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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1924
Page
4
Publisher details for Winchester Virginia newspaper editions list evenings, weekly papers, and rates by mail or carrier. It notes Associated Press use and republication rights with a June 2 1924 date and contact numbers.
A reader opines that McAdoo's push for a national minimum wage is radical and unworkable. The essay argues labor pricing should follow supply and demand, warns against government paternalism, and predicts subsidies would burden taxpayers and hurt business. It calls for efficiency and frugal policy instead.
Leader Godrick of a $50 million road bond drive, active in Virginia, travels to Kentucky to speak in Louisville and other cities. Organizers like the Good Roads Association push roads and school bond measures, while opponents contend voters must know the facts before endorsing bonds.
A letter from a Winchester grower highlights the vital need for a standardized Virginia apple packing system amid southern market demands. The discussion reflects concerns about quality and consistency for fruit sellers and buyers.
The Virginia fruit growers meet in Harrisonburg to push a uniform standard pack for apples to regain the southern market. A Western New York letter notes a shift toward cooperative control, aiming for 10 000 cars and increased market volume, while Shenandoah Valley organizers anticipate rapid progress.
The poem portrays law abiding men tempted by old time spirits and bootleg liquor. It scorns bootleggers who ignore the law while urging readers to seek pure refreshment in brook and horseponds with moral vigor.
Howard P. Kern formerly of this county now living in Martusburs visited friends Saturday. While working as a carpenter a nail flew from the board and penetrated the eyeball destroying sight in one eye. Mr Kern remains hospitalized as doctors assess his condition. Mr George C C Meade of near Boyce Clarke county Va has been able to return home after he.
A patient at Memorial Hospital has been treated for rheumatism for several weeks and is no longer described as paralyzed. He is reported to be under care and improving.
R Gray Williams of Winchester delivered the graduation address at Charles Town High School. Dorothy Bailey won the primary penmanship medal and Helen Blum the intermediate penmanship medal. The graduating class includes Francis Conklyn Charles Osburn Murray Phillips Forrest Rissler Harry Bonemus French Skinner James Skinner Virginia Bailey Thelma Dick Marianna Johnson Elinor Lyne Edna Smallwood Mary Smith Elizabeth Snyder and Jwaste Trussell.
Dr. David Hepburn of the Virginia Anti-Saloon League told a law enforcement conference in Danville that prohibition is imperfectly enforced and needs a fairer application. He argued prohibition has reduced crime and poverty where fairly tried, while blaming unfriendly lawmakers for enforcement difficulties in Virginia during 1923 and 1924.
A speaker argues juries often refuse to convict, cites a seventh district not guilty verdict despite a moonshiner's confession, and urges churches to bolster public support for law enforcement. He warns self enforcing laws fail without backing from public opinion and faith communities.
Stephens City Va June 2 finals of Stephens City High School opened with a baccalaureate sermon by Rev. Dr. D. J. Blakemore of Washington DC at the M E Church South before a large audience.
The school plans certificates for seventh graders advancing to high school. Edith Gregory will give the welcome, Edna Cadwallader reads the class history, Edith Reed leads the poem, Arthur Allybridge delivers the oration, and Mary Vucky performs a piano solo. The Last Will and Testament and other pieces follow as part of the program.
A brief dialogue scene shows Gerald and Geraldine debating speech and ownership as they argue about who should speak for Gerald. The exchange hints at power and authority in communication within their relationship.
Schedule to effect Dec 9 1938 lists multiple trains from Berryville Virginia with routes to Roanoke Bristol Shenandoah Philadelphia New York Hagerstown and connections. Parlor cars brooders sleepers and dining service offered with Pullman accommodations and transfer points at Shenandoah Junction Roanoke and Hagerstown. Agents listed for reservations in Berryville and Roanoke.
A brief exchange is cited where he asks why she did not reveal an engagement, and she responds she is not the type to boast of her conquests in a dialogue quoted by the Boston Transcript.
A fragmentary devotional noting casting burdens on God. It cites a speaker urging complete trust, saying burdens cannot overwhelm the divine. References Bishop Hall style language appear in partial phrasing about reliance on God and burden lightness.
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