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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1929
Page
4
The Evening Star in Winchester Virginia publishes daily except Sunday with Morning News The Weekly News The Weekly Mirror. Subscription rates listed: one year 3.50 six months 1.75 three months .90 and other rates. Associated Press holds republication rights for news dispatches and local news.
A religious reflection cites Ezekiel 11 19 20 about God giving a new heart and spirit to His people. The text emphasizes obedience to statutes and keeping ordinances as evidence of belonging to God. It includes a prayer line acknowledging divine presence surrounding the believer.
Richmond Times-Dispatch notes Virginia will attract large tourist crowds this spring and summer due to reform era publicity and development efforts. The State Conservation and Development Commission releases The Reckoning Land pamphlet with maps and 800 points of interest while John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Dr. W A R Goodwin support Williamsburg restorations. Virginia highways hotels and data for visitors are highlighted as tourists are urged to come and enjoy the state.
In Chicago court New York case involves two men suing a railroad for 50000 dollars claiming 175 hives and 20000000 bees died en route from Alabama to Illinois. The railroad admitted deaths but argued over cause and responsibility. Jurors awarded damages to plaintiffs and yet reduced total to about one eighth.
The New York World reports opponents of a gasoline tax call it unfair and misleading, while arguing the tax is fair and necessary. It notes 46 states impose such taxes and New York drivers pay in proportion to road use, including when traveling to other states. The piece questions distribution of funds and the impact on New York City motorists versus county road costs.
The article notes marbles as an ancient game found with early civilizations. It discusses turning it from a quarrelsome pastime into a sport with rules and umpires, and mentions a boy’s transition from tenderfoot to scout in college history.
The amended black bass bill forbids catching these fish in April May June and July in Maryland tidewater. The measure passed the House last Thursday and advances to the governor for signature to take effect June 1. It marks the first state protection for bass, especially in the lower Potomac, under Maryland jurisdiction.
Nature lovers welcome the awakening of spring while farmers pressed by seasonal work hope for a slower arrival. The piece notes tension between appreciation for renewal and the urgency of agricultural duties.
The Star lists today’s wholesale prices for farm goods and livestock including hay, young chickens, ducks, corn meal, mixed feed, screenings, middlings, eggs, creamery butter, cows and heifers, cattle calves, sheep, lambs, and flour. Prices shown are exact quotes with ranges and unit values.
Markets closed for the preceding day with scattered cattle hogs and calves noted. Prices vary by grade and weight as buyers and sellers navigate limited offerings and market fluctuations.
A brief note observes that modern life produces many high steppers yet calls for more forward steppers to drive progress and mobility. It emphasizes the demand for improved forward motion and acceleration in daily routines and tasks.
Winchester will observe a brief half mast tribute for Marshal Foch at his funeral day. The city will fly flags at half mast from city hall to Arc de Triomphe in memory of those from Lynchburg who served under him and perished. The mayor and American Legion Post organize the observance with taps and bells for five minutes.
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