This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1927
Page
4
The Evening Star merges with the Morning News and weekly editions The Weekly News The Weekly Times and The Weekly Mirror. Subscription rates are listed for various terms and advance payments. The paper remains a member of the Associated Press with rights to its news dispatches and local coverage.
The piece cites a U S Department of Agriculture report showing farm net income fell 20 percent in the past year to an average of 627 per farmer. It argues Virginia's segregation tax law, which repealed the state tax on land and cut taxes by about 1.5 million dollars annually, supports farmers by lowering expenses though productor prices are not controlled.
The article lauds Dempsey for returning after setbacks including a Philadelphia defeat. It praises his grit and willpower, credits him with reviving support for his career, and notes potential for a September rematch against the conqueror in Philadelphia.
A well known school offers a summer course in physical education and fights the debutante posture. The head says the posture is ridiculous and incorrect and harms health, insisting correct standing and walking are graceful and desirable.
Dorothy Mackaye actress is sentenced to one to three years for involvement in concealing facts of Ray Raymond death after a fight with her husband. Paul Kelly remains in San Quentin on an indeterminate sentence. physician to be tried. Appeal grounds include jury panel use and alleged evidentiary issues.
Norfolk Journal notes a new Progressive Farmer cover showing a white boy about to eat watermelons. The piece discusses historical depictions of black people with watermelons and argues such imagery fed stereotypes of the enslaved and lazy Black figure.
The Glen Ridge New Jersey Women’s Club organized a breakfast service at the clubhouse for husbands whose wives are away. They provide fruit cereal eggs bacon and toast to keep the home front fed during the summer months. The piece notes no equivalent club for absent husbands and applauds the women’s sense of collective duty.
Remembrance note from her children marks six years since Mrs. H. A. Hinton died on July 22 1922. They speak of ongoing sorrow and longing while hoping for a reunion in the afterlife in the land of rest.
Walter Burley a black man in Jackson Mississippi died on the gallows after he sought forgiveness from O B Rees and the husband and brother of his two white victims. Burley killed Mrs Rees and her 19 year old sister to cover a prior assault.
National apple advertising drive approved unanimously by northwest states led by Washington Oregon and Idaho with Apples For Health Inc of Chicago coordinating. Growers shippers and railroad reps backed fund raising via per box or per bushel charges to support national campaign and raise 2 to 4 million dollars through a major advertising firm known for the Say It With Flowers campaign.
Royal Arcanum delegates from 1,100 towns across 32 states attend the Golden Jubilee in Seattle July 26 to 30 presided by Harold C. Knoeppel. The event includes special trains, a Colorado Rockies tour, and plans for a 1928 radio project. The order reports over 240 million dollars paid in death claims and more than 20 million invested, with 2000 candidates enrolled last month.
Grimes Virginia notes upcoming Galilee church services by Rev. Snapp of Cumberland Maryland on Sunday July 31. A yard party at Robert Clevenger’s lawn on July 28 benefits Randall family uprooted by recent fire. Also updates on local residents Lohr Dick health, Amanda Pugh’s visit, E D Shirley hospital recovery, and farmers alert to light wheat crop and hay threshing as picnic season begins.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.