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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1929
Page
4
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A brief religious passage quotes the Bible in formal language noting the angelic dream to Joseph and the birth prophecy of Jesus. The text includes a prayer of thanksgiving to the Lord for the Savior.
Ed win Smith, long time London based market specialist for the government, will resign to join a private fruit firm. He has aided Virginia apple exporters and English buyers by sharing insights on packing, varieties, and foreign demand. Smith will address Virginia growers at Handley Library next Wednesday in Winchester, his last local appearance.
The piece contrasts views by Dean Inge and Havelock Ellis on what makes people happy. A celebrated definition highlights five elements: work, strong interests, companionship, an inner ideal, and freedom from hindrances, plus the need to be in tune with the infinite and balanced by material comfort.
The text contends that our view of and contact with spiritual things define happiness. Without this connection, happiness becomes elusive and life feels hollow and dreamlike.
A Turkish parliamentary measure would ban foreigners from dentistry law medicine and several occupations. It requires those now earning a living in Turkey in these fields or jobs to stop within six months of passage. The report notes many American dentists abroad and recalls prominent figures like Dr. Thomas Williams Evans who advised royalty in Paris.
President Hoover seeks to cut the White House burden by limiting receptions and moving to delegate minor commissions to department heads. He notes only essential papers from Congress and Cabinet actions require his signature. The public business will not suffer if abstracts replace some scrolls.
Fredericksburg editors discuss prohibition era rules banning ice in hotels that could accompany illegal spirits. The piece notes Chicago enforcement aims to curb even ice service, turning hot drinks cold and travelers to lukewarm sobriety.
Babson Statistical Organization compared a $3,000 half hour radio program with a newspaper campaign in five cities. Radio yielded 16 inquiries and 2 orders, while the newspaper ads produced 4,000 inquiries. costs per reply were $166.66 and 75 cents respectively. The notice ends with a quip about sun exposure and slow pay debtors.
Merla Matthews 30 a Langley Junior High physical director and Harrisonburg State Teachers College alumna drowns when a canoe with four occupants overturns off Washington D C. Professor William Lavender also drowns while Norman Hagen and Miss Della Wynn survive after swimming ashore.
A party near the scene passed Edward Gibson's cabin on a return from Washington. The girl said no outcry occurred earlier and that Gibson believed Lavender and Miss Matthews would reach shore safely. Miss Wynn summoned aid after noting the cabin light.
The United Confederate Veterans annual reunion will take place in Charlotte North Carolina from June 4 through June 7. Attendees can obtain identification slips from Miss Lucy F Kurtz to qualify for reduced railroad rates.
Dallas News notes that Democrats urge calm as Gann supporters and opponents alike are described as Republicans, suggesting a partisan dynamic without broad GOP dissent. The piece emphasizes a cautious political climate surrounding the issue.
Jefferson Davis birthday is a legal holiday, banks will be closed Monday June 3. Paper maturing that day may be paid Tuesday June 4. Signatories include John L. Sloat cashier Commercial and Savings Bank William G. Hardy cashier Shenandoah Valley National Bank and J HSV Ost cashier Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company.
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