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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1925
Page
4
The Evening Star Publishing Co. of Winchester Virginia publishes daily except Sunday and is consolidated with Morning News The Weekly News The Weekly Mirror. The notice records publisher Ary Blood Byrd and marks second class mail at the Winchester post office.
The notice lists subscription pricing with options for one year at 3.60, six months at 1.60, three months at .90, and one month at .30. It repeats several incomplete lines and decimals, indicating a pricing table for different durations. The legible items specify advance payment terms and monthly rates.
The notice states Associated Press rights and republication rules for taxi news dispatches, crediting the AP and local news usage terms, clarifying exclusive alitment and publication constraints for this paper.
The SWC camps of bond advocates led by Godrick urge bonds to speed Virginia's highway program, while opposing pay-as-you-go. The Rich-Dispatch, Times-Dispatch and Danville News discuss Governor and Senator Morgan R. plans, urging a decisive funding method. Public opinion backs modern highways despite fiscal disagreements.
The Raleigh News and Observer contrasts Virginia's 1926 legislature with North Carolina, warning that post 1925 general tax hikes will burden many people. It notes North Carolina begins to pay the piper amid distraction finances and a large debt, while Virginia pursues conservative progress.
A writer warns that growing use of tax free securities by states counties and cities forces ordinary taxpayers to shoulder rising interest costs. He notes bond issuances have tripled since 1913 and argues excessive borrowing risks bankrupting communities when tax-exempt bonds lose security.
The Girls Athletic Association team defeated Upperville High School 28 to 10 in a fast, clean matchup. Lina Hauptman starred with 13 of the 14 local baskets, while Mille son, Eddy, Wood, Kelchner, and McCann contributed strong plays. Referee Miss Aulick oversaw substitutions as Milleson replaced Barr at guard.
The phrase feet of clay denotes the mortal part of human nature behind a godlike facade. It warns that grand figures may suffer a grave fall to remind others of their mortality, tracing origins to Daniel Ll, verse 38 in the Bible.
A Winchester fundraising drive aims to raise 200000 for Syrian orphans hosted by the Virginia Training School in Syria. Mrs. Robert E. Lee Grant leads society workers in a benefit at Empire Theatre with Mary Roberts Rinehart’s The Breaking Point and a sweets patrol to support the Save the Flag campaign.
Testimony by Theodore Roosevelt former assistant secretary of the navy and government letters and telegrams show Albert B Fall kept secret that he leased the Teapot Dome Naval Oil reserve to Henry Sinclair’s Mammoth Oil. Roosevelt said he pushed for an executive order shift transferring the reserve to the Interior department to grant the navy final say in its administration.
The Star retracts a recent claim that Harrington Adams, Inc. of Fostoria produced the musical comedy As You Was for the American Legion. It states the play was written by Thomas Burly, then secretary of the Winchester chamber of commerce, and produced by Mrs. A. M. Baker of this city.
Washington reports the Treasury closed subscription lists for the latest securities issue. Total subscriptions reach about 747 million dollars with 382 million in bonds and 365 million in certificates. Most subscriptions under 10 thousand were pro rated, funding government needs to next tax period June 15.
Berryville March 12 A large number of Gold Rule Circle of King's Daughters members attended the meeting in Clarke county. A case involved a boy begging for items for his blind father from Winchester, prompting a report to authorities. The group distributed clothing for school children and discussed securing primer books and moving pictures for educational use. Dr Charles Scanlon of Pittsburg, brother of former Berryville pastor Rev D J Scanton, noted as chairman of the National Motion Picture Conference, attended.
The Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church hosts a pageant titled The Way of Japan tomorrow night at 8 as part of the twenty fifth anniversary of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society. Directed by Mrs J Luther Neff the cast includes about 35 women and children with a music program led by Mrs Raymond Rosen berger. An offering supports missionary work.
New downtown Los Angeles traffic law gives pedestrians priority over vehicles at crosswalks. Pedestrians must signal with a raised hand, laws require motorists to stop until crosswalks clear, and jaywalking is punishable by fines up to 500 dollars and jail. Violators face escalating penalties, with about a dozen arrests early after enactment. The ordinance aligns with a national street safety conference urged by Secretary Hoover.
The Church of the Brethren will conduct services beginning the fourth Sunday on March 22 at 11 a.m. at Minnie Wood Chapel on the Berryville Pike. The Rev. David Messick will deliver the sermon.
Apple cider concentrate development in the Shen Valley for apple product manufacture shows pressurized syrup yields a preservative free beverage. Apple Products of Waynesboro VA promotes cider syrup obtained by pressure with reduced transport costs. F Ramacciotti acts as distributor for the product locally.
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