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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1928
Page
4
The clumsy fragment shows a newspaper masthead with byline notes and subscription rates. It lists annual and short term prices for mail and carrier delivery and mentions Associated Press and local news privileges. The readable text is incomplete and lacks a clear event or story.
A short devotional urges parents to have children memorize daily Bible selections as a priceless lifelong heritage. It cites Psalm 38:6 about God's humility toward the lowly and Jesus blessing the poor in spirit for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
The piece notes Kellogg aims to widen a bilateral peace pact with France into a broader denouncement of war and cites Lindbergh’s Central American goodwill tour and a Havana conference. It questions the World Court rejection and highlights Nicaragua tensions with Marines deployed, questioning administration policy and coherence in foreign affairs.
Portsmouth Star reports a Virginia world war memorial proposal for the coming General Assembly. A 200 foot carillon tower with sixty bells and a large central bell is planned to be visible over long distances and radiated by radio. The design, by a Boston architect, aims to honor gold star mothers and align with West Virginia traditions.
The state still lacks a World War memorial nearly ten years after the armistice. Senator Thomas J. Downing chairs the war memorial commission which will push the project at the upcoming General Assembly session.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger surveys 1927 reviews to project 1928 as a year of continued prosperity with abundant credit and capital, easy money, and strong consumer power. It notes a moderate recession in some industries and the presidential year may affect sentiment, but overall fundamentals remain sound and expansion looks likely.
West Virginia 1927 apple crop was smaller in volume than 1926 but higher in value at about 8.32 million dollars versus 7.21 million. The piece argues that supply and demand govern prices, warns against government marketing or surplus absorption, and endorses crop control and farmer organization to distribute production sensibly.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note reports linguists at a Cincinnati conference and at Harvard dismiss strict grammar rules. Professor George M. Bolling of Ohio State University voices the majority view that writers should not fear split infinitives and other casual forms.
Dr H M Johnson of the Melion Institute derides most modern intelligence tests as only 8 to 15 percent effective. He criticizes psychology’s push to practical science, calling methods bluff and sorcery and noting doubts about measuring inner states in humans and animals.
All persons indebted to the estate of Samuel and Margaret McCune must settle. Those having claims are asked to present them to E. M. Funk and B. McCune, executors. (15-101)
The ordinance details license taxes for cold storage capacities from ten thousand to seventy five thousand barrels, plus fees for coin doctors, commission merchants, credit corporations, dentists, eating houses, electric and gas utilities, filling stations, garages, and other trades in Winchester. It notes reporting requirements and fines for noncompliance.
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