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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1925
Page
4
The Evening Star describes its publisher Harry Flood Byrd and postal distribution details for Winchester Virginia. It notes its daily circulation except Sundays and its consolidation with the Morning News The Weekly News and the Weekly Mirror, providing historical context of the newspaper’s partnerships and naming the publishing company.
The notice presents prices for advance subscriptions: one year at 3.50, six months at 1.75, three months at .90, and one month at .30. It also includes a line for Bua Maeebaee Eiwv at .49 with similar year and half year options and incomplete text thereafter.
The Associated Press headline policy appears with exclusive right to republication of AP dispatches and all local news published in the Saturday issue dated June 27, 1925. This notice clarifies copyright and reuse rules for the period.
Virginia residents paid income tax in 1923 totaling 454 persons, trailing Texas which led with 200,683. Georgia ranked third with 41 and North Carolina fourth with 69,191, showing the so called poverty state also contributing to federal revenue.
Clifton Forge editor George C. Greene criticizes former Gov Westmoreland Davis for backing a penitentiary binder twine factory. The Southern Planter says legislation should aid farmers without giving special benefits to any class. Byrd opposes a bill to manufacture twine with convict labor. The debate centers on state policy, potential job losses, and fair competition with honest labor.
The Charlottesville Progress notes inconsistent signals from Virginia's federal representatives on the Byrd candidacy. It cites Senator Glass and Senator Wanson's tempered stance, with Glass endorsing Winchester aspirant Carter Glass while reserving judgment on others, and mentions Representative R. Walton Moore shifting to Mr. Mapp. the piece suggests local press bias and debate over national party alignment.
In a heated run up to the primary the crowd forgets fears of government from Washington and hails Moore as a tower of strength. They acknowledge Washington support matters, even in a reform driven Commonwealth race, showing how national backing influences local campaigns. A Congressman’s encouragement stands out as different from denounced federal meddling.
Henry Ford has entered shipping, promising American sailors a monthly wage of 105. The move shocks labor and shipping sectors, eclipsing the 47.50 to 55 range and undermining earlier calls for seaman subsidies. Big shipping interests fear Ford’s entry will upend competition and labor markets.
The verse notes life in Punktown with Abner Bimm and a quick sketch of language play as the narrator contemplates words and a curious hometown.
A community quarrel centers on Abner Bimm as supporters hail him as noble and generous while opponents accuse him of stinginess and hindering progress. A writer recalls personal criticism of Bimm, then defends him as the best in the crowd, warning against slander and urging fairness amid factional conflict.
New York implements a modified unemployment dole for the seasonal cloak and suit trade. Hundreds idle nine weeks this season now receive ten dollars weekly from an insurance fund exceeding 1.2 million dollars. The fund was created by a Governor Smith appointed commission and is funded jointly by employers and employees.
The Star presents local wholesale price quotes for goods including flour, corn meal, eggs, butter, hens, feed, and hogs with figures like 1.70 for flour per barrel and 4 to 6 for hogs. Other lines show sheep 8 to 4, stock feed 45.00 per ton, and butter around 85. Local market notes follow with community notices of residents visiting relatives and short local anecdotes.
Gore Virginia notes report Ralph Triplett and D F Kern attending memorial services at Timber Ridge Christian Church last Sunday and dining at Professor Edward Eatons home. Lena Oates, who visited Hazel Pugh and Edith Adams, returned to her Burlington West Virginia home. Stella Timbrooke Alma Bean and Edith Adams took a pleasant trip to West Virginia visiting relatives in Romney and Greenspring.
On Hogue Creek June 26 Rev. W. H. Sampsell and Buddy Taylor of Winchester joined Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Orndoff for dinner. White Hall visitors, Mr. and Mrs. William Good and grandson Billy Good, were with Mr. and Mrs. William Clowser. Miss Pauline Clowser was the guest.
IF Winter Comes ND finds your fuel bins empty you will pay dearly for neglect. Buy now to save on smokeless coke at 87. per ton delivered or 6.50 per ton in 25 ton lots, with cash discount of 50 cents per ton. Prices claimed as lower than soft or hard coal and limited to early November storage.
On Sunday Miss Frances Larrick visited with family. Mrs. Carter Hoover and children spent the day with her mother Mrs. Caroline Crowser. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Peer and children called on Mr. and Mrs. Frank Orndorff. Mr. Robert Foster dined with Mr. Grover Orndorff. Mr. Harry White visited his brother Mr. R W White.
LOUISA Virginia June 27 Thomas A Lane of Richmond was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter by a Louisa County jury for running down and killing Bernard I Pace near Ferncliffe December 10. He received six months in jail and a $1000 fine, with credit for over five months already served.
The Berryville schedule shows trains to Roanoke Bristol and intermediate stops with Pullman sleepers to Gary West Virginia and Philadelphia. Dining connects at Roanoke with Memphis Special to Chattanooga Nashville and Memphis. Parlor and sleeper cars operate to Hagerstown and Philadelphia with connections at Shenandoah Junction and Hagerstown for Washington and Baltimore. For fares schedules and reservations contact H H Burks Berryville or W C Saunders Roanoke.
London dispatch reports Dean Inge shifting from religion to hygiene at a Sunlight League dinner. He suggests sea bathing improves health and criticizes clothing restrictions at beaches. He favors limited swimwear for men and women and proposes safer, segregated access to beaches for women.
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