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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1929
Page
4
The Evening Star details its mailing as second class at Winchester Virginia and lists consolidation with Morning News and weekly publications. It notes daily publication except Sundays and credits The Evening Star Publishing Co. with local circulation.
The notice lists subscription rates by mail and carrier for periods of one year six months three months and one month with advance payments. Prices are stated in dollars and cents. An Associated Press credit line appears noting exclusive republication rights for dispatches.
A religious quotation emphasizes God’s boundless power from the Old Testament text Jeremiah 82:27 and a prayer praising God as eternal. The lines reflect faith in divine omnipotence and eternity.
Virginia officials have stepped up enforcement of state and federal prohibition laws. Prosecutions and convictions rose markedly from 1925 to 1928, with 20,005 prosecutions and 15,297 convictions in 1928, reflecting strong cooperation between the prohibition department led by John R Saunders and local officers.
TheRichmond Times Dispatch argues Major Segrave’s Florida speed trial at about 231 mph offers entertainment but little practical value. The piece notes the feat tests machinery and durability, carries extreme risk, and predicts standard cars will not reach such speeds on normal roads or racecourses.
The piece praises daredevil feats and the thrill they offer spectators highlighting Major Segrave's breath taking Daytonia race as a testament to human daring. It argues such stunts reveal a spirit of daring that drives progress despite limited practical value.
President Coolidge signs a bill authorizing War Department headstones for Confederate graves. The piece links healing memories, national solidarity, and postwar reconciliation across regions as Republicans push memory into official records ahead of Confederate veterans’ inaugural parade.
An editorial laments child smoking and urges strict laws to forbid four year olds from lighting up. It critiques excessive government control and mocks reliance on new rules to direct private conduct while warning of punishment for dissent.
Mr. Harry R. Kern Jr of the University of Virginia is spending the spring vacation here with his father.
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