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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1927
Page
4
The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia lists publisher Harry Flood Byrd and announces daily publication with mergers from Morning News The Weekly News The Weekly Times and The Weekly Mirror. Subscription rates shown for various durations in advance. Associated Press license note included.
Will Rogers argues the government should provide Lindbergh a pension and high aviation role instead of attracting him to stage or screen work. He urges a national testimonial to support Lindbergh and his mother, freeing him to advance aviation, similar to how Steinmetz received state support.
A reader criticizes radio broadcasters for spreading false reports in the rush to inform. They note even newspapers err from zeal but stress verification and caution. The writer urges broadcasters to adopt greater responsibility and judgment about news dissemination.
The Baltimore Sun notes Louisiana continues to face floods at the Mississippi, recalling the old levee building era that relied on convict labor under harsh conditions. It recalls misery, dangerous posts, illness, and deaths, but frames the current scene as having brighter spots amid the catastrophe.
The Washington Post reports that the 1920s coal disruption looms over Britain as J Henry Schroder & Co reviews the industrial scene. It concludes England must rebuild industrial efficiency to compete, with production for markets as the path forward despite ongoing labor strife. The piece notes progress in repairs and the need for wise policy to restore profits and living standards.
A call echoes that every worker and tradesman should seize any small chance for trade gains. The point stresses that opportunity is not only about capital but affects all individuals in the economy.
The article argues Stalin seeks to expand Soviet influence by backing Cantonese secession from Peking to push England and America out of China. It claims the motive includes boosting foreign trade, revenue, and bolstering Bolshevik power, with Trotzky and Lenin contrasted. Stalin’s subsidization is pegged at ten million dollars as Cantonese forces move toward Peking.
The San Francisco Chronicle notes with pride that Los Angeles has more dress suits per capita than any other city. It cites factors such as a transitional society needing waiters, Hollywood’s shift to society films, and nonprofessional wearers influenced by the movies. It adds LA’s local fashion at weddings and tan shoes as an unintended county-wide edge.
The piece questions if Lindbergh truly flies alone as it praises the courage and enterprise guiding his voyage. It contrasts solitary flight with the inspiring presence of rarer spirits that sustain bravery, resourcefulness, and resolve in perilous air.
Local wholesale market figures list prices for wheat flour scratch feed middlings and mixed feeds. Specific rates include local flour per barrel 1.00 to 7.50 and creamery butter at 50 cents per pound, with various feed components priced per ton or per unit.
At Middletown high school commencement Mrs E W Braithwaite attends with the party. Guests from Martinsburg and Washington visit the Braithwaite and Baker families. Fishermen report a Capon River catch of sixty fish and health concerns surface for Mrs De Haven.
A reflection on honesty as a virtue needing no praise or rebuke. It contrasts public charity with private goodness, noting a man should fear pleasure in public acts and questions whether publicity, not charity, is the motive. An anonymous excerpt pairs Josh Billings and Beecher ideas.
Suits and dresses cleaned and pressed at Bruner's Pressing Club located at No 8 S Braddock with affordable flat rate of one dollar. Phone 125 J listed. Monthly appearance note dated May 20, 1912.
Jefferson Davis birthday, a legal holiday, causes bank closures on Friday June 3rd. Shenandoah Valley National Bank and Farmers and Merchants National Bank announce all paper maturities due that date may be paid Saturday June 4th. Bank cashiers WM G. Hardy J H. Yost John L. Sloat and others confirm the holiday closure.
Train schedule for Worfolk and Western effective November 21 1926 lists multiple routes from Berryville Virginia to Roanoke Bristol Bluefield Williamson Norton and beyond with Pullman sleepers to Williamson and Bristol Dining car and connections at Roanoke Shenandoah Junction and Hagerstown. Details include 2:46 AM 9:15 AM 12:26 PM 6:53 PM 8:34 AM 1:37 PM 6:32 PM 11:29 PM departures and sleeper connections to Philadelphia New Haven.
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