The Evening Star Publication Details
The Evening Star published daily except Sundays from Winchester Virginia by The Evening Star Publishing Co. It is consolidated with Morning News Item The Weekly News The Weekly Times and The Weekly Mirror. Harry Flood Byrd is publisher.
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Harry Flood Byrd
Evening Star Publishing Co
Winchester
Virginia
Morning News
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Weekly Times
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Subscription rates by Mall for various terms
Rates listed show prices for one year, six months, three months, and one month subscriptions. Amounts are given in advance with figures 3.50 for yearly, 1.75 for half year, and smaller terms, though some slots are blank or incomplete. The section resembles a price list without complete data entries.
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Associated Press Copyright Notice Text
The passage notes that the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to republication of its news dispatches and locally credited material in this paper, indicating AP ownership of content and prohibition on reuse without permission.
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Bible Thought and Prayer Devotional Note
A compact devotional item featuring a Bible verse Psalm 51 10 and a prayer inviting the Lord to enter hearts to renew and cleanse the spirit, presented in a period religious tone suitable for a church or home daily reading.
Roanoke County Farmers Warn Against Central Tax Board
CAPT. J. H. Barger, president of the Virginia Federation of Farm Bureaus, warns Roanoke County farmers about the Mapp proposal for a centralized tax and assessment board. He cites projected land value boosts of 350 percent and cattle value increases of 200 percent, urging effort to keep public expenses within Virginia’s income and opposing state control over assessments. He questions if state ownership of all land would resemble taxation by Russia.
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Virginia Federation of Farm Bureaus
Roanoke County
Capt. Barger
Mapp
Tax and Assessment Board
Richmond
Central Tax Board
Barger
Virginia
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Scrutiny of Mapp Byrd Letter Sparks Campaign Debate
The Staunton Evening Adder contrasts Mapp supporters with Byrd allies over a leafleteering incident. It notes continuing distribution despite a senator’s disclaimer, criticizes Mapp for not apologizing properly, and urges him to denounce the agitators and issue a clear, open apology to Byrd.
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Lad
Frank
Bark-suppressing Dog Operation Reported by Vets
American veterinarians uncover a method to surgically reduce a dog's barking nuisance. The technique aims to curb excessive noise by removing the source of the bark, offering pet owners a new option for quieting a troublesome animal.
Europe Faces Strain as Armies Reach Six Million
Europe is described as groaning under a vast military mobilization with six million men in active service. The article argues the Old World economy is being ground down by the weight of militaries and military spending as nations prepare for extended conflict.
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Europe
Untitled fragment hints at American economic optimism
A fragment references Europe’s unsettled peace and contrasts it with pride in America, noting repeated praise for national blessings amid ongoing business and commercial concerns. The terse wording underscores wartime-era sentiment without detailing events or dates.
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Europe
America
The Song of the Trees in McClure’s August issue
The verse from McClure’s Magazine August issue extols trees as essential sustenance and shelter. It frames trees as hearth heat, shade, water supply, building material, and daily instruments, concluding with a plea to harm them not.
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McClure
Conditions in Agriculture Shift as World Crop Failures Raise Prices
The article argues farm income rises not from higher demand but from world crop failures reducing oversupply. It warns farmers may overproduce again if prices stay high, risking a return to glut. Individual farmers must forecast years ahead, with diversification often yielding better yearly cash.
Agricultural Dept cites 1924-25 farm gains despite low farmer income
Washington release says total gross income from farming reached about 750 million dollars for year ending June 30, the highest since 1921, driven by grain and meat animal returns. Yet net income per operator after capital charge averages 649 dollars, with hired labor earning 569, signaling modest real gains for farmers amid broader crop failures elsewhere.
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Agricultural Department
Washington
Canada
United States
FRIEND OF THE FIREMEN? Show fundraiser tonight invites support
A call to visit the fire department show tonight to help raise money. The note urges the public to attend, implying the firefighters need financial support and are seeking community backing.
Virginia Democratic Nominee Criticized by Editorial Voice
The editorial targets Senator Mapp, criticizing his gubernatorial bid and school policy ideas as demagoguery and warning that his leadership would politicize education. It accuses him of straddling party lines, challenges his integrity, and condemns his remarks about Mr Byrd while denying responsibility for the implied attacks.
