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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1930
Page
4
A fragmented notice from Wiuchester Virginia shows post office service details and subscription rates. It references The Evening Star and mentions the Associated Press as the news dispatch source, with terms in advance for yearly and monthly rates.
A devotional fragment cites Philippians 2 5 to 8 on Christ’s humility and obedience. It includes a second prayer invoking the Creator Spirit to dwell within our hearts. The tone is reverent and scriptural, focusing on spiritual humility and divine presence.
Charlottesville Progress reports Garber sent a cablegram to Ambassador Dawes urging a British official from the Depot of Agriculture to assess the fruit fly infection behind Great Britain’s apple import ban. The piece questions the move’s usefulness and notes political value as campaign material for the Seventh District Congressman.
J Scott Parrish of Richmond reports the Smoot Hawley Grundy tariff act will complicate efforts to reopen trade with Great Britain. J Gordon Bohannon, head of the All Virginia party and Virginia Chamber of Commerce president, says the embargo on American apples may grow under new duties at Hampton Roads. The delegation had visited Britain to promote trade and speed relations via the port.
The piece argues the Hawley Smoot Grundy tariff harms export trade and living costs. It says protectionist measures shut off world markets, raising unemployment as mass production cannot be absorbed domestically. It condemns leadership that benefits a few at vast public cost.
The Petersburg health department trims staff and dispenses with an assistant bacteriologist as infant mortality in the city remains among the highest in the nation. The editorial defends public health goals while demanding explanations for the troubling death rates and urges accountability from city officials.
Capon Bridge notes report visits to Martinsburg and Frostburg, church attendance, and a hospital patient under care. Local boards of Capon and Bloomery districts met to hire teachers and conduct business. Various residents and visitors are named, with no major events beyond routine community notices.
Game Warden F. W. Pingley received an order from the Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries during a severe drought urging salvage of marooned trout. He is to enlist game protective associations and the Isaac Walton League to help and to urge local papers to appeal to citizens living near trout streams to monitor and report dry runs.
Local observers report streams have gone dry this season across the territory, affecting irrigation, wildlife, and water availability. Officials urge conservation and monitor groundwater levels as drought persists.
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