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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1925
Page
4
The Evening Star printed in Winchester Virginia lists editor Harry Flood Byrd and details on post office mailing as second class matter. It shows subscription prices for one year and six months in advance, three months and one month, plus carrier rates, with rounding and typos in the snippet.
The notice states that Associated Press retains exclusive rights to republication of all AP dispatches and any local news published in the paper, regardless of credit. It asserts AP’s exclusive entitlement to use and reprint all such material.
Bible thought for today reflects Luke 6 38 on giving. It quotes Give and it shall be given unto you with good measure pressed down and running over. It notes the same measure you mete with shall be measured back.
Virginia Democrats prepare for four weeks until the Monday vote as Byrd and Mapp clash over tax reform. The discussion centers on a proposed Central Board in Richmond to set land and real estate assessments, with critics warning it could remove local taxation control and create costly new commission fees.
The article notes farmers and millers face an erratic wheat market driven by shifting reports. Prices swing daily on weather, drought rumors, rail reports, and overseas demand, with speculators profiting while legitimate buyers ignore the fickle signals.
The piece laments that six Meadows children bear the greatest burden after their mother dies, and their father Grover Meadows serves a prison term for the act. It appeals to moral duty and to the value of parental guidance, urging care for the innocent in the wake of the family’s disaster.
Earthquake in Santa Ara injures twelve and causes extensive property damage estimated from three million to thirty million dollars. Local officials assess losses as rescue teams search for safety concerns and assess structural integrity across affected districts.
The piece notes California and Japan lie in earthquake prone zones with five major Pacific Coast quakes in a century, San Francisco’s 1906 disaster and Santa Barbara’s resilient reconstruction, then shifts to Virginia politics, arguing Byrd’s independence could clash with party machines and urging a choice between Byrd and Mapp, cross comparing the two machines rather than the two men.
Roanoke Times and World-News and Crawfords Weekly weigh in on the Byrd and Mapp contest. The Roanoke papers back Senator Mapp citing his stance against the machine and fear Byrds alliance with office holders. Crawfords Weekly Norton endorses Byrd praising his experience and accusing Mapp of past machine ties.
IF Winter Comes ND warns residents of empty bins and high winter costs. The ad touts smokeless coke at 87.00 per ton delivered and 6.50 per ton for 25 ton lots with a cash discount of 50 cents per ton. Stores would delay payment until November 1 as the seller seeks to move excess coke quickly.
The notice lists connecting schedules between Hagerstown and Shenandoah Junction with Washington Baltimore Philadelphia trains. Parlor car to Hagerstown and Pullman sleeper Hagerstown to Philadelphia and New York are noted with stopovers for connecting lines. Fares and Pullman reservations available through H H Burks in Berryville Virginia and W Saunders in Roanoke Virginia.
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