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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1929
Page
4
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The Baltimore Sun notes the Borah resolution to limit tariff revision to agriculture faces a wary Senate. It highlights higher rates under the Fordney McCumber law and cites Representative Hare on the cost to farmers for items from harness to tombstones. He warns Hawley bill passage would raise living costs by hundreds yearly per family.
A Virginia balance sheet system shows weekly consolidated figures with assets disbursements and exact state balance as of the prior day. The new method, begun under Westmoreland Davis and publicized by Governor Byrd, replaces earlier ad hoc estimates with precise totals for budgeting and surplus or deficit assessment.
The piece lauds Virginia's shift to centralized treasury control since 1928 with deposits through the state treasurer and audited appropriations. It notes a $12.7 million cash balance in banks on Feb 28 1929 and forecasts a state surplus potentially exceeding $2.5 million, contrasting with a $1.5 million deficit six years prior. The commentary credits Byrd and praises improved tax collection and administrative efficiency.
The ad links muscular pains to rheumatism caused by a run-down condition with low red-blood-cell counts. It promotes 8.8.8 as a cure that builds red blood cells to strengthen the body and reduce rheumatic symptoms, claiming pains fade as the blood supply improves and the immune system strengthens.
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