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Senator Mapp Blamed For State Political System
The Henry Bulletin reports Senator Mapp spoke at Martinsville and condemns the leadership he helped build. The paper says his plea to nominate a Democrat, said to reflect his long association with the machine and the state legislature, amounts to a self indictment. Virginia’s costly government is attributed to his years of influence.
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Atlantic
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Bulletin
Martinsville
Henry Bulletin
Henry Bulleting
Stephens City Visitors and Guests List
Stephens City Virginia notes a stream of visitors and guests from Lynchburg Martinsburg Grafton Strasburg Luray Washington Pittsburgh and Summit Point. Names include Miss Belle Chipley Miss Willie Chipley Mrs Ida Shoyer Rev C W Cassell Prof A M Smith and several local residents with extended stays and calls on friends.
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Belle
Willie Chipley
Lynchburg
W. M. McLeod
Frank Hinkins
Martinsburg
W. Va
Ida Shoyer
Grafton
Irene Crabill
Strasburg
Ggorge A. Samsell
C. W. Cassell and
Luray
Mary Barr
Pittsburg
Luray. McCarty
Washington
George Carbaugh
J. P. Carbaugh
Mary Palmer
Robert Palmer
Alburton
Krumpe
R. H. Cline
Cline
Woodstock
A. M. Smith
Public sale of city property in Winchester Virginia
Public auction to sell a lot with new frame bungalow on Southwark Street Winchester. Property formerly mortgaged to Frank Miller and Anna J Miller, default on July 25 1924. Sale set for August 29 1925 at noon in front of the County Courthouse. Terms: one third cash, balance in one and two years with two bonds, 6 percent interest, waivers of homestead, insured and deed of trust. Trustees James P Reardon and T Russell Cather.
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Southwark Street
Winchester
Virginia
Miller
Parsons
Handley Schools
James P. Reardon
T. Russell
Cather
Curtis Funkhouser Drives Washington Middleburg Winchester Bus
A reader corrects The Star stating Curtis Funkhouser does not drive the Leesburg to Winchester route. The letter asserts he operates the Washington Middleburg Winchester service instead.
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the Star
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Winchester
Washington
Fairfax Court Case Notice Cited In Brief
Brief public notice references Mrs G C Funkhouser of Fairfax Virginia asserting a right before action. No dates or case numbers provided. Legal language appears as a short notice fragment likely part of a larger court or property matter.
Farmers' Union To Meet On Saturday
The Stephens City local of the Farmers' Union will meet in the People's building Saturday evening, August 1. All who a fertilizer delivered in August-come out. W. Scothron, Sec.
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Summit Point Notes
Summit Point West Virginia July 28 report Rev Hunter Davidson announces union service every fourth Sunday evening at 8 in Union Church Middleway. Little Miss Mary Park Colston of Winchester visiting cousin Miss Janie Michener. News reached here of the mar-
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Hunter Davidson
Union
Middleway
Mary Park Colston
Winchester
Janie Michener
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Local Notices Highlight Marriages and Family Visits
The notice describes the marriage of George Coyle and Marshi in Washington D C during the first week in Columbia and mentions Ralph Smith visiting Bearryville with his parents G William Smith and attendance at a funeral in Shenandoah Junction for Mr Myers. It also notes Master Tayloe Perry of Charles Town visiting Master Pem broke Grove at Hawthorne.
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George Coyle
Florence Coys
Washington, D. C
Marshi
Columbia
Ralph Smith
Bearryville
G. William Smith
Shenandoah Junction
Smith
Myers
Tayloe Perry
Charles Town
Pembroke Grove
Hawthorne
Yard Party Announcement and Tentative Schedule
Fragmentary notice references a yard party at Apple Pie Ridge in a farm setting on a Friday in July. A rain contingency is noted with a church and bee church reference and a vague time 1 5 TE 28-3 appears, leaving the exact details unclear.
Fresh Home Grown Cabbage and Groceries Ad
Advertisement announcing fresh home grown cabbage beets carrots tomatoes and potatoes plus a full line of groceries gas and oil for delivery. Includes contact phone number 9eo Af.
Spitzbergen Lure Draws Homeseekers in Icy Ballad
A humorous poem extols Spitzbergen as a frigid haven from summer heat, listing simpler pleasures like cordwood, snow, and bears. Writers imagine men moving there with families, grateful for six months of sleeping nights and frost, then warn that autumn will end the dream and emigration will halt.
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Spitzbegen
Spitzbergen
Mens
Special subscription offer ends soon for Star readers
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