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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1928
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR shows a winter post office notice mentioning second class mail matters and advance rates for monthly insurances or services. Names and figures are partially garbled but indicate pricing and terms for advance payments and postal classifications.
Prayer asking for protection from sins and union that could affect any one person. No identifiable events, dates, or people. The fragment reads as a devotional plea for spiritual safety and unity.
A political column argues that anti Smith factions exaggerate talk of wet reporters to undermine Governor Smith. It notes widespread Democratic support, nearby Virginia leaders backing prohibition, and Republican allies aiming to defeat Smith. The piece highlights key figures like Morris Shepherd, Senator ge, J. Sidney Peters, George W. Layman, G. Walter Mapp, Aubrey E. Strode, John Garland Pollard, Claude Swanson, and Harry F. Byrd as part of the pro Smith bloc.
The document argues Virginia Democrats must defend prohibition against a Republican shift. It warns that defeating Governor Smith weakens the Democratic Party and aids Republican coalitions in Bascom Slemp and others. It challenges anti Smith Democrats to consider party disruption and implications for prohibition and state progress.
The Scotsman announces a photo telegraphic system delivering London stories to Edinburgh readers each morning. Photographs from London and around the world arrive overnight, eight minutes per picture, with eight hours train distance noted as the delivery time.
A brief item notes progress in newspaper development and related deaf activity. It highlights collaboration between media efforts and services for the deaf community, outlining upcoming events and initiatives aimed at broader access and inclusion.
The Fredericksburg Free Lance Star notes the dedication of the house where Stonewall Jackson died as a historical shrine. It marks a new focus on Revolutionary era sites and credits the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Company for supporting the project.
The passage notes a perpetual shift from baseball to football and politics as the public focus, with upcoming holidays and events like Thanksgiving and Christmas shaping expectations. It laments the lack of normal life and urges rest for the young, hoping for peace and productive time ahead.
The notice lists multiple travel routes promoting an Apple Festival. Roads connect Romney to Burlington West Virginia and Monterey Virginia while others run through Burlington to Ger Mania West Virginia and Oakland Maryland. Additional paths link Fairmont Parkersburg Athens Cincinnati and Raleigh Lynchburg Charlottesville and Greensboro with various connections in Maryland Virginia North Carolina and Florida.
The Vacationist advocates direct trail literature to prevent driver confusion from interlacing trails and to add insights on points of interest, nature, history, and legend not found on general maps. It notes endorsements by Registered Service International for businesses advertised in the publication.
Pursuant to a Circuit Court decree the Shenandoah Motor Co. will host a public sale on Saturday October 27 at ten oclock A M. The item is a Nash Sport Model automobile Motor No 239759 lightly damaged in a wreck near Kernéetown Virginia otherwise in good repair. Terms of sale cash. Luther Pannet Sheriff.
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