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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1927
Page
4
The Evening Star under Warner Publishing Co publishes daily except Sunday in Brent Winchester Virginia. Subscription rates listed for one year six months and three months with advance payments. Associated Press member newspaper and reprint rights noted.
A report by Judge Philip Wil Gateardan on the seventeenth judicial circuit including Frederick Clarke Warren and Shenandoah counties finds no prisoners in local jails fit for road labor. The finding reflects positively on county authorities and the road plan.
Public interest swells as three transatlantic aviators wait in New York for favorable weather to launch the 3600 mile nonstop hop to Paris. The piece weighs the race ideal against hazards, noting the Nungesser-Coli failure and urging all pilots reach the destination safely before any early start.
Portsmouth Star notes ongoing sensational incidents from Hollywood California as fans and critics debate the moral standing of movie stars. The piece argues performers are human and that cinema remains popular despite scandals, while suggesting room for improvement in morals versus stage entertainment.
A Baltimore Sun excerpt describes an ambiguous air mission amid a moment of danger. Navy and Army air units participate as some people are marooned and warned, with confusion over the event's precise timing and purpose.
In Washington a commerce aviation official notes a sharp drop in accidents over vast mileage and expanding use to aid flooded districts. He contrasts assured service flights with fatal stunt and test crashes where overloading is blamed, prompting public concern.
Dr. Frank Price, a professor from the Nankin Theological Seminary, recounts a harrowing episode in San Francisco after being captured during the Nanking unrest. His captors demanded kneeling before execution, he refused, and though threatened, he escaped alive. The piece satirically notes the Chinese code of courtesy and punctilious formality.
A Northwestern University student fabricates a room intrusion to gather material for a college thesis on the psychological effects of fear. Police expose the ruse. others in the boarding house become unnerved, sleeping in adjoining rooms. The piece criticizes such sensational research methods.
Ad claims GROVES TASTELESS CalILL TONIC improves appetite and restores color with a strengthening invigorating effect. Price listed at 60 cents.
Roanoke hosts the Disciples of Christ of Virginia at the close of the fifty-second annual convention. Elected for the year: Dr F H Scott Roanoke president, Mrs J Walter Reynolds Richmond first vice president, Lee Sadler Richmond second vice president, Rev A C Meadows Roanoke secretary treasurer. George Zeigler Salem named to the recommendations committee with M C Hughes as alternate.
Brucetown Virginia reports Herbert Fishel returns from Coynes Electrical School in Chicago. Mrs S J Swimley Sr. improving after illness. Friendship Bible Class elects Riley Snapp president Rev J D Russell vice president Lula Jobe secretary and Jack Boden treasurer. June meeting planned at Mrs Julian Snapp home. Rev J D Russell sick at home with grippe. Mrs Irving Huyett of Reading Pennsylvania visiting sister Mrs William Timberlake. Timberlake back from Memorial Hospital after tonsil surgery. Mrs Albert Clendenning of Bunker Hill West Virginia and daughter Virginia Gold Clendenning visiting Mrs S J Swimley Sr. Heiskel of Charles Town West Virginia visiting W F Bragg, then to Front Royal for stay with Mrs Snead.
The Macedonia Church Ladies' Aid met at the home of Mrs. C. E. Armel with large attendance. Attendees included Mrs. M. F. Price Mrs. C. D. Price Mrs. J. W. Newcome Mrs. A. R. Armel and Rev. Hooks among others. Illness concerns mention G. W. Armel and R. L. Petrie family members visiting.
News from Good Virginia notes heavy rains hinder corn planting and garden work. Local social items include visits, a May 3 baby boy named Eugene Edward Clark, and Whitacre school closing May 21. A Tennessee Farmer quote about love and marriage is included.
Virginia travelers are directed to H. H. Burks in Berryville and Jno L. Bladon in Roanoke for fares schedules Pullman reservations and additional information from the general passenger agent.
A Florida newspaper reports a Kentucky man cashed a government $20 check by mistake after he says he thought the nation’s per capita wealth was $20, believing the government was sending his big share.
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