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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1927
Page
4
Fragmentary religious content urges parents to have children memorize daily Bible selections for lifelong heritage. It also notes a Psalm meditation about drawing near to God and trusting the Lord for salvation. The piece appears amid an old Winchester Virginia newspaper page with notices and ads.
A reader ponders why weather editorials miss the mark and why car troubles vanish at the mechanic yet return once the car leaves. The piece wryly compares editorial timing to weather shifts and mechanical annoyances.
Motorists face rising traffic as warm weather and vacations begin. Exercise extreme caution, keep cars in good condition, know road rules and signals, and avoid passing on hills. Watch for children, drive slowly on curves, and respect others to reduce accidents.
A University of Wisconsin English professor once frustrated Charles Lindbergh by insisting on correct spelling and grammar. Lindbergh later wrote a humorous theme about a clergyman at heaven’s gate facing banishment for two misplaced commas.
The English teacher recognizes the merit of the theme and awards Lindbergh an A for the work, praising its humor and strong speaking quality.
The Staunton plan, tracing to 1903, centralizes administration in an expert manager while a small council handles policy. The Baltimore Sun notes reform spread to about 400 cities, with success depending on hiring high quality professionals and resisting machine control. The piece argues the plan improves accountability and concentrates responsibility, though real advance requires capable personnel and public scrutiny.
Danville Register reports on Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick addressing Smith College graduates. He argued higher education should refine taste rather than impose a fixed code of right and wrong, likening rigid upbringing to stifling a daughter's independent thinking.
Dr. Fosdick addressed Smith College graduates urging loyalty to inner royal values over external coercion. He warned that youth dislike the word obedience yet praised pursuing beauty and mind as high ethical standards, equating his guidance to a timeless standard of good taste.
Dr. Frank Fisher Moore a Homer City physician was killed by an unidentified patient who then shot himself as their car neared Indiana Hospital. The car overturned after the gunman fired four times, motive unclear, with witnesses saying the patient might have been treated by Moore.
Stephens City Virginia locals share visiting relatives from Gaithersburg Maryland. Families report anniversaries social visits and acquaintances in Washington Winchester Strasburg and nearby. An article gives a rule to estimate weight from height noting slight normal variations.
J Henkel Henry, nicknamed the Fighting Councilman for leading Winchester tax reductions and opposing utility rate hikes, seeks the Democratic nomination. He asserts nine years on Winchester City Council and urges party members to support him in the primary, claiming Shenandoah deserves representation in the General Assembly.
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