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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1928
Page
4
The item lists publication details for Win Virginia including edition names and subscription rates. It notes Associated Press use and includes religious verse selections and prayers. It conveys a local newspaper catalog style with pricing and delivery options.
Wilbur defends a $750 million naval program as necessary for U S absolute needs. He argues build to limit regardless of others, echoing Britain’s stance at Geneva. Britain maintains specific ship requirements to protect sea lanes, insisting naval needs are independent of rivals.
Citizens delay renewing automobile license tags with a month left before the January 15 deadline. The editorial laments procrastination, notes potential fines and police visits, and urges prompt renewal to avoid inconvenience and costs. It argues forgetfulness and lack of habit drive delays rather than excuses.
At the lodge theater movies and weddings people joke about arriving late for license tags. Procrastinators will face fines for failure to comply but shrug off delays, claiming the law is reasonable and inevitable. The piece urges timely action to avoid punishment.
In November Alma Overgard a 16 year old from Oconto Nebraska became paralyzed and could not breathe. For 86 days relatives and friends assisted with artificial respiration in a bid to revive her. The effort failed and she died. The piece discusses artificial respiration its benefits limits and the hope it offers in emergencies.
A regional feature notes a pattern of crimes tied to women including a hammer murder in Painesville and multiple cases in New Jersey Ohio and New York. It argues against gender bias while highlighting violent acts attributed to women and their partners.
Bristol News-Bulletin reports George Bernard Shaw, famed for wit and drama, but recently criticized Ireland and its suffering. Shaw claimed Ireland is rich yet a professional beggar and urged sending Irish funds recipients back empty handed if asked in the United States. The piece notes genuine Dublin slum poverty and Dublin misery.
Mount Williams Va Jan 11 Mr and Mrs A L Brewer and daughter Jeanette visited Mr P J Wolverton. The Wolverton child ill has improved. Mrs N Williams and three children, visiting W A Clowser in Winchester, have returned home. Flisse Ashwood in Chicago hospital visited her parents H W Ashwood. Weekend visitors included Mrs Williams, Gertie and B t . Mr Cooking was guest at J H Burkhart. Hurl Himelright visited O L Peer at Kernstown. I N Wallace and Ray Shatzer of Edenville Pa went to Bridgewater on business. Katherine Wallace went to Wheatfield to visit friends.
A fragment notes a bootlegger encountering persistent pushback in sales, implying difficulty in moving illicit goods amid resistance and market challenges.
The World Almanac 1928 edited by Robert Hunt Lyman is praised as an incomparable compact reference full of facts. It covers politics, prohibition, 1927 air flights, floods, year in review, government updates, state and foreign data, and top sports records. It’s priced 60 cents, cloth-bound editions $1.10.
Growers report buds in good condition and well protected against winter. Some fear open weather may threaten potential damage if sap movement begins early, but overall yield prospects for next season appear strong though not guaranteed.
Report says Chicago gangsters sought court protection against police actions and a judge may order several of them held to keep them from danger while in custody.
By virtue of an execution in my hands I I C Roe vs C E Crowser will offer for public sale in front of the County Courthouse Winchester Va at 10 a m the following property One Ford truck in good repair One L C Smith Typewriter One Ford Roadster
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