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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1929
Page
4
The Evening Star Winchester Virginia announces post office delivery and publication frequency. It notes consolidation with multiple weekly papers and lists subscription rates and Associated Press affiliation for reprinted dispatches.
Bible verse excerpt instructs fasting and secrecy to receive heavenly rewards. Includes a prayer line praising worship of God in spirit and truth. The fragment reflects religious meditation and devotional phrasing.
Governor Harry Byrd released a formal statement condemning Henry W. Anderson for misrepresenting Virginia finances in his Republican Convention keynote. Byrd contends Anderson doubled expenditures and misused auditor figures, while defending Virginia elections as fair and honest.
Norfolk Virginian criticizes lax practices in checking pilots for alcohol after the Wilmer Styltz crash. The piece argues for routine toxicology to detect intoxication and warns that aircraft travel could become unsafe as drunkenness emerges among pilots and freelance flyers.
A defense of standard airfields is challenged over fatalities from a July 1 crash. The field operators claim no control over freelance pilots, while Nassau County exonerates them. Critics urge preflight safeguards and possible shared liability for any plane taking off intoxicated.
A published remark notes concerns about a pilot's sobriety and license in control of a craft. The source mocks the notion that any public figure's humanity is shown by their golf score.
Governor Byrd of Virginia proposes that states convene special sessions to overhaul statutes and repeal laws no longer needed or relevant. He cites urging by Governor Christianson to limit sessions to essential laws and give careful consideration to each bill, though the legislature failed to slow its pace.
One heat prostration was reported as high temperatures prevailed in the east this week. John Cain, 54, collapsed on the street and was treated at a hospital where he remained for observation.
An advertisement for MELLO-GLO Face Powder targets women with claims of purity and a smooth, youthful bloom. The product, made by a new French process, is said to stay on longer and avoid pasty or flaky skin. Baker's Drug sells the powder by advertisement.
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