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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1926
Page
4
The Winchester Virginia Daily page features a devotional segment titled The Best Teaching and a prayer verse from Deuteronomy 6 6 7. The column appears in The Evening Star Publishing Co. edition dated Friday July 2 1926 and is presented under Associated Press guidance with standard publisher notices.
Jefferson is portrayed as a versatile leader and consummate politician who advanced liberty democracy and national strength. Claude Bowers lauds his ability to discern talent outmaneuver rivals and manage men with calm dignity, linking his success to leadership and strategic patience.
The analysis credits Jefferson with superior public sentiment sense and deep empathy for the American people. Bowers argues his extraordinary management and profound belief in the people allowed him to win despite powerful opposition, more than raw intellect.
Fifty years of world fairs show how expositions spread art and progress yet raise questions of cost and lasting impact. The piece contrasts early showcases with modern media and wonders what today’s daily expositions offer beyond novelty.
Roanoke World News analyzes President Coolidge and Virginia Governor Byrd on cutting government costs. It contrasts Coolidge’s no fill vacancy payroll plan with Byrd’s outside efficiency survey and independent commission. Byrd backs the commission and its forthcoming recommendations, while Coolidge’s approach is labeled unbusinesslike.
The text argues Coolidge trails in 1928 as critics urge broader government reforms under Byrd in Virginia. It charges him with petty politics and lacking a vision for larger, more effective governance, linking this to declining public prestige and a tougher reelection path.
Rosenberger Virginia notes list visits by Mr. and Mrs. Walter Clowser and children and other locals including Edison Fawcett, Guy Frye, J. B. Snapp, Luther Clowser, and W.7. Smith. Junior Clowser suffers chicken pox while Luther Clowser nears weakness as kin from Morgantown West Virginia visit.
Shenandoah Valley’s leading mountain resort invites guests to spend the Fourth of July and weekends at Orkney Springs twelve miles west of Mount Jackson. Activities include golfing tennis dancing bowling and horseback riding among others.
Several banks announce closure on Sunday July 4 and observed Monday July 5 as legal holiday. Payments maturing July 4 may be paid July 6 or alternate dates as noted by each bank official including Union Bank of Winchester Commercial & Savings Bank Shenandoah Valley National Bank Farmers and Merchants National Bank Virginia Loan & Thrift Corp.
The May 2 1926 schedule lists train routes from Sperryville to Roanoke with stops at Waynesboro Shenandoah and Hagerstown including Pullman sleepers to Gary and Philadelphia dining and broiler cars. Connections at Shenandoah Junction and Roanoke provide links to Memphis Nashville Chattanooga Washington Baltimore and Philadelphia. Fares schedules and reservations available from H H Burks Sperryville and John L Bladon Roanoke.
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