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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1926
Page
4
The Evening Star newspaper in Winchester Virginia lists circulation details and consolidation with nearby papers. It outlines subscription rates for Malk and Cartier and notes Associated Press rights for news dispatches and local news publication.
Among four to five million workers on strike, Britain maintains remarkable sobriety and order. Observers credit restrained leadership on both sides and the public temper for preventing violence, hopeful that law and diplomacy will resolve the dispute peacefully.
A recent Empire Theatre performance featured a staged wedding treated with dignity and propriety. The audience respected the ceremony as a beautiful and sacred institution, despite enjoying the stage humor surrounding matrimony.
Norfolk Ledger Dispatch notes Governor Byrd signs a conditional pardon for Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards, closing the fourteen year dispute over the 1912 courthouse shooting. The piece discusses the political feud, motives, and factors behind mercy while recalling the executions of Floyd Allen and his son.
The article praises the governor for acting promptly to help the Allen brothers and other mountain youths of Carroll County. It credits fourteen years of imprisonment with transforming the county into a model of progress, highlighting road and school improvements and reduced illiteracy as evidence of a hopeful future and restored faith in justice.
A Woodstock Herald piece reflects on the rapid changes in society from old time traditions to modern life. It urges readers to accept progress, embrace new ideas, and adapt thoughts and actions to a evolving world for a bigger, better future.
The poem by Walt Mason muses on King Cole with playful irony while a formal public notice from Shenandoah Valley National Bank of Winchester, Virginia lists the redemption details for bonds of Northern Virginia Power Company. The notice covers first mortgage bonds from Winchester and Washington City Railway, second mortgage six percent bonds, and six percent improvement bonds, with payment timing and a premium.
Middletown Virginia residents host and welcome guests from Washington and Baltimore for the Apple Blossom Festival. Visitors include Howard Wright and families, Miss Aileen Sperry, Miss Esther Edmonson, and Mrs Jacob Willey. Local illnesses noted for Walter Edmonson Myrtle Rhodes Pauline Hudson.
Tax collectors convene at City Hall in Winchester to hear taxpayers grievances about property assessments. The Local Board of Equalization will extend session from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to allow every taxpayer an opportunity to be heard. Corinne Thomas, Clerk, Local Board of Equalization.
Martha Catherine Brown nee Brill born November 25 in Tannery died at Fort Valley April 28 at age 60 years 5 months 3 days. She married J W P Brown November 13 1884 and left three daughters and three sons plus fourteen grandchildren and several siblings.
Peach bark beetles rarely strike healthy trees but target trees weakened by winter injury yellows or peach borer attacks. Remedy focuses on treating underlying problems and strengthening the tree. A nitrogenous fertilizer boost helps and a whitewash repellent wash plus lime sulfur in early spring are advised.
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