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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1928
Page
4
The Evening Star in Virginia consolidates with Morning News and Weekly News and Mirror publications. The merger unites Evening Star with The Weekly Mirror under Evening Star Publishing Co. in West Virginia area coverage.
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Bible Thought and Prayer urges daily Bible selections for children as a priceless heritage. It cites Proverbs 29 1 about a hardened heart leading to sudden destruction and asks for a prayer to remove stubbornness and grant a tender heart receptive to God.
The piece questions whether Herbert Hoover is truly dry on Prohibition and notes Republican rivals Col. Wise and various newspapers including the New York Herald Tribune and New York Sun debate if Hoover’s position could affect his presidential chances. It discusses wet versus dry lines and electoral considerations in Southern states.
Dr. Wil Tweddell, captain of the Brit Walker Cup team, praises American dominance after a lopsided 11 to 1 defeat. He notes British players faced tougher conditions in the match play and emphasizes sportsmanship and glory in defeat as the United States celebrates its supremacy.
The passage notes the British team valuing sportsmanship and anticipating future contests with the United States. It states the British wish to mirror their cousins’ Attitude if the US loses, highlighting cross country golfmanship and competitive spirit.
The Ann Arbor Daily News profiles Paul Siple, 19, of Erie Pennsylvania, as a standout Boy Scout chosen to join Commander Byrd’s South Pole expedition. The piece highlights Siple’s selection, the adventurous mission, and his mother Mrs Clyde A Siple’s reassuring faith in his safe return.
Charlottesville progress notes agitation to purchase Stratford the historic Lees home for preservation. Proposes building a short surfaced road from Fredericksburg to Stratford to ease isolation by highways. Stratford housed two signers of the Declaration Richard Henry Lee and birthplace of “Light-Horse Harry” Lee and Robert E. Lee.
Americans abroad arrive ahead of schedule as westbound Atlantic liners fill with voters. The uproar of the national race attracts homebound tourists who want to participate in the campaign and follow personalities and issues closely. Politics draws renewed interest.
The grain quotations of W. R. Spielman and Co. show Wheat September 1.09, December 1.144, May 1.21. Corn September 0.93, December 0.14. Oats September 0.88, December 0.40. dellot rate 944 percent December 95 percent. Baltimore spot wheat No. 2 gariy 1.831 percent.
Senator Curtis Republican vice presidential nominee arrived in Boston to begin a brief New England speaking tour. He planned an address at Norumbega Park and told reporters he was confident the GOP outlook was the best in years.
In New York on September 5 Commander Richard Byrd received the emblem and pin of the Kappa Alpha Southern Fraternity and emblems of the Mariners League and the Naval and Military League from Salvation Army groups. Byrd said he would carry the gifts on his Antarctic expedition, noting more than 1,500 requests to place insignia on his south polar journey.
Mrs Emily Lynde Whiting Abbott aged 85 widow of Detroit financier Frederick Abbott died suddenly yesterday in a sanatorium near Catonsville Maryland after a lingering illness. Survived by daughter Mrs A M D McCormick wife of Admiral McCormick of Washington and Clarke county and grandchildren Lieut Com Lande D McCormick SN How station Pacific coast Mrs John Beardall of London Clarke of Santa Barbara Nellie Jett McCormick John Hathaway of Los Angeles.
The body will be escorted to Beverley Massachusetts on Thursday by Admiral and Mrs McCormick and Mrs Abbot's old home. Interment will be Friday in the family lot at the cemetery there.
A Louisville Courier-Journal editorial casts doubt on the Briand Kellogg peace pact noting the Soviet stance weakens treaty value and questions the reliability of wartime promises by signatory nations.
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