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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1929
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star announces its post office entry as second class matter and lists subscription rates for mail and carrier delivery. It notes consolidation with several local papers and credits the Associated Press for news dispatches.
A devotional note quotes Zephaniah urging quiet before God for the day of the Lord. It invites readers to accept God’s invitation and become permanent guests at His feast of love.
The article lauds the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce for eradicating sectionalism and boosting Hampton Roads port development. It outlines ten program points including education, public health, transportation coordination, forest conservation, and tax study, urging continued effort to promote Virginia’s resources to Virginians and the world.
The Boston Herald critiques the Biographical Directory of the American Congress 1774-1927 noting quirky Massachusetts names in early congress. It muses on the era’s wordy names and shifts to a puzzling estimate of cotton hosiery production beyond two hundred million pairs, inviting reader input to resolve the mystery.
A federal trade report shows nearly eighteen million pairs of all cotton stockings produced in the United States in February, with about two million pairs made from a cotton and wool blend.
The report outlines Harry F. Sinclair’s incarceration and early jail experiences in Washington. It notes his wealth, notoriety, and long legal battles with the government over alleged law violations. The piece details his role as a pharmacal assistant and conditions in the jail.
The Ways and Means Committee’s tariff bill is criticized as a farmer’s joke. The plan increases duties on manufactured goods and soil products, raising prices for food, cloth, and building materials while offering little relief to farmers, who face higher costs with limited benefits. Eastern Republicans are accused of aiding industry over agriculture.
The Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch notes the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce entering its sixth year with a ten point program. The All-Virginia Conference at the Cavalier Hotel in Virginia Beach aims to inaugurate this expanded plan, building on the Five-Five initiative begun in 1924 to unite Virginia’s sections and advance the state’s growth.
The author argues Sinclair, a multi millionaire prisoner, should have privacy during his sentence while newspapers maintain vigilance. The prison superintendent is praised for protecting his rights by limiting public exposure and preserving discretion inside the prison walls.
President Hoover has shed 15 pounds since entering the White House and now weighs 185. His physician says he is in excellent physical condition. He enjoys medicine ball and volleyball as part of daily exercise, plus fishing for the soul as a balm.
Miss Corrie L. Swimley and Mrs. Mary Whetzel spent Thursday in Martinsburg. The Brucetown public schools closed Friday with exercises. Mr. Ritter, the prin- cipal, was mentioned in the fragment.
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