Winchester Evening Star advertising and publication details
The Winchester Evening Star lists editor El F. Byrd Jr and publishing company The Evening Star Publishing Co of Winchester Virginia. Subscription rates: one year 3 dollars in advance, six months 1.75, three months 1, one month 0.75. Carrier rates: one year 4.56, six months 2.25, three months 1.20, one month 0.40. Advertising rates 2 cents per word with 25 cent minimum. obituaries 1.50 for four stanzas. Transient 42 cents per word. contract rates on request. News is AP credited with local material.
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Winchester Evening Star
EL F. Byrd, JR
Winchester
Evening Star Pub Mashing Co
Virginia
Ruler Over All Theme Reflects Dominion and Glory
A devotional line from 1 Chronicles 29 11 proclaims God as supreme over heaven and earth with enduring majesty and power. The verse asserts God ownership of all kingdoms and sovereignty above all.
The Big Apple Dance Craze Heads for Portsmouth
The article contrasts old and young views on modern dances and hints the Big Apple craze, likened to past styles, will reach Portsmouth. It notes revivalist religious scenes in the South and analyzes political voting blocs across fourteen states and immigrant-majority cities, warning the South about future Democratic conventions.
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Ieee
Charleston
Harlem
Darktown
Terpsichore
Big Apple
Portsmouth
Boston
Little
Egypt
South
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ohio
Michigan
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Connecticut
Maine
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
California
The Unsolid South reshapes Democratic power
Peter Molyneaux argues in Texas Weekly that abolishing the two thirds rule shifts control of Democratic presidential nominations to large northern cities and industrial districts. He contends this change concentrates influence in 13 northeastern states plus California, altering party direction and regional balance.
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Peter Molyneaux
Texas Weekly
South
Democratic Party
Philadelphia
California
Virginia vote debate over poll tax limits turnout
The Bristol Herald-Courier urges Virginia to revise poll tax rules to boost turnout arguing the state’s electorate is too small for its population. The Ledger-Dispatch disagrees, saying higher turnout is not necessarily better for good government and cites neighboring states with higher proportional votes.
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Democratic
Virginia
Bristol Herald-Courier
Herald-Courier
The
Herald- Courier
James H. Price
Price
Vivian L. Page
Ledger-Dispatch
North Carolina
Tennessee
West Virginia
Kentucky
Hungary resumes debt payments to United States in modest sum
Hungary pledges to honor debt payments to the United States under a Washington announcement. The annual $19,656 on a total debt of nearly $2.3 million, reduced from over $11 million, signals political and financial courage for a smaller nation struggling after the war.
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Chrisian Science Monitor
Hungary
United States
Washington
Finland
Greece
Great Britain
France
Italy
Germany
Rites set for George Wingfield death by shotgun wounds
Funeral services are planned Sunday for George Wingfield who died from shotgun wounds in an incident described as a personal safety matter.
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George Wingfield
Fred Maphis, Jr
Strasburg
Young People’s Division
Valley District Disciples of Christ
June Scrivener
W. H. Bosserman
Old Fredericktown
Winchester
Dr. James
Staunton
Roanoke
Robertson Named Democratic Nominee For Seventh District
Five years ago Major A. Willis Robertson of Lexington was named the Democratic nominee for Virginia’s Seventh district congressional seat. Officers planned to question Jean Harlow, wife of Paul Bern, as part of an inquiry into his suicide. Truck drivers face a new law requiring a special T. H. license tag on hire trucks. Mr and Mrs James Pappas and children sail for Greece, Pappas’s homeland.
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A. Willis Robertson
Lexington
Virginia
Paul Bern
Jean Harlow
James Pappas
Greece
Pappas
Virginia hotel to be remodeled for medicinal water sales
Drusilla Hotel Company of Virginia begins remodeling the famous Jordan Springs hotel to market water from its medicinal springs. Eppa H White and sons rescue eight hunting horses and farm equipment as White Post Orchard farm burns overnight. Cornerstone of a new colored school on North Kent street named Douglas School. A mile long parade of colored people leads the dedication ceremony. Over 555000 students to return to Virginia public schools this week, with numbers rising toward 600000 by 1930.
