The Evening Star Publishing Details and History
The Evening Star is published daily except Sundays by The Evening Star Publishing Co. in Winchester Virginia. It is entered at the post office as second class matter and consolidates with Morning News, The Weekly News, The Weekly Times, and The Weekly Mirror.
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Local subscription rates in OCR fragment
Fragment shows unclear pricing for various subscription terms. The legible parts mention one year, six months, and three months in advance with amounts like 3.50, 4.50, and 1.20, plus stray characters and misreads. Overall content is disjointed and partial.
Local newspaper copyright notice appears on page
The Associated Press retains exclusive rights to its news dispatches and any local news published in this paper. This copyright statement appears as part of the newspaper’s front matter, signaling republication rights and licensing for the printed edition.
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Bible Thought and Prayer Trided and Proved
Biblical excerpt reflects on God perfecting the way and the Lord's word being tried. It emphasizes prayer as a means to convert the soul and strengthen the heart, urging personal spiritual improvement through faith.
Justice by trap in Mechanicsburg tale sparks debate
In a signed Winchester Star statement B F Barton recounts a Richmond man stopped in Mechanicsburg Pa for not stopping at fire plugs. A local officer fined him 17 25, prompting criticism of “trap” justice and the wider glare on Virginia roadside courts and mail order justices, with Roanoke Times noting tit for tat between Mechanicsburg and Clearbrook tactics.
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Harpers Ferry
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Burgess’ Office
Richmond
Trindle Spring
Clearbrook
Virginia
Man Breaks World Umbrella Carrying Record
Newport News Times reports Ernest Ackerman of Plainfield New Jersey has set a world record for carrying an umbrella. He claims forty five years and 665000 miles traveled with the umbrella visiting 110 countries including Iceland and the North Cape. He expects to reach a million miles and insists the umbrella and its frame are original.
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New Jersey
Ford Autobiography Cites Henry Ford on Car Color Policy
Norfolk newspaper excerpt notes Henry Ford’s stance on body color limits in his autobiography with Samuel Crowther. It recounts Ford engineers pressing for more attractive finishes while Ford insists color choices are irrelevant, declaring most cars are black. Time.
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Ford Cars Embrace Colorful Future and Citroen Influence
The article notes Ford will keep black as the exclusive finish for open cars for a time while new closed models will come in green and maroon. It compares Ford’s color strategy with Citroen who urged color and chic in affordable cars, predicting a chic, colorful Ford generation beyond the current plain designs.
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M. Citroen
America
United States
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Tour Eiffel
Rippling Rhymes and The Iceman by Walt Mason
A poetic sketch playful about the iceman delivering cooling water in summer. The narrator, his daughter Jane, and cultural remarks contrast art’s lofty aims with the practical refreshment of ice and lemon drinks. The piece ends noting the iceman’s comforting presence and the public blessing.
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Winchester Fair Promises Better Babies and Prizes
A local appeal by Nina Glyn Anderson urges residents in Clarke and Frederick to attend the Winchester Fair. The speaker defends fair directors, critiques a pig breeder, and calls for larger prizes to benefit mothers and their babies. The verse exhorts community support and better livestock competitions.
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Nina Glyn Anderson
Harding Memorial Is Dedicated At Elks' Great Home
In Bedford Virginia on August 31 a granite block with a bronze bust was unveiled at the National Elks Home memory of late President Warren G Harding. An Elkdom ceremony drew about twenty thousand Elks and visitors from Maryland Delaware and Virginia with special trains transporting attendees. Governor E Lee Trinkle attended along with invited governors from Maryland and Delaware. Brass bands performed as the memorial honoring Harding's service to the order was unveiled.
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National Elks’ Home
Warren G. Harding
Elkdom
Maryland
Delaware
District’ of Columbia
Elks
Virginia
E. Lee Trinkle
Harding
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Garber Mfg Co Advertises Yard Parties and Savings
Garber Manufacturing Co. invites readers to visit before purchasing and promises savings. C. E. Garber, Manager, advertises on Braddock Street, thanking patrons for past support.
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Fraternity Honors Top Leader at Home Ceremony
Inmates of the home assisted the day’s ceremonies and visitors were entertained after the exercises as the fraternity honored the leader who held the highest post in the land, performing acts for both private and organizational benefit.
