psalm 94 11 notes. Prayer asks God not to judge according to evil thoughts but by His mercy in Christ Jesus.
Albert H. Gary former United States Steel chairman leaves a fortune with guidance to heirs. He urges heirs to avoid signing bonds as sureties and to refrain from early income use, loans only on solid securities, and to shun untested ventures. He warns against unreliable investment representations.
A Coffee County Georgia leader quotes Looking Ahead to urge long term vision. He argues a five year plan by the county’s population can harmonize discord, erase debts, attract capital and build character, counteracting jealousy and criticism.
Mr. Greer outlines a plan to instill a cooperative spirit in Coffee County with the Chamber of Commerce based in Douglas. If residents embrace the doctrines, the county could set a model for the South and the nation, fostering widespread civic interest and better cooperation.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports counties show couples obtaining licenses but delaying weddings. In most cases the hesitant party is the prospective bride who hesitates over publicity and social implications, while the groom appears to have gained courage but holds back.
The column notes Kansas corn and forage crops are thriving in August with strong yields. It hints a possible frost before September 15 could nip some corn but overall fodder crops like hay and alfalfa are performing well. The author Playfully links the corn’s crackling growth sound to Republican votes.
Sir John Adams notes eight women teachers to one man in the United States versus three and a half to one in England. He questions claims that female dominance harms boys, cites soldiers as evidence against effeminacy, and compares transitions between schooling levels. He contrasts unified American schooling with English parallel streams and highlights France and Germany system trends. He praises American teachers for questioning and listening skills.
Hampshire horticulturists report a good year for peaches and apples amid a nationwide short apple crop boosting prices. The favorable market conditions may help growers recover orchard costs and boost county prosperity as demand remains strong for Hampshire fruit amid high prices. A Russian horse race with a purse of 900,000,000,000 rubles is noted as a humorous aside.
The Star lists daily corrected wholesale prices for corn meal mixed feed shells and livestock including hogs cattle lambs sheep and ducks. It notes retail figures for butter eggs and grains with figures and ranges, and includes a short anecdote about Jo Ann learning about plus signs at school and observing a red cross in a neighbor’s window.
By virtue of a court judgment the Sheriff of Frederick County will publically sell an Overland Touring car in good mechanical condition in front of the Court House at Winchester Virginia on August 27 1997 at 10 A M Terms of Sale Aiew Aadn Luther Pannet Sheriff Frederick County VA
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