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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1926
Page
4
The Evening Star publishes subscription rates for Mall and Cartier editions. One year costs 3.50 for Mall in advance, six months 1.75, three months 0.90, and one month 0.30. Cartier prices are 4.50 annually, 2.25 for six months, 1.20 for three months.
A July 1 1926 item presents a biblical verse from Leviticus urging fair judgment and no respect of persons, paired with a prayer asking God to temper justice with mercy for all.
A New York Times financial note cites 91 million dollars in half year dividends by Standard Oil as the largest since the breakup. North Tarrytown readers question when that breakup occurred and argue price controls persist, with gasoline at 25 cents a gallon and no clear explanation for the high cost.
Virginia reports over seven thousand students earned diplomas in the spring, up from 6 633 last year, with high school enrollment rising more than eleven percent. Fifty percent of graduates entered state colleges, and Virginia ranks fourth in graduates who go on to college.
The text argues that the South avoids spoiling from economic development as education and culture advance alongside progress. It emphasizes that education and culture accompany economic growth, implying a balanced regional development.
Richmond editorials endorse Governor Byrd’s plan to appoint a constitutional amendments commission. The panel includes Judge Robert R. Prentis and notable Virginians to advise on meaningful changes, aiming for informed General Assembly action rather than a broad convention.
A stern exhortation urges Virginia drivers to read learn and obey the new automobile law. It argues ignorance offers no immunity from liability and calls for strict enforcement to protect motorists and pedestrians.
A University of Cincinnati expedition uncovers Neolithic pottery, 500 to 800 year B C artifacts, a 2,500 year old stone altar, a water channel and basin, and bathtubs used by ancient Greek athletes at Nemea. Dr B H Hill and Carl W Blegen lead the Nemean excavations.
The plank urges restoring party control by restoring party government and proposes that the next Legislature modify the primary law. It argues that primaries should be optional in lesser units of government to strengthen representative government by political parties.
Indiana politicians advocate changing the state primary law during the 1927 legislative session. Democratic and Republican platforms include planks signaling support for reform to improve the nomination process within representative government.
Shenandoah Valleys leading mountain resort at Orkney Springs offers July 4th and weekend activities twelve miles west of Mount Jackson. Facilities include golf tennis dancing bowling and horseback riding.
Multiple banks announce closures for Declaration Day on Sunday July 4 with payment dates moved to July 5 or July 6 and additional holiday closures noted for nearby institutions. Cashiers from Union Bank of Winchester Commercial & Savings Bank Shenandoah Valley National Bank Farmers and Merchants National Bank Virginia Loan & Thrift Corp list modified payment days due to the legal holiday.
The Berryville schedule lists May 2 1926 journeys to Roanoke Bristol and beyond with Pullman sleepers to Gary W Va Philadelphia and New York. Dining and parlor cars connect at Roanoke Shenandoah Junction and Hagerstown with trains to Washington Baltimore Philadelphia and Nashville. Fare and reservations available from Berryville agent H H Burks and Roanoke general agent Jno L Bladon.
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