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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1928
Page
4
The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia outlines postal and subscription details with a note on the paper being a second class publication and consolidated with several local papers. It lists annual and shorter-term rates by mail and carrier, and credits Associated Press dispatches.
A devotional note urges parents to have children memorize daily Bible selections for lasting heritage. It quotes Psalm 139 7 8 on God omnipresence and ends with a prayer asking to be kept in the Lord s love.
Virginia fur farmer and orchardist Burns Huyett urged a group in Winchester that federal farm relief may be unnecessary and that farmers should rely on intelligent planting and marketing. He cited 1926 apple overproduction and advised packing and selling only top fruit to avoid depressing prices. He noted exporters sending lower grade apples harmed Virginia markets and stressed avoiding inferior fruit in good and bad years.
The Norfolk Virginian Piloy reports a 1928 1930 state budget presented as a large folio set with pages over eleven inches wide. It notes the budget plan to consolidate financing, a goal not achieved until 1918 after earlier delays and editions, with the fifth volume issued in 1920.
The 1926 budget law consolidates funds and consolidates more than five million dollars of agency revenue through the state treasury. The governor proposes merging ten additional small funds into the general fund to cover about 90 percent of tax revenue while 10 percent remains for highway-related revenues. This yields the most detailed view of state operations yet from the governor’s office.
The article notes exchanges of captured Civil War flags among Maine, Virginia, South Carolina, Texas, and North Carolina as a gesture toward fraternal reconciliation. It discusses the broader idea of using relics to symbolize unity, and includes thoughts on law, cooperation, and a shared American future voiced by President Coolidge during travels and speeches in Havana.
The Baltimore Sun criticizes a proposed peg top trouser trend for men, arguing it targets bowlegged and curved legs and would force uncomfortable, narrow bottoms. The piece questions tailor motives and urges stopping the fashion change before it spreads.
President Coolidge urges progress through self government and peaceful policy in the Americas. He warns against excessive military buildup while supporting moderate defense readiness to protect rights without inviting aggression.
An advertisement touts Creomulsion as a two fold remedy for persistent coughs and colds. It claims to soothe inflamed membranes while creosote attacks germs and heals irritation and three day coughs. Money refunds offered if relief isn’t achieved.
President Calvin Coolidge and Mrs Coolidge arrived in Hagiana after docking on the Texas. Ambassadors Kellogg Wilbur and others greeted them as the parade moved to the palace. The couple were installed in a nine room suite and welcomed by a cheering crowd. Secretary Kellogg later voiced optimism that the Pan American congress would yield valuable constructive results and strengthen hemispheric friendship.
Grand Opera Week News Leader and Corley Co sponsor a Jan 16 to 21 Richmond event featuring nine operas at San Carlo Grand Opera Co. schedule includes Aida Faust Carmen Cavalleria Rusticana Pagliacci and Trovatore. Ticket prices range from 12.60 to 25 with subscriptions 50 and 15 plus war tax.
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