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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1929
Page
4
Announcement lists subscription prices for the Evening Star and associated weeklies, with post office mailing status and delivery options. Includes annual, semiannual, quarterly, and monthly rates for newspaper and carrier delivery in Winchester Virginia.
The Associated Press governs exclusive republication rights for all AP dispatches and any local news published under its banner. It reserves distribution control and copyright protections for member outlets and partner organizations.
A devotional excerpt contrasts faith in divine strength with humble service. It cites Habakkuk 3 19 and a prayer for guidance to walk with the Master in lowly paths of service. The tone echoes spiritual resolve and reverence.
The article lauds Owen D. Young, chairing the American delegation, for shaping a near solution to Germany’s reparations. It credits his leadership of the Dawes plan and the permanent settlement effort, noting local interest in his success through ties to Winchester, including his brother-in-law, architect Stuart Edmonds, who has visited the area.
Hopewell News reports Governor Byrd’s survey shows counties face heavy local debt from bonds for roads and schools. The move aims to relieve farmers by increasing state funds for schools and allocating gas tax revenue for feeder roads, with expanded state cooperation on farm-to-market roads.
The article praises Governor Byrd for sympathetic state administration and prudent budgeting, noting his continued vigor in his final year. It argues that bond funding is not a cheap shortcut, and that efficient county government and road development aid farmers and land values while avoiding political self interest.
The Fredericksburg post office tightened rules to curb firms sending unordered merchandise on approval. Officials say the nuisance has abated or at least slowed, protecting the public from traders flooding the mails with goods sent to unordered customers.
The post office ends its role as a collection agent for sellers of unordered merchandise. Recipients refused to acknowledge receipts, leading to tracer card requests by postmasters. The move targets mailers who use "auction list" names to bait customers, while legitimate firms on approval remain unaffected.
England races Germany for Atlantic passenger supremacy as Cunard plots two 70 000 to 80 000 ton liners costing about 25 million dollars each. Each ship would carry 5 000 passengers and 2 000 crew, demanding broader pier space and seaworthy facilities. The English press predicts these vessels will loom over seaport towns like floating cities and require vast victualling for long voyages.
An advertisement touts MELLO GLO face powder with a new French process for longer wear and a matte finish. It claims smooth application, a youthful bloom, and a remedy for pastiness flaking irritation and large pores. Sold by Baker's Drug Store.
Robert H. Angell of Roanoke Republican state chairman plans to relinquish his post due to impaired health. He will leave the retirement date to the committee, likely after the June 26 Republican convention. Angell cites medical advice and will quit other nonessential duties while denying full invalid status.
The Star lists wholesale prices quoted today for wheat and cracked corn. Wheat is noted at 1.05 for certain grades and 7.20 for another line, while cracked corn is 2.40.
The page lists prices for corn middlings hens broilers and ducks along with butter fat creamery butter and cattle sheep lambs and hogs. It includes local retail market figures for flour middlings scratch feed and bag prices with Baltimore wholesalers and market corrections noted.
Dr. William B. Wheeler aged 90 died Saturday of bronchial pneumonia at his son’s Boonsboro home. Civil War surgeon in the Eighth Maryland Regiment, he practiced in Boonsboro for 50 years and was a long time member of the United Brethren Church.
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