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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1933
Page
4
The Evening Star is entered at the Winchester Virginia post office as second class matter and published daily except Sunday by The Evening Star Publishing Company, consolidating with Morning News item and Weekly News Weekly Times and Weekly Mirror.
The Associated Press retains exclusive rights to publish and republish news dispatches credited or not credited to it and all local news printed in this paper. The notice sets the rights for reprinting AP material and local content.
By mail rates listed for one year six months and three months in advance with unit prices. National advertising representatives Frost Landis and Kohn cover New York Atlanta Chicago and Detroit.
A devotional excerpt echoes Psalm 40 verse 11 urging God’s mercy and steadfast truth to sustain the believer. The text emphasizes ongoing divine protection and faithful preservation through daily contemplation.
Norfolk Pilot notes Minnesota Representative F. H. Shoemaker used force to stop a three night noise dispute above his Washington apartment. The piece questions congressional immunity and urges the case go to a jury, praising restraint amid provocation from loud radio and songs.
A quirky sales tactic pairs bath salts with beer steins and cottage cheese glasses. Dairy firms supply cottage cheese in glasses and offer steins free with purchases, prompting buyers to collect both goods. The plan boosts demand, with shoppers buoyed by novelty and perceived value.
Dr. L. V. Burton analysis in Food Industries suggests that excessive solar heat depresses business while colder periods boost activity. The study links solar radiation fluctuations to shifts in market vigor, arguing that sunny winters do not guarantee prosperity.
An aged observer notes extended above normal heat since 1 ao ane al years with similar spikes in 1920 21 and prior economic upturns and downturns. Rainfall patterns echo an 11 year cycle while Great Lakes water levels stayed low for three years but are now recovering as solar radiation declines.
Miss Jane Gray Stouffer crowned Princess Winchester at Apple Blossom Festival. Winchester Democrats to meet in City Hall to select a state convention delegate. Fair Grounds subdivided for sale as lots. Winchester Park Association’s team won two weekend games. Floyd Bennett of polar flight fame dies of pneumonia. Major Holmes Conrad property antiques sale details noted. Winchester Democratic Women urge women to qualify to vote. Moonshine liquor blindness case in Hagerstown reported. Mountain fire damages 600 plus acres owned by Mrs. A. D. Henkel at Winchester.
Lowell Brannon of Whitacre has been awarded a four year mail route contract between Martinsburg West Virginia and Winchester. He will operate a motor truck with two daily round trips plus side trips covering at least 99000 miles annually. Schedule starts 5 am from Martinsburg to Winchester and includes multiple intermediate stops with return times by 9 and 10 pm.
Charles W. Galloway was elected president of the Cincinnati Union Terminal Company at its annual board meeting in Cincinnati. He also remains vice president in charge of operation and maintenance of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The new terminal opened March 31 after three and a half years of construction, covering 287 acres.
Sue sits with Philip as he reveals the breakup with her and explains his commitment to Merta. He explains the need to protect Merta’s reputation and his future, while Sue contemplates a lifeless, solitary path without him. The drive from the club ends their evening as Philip says they must not see each other again.
A 1933 verse by E. A. M. Winchester questions singing the national anthem from start to end. It mocks misremembered lines “oh say can you see” and “twilight’s last gleaming” while praising survivors who recite the rest and defend “the home of the brave.”
Sulfur dusting stops mildews and rusts on flowers like roses hollyhocks and snapdragons. A 90 percent sulfur 800 mesh dust with 10 percent arsenate of lead is effective and colorless. For best results keep roses and hollyhocks lightly dusted year round and apply a second time a week if rain is frequent. Small hand dusters are sold at hardware or seed stores.
A speculative note questions how technocrats quietly manage expectations as their prophecies unfold. The piece hints at a guarded tolerance among observers while public discourse widens around looming forecasts and unseen agendas.
Steam from volcanic interior powers factories and trolley cars in Larderelo and nearby Tuscan towns near Florence. A narrator notes a man who claims to know the biggest words always dominates arguments.
The excerpt contrasts the bee and hornet for their diligence while noting the Gold Coast of Africa as a rich mineral region. It also discusses ancient soap use for hair enhancement rather than cleanliness.
Precipitation in the past 24 hours ending at 8 a m is 0.26 inches. April to date 4.22 inches year to date 12.49 inches. The 20 year average is 34.53 inches. Monthly averages include January 2.36, February 2.00, March 2.70, April 3.11, May 3.73, June 3.8, July 3.45, August 3.45, September 2.15, October 3.06, November 2.25, December 2.37 inches.
Merian C Cooper and Ernest B Schoedsack bring the prehistoric age to the modern world in King Kong. Fay Wray Robert Armstrong and Bruce Cabot star as the giant ape tears through New York after a jungle expedition discovers Jurassic creatures and a towering simian.
Warner Bros presents Twenty Thousand Years in Sing Sing at the Colonial today. The film adaptation of the sensational book is praised by critics for its thrilling intensity and dramatization on screen.
Jack Holt stars in When Strangers Marry at Hable's Palace for final showings tonight. The locally praised film blends wit humor and action with Lillian Bond delivering strong lead performance. An unrelated item notes Italian researchers claim smoking sterilizes the mouth for hours.
Resolutions adopted by the United Brethren Church Men’s Bible and Official Board in Winchester honor James M. Brown a local stockman and banker. The notice recalls his church devotion, civic spirit, and contributions, noting community loss and sympathy for his family. Adopted April 16, 1933.
Mrs Lou Vernon Wymer Strawderman, 54, of Potomac Town Moorefield died Friday after a brief illness. Funeral services were held Sunday by Rev J C Frist. burial in Lost City. Born Zepp Virginia August 27 1879 she married Edward Strawderman in 1901. Survived by husband four daughters Connie Cook Ethel Ritchie Hilda Evelyn Strawderman three sons Ward Hoy Jack Strawderman five grandchildren two sisters and three brothers.
Federal agents raided Amos Cabbage’s moonshine operation near a Blue Ridge mountain church mission station in Jefferson County. They overheard him praising his liquor, confiscated the still and alcohol, and arrested Cabbage for federal grand jury action.
Ward reports the death at his Baltimore home of Capt Hill Carter 84 a renowned Baltimore and Ohio passenger train conductor. He served for many years on the Cumberland to Baltimore run and was remembered as a courteous old-time gentleman.
Staunton officials ordered a 25 cent per $100 reduction in the city tax rate as part of the revised budget for the year starting April 1 1933. The plan also lowers water rates and urges the Virginia Public Service Commission and Chesapeake and Potomac Company to reduce their rates.
The Corporation Clerk records several real estate transfers. Gibsorr G Baker to Atlantic Refining Company includes a gasoline rights lease at 212 North Loudoun street with payment of one cent per gallon. Others involve Shawnee Heights lots, West Gerrard street, 406 South Loudoun street, Germain street, Charles street, and East Monmouth street with nominal or $750 consideration. The item ends with an unrelated wartime quip about Vera Cruz.
An advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Tablets as a remedy for periodic pains with clinical tests proving relief. It promises welcome ease when taken regularly for permanent relief and notes no narcotics or dizziness with a 50 cent price and a larger size option.
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