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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1928
Page
4
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Daily Bible selections urge parental guidance as priceless heritage for children. A prayer emphasizes humility and mercy, citing Proverbs 16 18 and calling for love justice and devout service.
A Detroit editorial comments on the stock market boom bust affecting investors and the broader economy. It notes big operators profited by timing and small gamblers lost, while essential assets like property, skill, and good will remain sound. It warns against overreaction and stresses rational thinking.
The piece notes rising creativity in robberies as criminals use new theatrics to surprise shopkeepers and customers. Examples include a deli customer pretending innocence, a telegram threat at a telegraph office, and robbers staging silent grabs after triggering distractions. Cash and checks totaling $273 were stolen.
The Vir gQneral Directors and their association are welcomed in Danville for a three day meeting. The article praises Virginia undertakers for high character and reverence in their daily work, noting they are not petty but quietly perform their duties.
A report outlines the undertaker’s long practiced art of embalming from ancient Egypt onward, noting its evolution beyond industry to a learned craft. The piece stresses the value of the Denville gathering for its educational and memorable takeaway.
C W Wattles known as Billy Wattles was laid to rest yesterday at St Pauls Cemetery. The Norfolk Steamboat Company representative for nearly four decades, he was respected as a devoted husband father and citizen and mourned by a large circle of relatives and friends.
The piece notes selective admissions at Princetown and other eastern colleges, two thirds of applicants denied at Princetown, and Dartmouth Williams and Swarthmore applying rigid freshman selections. It says Johns Hopkins eliminates freshmen and sophomores and Stanford considers similar steps. It calls for more junior colleges to let large universities drop the first two years and mentions professional schools becoming graduate programs requiring completed bachelor’s work.
The Way of All Flesh stars Emil Jannings in a humane gripping drama about sacrifice and temptation. Belle Bennett Phyllis Haver Donald Keith Fred Kohler support the cast as Victor Fleming directs with convincing flair for a modern motion picture.
A renowned picture advertised as one of the finest ever filmed concludes its run with a final screening today. The exhibition is promoted as a historic farewell to the enduring classic era.
Harris Hart, since 1913 the Virginia state superintendent of public instruction, is expected to resign soon. A Richmond dispatch says Governor Byrd would appoint his successor for the unexpired term ending January 1930, with a four year term to follow. Reports say Hart may seek the gubernatorial nomination in 1930 or take a lucrative post with a large publishing house. He was previously offered the University of Georgia chancellorship but declined.
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