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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1927
Page
4
A consolidated copyright notice lists Morning News fem The Weekly News The Weekly Times and The Weekly Mirror as member publications. It credits The Associated Press for exclusive republication rights for dispatches and all local news published in the paper.
A devotional fragment urges parents to have children memorize daily Bible selections as priceless heritage. It cites Psalm 105 verses and encourages seeking the Lord while he may be found with prayers for all to seek Him.
Winchester leaders H. B. McCormac is reelected president and W. Nelson Page joins the board of directors of the Virginia Manufacturers' Association. The piece highlights Virginia's approaching industrial progress with plans for $150,000,000 in new plants and the association's role in promoting statewide development.
Virginia rises as an industrial state per the October Manufacturers' Record. It highlights a land purchase near Richmond by E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company as a potential site for a new plant and examines implications for Virginia and its youth.
The article notes since 1913 railways cut deaths and injuries by 36 percent despite rising traffic. Last year 155 passenger deaths marked a 56 percent drop, with most caused by factors largely beyond railroad control. It cites over 860 million passengers carried and 23,000 automobile deaths, a third of them drivers.
Figures from the American Museum of Safety show industrial fatalities last year exceeded 85 000, about 7 000 monthly, with 75 percent of accidents deemed preventable. The report notes railroads have advanced safety as a science.
In Washington, preparations for the Fall Sinclair case include defense plans to use a juror panel unable to read. Proponents say it prevents prejudice, while critics call literacy essential in a major national case. The piece questions the irony in a nation praising education selecting illiterate jurors.
The discussion centers on a proposed scheme to cash in 3000 certificates with a $100 share for officials including the mayor and state’s attorney. Chicago newspapers, long wary of bootlegging probes, now show interest in exposing the cardholders and the public use of these certificates amid ongoing investigations.
A brief note on how membership cards may be involved when owners run afoul of laws from traffic rules upward, outlining potential legal implications and administrative considerations.
The body of Richard L. Mather of Niagara Falls, N Y, missing since October 2 during an ascent of Mount Elbert, was found by a searching party in a snow storm. He reportedly fell into a five foot hole, breaking his neck.
A New York Times report notes Chicago, home of the late Fred W. Upham, as the setting for a Thompson campaign finance scheme. The plan targets 3 000 memberships at 100 each to raise 300000 for Mayor Thompson in Illinois prior to the April primary.
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