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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1927
Page
4
Newspaper fragment from Winchester Virginia shows publishing note and prayer content. It includes subscription rates and a column header Bible Thought and Prayer urging parental memorization of daily Bible selections and a Psalm 86:3 verse.
Louis Marshall, American Jewish Committee president, urges moderation after Henry Ford retracts remarks about Jews. Marshall warns against extreme reactions, noting Ford’s apology may fix harm done, especially in eastern Europe, while deflating anti semitic fervor.
In a Washington despatch the New York World notes soldiers will wear rubber heels changing Army image and sound. The piece laments dull olive drab uniforms replacing blue and the muffled march lacks thunderous rattle. It questions if General Grant would approve these innovations.
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company reports 18 million policyholders, noting lower death rates in May and the first four months of the year. Tuberculosis pneumonia influenza measles and whooping cough decline since January 1, while diphtheria heart disease and cancer rise. Health education is credited with improved prevention and care.
A fragment recalls a moment of executions at Joliet prison with dramatic imagery likening it to Roman arena bloodsport and a fleeting sense of time rewinding amid three lives ended.
Doctors and jurors witnessed as three convicts were hanged while 700 onlookers paid for vantage points. The scene, praised by some as orderly, was denounced as brutal entertainment that fails to deter crime or teach justice.
Article notes 5 500 motor camps first counted by the U S Chamber of Commerce with many more uncharged sites bringing total over 10 000. Representative camps show about 10 million dollars invested and 4 million spent annually to maintain. Motor tourists spent over 2 million in host communities last year as camps become valued public assets and attract business. A South Dakota town reports Yellowstone Trail camp worth 175 000 dollars annually.
The Virginia Conservation and Development Commission plans two thirds of historic sites to be marked with metal markers and one third with granite shafts. Metal markers will cover lesser sites while granite marks will honor places of especial interest. The contract for metal markers may be awarded before the commission’s mid August meeting, with erection to begin in fall. The type of granite and face design remains under study and may use Virginia granite if available.
The World Magazine announces next Sunday will feature The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier by Arthur Conan Doyle as No 1 of a new Sherlock Holmes series. The edition promises notable fiction and articles, with limited advance orders and a call to newsdealers.
The Washington Star quotes Jud Tunkins asserting that no small apartment can escape a dispute, framing a biting remark on space and contention in living arrangements.
A novelty term Cork legs honors the designer known as Mr Cork for creating the supporting legs.
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