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Drusilla Hotel Company of
Virginia
Jordan Springs
Eppa H. White and Sons
White Post Orchard Company
Colored School
North Kent Street
Douglas School
Virginia Public Schools
Winchester Fair Race Purse Totals and Local Happenings
Twenty five years ago over 3000 in purses was raised for the Winchester Fair race card. Dr J H Lacy pastor of the Presbyterian Church refuses comment on a recent call from North Carolina. Virginia Kitchen a White Post heiress runs away from her brother visiting in the office of attorney Gray Williams. Jimmy Archer Cubs catcher out of lineup as Cubs hopes for the 1912 pennant fade against the Giants.
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Winchester
J. H. Lacy
Presbyterian Church
North Carolina
Virginia Kitchen
White Post
Gray Williams
Jimmy Archer
Chicago Cubs
Giants
Robbery and thefts reported in Boyce area
Forty years ago the Southern Express office in Boyce was robbed at night with two bicycles stolen from a Philadelphia visitor. A Martinsburg worker, Snyder Martin, was knocked unconscious and robbed on Cork street. George Noakes of Neffstown reported a chicken house break in with 12 fowls taken as well. Public schools in the city planned a nine month term starting Monday.
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Southern Express
Boyce
Philadelphia
Snyder Martin
Martinsburg
Cork Street
George Noakes
Neffstown
Graf Zeppelin Completes Around the World Flight
The Graf Zeppelin round the world flight reaches its historic completion on September 4, 1929, marking a milestone in aviation history and long-range air travel achievement.
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Graf Zeppelin
Bread over bullets in postwar era debt reflections
The text questions whether Hungarian debt was used for wheat flour relief instead of weapons, noting gratitude for bread delivered by the United States Grain Corporation. It suggests peacetime aid may shape memories of repayment, and implies broader European war debts include postwar supplies repurposed for peace.
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United States Grain Corporation
America
United States
Bald Heads Signal an Age of Bold Realism and New Humanism
Richmond paper argues baldness reflects modern frankness and intellect. It cites Dr. Clancy disputing miraculous hair growth and recalls Casanova era wigs as signs of pretense. The piece praises baldness as a mark of inner substance and contrasts past vanity with contemporary self‑confidence.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Times
Frank J. Clancy
Chicago
News Leader
Casanova
England
Ales Hrdlicka
Smithsonian Institution
Quiz Book Answers Across Topics From 1930s Counsel
A reader asks questions on tourism compares Hawaii and Puerto Rico, rail guides, Roman aqueducts, and more. The piece provides factual quiz responses with figures on visitors, branches, wind sway, per capita candy, cherry production, mental hospitals, and corporate counts.
Soy bean virtues marching across states from New Brunswick
A railroad car tours the region to showcase the versatile soy bean. Adopted in New Brunswick, the bean has grown from a Chinese import to a $100 million crop. It feeds people, enables cattle, enriches soil, and supports industry notably in paint.
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Philadelphia
Soybean Promises New Solves For Farm Impasse
The article notes cotton, wheat, and corn pressures while soybeans offer a path to bypass production abnormalities. Government and private chemists study farm crops for industrial use and a President's report cites incentives that could change the agricultural deadlock.
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China
The Kreuger Assets Liquidated Down to Small Payouts
The Cumberland Evening Times notes that Kreuger assets are nearly all liquidated with bondholders and creditors receiving about twenty seven cents on the dollar. The writer criticizes greed and ignorance for causing widow and orphan losses and warns that another bubble will mature tomorrow.
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Cumberland Evening Times
Ivar Kreuger
Open Forum expresses mourning for Shirley Carter
The writer laments the death of Shirley Carter praising his kindness to the poor, charity and public spirit. The letter from B Mahoney of 416 Indian Ave. salutes a fine man whose loss is felt deeply by the community.
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Evening Star
Shirley Carter
Carter
Tosear Re B. Mahoney
Indian Ave
Paris Dressmaker Charm Brings Mary a New Job
Mary Barrett travels to Paris to interview with Countess Anetka and wins a designer post. She negotiates a starting salary of twenty five dollars weekly, with Mark sponsoring the arrangement. Mary savors early morning Paris and the chance to prove herself in the Countess shop.
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Tony Castle
New York
Francine Long
Tony
Mary
Liane ‘Eston
Miss Long
Paris
Mark Sutherland
Pac
Mark
Andria
Paris Herald
St. Germain
Madame
Kate
Countess
Marie Barray
Anetka
Dollaire
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