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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1927
Page
4
The Evening Star announces consolidation with Morning News Item, The Weekly News, The Weekly Times, and The Weekly Mirror. Publisher Harry Flood Byrd was listed at Winchester Virginia as second class matter.
The text lists subscription prices for 12 months 6 months and 3 months and a separate carrier rate. Prices shown include 8.50 for one year 1.75 for six months .90 for three months .30 for one month and carrier rates 7 for one year 4.50 or 2.26 for six months and 1.20 for three months in advance.
The Associated Press reports all news dispatches credited to AP or not otherwise credited for this paper dated Saturday June 4 1927. Local news items accompany the national coverage in the edition.
The piece argues politics are blamed for Coolidge inviting Lindbergh to Washington rather than New York. It says the president’s decision is natural and not for campaign gain, with Lindbergh as the central hero while leaders like Smith fade to the background.
A paper by Prof. Tchirovsky argues that peak sunspot activity correlates with major world events and revolutions. The theory links solar cycles to spikes in human creativity and calamity, noting past maximums coinciding with conflicts such as World War I.
Residents report a hot mid July spell with strong sun and heat. People say they plan to mow the lawn weed the garden and tend plants while avoiding midday hours.
Bedford Democrat extols the rise in education demand as high schools and colleges fill with students. It celebrates graduates just entering life, noting better teachers and broader access, and urges civic faith and self reliance as they begin careers and further study.
Keyser W V Daily News notes Charles Lindbergh may refuse movie stardom despite heroic reception. If many youths pledge not to act, America would be a better country.
Kansas City Post reports Senator Arthur Capper argues manufacturers should fix resale prices to keep them low. He tells retail druggists the Capper-Kelly Price-Fixing Bill would standardize prices, though opponents say it harms competition and shopping.
Cross Roads Va on June 3 reports visitors at the home of Mrs Jennie McKee including Mrs W V Carpenter and children Ruth and Junior and Mr Vergil Strosnider. Also noted are visits by W V Carpenter and family in Winchester and Mr W W Hicks and family to see relatives. Several residents listed as ill and others visiting Winchester or traveling to see friends in the community.
Oranda Virginia reports a light apple crop and late corn due to wet weather and delayed fieldwork. Oats are scarce, wheat looks fair, hay prospects are strong, and poultry and eggs are abundant. Local sick list includes Miss Minnie Orndorff, Mr Hugh Stickley, and Mrs Mary Frazier. Dr E B Fowers and family visited Meadows Mills residents. John Spitler moved to his daughter’s home in Meadows Mills.
Mrs. Bessie Watson and daughter Frances of Bartonville visited Mrs. Watson’s father M. M. Orndorff on Tuesday. Business at our lime plants is dull as demand lags. Miss Charlotte Himelright visits friend Miss Elvira Ayeshire in Dayton, Virginia. Mr. Oscar Mowery of Stephens City is mentioned in the notes.
Miss Eleanor McCartney is valedictorian at Middletown Agricultural High School where graduation was held in the Methodist Church. Prof Garland Quarles delivered the address as diplomas were presented to Eleanor McCartney and 14 others. awards went to Eleanor Gray McCartney and eighth grader Geraldine Judy.
Pupils under Mrs Sloat presented a violin recital at Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church drawing a large audience. The program featured violin solos and orchestra pieces including William Tell and The Ole South with graceful conducting by Mrs Sloat and a gift presented to her by her pupils.
The Andersonville prison in Sumter County Georgia covered 22 acres in 1863 and expanded to about 27. At peak a total of 33,000 prisoners housed there, with 49,485 recorded over time. The burial tract has been transformed into a national cemetery.
Train timetable lists connections from Berryville to Roanoke Bristol Bluefield Williamson Norton Waynesboro and beyond. Sleepers to Williamson and Bristol with dining car, 9 15 A M to Roanoke Cincinnati Columbus and Roanoke, 12 26 P M local to Roanoke, 6 53 P M local to Shenandoah, 8 34 A M to Hagerstown with connections to Washington Baltimore and Philadelphia, 11 29 P M sleepers to Philadelphia and New York. Contact H I Barks Berryville or Jno L Bladon Roanoke for fares and reservations.
A description claims time is read from a person’s eyes as a new method. pupils supposedly dilate and become more perpendicular as a new observer nears, offering an unconventional timing cue.
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