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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1928
Page
4
Public notices list the Evening Star as a daily publication in Winchester Virginia with additional Morning News Weekly News and The Weekly Mirror editions. The text notes the paper’s post office mailing designation in Winchester and its status as a second class matter.
The notice details subscription prices for Mall publications: one year in advance $3.60 or six months $1.76, three months $0.90, and one month $0.30. Carrier options show one year in advance $4.50 or six months $2.25, with one month $1.20.
A brief devotional note reflects on Ecclesiastes 4 9 emphasizing two workers better than one promising mutual benefit from shared labor. The text frames companionship as divine guidance for partnerships and labor.
Danville industrial leader Fitzgerald, president of American Cotton Manufacturers Association, writes why he supports Governor Smith of New York. He emphasizes Smith's integrity, breadth of vision, and Catholicism critique, arguing religious freedom protects democracy and opposing prohibition attacks.
A Virginia speaker defends Democratic leadership and Byrd era progress while criticizing Hoover Democrats. He praises Hoover and Smith as national candidates but pledges loyalty to the Democratic Party, urging residents to stay in the Democratic column and support its leaders. He expresses personal allegiance to Democratic principles.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports broad public fascination as the President's son begins work in the business world. Speculation fills columns about his plans, his departure from home, and his move to New York, highlighting interest beyond family ties.
The piece notes the public curiosity about the President's son and family life and how the President’s status adds romance to ordinary actions. It argues that John is simply following paths common to American youths and ancestral expectations.
Milwaukee Journal reports stockholders of Pan American Petroleum and Transport sue B L Doheny seeking an accounting and up to 10 million dollars in restitution for losses blamed on fraudulent negotiations with Albert B Fall tied to Elk Hills contracts. Supreme Court ruling cited as supporting fraud claim.
An editorial observation discusses how impatient road behavior disrupts traffic. It notes drivers abruptly appear, park, and create danger without clear motive, forcing pedestrians and other motorists to yield and react.
The author notes the difficulty of controlling impatient drivers and suggests that widespread penalties on audio driving would face protest, but anticipates a future shift as people recognize the folly of such behavior and take action.
Under Westmoreland Davis the 1928 Virginia State Fair in Richmond October 1 to 6 will feature the largest farm products and livestock exhibits in the fair’s history. Twenty two counties have pledged exhibits with many more expected, and entries already include Amelia Augusta Chesterfield Floyd Goochland Hanover Henrico Lee Nansemond Norfolk Orange Patrick Prince William Princess Anne Rappahannock Rockbridge Rockingham Shenandoah Smyth Spotsylvania Stafford and Warren. Livestock and poultry departments will be enlarged with record boys and girls club and women’s section entries. Premium catalogs are free from the Fair Association, Richmond.
Siler area residents including Irving Hammock family and Omps relatives enjoyed tours to Paw Paw Great Cacpon and Berkeley Springs. George Orndoff and family visited Baltimore with cousins, while Paul Sirbaugh of Plainfield New Jersey visits grandparents George and Mrs Omps. Carry Smith of Angers Store and Wayne Omps of Good, West Virginia noted among locals.
In Lodi California Ted Hinzman distributes about 30 million house to house booklets each year. His wife recalls reading in the little books how many women were helped by the medicine and notes she tried it with good results. She says neighbors ask why she looks better and credits Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
The Houston Post-Dispatch notes a Kaneas judge was severely mauled by an irate father after remarks claiming he would have given a marriage license to a 14-year-old girl.
The Star prints a notice from a Virginia writer alleging a young man from Rappahannock County is impersonating him in the region to sell magazines or operate similarly. The author, a writer for two New York daily papers, states he has not been in Virginia for months and asks publication of the statement to protect his name and friends.
A home advertisement explains that Red Seal Lye cleans rust stains from basins and tubs in about ten minutes with hot water and a shake of lye. It claims the product purifies garbage pails and dirtied pots in eight minutes and promises a spotless result without back-breaking scrubbing.
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