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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1928
Page
4
The Evening Star of Win Beter Virginia operates daily excluding Sundays and is combined with multiple local papers. Subscription options include one year at 3.50 and six months at 1.75 with various shorter terms available. carrier. The paper is a member of the Associated Press with rights to news dispatches and local content.
Action Tuesday November 6 1928 tickets list Alfred E Smith for president Joseph T Robinson for vice president T W Harrison for congress Claude A Swanson for U S Senate with Arkansas mentions and New York names included.
The piece urges parents to memorize daily Bible selections to pass on wisdom to children. It cites Ecclesiastes 2 13 14 about wisdom surpassing folly and light over darkness and includes a prayer asking guidance to avoid the evil eye and darkness.
The Roanoke World-News discusses a widely circulated fake oath attributed to the Knights of Columbus. It notes Republican figures and a University of Virginia Institute of Public Affairs committee debunking the oath as false and libelous. It questions who circulates the propaganda and whether local Catholics are involved.
Democratic voters urged to vote against Governor Smith for president and consider his record before backing Hoover. The piece cites Charles Evans Hughes, a leading Republican, and quotes remarks from a New York City association about Smith and moral progress.
The text extols Governor Smith as the proudest American title and notes the esteem of citizens. It quotes Mr Black, chairman of Dr Stratton's church, who calls Smith the cleanest, most royal man in politics and highlights his progressive record before voters.
A Southern Baptist Mission Board treasurer absconded with about 1 million, echoing a past 92 000 shortfall at the Foreign Mission Board. The piece argues for stricter vetting, accounting and audits in church fund management to prevent such losses.
In Atlantic City officials argue sun bathers lack proper bathing attire as sunlight replaces water for relaxation. They warn that public beach attire may become indecent or artistic without limits and rules.
The article argues for dedicated private sun bath parlors to apply the medical gospel of sun exposure. It emphasizes adapting spaces to treat the human body with wholesome sunlight for health.
Chicago police Captain Luke Garrick led a raid on the Minerva Athletic Club arresting 64 men for gambling. Early today his home was bombed damaging the vesari bule area. his wife suffered shock, a seven month old granddaughter was buried under plaster but both survived unharmed.
Berryville Virginia reports the apple storage at the C L Robinson Ice and Cold Storage plant should be the best in years. Benjamin Crampton toured valley growers from Waynesboro to Berryville and plans more trips. The plant can hold 80 000 barrels and officials aim to fill it.
The Lew Beckridge musical comedy company opens a three day engagement at Colonial starting Monday led by George B. Hill. Titled Pride of the South the show travels north after strong success in the region with clean fun tuneful music pretty girls and popular acts. Two daily performances at 3 and 8 45 with complete program changes on stage and screen.
Lot X comprises 2 acres and 2 roads with 87.4 square poles plus a 7-room frame dwelling and shaded lawn to the Valley Pike. Lot K fronts 116 feet on the Valley Turnpike, extends to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad with 8-10 of an acre and a 6-room one-story cottage. Numerous unimproved lots shown in the Steck Lynch Williams trustees decree. bond posted by Herbert B. Larrick. witnessed November 21, 1927 in Frederick County Virginia circuit court.
Philander C. Knox Jr age 38 son of the late Secretary of State won acquittal in a Washington police court on a reckless driving charge. The case was dismissed after prosecution testimony with no defense evidence presented. A government witness said Knox swerved to avoid pedestrians.
A printer advertises short notice sale bill printing with display cuts and a full range of job work including letter heads envelopes bill heads tags window cards and programs. Prices are described as reasonable.
Farm located 14 miles east of Middletown on a public road covers 138 acres with West Creek and reliable springs. Features a large house, barn, and out-buildings plus an addition of 61 acres mainly second growth timber with an artesian well. Inquiries through Strasburg Virginia care of E H Hammond Mrs Mary C Smith.
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