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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1928
Page
4
The Evening Star of Win Virginia publishes daily except Sundays and carries the Associated Press news. Subscription prices are listed for mall and carrier delivery with annual, semi annual, and quarterly options.
Parents are urged to have children memorize daily Bible selections to build a priceless heritage. Thoughts from Proverbs warn that wicked thoughts offend the Lord while pure words are pleasant. Prayer asks that words and meditations be acceptable to the Lord, the strength and Redeemer.
Amelia Earhart candidly recalls feeling like heavy baggage during the Friendship flight from America to England. She credits Wilmer Stultz for instrument flying while she admits she could not rely on instruments in darkness. The piece praises her honesty and notes the peril of flying by instrument alone in fog and night.
Secretary Kellogg invites twenty one Pan American nations to a Washington conference on December 10 to advance obligatory arbitration for settling juridical disputes among republics. The Havana meeting last February endorsed arbitration and proposed a formal treaty to codify the principle with limited safeguards for independence. The Washington gathering will chart the common ground, face possible reluctance to compulsory arbitration, and seek compromise on intervention timing and rights.
A call for closer cooperation and joint responsibility in Pan American affairs emerged, emphasizing shared decisions on important issues affecting the region.
Admiral H A Wiley prohibits the word gob in ships papers, deeming it undignified. Sailors and officers debate replacements while noting the term’s old Celtic roots and varied modern meanings.
The piece traces the cap and gown custom to ancient scholars who devoted themselves to study. It contrasts the austere old ideal with modern students who seek money or social gains, urging graduates to maintain a learning zeal as they lay aside the gown.
Indications are that the peak of butter production for the season has been reached. Storage holdings continue to enlarge as receivers dispose of high cost butter only at prices that yield profit. Some lots are sent to freezers, limiting top scores available for trading and keeping the market firmer. Cooler weather has reduced ice cream demand and freed more cream for butter making.
Around fifty thousand fans in Los Angeles watched Frank Wykoff of Glendale High School win both the hundred and two hundred metre dashes in record time. He finished the latter just ahead of Charlie Parrock.
The St Louis Post Dispatch notes that the bond between two Balkan nations is deeply meaningful, with profound meaning described as surpassing understanding, reflecting a long standing friendship.
An advertisement urges readers to drink a glass of VINOS before breakfast to cure lazy digestion and fatigue. It claims VINOS is a pleasant sparkling morning drink that cleans the system quickly and invites a full week's treatment for best benefit.
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