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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1929
Page
4
The Evening Star published daily at Winchester Virginia with second class mail status. Subscription rates listed for mail and carrier delivery with terms in advance and references to Associated Press news dispatch rights.
An old religious text fragment quotes Matthew 18 18 20 about binding loosing and agreement in prayer. It closes with a hymn style plea for mercy and the saving name.
Governor Byrd criticizes a proposed State Board of Education power to set county teacher salaries and levy taxes. He warns it could undermine local self government and trigger widespread tax increases, while aiding general state funding. The piece endorses Governor Pollard’s likely stance.
Portsmouth Star reports John Garfhnd Pollard the Democrat seeks to build support across Virginia while campaigning on education child welfare and public health reforms as the quadrennial race intensifies. The party touts Pollard as a strong magnet for voters and predicts a large Democratic victory potential.
The article discusses Florida hurricanes as mythical in tone, noting past storms and the difficulty of predicting their paths. It cites floods, evacuations, and historic losses, including deaths and property damage, while reflecting on scientific limits.
The passage notes a pattern of hurricanes striking on September 17 and 18 in 1926 and 1928 with a 1927 bye year. It suggests 1929 may also be a bye year and discusses a broader plan for numbering routes to guide planes as automobiles are guided on roads, implying significant aviation and infrastructure planning.
The aeronautics branch of the Department of Commerce proposes a comprehensive system marking main highways to guide aircraft from the air. The chief of the air section explains that landmarks will be formed by major roads as visible guides for pilots.
At the Pennsylvania Experiment Station Dr Bechdel finds dairy cow digestion improves when alfalfa hay is chopped or ground and mixed with grain. The study shows home grown feeds gain value and digestion improves, leading to greater feeding economy.
An early college report notes that freshmen who have access to a reliable fast car experience less hazing pressure. It suggests mobility reduces susceptibility to freshman harassment and improves dormitory adjustment.
In a closing chapter from a 1929 tale, Redslade and Laxton expose Fotherbury as the mastermind behind jewel thefts and a murder plot. Pell dies confronting the truth while Newplace Abbey treasures are confiscated. Veronica reflects on fate and the moral balance of a quirky, just world.
A fragment lists items with prices including pepsin Miles nervine danderine Mellins food Hinds cream Baker's Aspirin Metba Skin Kolynos toothpaste Hepatica shaving cream rubber gloves aprons alarm clocks and other household goods priced around 40 to 1.25 dollars. The style resembles a shop or catalog entry.
Miss Amelia Hope aged 96, long among county’s oldest residents, was found dead in Bluemont at the home of her nephew Wok Fey Osburn. Death attributed to heart failure after retiring Thursday night. Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 p.m. with burial at Short Hill Cemetery.
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