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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1926
Page
4
The Evening Star is published daily except Sundays by The Evening Star Publishing Co. of Winchester Virginia. It is entered at the Winchester post office as second class matter and consolidated with Morning News Item Weekly News Weekly Times and Weekly Mirror.
Rates listed for subscription by mail and by carrier in advance. Eight prices show yearly six months three months and one month terms. The table specifies costs for mail and carrier delivery.
The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to publish dispatches and local news credited or not. The notice is dated Monday December 27 1926 and appears in the paper.
Prayer request reflecting on Job's wife urging to curse God and die. Emphasizes trusting God in both good and evil times, seeking implicit reliance on divine wisdom and love in hardship.
The piece argues the 1921 Washington Conference failed for the United States as nations violated the Five Five Three treaty by expanding ships and smaller vessels. It cites Chairman Butler admitting Americans were fooled into scrapping $309,000,000 worth of ships while other nations rebuilt. The author insists the navy remains essential for defense and peace.
Baltimore Sun reports two men accused of conspiring to defraud the government resist trial despite lengthy legal maneuvering. Fall and Sinclair must stand before a jury February 2 as former interior officials and oil interests tied to payments surface in the case.
The two prominent oilmen fled the country and have not returned. They headed large enterprises and were not close associates of Mr. Fall, but the government would pay a substantial amount for a chance to question them.
The article notes a motor vehicle density of one car per five people and links it to highway congestion and high traffic death rates. It suggests possible nationwide transportation restructuring, including level streets, segregation of traffic by vehicle type, and even separate walks for pedestrians as autos proliferate.
Clifton Forge Review explores the debate over government takeover of coal mines and regulation of strikes. The piece stresses coal as a necessity and opposes profiteering during mine closures, warning against pricing the poor out of essential fuel.
The Star lists wholesale and retail prices for local markets including flour butter and feed, with varied quotes for crude items such as corn, bran, middlings, and turkey and chicken prices. Reports include regional price ranges and per unit figures, reflecting daily market corrections.
New Year’s Day Saturday January 1st is a legal holiday so banks will be closed that date. Maturing paper can be paid Monday January 3rd. Signatories include WM G. Hardy Shenandoah Valley National Bank D H Fuller Farmers and Merchants National Bank John I L Sloat Commercial & Savings Bank Charles Summers Union Bank of Winchester. Also notes Japan’s first automobile in 1903 and three in Tokyo by 1907 with current motor car counts. Edouard Herriot promotes films in classrooms.
The 1926 total value of Virginia’s principal crops is estimated at 148,479,000 dollars, up from 141,925,000 in 1925 and down from 155,027,000 in 1924. Higher production due to a favorable season drives the increase, even though prices were lower. Leading crops include corn 39,597,000 dollars and tobacco 25,412,600 dollars, followed by hay, potatoes, and wheat with smaller gains.
The Interstate Commerce Commission released a preliminary report showing 22,368 motor buses as common carriers with routes totaling 352,800 miles, more than rail carriers. The commission based its findings on 164 of 176 Class 1 line haul railroads and did not yet urge regulatory legislation.
Readable fragments describe nearby transport firms facing pressure from adjacent Nes operations. Officials weigh impacts to commerce and zoning as communities seek balance between industry and residents.
Wreaths from every state will be sent to Washington to lay upon Woodrow Wilson’s tomb at the National Cathedral. The Woodrow Wilson committee asks state committees planning birthday dinners to arrange the commemorations on Wilson’s birthday nationwide.
The Mayflower Hotel hosts a Washington memorial dinner on Tuesday at 8 pm in tribute to Woodrow Wilson. Frederick A. Delano chairs the committee and presides. William Allen White of Kansas and Rep R Walton Moore of Virginia deliver commemorative speeches on Wilsons statesmanship patriotism and idealism. Baritone H Mar Carbaugh performs a solo and leads a guest chorus in America the Beautiful. Pilots on the River Thames earn 1000 pounds yearly guiding ships from London Bridge through swift currents.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of Shenandoah Valley National Bank will be held at its banking house at 11 o'clock on Tuesday January 11 1927 for the election of directors and other business. Winchester Virginia. By Wm G Hardy Cashier. The notice appears in the local paper.
George R. Green of White Post Virginia announces stock shipments from Stephens City on Saturday January 1 1927. He names Mr George Gibson of Stephens City and Mr Walter Fishpaw of Middletown as representatives and invites sellers to contact them. Green also operates grain and hay business and will quote prices.
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