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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1927
Page
4
The Evening Star, published daily except Sunday in Winchester Virginia, is consolidated with the Morning News and Weekly News. Subscriptions range from 1 month to 1 year with varying prepaid rates. The paper is a member of the Associated Press and reserves exclusive rights to local news.
Parents are urged to have children memorize daily Bible selections to provide a priceless heritage. A verse from Psalm 121 promises preservation from evil and protection in all travels, paired with a prayer affirming trust in the Lord who never slumbers.
Winchester resumes public lectures at Handley School as faculty fund the program. Prominent speakers including William McAndrews and others are lined up, offering inspiring talks at no cost to residents. The community is urged to attend and support this civic effort and its future lineup.
Satirical verse imagines Santa Claus abandoning sleigh and reindeer for an airplane. It portrays the American Eagle transporting Santa across oceans with a playful critique of traditional Christmas imagery. The piece lampoons modernization and shifts in transportation.
The Yale Review discusses Andre Meurois critique of Strachey. It notes Strachey’s Disraeli portrait as a flattering courtier and questions the accuracy of his portrayal. The review praises Queen letters for wit and political insight.
The writer contrasts shallow portraits of eminent men with authentic biographical works. He criticizes modern books that mock great writers as lesser peers and prefer ironic treatments over serious life and letters, lamenting the habit of plucking dead lions by the beard.
The Social Register Association ends volumes for 11 cities citing lack of interest in being listed. The piece argues the Four Hundred was a fiction from Ward McAllister era, noting class exclusivity faded with informal dress and broader social circles, leaving society without a clear core.
A Cumberland Times observer notes a local frame shop keeps deposits on marriage certificates in frames and has yet to finish some from 1922. He also recalls forgotten portraits of movie actors and actresses, as women delay picking up those framed memories.
The State Corporation Commission grants Acorn Manufacturing Company of Winchester a charter with minimum capital stock of 50 000 and maximum 150 000. The firm will manufacture, buy, sell and deal in furniture mats rugs carpets and machinery. Officers H. H. Jennings president T. B. Patton secretary and directors J. S. Haldeman Fred L. Glaize. The new furniture factory will locate in Winchester once the plant is constructed.
Susie Sowers returns to Markham after visiting cousins Hubert and Mary McKay. Holmes Weaver back from Florida to stay with F K Weaver's family. T D Miller and J M Jett guests of Daniel Hughes in Charles Town. Frank Weaver’s tenant house burned with contents. Bruce Gordon of Greencastle Pa. visits. John Lowe of Carroll County visits. Everette Meadows and wife visit Mrs Meadows’ parents Alonzo and Mrs Fuller. Irene and Elizabeth McCartney visit. Lavender oil eases damp smell in shelves. American Magazine on friendship notes.
Sheriff Pannett and Deputy Wigginton with three federal agents conducted raids across the county finding five pints of liquor at Earl Renner and detaining him on bond. A still was located at Clifton Pitcock. he faces possession charges. At Oliver Hoenshel’s farm two barrels of mash were hidden under the barn floor. Hoenshel to be charged. A large sugar and rye chop stash plus a still-structure were found at another site. owner to be pursued by a warrant.
Instructional guidance on whitening ivory ornaments. Wash with soap and water then place in sunshine while still wet. Repeat wetting with soapy water several times daily. Wash again to achieve a perfectly white result.
The Detroit Free Press notes a proverb about making a silk purse from a pig’s ear and wryly observes that women might be able to turn anything into a salad. The remark reflects playful social commentary on practicality and gender expectations.
Keyser Daily News reports male students disrupted a theatre performance with shouting and noise. Six policemen remained in the aisles to restore order as the leading lady urged the audience to silence and for students to behave as gentlemen rather than hoodlums.
Funeral services for Linden C. Dillon will be conducted at his Frederick county home by Friend Society member Walker McC Bond tomorrow morning at 10 80 o clock. Burial will follow in Lincoln Loudoun county. Dillon died suddenly of heart failure while seated in a chair yesterday at age 51. Survived by wife Mary Dillon mother Mrs J Dillon and brothers Lester Dalton and W L Dillon.
An advertisement touts Creomulsion as a new emulsified creosote medicine that soothes inflamed membranes and inhibits germs. It claims relief for persistent coughs colds bronchitis and related throat ailments with a money back guarantee if symptoms persist after following directions.
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