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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1929
Page
4
The Evening Star Secree with Morning News Item lists by mail rates for one year three dollars and fifty cents and six months with the remaining periods shown. Carrier rates are noted for one year and shorter terms with unspecified values in the excerpt.
A brief religious exhortation quotes Matthew on truthful speech and asks for the Holy Spirit to guide words and actions so they reflect Christ in all communications.
The piece decries Colonel Anderson’s speech as filled with meaningless generalities and exaggerated figures. It analyzes his claims on Virginia election laws, one party rule since 1921, and his miscalculated state expenditures for 1927 to 1929, noting misstatements of billions in taxes and local versus state costs.
The speaker attacks federal statistics claiming Virginia’s tax rate is third lowest by wealth. He argues actual state wealth includes spirit, character, and productive capacity plus land and buildings. He suggests federal figures should account for spiritual and other values, not just material wealth.
Roanoke World News reports gossip from Richmond about talks among friends of the three Democratic gubernatorial candidates. The idea is to drop two candidates, leaving a single nominee to face Republicans in November, avoiding a primary. The piece notes unopposed incumbents for lieutenant governor and attorney general, and mentions party harmony debates led by George O. Greene of Clifton Forge Review with Mapp Pollard and Page as potential nominees.
Pollard appears ahead in the Virginia Democratic race with strong Roanoke support while Mapp and Page lag. The piece weighs party unity versus continued debate, urging a campaign focused on issues and progress rather than personal ambition amid August 6 polls.
The article questions the Fasting Clubs of Chicago and their convivial fasting. It notes the paradox of groups gathering to fast, contrasts it with solitary desert fasting, and mocks the idea of a social fast. It cites Madison Square Garden rallies and dinner temptations, then seeks an explanation for these clubs.
On a very warm June 19, President Hoover shook hands with more than 1,500 people and received the largest flow of calls from Congressmen and other officials since his White House tenure. After 4 30 pm he spoke with cabinet members and others not on the official caller list.
The passage recalls a routine day in the White House on June 19. It contrasts private citizen envy of officials’ getaways with the reality of daily life, mentioning the heat near 90 and a commentary on young men choosing spouses who can cook.
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