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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1926
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists Ward candidates for the June 8, 1926 election. First Ward nominees include Fred W. Forney Herman H. Hable J Henkel Henry. Second Ward candidates are R Frank Barr J George Baetijer W W Dellinger.
Richmond editorial calls for a government inquiry into gasoline price hikes by oil firms amid alleged monopolistic control. It cites multiple Virginia price increases in 1928 and argues the president should act to protect the public interest and reveal facts. It notes a party line split in the Senate over ordering the investigation.
The piece notes Governor Byrd publicizes wholesale gasoline prices in Virginia and argues federal action may be needed to curb gouging. It criticizes Republican leaders for inaction, suggests price fixing is suspected, and urges consumer pressure as the lever for change.
The Tilson proposed bills authorize congressional medals of honor for Commander Byrd and Aviation Pilot Floyd Bennett with promotion in rank. Secretary Wilbur praised the achievement noting Byrd and Bennett reached the pole after engine trouble. The bills aim to recognize their aeronautical and heroic deeds in the Spitzbergen to Kings Bay flight.
The article argues Poland bears responsibility for its postwar straits. It critiques policies shifting from retrenchment to a false Versailles-era republic. It warns that wartime armies drained finances and urges industry and self-control as paths to recovery.
A court sentences Ponzi to one year of hard labor in the state, with the Greenville Piedmont region cited as the location of the judgment and term.
A writer contrasts penitentiary hard labor with Ponzi schemes, arguing prison toil is harsher than street crime. The piece suggests such punishment could redirect Ponzi’s insight into legitimate, lauded work.
Washington May 28. Dry leaders plan to press amendments to tighten the Volstead Act in the Senate as wets promise a fight over a national referendum and non intoxicating beverages language. The Coolidge order on state and local enforcement draws praise from Senator Blease. Cummins anticipates a brief session but no hearings are likely.
Fredericksburg Va May 29 The Kenmore Association reports an expanded collection with new relics including historical letters a Mount Vernon flag a George Washington vest fragment and an embroidered picture.
Mrs. Arthur Giles donated an embroidery piece showing Betty Washington descent. Mrs. R. D. Johnston presented the Mount Vernon flag. Letters from Nellie Custis and John Randolph Bryan were donated by Mrs. Reverdy Johnson Lewis and Miss Mary Forman Day respectively. A George Washington vest fragment was donated by Mrs. Lucy McConnell.
Shenandoah Valley National Bank of Winchester Virginia gives notice by direction of Northern Virginia Power Company to present for payment all bonds of the first mortgage five percent, second mortgage six percent, and six percent betterment bonds. Interest ceases on unpresented bonds by January 1 1926. Premium of one percent applies to second mortgage bonds.
Two hundred college athletes who earned laurel wreaths from track and field meets of thirty conferences will gather in Chicago on June 11 and 12 for the premier meet of the Nazi. Athletic Association. The NCAA began twenty years ago to promote football and now focuses on track and other sports. The article notes the prominence of eastern colleges and the shift in athletic emphasis since football's rise.
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