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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1926
Page
4
The Evening Star is published daily except Sunday by The Evening Star Publishing Co. in Winchester Virginia. It is consolidated with Morning News Weekly The Weekly Times and The Weekly Mirror.
Rates list for Mall subscriptions with annual six month and monthly options and prices. Cartier rates show annual six month and three month options. Includes Associated Press note and brief religious verse and prayer caption.
The U S Bureau of Mines reports May gasoline production at 1 019 000 000 gallons, with domestic demand at 988 900 000. White House spokesman says price trends cannot be determined solely by production expansion, noting stimulative effects on prices if demand rises. The piece suggests monopolists favor high prices and dividends over price cuts.
July 4 marks The Star’s thirtieth year with a longer paper, wider circulation and faster presses. The note recalls progress from a four page paper in 1896 to eight to twelve pages today. It credits reporters, AP dispatches and low advertising rates while honoring longtime staffers John Hoover Charley Brown Frank Krebs and Miss Esther Harris.
A Covington Virginian article notes wedding customs such as veiling the bride. The veil is linked to ancient canopy rites and superstitions, intended to protect the bride from the evil eye and bad omens, with variations seen among early peoples.
The passage argues that wedding rings once signified ownership but now symbolize marriage amid equal suffrage and female freedom. It notes that many old customs outlived their original meaning and are observed for reasons unrelated to their origins.
The Dayton News notes that English Bible sales exceed all other books, with the American Bible Society and British and Foreign Bible Society reporting record figures. In 1925 English Bibles sold set a new annual high, totaling ten and a half billion, with gains in China, Japan, and the Far East, while Russia shows declines.
A June 15 gathering of fifty thousand at Runnymede recalls Magna Charta as the ancestor of liberties. The piece argues that the Charter checked royal power but notes the long struggle until the nineteenth century to secure rights, and reflects on ongoing issues of minority rights and legislative influence.
The Pennsylvania Railroad will sell at public auction at its Winchester Virginia freight office on Saturday August 7 1926 at ten o clock a.m. a carload of medicated stock salt shipped from Mifflinburg Pennsylvania April 17 consigned to Farmers Medicated Stock Salt Company to H Batt. The car arrived April 19 1926 and its receipt was refused so the sale is advertised to pay transportation and storage charges.
A reader questions chairman Bill Ritenour about the regular and independent political factions in Winchester. The note probes rumors he bolted his ticket and jokes about insurance linked to political conduct, ending with a strange katydid anecdote.
Postponed sale of household goods antiques and related items rescheduled for July 10 at 1003 South Market Street. Reported by Mrs W W Dove. sale originally planned for prior date canceled with updated timing.
A local church event titled Lawn Party at Little Mountain Church raises funds for Sunday School. Organizers invite community members to attend, enjoy activities, and support children’s religious education programs.
Mr. Zack Webster and Miss Amy Johns of Washington visited Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Fansler for the weekend, sharing time with the hosts.
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