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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1926
Page
4
The Evening Star issue details publisher and post office designation. It notes Winchester Virginia distribution, daily except Sunday, and consolidation with Morning News The Weekly News The Weekly Times and The Weekly Mirror.
The document lists subscription prices by duration and delivery method. Mall delivery rates show one year at $3.50 six months at $1.75 three months at 90 cents and one month at 30 cents. Carrier delivery lists one year at $4.50 six months at $2.25 three months at $1.20.
The page presents a prayer and scripture excerpt from Isaiah 54 10 The Associated Press holds republication rights for certain dispatches and local news dated Monday September 13 1926 The feature includes a devotional tone and a note of gratitude for the se The mountains shall depart and hills be removed but my kindness shall not depart from thee says the Lord
Road officials in Michigan mark a Detroit Pontiac highway with four lanes two slow lanes on the outside and two fast lanes inside. Slow vehicles must stay near the curb, improving flow. The method, suited to wide roads, could aid city streets, reducing passing hazards and pileups.
The Staunton News-Leader editorial argues teachers cannot do all the work and calls for active parental involvement at the start of the new school term. It warns that home environment shapes youth more than schools and urges families to reflect on their influence on childhood sensitivity to learning and values.
A Lynchburg Advance report says anti Byrd forces push a view that Major Le Hodges and Hon G Walter Mapp would be favorites to oppose Governor Byrd in the next Democratic primary.
Major Hodges writes a friend that he supports Governor Byrd against Mapp and will cooperate with the state leadership to build up Virginia. He urges all factions to work together for economy and progress, arguing opposition to Byrd on some issues does not justify anti-Byrd organizing.
A brief anecdote on reader reactions to newspaper notices. The editor reflects on privacy, illness notices, and the varied requests from subscribers. It notes readers’ quirks in accepting or resisting publicity and the newsroom’s cautious balancing act.
The Star lists daily wholesale prices from 10 Cal Duyers for local and Baltimore markets. Prices cover wheat bran flour scratch cracked corn corn meal mixed feed baled hay shelled corn middlings and live poultry including broilers hens roosters ducks with various price figures. Retail lines include flour eggs butter and grains with regional variations and closing note on experience.
Clarke county will open Boyce High School and Berryville High School on October 4 with larger enrollments expected. Boyce retains most of its faculty led by Principal W R Royston. Berryville adds principal D G Cooley and new assistant principal Frances R Wolfe.
In Luray Virginia on September 13 a longtime farmer settled a 500 dollar bill dating to 1872 73 74 75 and 76 from an old Page county store. The original bill, preserved by a merchant long deceased, had accumulated interest and credits over the century until this final payment cleared the debt.
In Royal Virginia on Sunday James Kaplan 18 and his brother Harry 9 drowned in the Shenandoah near Riverton. They had sought their missing pony and fell into six feet of water at the dam as neither could swim. Their father Sergeant Jacob Kaplan mother and two sisters survive.
Acca Temple Shrine mosque at Laurel and Main Streets in Richmond faces delay as sandy soil and springs undermine foundations. Piling work to finish by February 20 with completion no earlier than January 1928.
India expects a new financial policy to take shape after the currency commission report is released next summer. The forthcoming findings aim to guide reforms in the monetary framework and payments system.
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