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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1927
Page
4
Winchester Virginia based newspaper The Evening Star outlines publication schedule with daily except Sunday, consolidations with Morning News Weekly News and Weekly Mirror. Rates listed: one year 3.60 in advance, six months 1.75, three months 0.90, one month 0.30. by carrier 34.50 yearly, 2.25 half year, 1.20 quarterly. Associated Press rights noted.
The text urges parents to have children memorize daily Bible selections to create a priceless heritage. It emphasizes praising the Lord with music and voices and cites Psalm 98:5-6. A prayer asks God to use every good thing to praise Him.
Richmond Virginia figures Henry G. Shirley and Col. R Keith Compton, both prominent public works leaders, are recognized by the American Road Builders Association for their professional achievements. The nomination underscores Virginia pride as the association, the world’s largest engineering body, honors their service and expertise.
UNIQUE CHICAGO Kansas City Post reports Chicago voters recently repudiated King George by electing Mayor Thompson. The piece notes New York cannot understand Chicago and recalls Maurine Watkins' Chicago play, which New York called burlesque though Chicago attendees found it amusing and not offensive.
Toronto Star reports vast disparities in animal lifespans with no clear explanation. Tigers and lions die young while elephants reportedly reach extreme ages. swans and parrots exceed a century and beyond. tortoises may live centuries though others stay short lived, with captivity affecting longevity across species.
Researchers report difficulty assembling data on the natural span of lives due to incomplete records and varied documentation. Gaps in birth and death dates hinder accurate life expectancy estimates and longitudinal analyses across populations.
The Elizabethton Star recalls two paths students take as the new school year begins. It urges choosing the road to prosperity through study and effort, noting some travel the other path of aimlessness and failure. It asks readers to reflect on their own and their children’s routes.
The New York Evening Post notes that the government may be right about a 13,492,000 bale cotton crop this year, a million bales below private estimates. A smaller crop would lift prices, while a prior oversupply left mills happy and spindles idle. The piece argues for regulation of distribution plus production control to avoid unsound farm relief.
Mexican papers discuss U S envoy Dwight W. Morrow appointment to Mexico. El Monitor lauds his financial background as a bridge for mutual advantage, noting his intelligence and lack of aggressive aims, hoping for good relations. Excelsior and El Universal give no comment.
Special commissioners announce public auction of a No. 12 North Loudoun Street lot in Winchester Virginia including F A Rice Music Store on site. Terms require one third cash and two thirds via bonds due one and two years after sale with six percent interest secured by trust deed and fire policy. Cash option available.
The New York Giants won 6 to 6 over the Pirates to cut their deficit to two and a half games. The shift comes after a split doubleheader with the leaders, with Boston routing St. Louis 3 to 2 and Cincinnati splitting with Brooklyn. The Cubs hammered Philadelphia 10 to 0 as New York faces Pittsburgh again today hoping to keep pace.
Indianapolis verdict finds Mayor John L. Duvall guilty of corrupt practices act violations. He faces a $1000 fine and 30 days in jail. law blocks him from public office for four years. Defense and prosecution framed the case amid political accusations and witness rebuttals.
A Winchester Virginia reader celebrates the reappointment of Rev George W Stover to the United Brethren Church. The note praises his fifteen years of service and his strong Virginia conference standing while thanking the bishop for the appointment.
A hiking detachment of United States Marines discovered an air fishing tribe of Igorotes north of Manila. They fly odd kites and attach hooked tails, then fish for bats at dusk each evening.
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