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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1926
Page
4
Winchester Virginia publication note records the Evening Star as a daily except Sunday paper with ties to Morning News Weekly News Mirror and Associated Press. It lists pricing, consolidation details, and AP republication rights for local and dispatch news.
A Winchester attorney seeking approval in Washington faced a cascade of demands for evidence of authority and existence. In frustration he penned a terse list asserting basic facts that a court exists, Winchester is a Virginia city, Virginia is a state, and the United States is a son under the sun, after which the case was settled.
The Prince of Wales, at Sandwich Bay, helps a caddie brushed with sand after an accidental spray. He apologizes for the mishap and later asks if his bad play means he is not bad tempered. He seeks to be liked and admired despite on course lapses. Photographers are present as he plays.
The Cumberland Times discusses seasonal employment across sectors notably coal and building, noting winter work may ease downturns. The piece highlights the automobile sector led by Henry D and references his latest book proposing a solution to the instability in jobs and workers’ mobility.
Henry Ford envisions workers with multiple trades rather than single specialized roles. He supports locating industries near mines for interchangeable employment and powering operations at the mines. He notes experiments in providing winter factory work for farmers and argues broad use would aid American agriculture.
The poem describes a raging storm that tears through a village, uprooting roofs and barns, carrying away fences and washing lines, while the narrator praises Nature's power and laments personal loss until his own stable is wrecked.
Mrs. Robert E. Lee widow of the eldest grandson of Gen. Robert E. Lee won a half interest in the $1,000,000 Lee estate in Fairfax County Circuit Court. The ruling against her brother-in-law Dr. George Bolling Lee will be appealed to the Virginia Supreme Court. The estate includes Richmond business property and two country places Ravensworth in Fairfax and one in New Kent County.
Mrs Helen M Kowalczyk of Hope Avenue recovered health after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reported feeling stronger and sleeping better after the treatment and urged others to try the product. A Detroit reader shared similar positive results and recommended the medicine. Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has been used by women for over fifty years and is sold at druggists.
Chicago May 20. A beauty exposure claims women in the United States spend over five million dollars daily on cosmetics and beauty culture has grown to a billion dollar industry. The piece notes many trends, licenses, and claims from Mrs Ruth J Maurer, beauty expert.
Petersburg May 18 Reports say John D Rockefeller Jr will buy Brandon the historic James river estate and present it to Lieut Commander Richard E Byrd. The move would honor Byrd with the estate transfer and public notice notes Rockefeller’s plan.
Shenandoah Valley National Bank of Winchester Virginia declares readiness to pay and redeem bonds issued by Northern Virginia Power Company. Redemption covers first mortgage five percent bonds of Winchester and Washington City Railway Company, second mortgage six percent bonds, and six percent Betterment Bonds, with interest to presentation dates and specific premiums and deadlines noted.
Report notes Byrd's polar expedition as a trigger for Rockefeller's interest. He planned to buy Brandon if Byrd's flight proved successful, then present it to him as a home. Rockefeller also visited Virginia last winter and inspected Brandon, considering purchasing the famed estate for himself.
The Baltimore Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South will observe an eighteen month calendar as the General Conference approved shifting the annual conference from spring to fall. The next Baltimore Conference is set for September 29, 1927, after Winchester meeting in March where the change was requested. Concerns arose that 1926 might be chosen, shortening the ecclesiastical year to six months.
The Cadle Crusaders from Harrisonburg will lead all three Sunrise United Brethren Church services on Sunday May 23. They are laymen dedicated to Christian work and rededication. A day of worship begins with Sunday school at 10 a.m. followed by Crusaders at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The pastor is WM. B. Obaugh.
Lewis and Valentine Co solicit information locating boxwood plants or hedging in Ardmore Pennsylvania. Reward offered is 10 percent of the purchase price for information leading to sale.
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