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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1927
Page
4
The Evening Star lists publication details for Winchester Virginia with post office delivery, multiple sister papers, and various subscription rates. It notes association with the Associated Press and reserves republication rights for credited material.
Prayer emphasis on memorizing daily Bible selections as priceless heritage. Verses urge guidance from the Lord and an obedient mind to find delight in service each day.
At a Lexington road meeting J P Fishburne of Roanoke argued against diverting any gasoline tax funds to cities. He urged continuing two thirds to the state system and one third to counties, provided local authorities spend more efficiently. He stressed cities pay nearly 60 percent of tax with traffic mostly on county roads.
Portsmouth Star notes Virginia in a lead tourist state position as summer motor travel surpasses prior visitors. Tidewater attracts many cars daily and historic and recreational sites draw visitors from across the nation, signaling a strong tourism season.
A 1927 observer notes rapid highway completion across Virginia and the South, easing detours and linking routes. He cites widespread tourist travel by car boosting regional prosperity, with roads expanding nationally under state and federal cooperation and a growing touring culture.
Hollywood Rotarians heard why the Miami club president did not shake hands with King Albert of Belgium. The Belgian king was arrested for speeding in Spa, telling the officer to "tell it to the judge." The piece contrasts democracy and law with royal privilege, noting the king’s arrest despite his status.
A New York Times piece recalls 1850s collegians as more defiant than today’s students. Harvard graduate George Peabody, 96, recalls classic mischief from the Fillmore era, suggesting glamour and nostalgia color judgments of past behavior.
The Emporia Gazette recalls an incident where the Winfield Courier delivered a gaudy sixteen pages, spurring a boss to demand a bigger issue. The cringing staffer reveals four pages of delinquent tax notices filling the extra space, while Lyon County had less than four columns.
An old advertisement touts Fly-Tox insecticide for killing mosquitoes in sleeping rooms. It claims health authorities endorse it and highlights simple bottle instructions and safety.
The forty second Morgan's Grove Fair will run September 5 to 9 in Shepherdstown West Virginia with day and night events. Exhibits overflow expected in agriculture as livestock handiwork and crafts attract strong competition. Fireworks nightly and a music lineup by Gehr's Melody Makers plus vaudeville acts from New York are highlighted by a renewed management. New officers include Dr J L Meyers president F R McQuilkin vice president A W Billmyer secretary and D Grove Moler correspondent secretary L J McDonald treasurer.
Mowritz Peterson of Portland Oregon carves a full wood model of the Constitution frigate using a pocket knife and glass. It features 37 sails shaved to an eighth of an inch, a hull of western red cedar, sails of Idaho white pine, and additional parts from Port Oxford cedar and California sugar pine. Each sail takes about four days, and the project spanned a year.
The gaudy sunflower hails from Peru where ancient Peruvians revered it as a sacred flower and sun-worshipped culture.
Lou Gehrig drives in Babe Ruth with his 42nd homer of the season as New York defeats St. Louis 8 to 3. The win marks the Yankees eighteenth over the Browns this year while Cleveland loses 10-2 to Boston and Detroit shuts out by Philadelphia 6-0. Giants narrow NL pennant gap with two wins as Pirates and Cards remain tied for second.
Atlantic City announces construction of the world’s largest convention hall to hold over 50 000 people and accommodate a three ring circus and a national bathing beauty contest. The project memorializes Mayor Edward L. Bader who conceived the plan before his January death.
Major Thomas I. Steere son of Captain Henry Steere of this city had his new Overland Whippet stolen in Lewisburg West Virginia where he serves as professor of military science at Lewisburg Military School. The car, purchased about a week earlier, was insured through the Lawrence Hollis agency.
Local snippet hints that finding a key to success leads to a lock in Nashville Republican context. The fragment focuses on pursuit, opportunity, and political mood without concrete events or names.
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