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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1925
Page
4
The Evening Star published daily except Sunday by The Evening Star Publishing Co. at 1 Winchester Virginia. It is consolidated with Morning News Weekly Times The Weekly.
A historical notice outlines subscription options with terms for one year six months and three months, all payable in advance, noting variations in rates. The fragment hints at pricing and payment methods without full clarity on the publication or exact figures.
The Raleigh Observer prints a garbled state issue urging fiscal reforms. Governor Peedi Melgan outlines a widening deficit and seeks tax adjustments as North Carolina faces revenue shortfalls amid proposed farm land reassessments and federal earnings concerns.
Forge review notes that R F Moore contemplates not seeking re election and that Byrd of Winchester and Mapp of Accomac emerge as leading gubernatorial contenders. It highlights their positions on liquor enforcement, road bonds, and state issues while arguing geographic lines blur as party unity grows.
A Virginia period editorial argues for Senator Byrd as the gubernatorial nominee, praising his frankness and age under 40, while noting opposition over a road bond issue. The piece urges voters to evaluate House of Delegates candidates too, and stresses fairness and patience with the six month primary horizon.
Walt Mason celebrates Jones Jinxon a tall mechanic who revives old cars and keeps buses running. The poem highlights his skill in diagnosing and fixing carburetors and engines and his upright work ethic as he earns respect and plans a large home, while the narrator praises practical craft and honest labor.
The Star lists daily corrected wholesale prices from local buyers with figures for flour middlings and bran, butter, hay, straw, and stock feed, alongside local retail listings for flour, spring wheat flour, corn and eggs, plus Baltimore wholesale values for wheat, corn, hay, hens and turkeys.
The United Brethren Church at Inwood West Virginia plans a new ten thousand dollar house of worship after deed recording for an 80 by 217 foot lot on the Martinsburg Winchester pike. The frame church now used by the congregation has outlived its usefulness and growth in the area along with local industry suggests a larger, more inviting church is needed. Reverend J R Collis presides as pastor.
The Associated Press reports that House Republicans will caucus Friday night February 27 to decide their candidate for speaker and floor leader.
An old advertisement claims Marmola tablets from General Motors Building Detroit offer effortless weight loss. It asserts the pills reduce fat steadily without exercise or dieting and can be bought for one dollar or ordered directly.
A notice of gratitude from his wife and children expresses appreciation for kindness, sympathy, and the use of cars through the death of John W. Fugitt.
Virginia officials pressed a plan at a conference with Gov. Trinkle to obtain a U S Public Health Service typhoid certificate for Chesapeake oysters. The aim is to ease an embargo blamed on midwestern publicity, with officials noting no typhoid traces in Virginia oysters and inviting Chicago’s health commissioner to inspect Hampton Roads beds.
The Department of Justice weighs pursuing its own case against individuals named in the Weyauwega liquor case in New Jersey or urging a different course, as reported by the Associated Press from Washington. The decision could affect prosecutions of named officers and related parties.
The authorities announced the plan to move forward with the second set of proceedings, pledging full cooperation from federal agencies to ensure smooth execution and adherence to legal standards. The move signals intensified efforts to address the ongoing matter across jurisdictions.
In Greensboro New York on January 27 taking of evidence began in federal court against 41 men charged with using the mails to defraud in the Bailey Bros. defunct tobacco company stock sale. Prosecutors pressed charges against BE Shoaf B M Brager and B S Williams.
The forest service notes that bending wood often uses a steam process. Hickory and ash are common for this purpose. A straight piece is steamed thoroughly, then bent to shape and clamped while drying.
An advertisement touts a remedy for stiff swollen and inflamed joints. The copy urges readers to join and try this discovery, claiming fast relief and improved mobility with small doses priced per tab.
Help wanted for farm and orchard tasks in the Good area near Wappen. Reliable worker sought starting March 1 with Peterén reference and ability to handle general farm duties.
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