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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1929
Page
4
The Evening Star is mailed at the Winchester Virginia post office as second class matter. It is published daily except Sunday by The Evening Star Publishing Co. Consolidated with Morning News and several weekly papers.
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Fragments show a religious message with Malachi 3 10 exhortation to tithe and a prayer about giving wealth. Text references storehouse blessing and heavenly windows opening. No clear event or person identified beyond scripture quotes.
Dr. Glanville Terrell professor of philosophy at the University of Kentucky will ride on horseback about 700 miles from Lexington to his old Virginia home near Louisa Court House. He travels slowly to study nature geography and history along the route enjoying plants hills and landscapes as a living classroom.
The Baltimore paper notes a Connecticut suit for heart balm by a Texas woman against Gene Tunney. It questions the case's seriousness and the private nature of such disputes, suggesting the claim seeks $500,000 while Tunney is now wealthy and married.
Prof William Lynn Phelps argues history of religion is not superstition and that science, especially medical science, shows a noble struggle to ward truth. He says all history is humanity’s gradual disengagement from error and emphasizes the mind’s progress toward knowledge.
A professor argues that statesmen favor armament as a path to peace, while superstition animates political and medical realms alike. He cautions that national and international affairs remain governed by mumbo jumbo phrases and witch doctor like incantations, despite modern claims of enlightenment.
The New York World argues executive clemency for Robert E. Burns, a Chicago publisher who escaped a Georgia chain gang after a minor robbery ten years ago. Burns has since prospered in Chicago, and the paper says justice may be miscarried by forcing him to finish a sentence for a past offense. It urges humane handling by Georgia authorities.
Emporia Kansas Gazette reports Editor White condemns local audience behavior at a music contest calling the crowd ill bred and a hick village. He criticizes parents for poor child discipline and warns the town risks losing honor if the display repeats.
The sermon contrasts scripture with statute law and cites Dr. Henry Van Dyke on man and law. It recalls Jeremiah as prophet of woe who foresees a future when divine law is written on hearts rather than tablets. The speaker stresses that laws protect the many and that moral choice matters beyond fear of punishment.
A preacher reflects on divine justice versus human law making. He cites science about inheritance of disease, cites Jeremiah on national reform, and argues that God’s laws are internal and self enforcing while human laws arise from societal need. He warns against ignoring moral law and emphasizes church effort to inscribe virtue in hearts.
Masons in Berryville Richmond and the state plan a tribute to Edmund Randolph a key Virginia figure and former US attorney general and secretary of state. The article notes his eventful life including his role in the Virginia plan the Burr defense and his leadership as a Mason.
Norton May 24 A 1917 army friendship ended when Sterling Hatfield was shot and killed at the Cumberland Ky home of C H Byrd who was charged with the shooting and possibly mortally wounded resisting arrest. Hatfield refused to leave the Byrd residence after an official order.
The Second Division historic reunion will be held in Boston on May 31 and June 1 with leaders Maj. Gen. James G. Habord Maj. Gen. John A. LeJeune and Maj. Gen. Preston Brown expected to attend. A Belleau Wood monograph by Capt. John W. Thomason Jr. will be announced, third in a five part history series.
Taxpayers in Winchester face June 1 deadline for submitting assessment blanks to the Commission of the Revenue. The article notes penalties for failure and reminds individuals it is their duty to file without requiring a visit from the commissioner.
Incomplete blanks left officials rushing to complete the taxable property list before the deadline. Tax assessors urge property owners to submit missing details to avoid delays in assessments.
The World presents its eighth Best Short Stories selection in the Magazine Section next Sunday. Arthur Somers Roche contributes The Nomination, one of sixteen top tales from leading magazines this year.
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