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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1928
Page
4
Rates show annual cost 3.50 under advance payment with options for six months three months and one month. Carriers offer higher annual and shorter terms with 4.50 yearly and 2.25 six months plus 1.20 for three months and 0.40 for one month. Weekly rate not fully legible.
If parents have their children memorize the daily Bible selections it will prove a priceless heritage in years to come. A verse from Proverbs links righteousness and mercy to life and honor. A prayer requests guidance to stay in the right path.
The piece questions why gasoline prices differ by two to three cents between states despite similar conditions. It cites Governor Byrd pushing for federal inquiry, notes no federal intervention, and highlights an American Motorist editorial arguing 47 prices exist, urging public pressure on authorities to curb oil company pricing.
The South marches toward a vast industrial era with textile dominance and rapid rayon growth. Capital from American, French, Italian, and German interests floods into Southern mills and plants valued at tens of millions. A nitrate and potash powerhouse, iron and steel output, and a predicted paper industry signal a nationwide shift of industry to the South. Destiny, once warned by Col. McClure, now echoes in a nationwide confidence about southern growth.
The note states that an answer has been forthcoming and urges the Federal Trade Commission to try again in a serious push for enforcement.
The New Jersey Legislature debates authorizing a private toll road from Camden to Atlantic City to ease congestion with a speed boulevard for fee payers. Critics say open state highways offer fair access and warn toll roads threaten taxpayers and natural traffic patterns.
The fragment reflects a meditation on sacred space and maternal influence attributed to John Andrew Holmes. It presents a philosophical assertion about sacred authority and the central role of motherhood as a moral core.
In Grimes Virginia on July 17 visitors include Robert Hubbard and family from Baltimore and Clemons from York pa with Mrs Grubbs of Martinsburg W V. The Hubbards connect to Koester Baking Co. A Galilee service is planned July 22 at 8 pm. The McVays relocate to a summer country home with Cecil visiting. Nurse Annie Finfrock cares for Mrs Taylor and visits Winchester. Casius Hubbard and family from Tacoma are visiting relatives. A Woodbine Community League yard party drew many. Marie Beckey of Harrisburg visits family. Robbery convicts confess to starting a business scheme. London Passing Show reference.
A vintage health ad urges cleansing the body with Calotabs as a system purifier. It claims physicians endorse purification and promises renewed vitality after a weekly course, offering a family package for 25 cents at drug stores.
Capon Bridge brief notes funeral service for Mrs. Martha Oats Fletcher 69 died after surgery at Cumberland Hospital. Survived by husband C E Fletcher three sons Roy Lee Earle two daughters Madeline Whitlock four sisters three brothers. Service at Ebenezer Disciples Church conducted by Rev J Goode interment in church cemetery. Other local notices mention visitors and a road accident injury.
Mrs J T Funkhouser shows slight improvement while Mrs Harry McKee visits Mrs Cletus Whitacre. Mr and Mrs William Norton visit family in Winchester along with daughter Mary Louise of Rom ney W Va. Mrs H C Oats also improving. Evelyn Niven of Winchester stays with cousin Roselie Lovett, while Russell Lovett visits her mother Lily Lovett. Ladies Aid of Church of Christ to hold all day picnic at Keyes Grove on Saturday July 21 with amusements and refreshments.
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