Capon Bridge locals note church, travels, and a large eel
Capon Bridge residents report various family visits and departures. Ethel Haines visits parents, an infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Larrick died last week and was buried. Folks attend the West Virginia state Sunday school convention. A meeting by Rev S J Goode in Rockville is postponed to September 16. A large 3 1/2 pound eel was captured by William Alabaugh, with a carp caught earlier by Mrs. Alabaugh.
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Capon Bridge
W. Va
Ethel Haines
Harrison Oats
William Larrick
Christian Church
West Virginia
Edward Orndorff
Walter
William Orndorff
Baltimore
Sloan Horner
Miss Duckworth
Keyser
W. A. Homer
Homer Shuler
Cumberland
D. H. Shuler
Harry Lovett
Stephens City
O. A. Lovett
J. Goode
Rockville
William Alabaugh
Open Season For Squirrels And Birds In Virginia
Virginia declares open season for squirrels from Sept 1 to Jan 31 with no bag limit on landowner hunting. Open seasons for rails dove sora and other birds run Sept 1 to Nov 30 or Dec 15 for doves, with varied daily and seasonal bag limits. Quail barred until Nov 15. Trapping runs Dec 1 to Mar 31.
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Reliance Brevities from Reliance Virginia
Local notes show Miss Bertha E. Gruver visiting rel atives before resuming school in Purcellville. Several residents spent time with kin in Strasburg Wardensville Hagerstown Middletown and Camden. Beaty family reunion drew members from western states to Woodmen's Park Middletown. Jacob Rinker is improving. B F Cooley traveled to Atlantic City and Philadelphia to visit son Gladstone. Mrs. T L Little and her mother Sue Gruver hosted relatives in Camden South Carolina.
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W. O. Cooley
D. N. Gruver
R. R. Stickley
Wardensville
F. L. Derflinger
Walter Keener
Anna Keener
J. W. Keener
Hagerstown
Woodmen’s Park
Middletown
Jesse Forsythe
Jacob Rinker
B. F. Cooley
Atlantic City
Philadelphia
Gladstone Cooley
T. L. Little
Camden
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Mrs. Little
Sue Gruver
Notice to Creditors and Debtors for Baker Estate
All persons owing B. Brook Baker and those having claims against his estate will call on the undersigned and make settlement at once. William L. Whissen, Exr, of B. Brook Baker.
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Piano Instruction Class Forms for Winter Season
Ada Thatcher Oppie announces a piano instruction class forming for winter season. For terms, call or write 448 Main St. August 27, 1961.
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New Apple Inspection Draws National Horticulturists
Paul C. Stark of the American Pomological Society arrives in Monroeville New Jersey to finalize a public inspection of the new apple found on Lewis Mood's farm. E T Meredith former Agriculture secretary will join a large party of horticulturists arriving today.
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Racing With Sheriff Expensive Pastime
William A. Cathers of Winchester Virginia learned racing with lawmen can be costly when deputies Kaylor Bowers and Sergeant Busch of the State Police chased him near Williamsport Thursday. He crossed the center line and raced the officers. fined five dollars for reckless driving.
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Hagerstown Globe
William A. Cathers
Winchester
Kaylor and
Bowers
Sergeant Busch
Williamsport
Cathers
Public Auction of Household and Kitchen Furniture
Public sale listing for household and kitchen furniture to be auctioned Saturday August 29 1925 at 1 J N Somerville Greenwalt Addition behind Mt Hebron Cemetery auction notice listing location and date with a single named organizer or seller.
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J. N. Somerville
Greenwalt
Mt Hebron
Balw's Catarre Medicine for Catarrh Treatment
Those in run down condition feel catarrh more. the cure claims to be both local and internal. Balw's Catarre Medicine has sold for over forty years and is distributed by J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio.
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For Sale 259 Acres Near Winchester with Buildings
259 acres of land improved by a six room dwelling a bank barn and outbuildings with spring and cistern water located eight miles from Winchester Three building lots on street with water sewer and electricity priced at 10 per foot Totals listed price 3000 for land and improvements
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