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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1927
Page
4
The Evening Star lists delivery details at Wio lata Va and outlines subscription prices and formats. It notes Associated Press content is used exclusively for local and national dispatches, with pricing for mail and carrier delivery options.
The text advocates thought and prayer for parents and children as a priceless heritage. It references godly guidance for families and daily Bible readings to strengthen faith and daily rejoicing in the Lord.
A fragmented discussion on Senate qualifications and state powers, citing Article I and sections on age citizenship and residency. The text debates who may serve, how oaths and credentials are handled, and the balance of power between national and state authorities.
A discussion highlights fatal accidents and the need for safe driving. It contrasts strict locomotive operator testing with the lack of exams for automobile operators. It argues individual responsibility is essential to prevent death and injury on the roads.
The Knoxville Journal reports on a Ministerial Association in Portland, Oregon voting 15 percent against Christmas giving, aiming to abolish Santa Claus. A San Francisco paper counters, arguing giving is central to Christmas and divine kindness, urging preservation of the tradition and its charitable impact.
Crawford's Weekly reflects on the burden of taxes for roads schools public servants and other conveniences. It notes taxpayers resent lump sum payments while appreciating benefits and the tax collector who enforces settlement, labeling taxes a curse or blessing depending on timing and perceived benefits.
Norfolk Ledger Dispatch notes early optimism about long distance conversation via telephone and telegraph, highlighting a planned cross Atlantic voice link between New York and London. Initial rates may exceed 25 dollars per minute, with later reductions as adoption grows.
A historical reflection notes cables on ocean beds long used for social and business talk, wireless gaining overseas verbal trade, and the telephone likely to fill its niche by enabling instant exchange of ideas, bringing distant parts of the earth closer for communication.
CAMDEN N J Jan 8 Edward E Shumaker promoted to president of the Victor Talking Machine Company succeeding Eldridge R K Johnson who resigned after selling his stock holdings Shumaker began as an office boy in 1904 joined the board in 1920 and helped negotiate major projects with Western Electric Bell Labs RCA and Radio Corporation America shaping the radio amplifying talking machine and Victor’s 1926 production growth.
The Reichstag judiciary committee debates modernizing Germany's lenient divorce law. A proposed provision would require the financially capable spouse to support the divorced partner and children, and future rulings may grant divorces when one party’s actions make domestic life unbearable.
The fifth annual World Almanac edited by Robert H. Taintor is praised for its clarity and concise state ment. It covers the year 1926 with records of notable deaths boosters in science finance government and sports, plus a full constitution read. It lists 11 000 millionaires and explains the year’s international finance and prohibition developments. It is published by The New York World and priced 60 cents in print with clothbound copies at $1.10.
Albany reports a 1 to 2 cent gasoline tax bill could win approval this session. The proposed levy would yield about 14.9 to 16 million dollars for highway funding, with automobile interests and farmers favoring the tax if registration fees for autos are eased.
A playful classroom moment and a Detroit Free Press blurb note seven minute world records in broad jump by pedestrians. A Boston Transcript quip imagines Mars as the dent that scratches parlor furniture.
The ARTHUR G JONES WOOLEN MILLS CORP calls a January 19 1927 meeting at 2 PM at the plant on Millwood Road Frederick County Virginia. Shareholders will elect directors review officers report and transact other business. No stock transferred within thirty days can be voted. Arthur G Jones woolen Mills Corp.
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