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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1931
Page
4
The Evening Star lists subscription rates in advance at three dollars and fifty cents for one year. National advertising representatives are Devine Tenney Corporation with offices in New York Des Moines and Chicago.
An archival notice states that The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to reuse all news items credited to it or consolidated with Morning News Item and mentions Weekly News Weekly Times and Weekly Mirror in the notice.
Luke 10 19 verse proclaims Jesus grants believers power over serpents and scorpions and all the power of the enemy with protection against harm in this biblical exhortation
An editorial urges motorists to slow and be vigilant as Virginia children travel to school. It stresses driver responsibility to prevent death or injury, noting children’s carelessness and urging safe speeds and delayed trips for the sake of family peace and future happiness.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch cites Reuben Oppenheimer’s study on public official lawlessness. It urges Doak to review the findings amid a sweeping deportation push and unemployment concerns. The report accuses arrests without warrants, deportations on scant evidence, and restricted visa access by consuls.
The piece argues on how Spain’s Zamora government handles republican reform and monarchist amnesty. It cautions against pursuing prosecutions of Primo de Rivera and other royalist figures, warning such moves could destabilize the regime. It suggests justice decisions will shape democracy’s success.
The page presents local wholesale and retail price lists for staples such as flour corn meal and butter, with figures for eggs dairy feed scratch and mixed feeds, plus meat prices for hogs calves lambs and broilers. It notes Baltimore wholesale prices and a brief blurb mentions Prince George Bibescu becoming president of Romania after Count He de la Vaulx died in an airplane crash in America.
Ruth Nichols plans a solo trans Atlantic crossing within two weeks with Colonel Clarence Chamberlin as adviser. She will depart from Jersey City and Harbor Grace following the Lindbergh trail toward Paris aboard a Radio Corporation airplane. Nichols rose from society girl to skilled pilot in under five years.
Alfonso of Spain arrived at Dover from Calais and was met by the Marquis Merry de Val. The meeting was low key as Alfonso prepared to travel by train to London. A new 38 passenger plane was tested in London for Imperial Airways routes to India and South Africa.
The President said General Sandino, the Nicaraguan insurgent, has placed himself outside civilized bounds by murder of Nicaraguans. He is expected to be brought to a government. The earthquake adds to difficulties as the Nicaraguan government acts with vigor. Rear Admiral Smith reports eight more deaths near Puerto Cabezas, none of them Americans.
Harrisburg, April 21. A bid to amend Sunday blue laws to allow Sunday baseball from 2 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. failed 99 in favor to 101 against. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh remain the only major league cities not to host Sunday games. Also noted are revised plans for the German airship LZ-128 increasing capacity from 5,075,000 to 5,600,000 cubic feet.
A crowded slate of candidates announces for county and state offices in Frederick County Virginia ahead of the August 4, 1931 Democratic primary. Entrants seek roles from State Senator and House of Delegates to Sheriff, Commonwealth's Attorney, Commissioner of Revenue, Treasurer, and Supervisor.
Indian totems once carved from cedar now use marble and granite as prosperity lets tribes replace old tools with electric ones. Modern artisans transfer tribal histories into smaller stone memorials, designed for use in burial places only.
An amused Cincinnati Enquirer line notes a husband reflecting on his wife proving life with routines. He jokes she can locate his shirt and collar and even find his hat, while she manages her own galoshes and coat without his aid.
The Chalons battle in 4th A. D. saw swords, stone-headed axes, javelins, and arrows in use. The attacking force opened with arrows, then spears, ending in close combat as the Greeks, Latins, and Phoenicians shaped the alphabet, inquirer notes.
Philadelphia man Daniel Vinciguerra reports decade of stomach trouble, dizziness and headaches eased by Tanlac. Ad touts improved appetite, sleep, nerves, and energy with a money back guarantee and a price under two cents a dose.
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