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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1927
Page
4
The Evening Star announces publisher Harry Flood Byrd and imprint details. It notes postal designation in Winchester Virginia as a second class matter and publication frequency. It lists consolidations with Morning News and weekly papers The Weekly News The Weekly Times and The Weekly Mirror.
The document lists subscription rates in advance for one year six months and three months with separate carrier prices and mentions Associated Press rights. It notes the date Wednesday July 13 1927 and that AP news dispatches are exclusive to republication.
A compact devotional piece emphasizing scripture memory for children as priceless heritage. It highlights Psalm 119:105 and Psalm 84:10 urging reverence for God’s house, with a prayer requesting love for the sacred space over worldly attractions. It features phrases about guidance as a light and choosing a path in God’s courts.
The Richmond News Leader criticizes the state land tax repeal and condemns the central tax board idea while praising roads funded by the gasoline tax. It argues the plan raises taxes on farmers via higher land assessments and questions Morrissett’s tax revenue gains.
Richmond Times Dispatch discusses road value and impact on Virginia. A Fredericksburg road count compiled July 3 and 4 is cited as strong evidence for the concrete road from Washington to Richmond toward the North Carolina line as the era’s greatest highway project.
During ten hours on July 3 and July 4 total counts reached 8 271 and 6 273 foreign vehicles with 2 943 Virginia cars. Over twenty hours nearly seven cars per minute. The heaviest flow occurred 5 to 6 PM July 4 as 523 vehicles passed.
The piece notes that a California statute bans profanity only when spoken in a loud and boisterous way. It argues modern speech removes meaning from curse words, rendering swearing largely harmless as a refined vocal exercise.
The piece notes Byrd's standing in fame as others are honored, asserting none rival him. It quips that even taxicab drivers who once overcharged would not let him pay for rides, highlighting his noted status and public fascination.
An article notes the rare absolute sense of pitch in one in a million and an acute time sense in about one in half a million. Bill Jenney, at the Hotel Savoy in London, tests accurate within a minute after 32 years tending about 1,000 clocks. Outdoorsmen may gauge time by sun or appetite, often unconsciously. time consciousness can be trained in days or weeks.
The Exponent, morning Democratic journal, and Telegram, evening Republican, plan to merge while each title retains its political stance. The move echoes a fable about a schoolmaster diplomat who adapts teachings to patron views, illustrating selective messaging.
A fragment from a Detroit News piece muses on endurance under heat and garment demands, noting a man would need a lion heart to survive a day and to carry both coat and strange attire amid uncertain weather.
A fragment notes a person weighing his pockets full of belongings, muttering about lacking a free hand for smoking and the impracticality of searching a bag for matches.
Jacob H Hildebrand of Pennsylvania sues Claude F Massie of Frederick County for 1350 dollars in damages from a collision between a Hildebrand truck and Massie Ford coupe on Martinsburg pike. The truck burned after overturning. Massie is accused of reckless operation and deviating left. Judgment motion set for July 30 in Circuit Court.
The Evening Star announces a special July rate now in effect offering $4.00 per year by carrier and $3.00 per year by mail with a pay now incentive. The notice emphasizes saving the discount by acting promptly.
Notice from the Secretary of the Commonwealth orders a Democratic primary for State Senate in the 26th District. Election set for August 2 1927 in Winchester with polling locations: Friendship Engine House Charley Rouss Engine House First Ward, City Hall Sarah Zane Engine House Second Ward. Sunrise to sunset. Adam Forney sergeant.
An advertisement claims Baalmann's Gas Tablets permanently relieve stomach and intestinal gas. It asserts reduction of bloating, heart palpitations, drowsiness after meals, cold limbs, and improved breathing, urging purchase of the genuine yellow package for $1.
Washington July 13 The Department of Agriculture reports the nation's corn crop for July at 2 274 424 000 bushels the smallest since 26 years ago and about half a prior peak.
The crop reporting board notes a smaller overall area sown by about 7 million acres, with declines in cotton and corn but gains in wheat. Prospects predict a very short fruit crop, a reduced tobacco yield, near average potatoes and feed grains, and record hay. Western states fair, Eastern regions weak, late plantings risk frost in northern areas.
Government survey shows winter wheat recovering to yield 579 416 000 bushels and spring wheat at 274 218 000, totaling 853 634 000 bushels for the year. Stock on July 1 stands 27 329 000 bushels, while potatoes rise 11 percent with a 393 000 000 bushel gain. tobacco acreage falls four percent amid diverse economic conditions.
An excerpt from the Washington Star recalls a humorous exchange about fuel efficiency. Mr. Chuggins responds that mileage depends on the display of the car and driving conditions, highlighting a longstanding curiosity about how far one can go on a gallon of gas.
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