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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1926
Page
4
Publication details show Winston Winchester papers merging with Morning News Weekly and Weekly Mirror under Star Publishing. Includes subscription rates, press association note, and a prayer excerpt from a religious column.
The Roanoke Times comments on 1927 fashion trends for men with bold color choices. It notes a shift toward rich reds greens tans and blues over somber tones and grey. It suggests individuality fades as mass taste dictates attire with a future of gaudy styles.
The Charlottesville Progress notes public interest in the first bobbed haired woman alleged to stage a hold up in Richmond vicinity. Lucile Kwack, twenty, linked to the Broad Street robbery and express train hold up, is depicted amid a sensational account of female crime and potential Hollywood appeal.
A New York political scene is mocked as women wait six years of suffrage yet few changes occur. A rally shifts from tobacco smoke to quiet performance as singers, dancers, and speakers take the stage with a mild, orderly tone.
A campaign event impressed attendees with a relaxed scene near a kitchen as the candidate spoke while aides sampled ice cream. Afterward guests enjoyed ice cream dippers and sugar wafers, with warm social amenities and praise for evolving roles.
At the American Society of Mechanical Engineers annual session in Richmond on September 20, the South was shown to hold advantages in textile manufacturing, while Northern mills can stay prosperous by specializing in goods they produce more efficiently. Charles W. Schwab of Bethlehem Steel was elected president for 1927 by letter ballot among 17,000 members.
The advance stems from basic economic factors favoring cotton producing states over New England. Spindle counts in the North and South are nearly equal and expected to even out soon, with Southern mills averaging about 3,100 operating hours per year versus roughly 1,900 hours for Northern mills.
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