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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1926
Page
4
The Evening Star in Virginia lists daily publication except Sunday and local items from Morning News. It details subscription rates by mail for various terms and mentions Associated Press rights for dispatch republication and local news.
Prayer fragment urging God to arise and restore strength to the ark and saints. Includes a 2 Chronicles 6:41 quotation and a plea for all ends of the earth to turn toward the Lord.
A Williams burg sesqui centennial celebration marks the Phi Beta Kappa founding at William and Mary College in 1776. The Omicron Delta Kappa Society, started twelve years ago at Washington and Lee University, is praised for recognizing all around merit in scholarship and college life and is seen as a growing rival to Phi Beta Kappa. Virginia colleges are hailed for fostering scholars and leaders, with both organizations rooted in the state.
The Pulaski Times argues shoppers should buy earlier for the holidays to ease costs and labor. It criticizes the two week pre Christmas rush, noting wasted effort by stores, post offices, and delivery workers. It suggests those with funds start earlier for a smoother season.
The passage notes the season's fatigue as many Lees approach the limit of their strength amid holiday duties and pressures, highlighting widespread exhaustion and worn spirits.
Petersburg Progress Index reports Henry Ford cites the proverb Satan finds work for idle hands. He intends to take on 6000 boys aged 16 to 20 at men’s wages to test if youth can be moved into adult labor. He argues it benefits both workers and society. He links crime to unemployment and notes the parity of wage and work.
The St. Paul Pioneer Press argues that Italy expands state power to prosecute foreigners abroad and at home to suppress anti fascist criticism. It warns that fascism’s danger lies within its own system and that other nations will resist dictation from Italian rulers.
Nashville Banner discusses British troops moving from Rangoon to curb planned human sacrifices in Burma's Nagas district. The piece mocks sensational rumors of machine gun equipped vehicles and aerial bombings, arguing the Nagas are not engaging in such violent acts or public poison liquor schemes.
The Norfolk and Western timetable lists routes on November 21 1926 from Berryville VA to Roanoke Bristol Cincinnati Hall Hagerstown and beyond. It notes Pullman sleepers to Williamson Bristol Philadelphia New York and other connections with dining and parlor cars and advises contacting agents H H Burks Berryville and John L Bladon Roanoke for fares schedules and reservations.
Government agricultural bureau reports express shipments of Florida strawberries from the Plant City region will arrive soon. It notes a shift from winter vegetables to these delicacies with prospects for the season and about ten percent acreage foreseen.
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