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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1925
Page
4
Publication details for the Evening Star and related papers are listed. Barry Flood Byrd is identified as publisher, with notes about daily circulation except Sundays, postal service entries, and cross references to Morning News Weekly News and The Weekly Mirror in Winchester, Virginia.
A fragmented OCR excerpt shows subscription pricing in advance options. Mentioned are annual and multi month rates such as one year in advance and three or six month terms. Some figures appear garbled but indicate tiered pricing for a publication.
A brief AP copyright notice declares exclusive use for republication of news dispatches credited to the Associated Press and states that local news published are included in the same rights.
A comparison shows North Carolina limiting to one third of gasoline tax and 700000 from the state treasury for feeder roads outside its system, while Virginia steadily expands its system by 5 percent annually and keeps roads serviceable most of the year. North Carolina bonds retire at 500000 yearly, with critics noting future gas tax will mainly cover debt, whereas Virginia uses the tax for ongoing construction.
The Virginia candidate Harry F. Byrd denounces oil company pricing and calls for state regulation of motor fuel. He cites a seven cent price jump and argues for governmental oversight, comparing gasoline to public utilities and railroads. The piece also surveys bond trends in Virginia and North Carolina, urging pay-as-you-go road funding to avoid heavy taxation.
By authority of a deed of trust dated August 27 1919 and of record in Frederick County Virginia the trustee will sell at public auction in front of Winchester Court House at 11 o clock A M on March 26 1925 the farm of 104 acres near Star Tannery Post Office. The sale requires one third cash with the balance in two equal installments secured by a deed of trust and a building insurance policy. OBERT M. WARD A G Swanson Aud r Trustee 2 24 4wks
The writer notes state taxes would move a bowl across the state while government remains quiet as oil prices rise for motorists. They urge decisive action and seek views from Legislature candidates on this issue, demanding clear thinking from Mr Byrd’s raised question.
Leesburg editor argues that Senator Harry Flood Byrd’s call for tax burden equalization hinges on broader assessment reforms. It criticizes Byrd as a diagnostician without prescribing a clear remedy and questions whether he has the courage to implement decisive taxation reform in Virginia.
A Baltimore Sun correspondent reports from Berryville Virginia that Judge Rose Mac Donald, the state’s first female appointee to a county bench, solved the out of court attendance problem by sending tactful letters to parents. One case showed a farm mother, busy with duties, teaching her children at home to ensure they get education.
McDonald gathered the four children to verify their education and found them well taught. She praised the mother while admonishing the father for imposing extra burdens on his wife.
A reader testimonial from Mrs. ETHEL HECKMAN of Council Bluffs Iowa credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with keeping her out of the hospital after a long illness and back pain. Another account from Mrs. J Nelson of Monessen Pa describes severe female trouble with swelling and pain, claiming no operation was needed and endorsing the remedy.
A large paint company offers to give five gallons of its best house paint free to one property owner at each post office or rural route in the county. The firm aims to apply its paint on a house in every locality this season and seeks a local salesman in each county. Interested persons are invited to write. the tucky.
Modern plaster style pepper rub beats mustard and heat for chest congestion. It tingles quickly, improves circulation, relieves congestion, and shortens cold duration. Early treatment saves hours of trouble, with cases suggesting prompt use aids recovery.
Chicago, Feb. 24. Homer Collins Iglip, of Chicago, aims to raise funds by touring the United States to tell how Floyd Collins died in Sand Cave Kentucky. He plans to earn 500 dollars a week and to sink a steel shaft through rock and sand to recover his brother for a decent burial. the family cannot sleep knowing the body remains underground.
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