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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1926
Page
4
The snippet shows publication details for The Evening Star in Winchester Virginia including masthead by Barry Flood Byrd publisher. It lists editions postmark information consolidation with Morning News Weekly Mirror and subscription rates for various terms. It notes Associated Press rights for republication of news dispatches.
Ballot listing candidates by ward includes First Ward officials Fred W Forney Herman Hable J Henkle Henry and Second Ward candidates R Frank Barr J George Baetjer W W Dellinger.
Governor Byrd urges President to order a non partisan inquiry into the oil industry as gasoline and kerosene prices soar. He warns of monopolistic power and price fixing, urging examination of production, combinations, and transport costs under the FTC and Clayton Act.
In London the international congress of vege discusses fat in the diet. Proponents urge total fat exclusion based on practical tests while opponents cite experiments favoring a balanced or vege based diet.
The article recalls a popular writer who tested fruit and nut, milk, vegetarian, and finally mixed diets over about fifteen years. It notes his conclusion that the best approach is to eat what the average man eats and advises readers to rely on personal experience while avoiding obsessing over dietary rules.
The piece reflects on the difficulty American golfers face in the British Amateur Championship, noting the odds against a single winner from a small team and praising Mr. Sweetser for reaching the finals and securing the title while acknowledging luck plays a role in such a rare victory.
The document outlines a bank’s series of advertisements explaining how banks earn money and whether money powers control them. It emphasizes public prosperity and the bank’s importance to the community and individuals.
A controversial offensive tablet at Claude Swanson Allen's grave in Carroll County Virginia has been removed from the burying ground. The inscription proclaimed Judicially murdered by the state of Virginia reflecting intrastate tensions that followed Allen’s 12 year old execution at the Virginia penitentiary. Prominent state figures including bankers lawyers and clergymen once urged the lieutenant governor to act while the governor was away.
The passage describes Governor Byrd ordering removal of an offensive tablet at the prison and its replacement with a simple plaque noting Floyd Allen and his son’s death dates. It notes public sentiment pushing clemency and Byrd’s focus on Virginia’s good name while Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards were released.
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