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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1928
Page
4
The Evening Star in Win Virginia lists subscription prices for newspaper and carrier delivery by year six months and three months with advance payment options. It notes second class matter at the Win post office and affiliation with the Associated Press for news dispatches.
A short devotional urging parents to have children memorize daily Bible selections as a priceless heritage. It cites Proverbs 22 29 about the diligent man and offers a prayer that the reader be diligent in business and fervent in spirit serving the Lord.
Accomac Virginia editors praise Bishop James Cannon A J Barton Rev Sidney Peters and other ministers for resisting political preaching. They echo Richmond News Leader supporting Warren A Candler and urge earnest nonpartisan declarations to protect the church from partisan influence and preserve its mission.
Washington Post reports Morris R. Daugherty of New Martinsville West Virginia seeks a plane to fly across the Atlantic amid a growing set of would be fliers including Baroness von Schoenberg Kranefeldt and Fraulein Christie Kultes. The piece notes bidders pursue personal prominence and profit while cautioning against reliance on fragile airships and ships newer designs.
The piece notes rumors of a radically new design for easy and safe trans-Atlantic flight and contrasts it with the stunt fliers who do not use such ships. It warns that such ventures may repeat tragedy this summer.
The Portsmouth Star extols summer in Virginia with beaches in demand and soda fountains busy. It highlights Valley of Virginia retreats, calm streams near old mills, and pleasant trips for rest, fishing, and sport amid modern comforts for tourists and vacationers.
The New York Herald Tribune notes candidates refuse to pose for pictures laying bricks or kissing for effect. It argues campaign stunts have little value and predicts the motion picture and radio will shape the season without sacrificing dignity.
UC Berkeley research hints at making cloth with durability and strength rivaling steel cable. By studying glucose in cellulose cotton fiber used for mercerized cotton, scientists aim to create an artificial fiber far stronger. The prospect could extend steel’s domain into textiles and benefit millions of families through rugged boy's clothing.
The Winchester golf club hosts a tennis tournament with 31 entrants. Notices mailed last night list first opponents and bracket details so players can contact each other. Organizers hope the first two rounds are finished by Sunday and invite residents to watch Saturday and Sunday. Information from Philip R. Fowle of Farmers and Merchants National Bank Building.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes both presidential hopefuls avoid a hidden Jesons problem in the campaign, implying no immediate revelation or disclosure affecting voters.
Seattle July 27 The American Bar Association opened its 50th anniversary meeting with a postponed debate on attorney bonding. Delegates split on the rule to forbid bonding, shelving it for next year. Frances Rawlee of Philadelphia led the session, with judges and lawyers from the United States Canada and other nations attending. A keynote address by Hugh Kennedy Irish Free State chief justice was planned. Lashly report blamed bootleggers for widespread corruption and crime linking bribery extortion and violence to prohibition era illicit trade.
A brief caption notes a woman wearing a fox fur in hot weather while a Toledo Blade reader empathy shifts to polar bears. The fragment hints at a page image or caption linking fashion and wildlife concerns.
An advertisement urges readers to drink a glass of VINOS before breakfast to relieve fatigue from tired digestion and clogged intestines. It claims VINOS is a pleasant bubbling eye opener and promotes a full week of treatment for benefits.
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