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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1933
Page
4
The Evening Star registered in Winchester Virginia as a second class matter. It is consolidated with several local papers and carries Associated Press dispatches. Subscription rates are listed for annual, semiannual, quarterly, and monthly terms. carrier delivery options vary by duration.
A Bible verse from Psalm 41 1 is cited praising the one who considers the poor promising deliverance in trouble. The text repeats a fragmentary header about Christ and a devotional refrain without full context or surrounding story.
Announcement of Col. Hierome L Opie of Staunton retiring as commander of the One Hundred Sixteenth Infantry Virginia National Guard. Adjutant General Waller lauds Opie as an outstanding officer whose leadership supported small arms defense and state service. Shenandoah Valley pride grows as Opie shifts to business and civic work with Staunton Chamber, Shenandoah National Park, and local Legion posts continuing his legacy.
The Charlottesville Progress marks the twenty first anniversary of the Titanic sinking. It recalls Jack Phillips and the wireless signal that failed to save lives, the iceberg strike at 8 40 PM, and the loss of about 1500 souls.
An advisory urges ships to follow radio directions to locate dangerous icebergs and steer clear. The note cites the 1912 disaster on April 14 as a precedent and emphasizes repeated use of location guidance to prevent a recurrence.
An editorial notes a drop in top hat demand in England and the United States. Hatmakers fear fewer apprentices will learn the craft as the traditional topper wanes in popularity and practicality.
The Winchester District hosts a two day Methodist Episcopal Church conference at Charles Town Methodist Church on April 18 and 19 with about 200 ministers and delegates. Rev J M Rowland will preach at 11 on Tuesday and 7 30 opening night. Rev E L Woolf presides, marking his final year. Public sessions welcome. The Rocky Mountain goat adapts to snow or rock due to its hooves.
An advertisement touts Hemroid as an internal medicine that improves blood circulation to cure piles. Dr J S Leonhardt allegedly treated 1000 patients with 900 successes and the product is sold by Baker's Drug Store with a money back guarantee.
Freder ick County Board of Supervisors invites sealed bids by May 8 1933 for a one year lease with renewal option of part of the hitching yard measuring 30 feet on Water Street and 20 feet on Market Street. Lessee pays improvements, may remove them unless damaged, building permits required, county may reject all bids. Mail bids to C C Brannon Clerk.
Precipitation data show past weather hours ending 8 a.m. on April 27 and year to date figures. Average monthly rainfall from 20 years of records ranges from 2.15 inches in October to 6.00 inches in January, with yearly totals around 34.53 inches.
One year ago the Northern Virginia Power Company announced a plan to build a transmission line from Martinsburg West Virginia to Winchester. Miss Patricia Louise Brill represents Pennsylvania at the apple fete this year while Winchester Girls' Athletic Association prepares a Capitol Theatre benefit. Five years ago Col H J Benchoff of Woodstock headed Shenandoah Valley Inc as ten floats from West Virginia entered the fete and 19 bands were slated. Wonder's Apparel Shop marked its third anniversary and over 400 historic markers were placed along Virginia highways.
In a dim room the captive Philip agrees to cooperate with a daring stranger to expose Minty Doran and his gang. She calls herself the mystery woman and reveals Grub as Minty’s feared chief ally while outlining a midnight plan and a future courtroom showdown.
Rev Robert B Nelson rector of Christ Episcopal Church takes his annual vacation. Winchester City Council discusses election and school matters. American Revolution veterans denounce radical plots in the United States. Daylight saving time begins in many states on April. Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church plans to call a pastor this Sunday.
Frederick County real estate transfers admitted include D W Hovermale heirs to Rumsey Hovermale for sixty acres northwest of Winchester with $360, H S Larrick trustee Austin W Conner two weeks of land in county for 3500 Daniel Leight to Lucy E Leight in Stonewall district nominal C E Bageant et ux to Murvil Dick three tracts near aan Orndorff et ux to Philip G Bowman in Opequon district nominal.
Wheeler and Woolsey in khaki shorts and pith helmets present So This Is Africa a three day engagement at Hable's Palace Theatre. The comedy blends satire with jungle spoofing as Raquel Torres Henry Armetta Eddie Clayton and Spencer Charters deliver notable performances alongside a cast of Tarzans Amazons and lions.
The text notes that orang utans share humanlike teeth with two sets, milk and permanent, and that canines grow longer with age. It then pivots to a quip defining a wife as someone who thinks you won’t mind having a dictator if you are called Honey.
An informational promotion for Natex touts a college professor written prescription claiming rapid relief and broad health benefits. The ad invites readers to visit People's Service Drug Store to learn from a Natex representative and promises a week’s trial and a month’s treatment with a health booklet.
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