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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1929
Page
4
The notice lists subscription rates for one year six months and three months with amounts in advance. The Model Prayer is printed in full followed by a brief prayer instruction. The text cites the Associated Press in relation to news dispatch republication rights.
The piece surveys G Walter Mapp and his shifting stances on centralization and state power. It contrasts past support for a central tax board and a state official mergers with his current anti centralization rhetoric while noting allies and opponents, including Senator C O Godrick and Bishop Cannon, in a detailed political critique.
Norfolk Ledger Dispatch reports a call for a public debate between John Pose Pollard and his Democratic supporters on centralization of power in Virginia. The note references the governor and a 70,000 vote result, with critique of the short ballot plan.
Henry Ford envisions future homes as more unlike the old than stagecoaches were, driven by electricity to cut domestic work, energy efficient, and centrally powered for heat and light, with homes increasingly in rural or suburban areas.
The speaker praises a boy friendly creek pool over urban recreation, arguing land and sunshine belong to the children. He concedes some of Mr. Ford's ideas seem impractical yet notes a deep pool in a creek can capture a child's imagination.
The Times-Picayune notes that after the Ves tris disaster the United States follows Britain by mandating automatic radio distress devices on ships. The system would have broadcast SOS automatically, saving lives if heard, and Congress acted to require installation nationwide.
Washington Post reports a crash that killed Wilbur Stultz and two passengers. Investigators found passenger shoes wedged under the rudder, causing the crew to lose control as frightened riders froze the controls. The piece notes wartime instructors carried a defective cue to wake students and argues regulations against acrobatic flying with passengers must be enforced.
A concise reflection compares propulsion sources by likening people to locomotives pulling trains, automobiles driving themselves, and cars needing hauling. The line emphasizes initiative versus dependence in motion.
Virginia Governor Harry F Byrd and North Carolina Governor O Max Garner will participate in July 20 events marking the opening of U S Route 311 from the state line to Roanoke. Delegations from NC and VA are expected, with the Virginia Press Association's group likely to join from its Danville convention. The route links Shenandoah Valley Roanoke to Rocky Mount Martinsville and Winston Salem.
Sudan grass grows slowly in spring and may fail to stand. It yields good hay quality when it grows. Beginners should start beekeeping small and expand as they learn. Potatoes thrive on moderately alkali soil but struggle on highly alkali land.
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