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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1929
Page
6
The Evening Star announces publication details for Winchester Virginia including consolidation with multiple local papers and subscription pricing for periods from one month to one year. It notes Associated Press rights and exclusivity for news dispatch republication.
A devotional passage cites Matthew 19 24 26 with a warning that riches hinder entry to God’s kingdom. It emphasizes that salvation is possible only with God and invites surrender to divine will through prayer.
Roanoke World News notes banker Ales ter G. Furman Jr highlights the Valley Turnpike from Winchester to Roanoke as a major tourism axis and freight route. Virginia plans total 609 876 dollars in upgrades this year across the Rocky Mount Martinsville and Staunton districts with widening resurfacing and wider rights of way.
The Association of Life Insurance Presidents reports United policy values have hit the $100000 level. The milestone reflects years of industry effort and a strong 1928 performance lifting whole life policies to unprecedented sums.
The article notes life insurance growth to 1928 with $18.6 billion in new policies and a projected $200 billion in force by 1940. It compares U S dominance in policy ownership, outlines underprotection levels, and links prosperity to insurance demand, predicting continued gains.
Ithaca Journal-News analyzes Jesse Pomeroy's 53 years behind bars linking prison life to solitude and questioned humanity. It contrasts modern escapes with the fate of a longtime inmate, asking if he is any better now than at age 17 when convicted.
California bans shooting or frightening game from airplanes under statute. The new rule aims to curb dangerous practices harming wildlife and public safety, with penalties for violations.
Neva and Eva Jenkins, twin four month old daughters of Mr and Mrs J C Jenkins of Rawson, Rawson, died of cholera infantum. Neva died at 9 am Saturday, Eva followed in the afternoon. The infants were laid to rest in Rileysville on Sunday.
Six Virginia entrants in the Grand American Handicap tournament at Vandalia Field near Dayton failed to clinch the championship. Mose Newman of Sweetwater Texas won the grand American trap title with a score of 98 from 25 yards, edging a five-way shoot-off. Earl F. Booker of Dayton, Colorado, age 17, finished second after a 24 streak in the shoot-off.
The article explains humus increase boosts soil water capacity. Experiments show 100 lb sand holds 25 lb water, clay about 50 lb, while 100 lb decaying organic matter stores up to 190 lb water. Soils with more organic matter retain more moisture for drought and heat resistance.
Advice on barn fly control from cleaning to chemical treatments. Remove debris, spray floors and walls with creosote, reapply after soaking, then kerosene and napthalene crystals. Warns to avoid fire and keep hogs away from breeding areas to reduce trouble.
For economical operation of spray rigs farm roads should be kept in good condition. Dragging alone is not enough. drainage is essential. Many growers own a ditcher to keep peach orchard drainage and to maintain road ditching. Spray rigs are heavy and dragging through mud wastes time and wears out teams.
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