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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1926
Page
4
The notice lists The Evening Star Winchester Virginia publisher Harry Flood Byrd details. It states publication schedule and consolidation with local papers. It provides subscription rates for various periods and carrier delivery charges as of the era.
The Charlottesville Progress argues mail theft has risen, citing Elizabeth New Jersey losses and deaths of government employees. It supports Postmaster General New’s plan for two hundred armored cabs on mail trucks to protect transit workers and cargo amid rising banditry.
Four men rushed to reach home were killed when struck by a train at a Boston crossing. Their wives recalled how the men often spoke of hurrying home to supper and family, saying it "made them crazy" to see an approaching train. The piece reflects on the danger of such haste and the impact on families.
A prominent American physician urges women to back health campaigns, saying men rely on women for cleanliness. He asserts women push for measures protecting homes and children and that every major health effort has been advanced by women.
A New York World item reports Lettie Lash won $75,700 in a breach of promise suit later reduced to $30,000 by the court. The piece questions the legality of such suits and cites alleged Atlantic City trips as context, arguing on social and legal grounds about marriage inducement.
Ambition and sentiment soften legal proceedings as the harsh edge of law yields to human factors. The piece notes how rigidity could reduce travel to Atlantic City and lessen the volume of mail deliveries tied with blue ribbons.
Berryville Virginia on November 1 reports Berryville girls defeated Middletown 54 to 12 and Berryville boys edged Middletown 21 to 20 on October 28. Girls captain Miss Fata Brown and guard Thelma Feltner led a record scoring effort cited as the highest by any Berryville team. Coach Miss Levi and several seniors praised for strong play and leadership.
The photograph shows Miss Anna Lebrun in Montreal as a sister of charity before being released from her vows by Pope Pius after 25 years in the convent. Now in New Bedford Massachusetts she plans to marry Sergeant Frank Levesque of the U S Army stationed at Fort Humphreys Virginia formerly of New Bedford.
The Bryar ly School and Community League met Thursday evening October 21. Miss Louise Thwaite gave a talk on Western Travels after a pupil program. A Thanksgiving program is planned for the next regular meeting. October attendance list includes Julian Buncutter, Richard Buncutter, Reuben Fahnestock, Miller Lynn, Charles Smith, Alvin Tavenner, Roger Williams, Frances Fahnestock, Virginia Hicks, Lucy Massie, Hilda Orndoff.
A school memo lists Alma Orndoff and Sallie Tavenner among the staff along with Rebecca Tavenner. Also named are James DeHaven Bruce Sheard pageant Stine Harry Yeakley Nina Williams principal Lorena Steele assistant.
September receipts from the 40 cent gasoline tax totaled $630,840.08, under Hayes Jr. office. August 1926 receipts were $642,061.63, highest in state history, while September 1925 at 3 cents yielded $374,957.48. Gasoline sales reached 14,009,108 gallons in September 1926 versus 12,496,090 the year prior.
Arthur Gaither and Margretta Carter, members of prominent colored families, were married Sunday evening at the parsonage of St. Pauls A M E Church 116 East Clifford Street by Rev. H Clarence Walker.
A compilation contrasts a Shakespearean line on bargains with a Boston Transcript remark that industry creates wealth yet its image is not commonly shown among ancestors portraits.
A vintage medical advertisement touts Creomulsion as a two fold remedy for colds and persistent coughs. It claims soothing and healing of inflamed membranes, germ growth inhibition, and blood absorption to attack the trouble. The ad guarantees satisfaction and promises refunds if relief is not achieved.
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