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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1929
Page
6
The Evening Star is a daily newspaper published in Winchester Virginia except Sundays. It is issued by The Evening Star Publishing Co and merged with several local papers. Subscriptions vary by duration with prices listed for mail and carrier delivery.
A devotional excerpt urges quiet before the Lord, invoking Zephaniah 1:7 and inviting believers to accept God's invitation and become permanent guests at His feast of love.
The Ways and Means Committee's tariff bill draws sweeping condemnation as a betrayal of farmers. It raises duties on manufactured goods while expanding or creating duties on farm products, increasing costs for food and materials farmers must buy, with little to no benefit to producers. The extra session is portrayed as aiding industry instead of agriculture, widening the gap between farm and industrial interests.
The All Virginia Conference at the Cavalier Hotel in Virginia Beach marks a push to inaugurate the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce ten point program. Since its 1924 founding the group aims to overcome sectionalism and unite efforts for Virginia’s growth through expanded state leadership and practical plans.
The Virginia State Chamber of Commerce lauds eradication of sectionalism and details a ten point program. It calls for extended education, public health for industrial growth, Hampton Roads port development, agricultural ties to industry, forest conservation, and coordinated transport. It urges non political tax studies and state efficiency, aiming to project Virginia to Virginians and the world.
A Boston Herald piece reviews the Biographical Directory of the American Congress 1774-1927 noting abundant unique names in early Massachusetts representation. The column muses on cotton stocking production figures and the challenge of interpreting statistics while highlighting era contrasts with modern naming.
The Providence Journal reports a federal trade study showing nearly eighteen million pairs of all cotton stockings were manufactured in the United States in February. About two million pairs of cotton and wool mixtures were also produced.
The article notes Harry F. Sinclair's incarceration and early jail experiences as a sensational case. It highlights his wealth and notoriety, his lengthy defense against government actions, and his transition to a pharmacal assistant role within Washington jail, framing the broader public interest in his treatment and conduct.
The reporting duty is discharged and Sinclair, a multi millionaire prisoner, deserves privacy during incarceration. Newspapers will not relax vigilance, but the prison superintendent correctly allows Sinclair his rights by ensuring the shadow of the bars obscures him for the present.
President Hoover has shed 15 pounds since entering the White House and weighs 185. His doctor says he is in excellent condition. He enjoys medicine ball and volleyball, calls fishing balm for the soul, and views physical labor as preferable to passive workouts.
Brucetown notes Corrie L Swimley and Mary Whetzel spent Thursday in Martinsburg. Local public schools closed Friday with exercises. Mr Ritter, the principal.
Principal and Miss Carpenter of Winchester have returned to their homes. Mr. and Mrs. Andy Whitacre and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith drove to Woodstock on Sunday. Miss Jamita Huyett Jobe of Bunker Hill visited her father William Jobe over the weekend. Mrs. Tom Bradshaw returned to Summit Point West Virginia after a stay with her sister Mrs. F H Swimley.
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