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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1933
Page
4
The Evening Star is entered at the post office in Winchester Virginia as second class matter. It is published weekly in consolidation with News Item The Weekly Times and Weekly Mirror. Associated Press news is credited as supplied and locally published.
An advertisement outlines subscription prices by year six months three months and one month with advance payments and carrier options. National advertising representatives Devine Tenney Corp are listed for major cities.
A devotional note cites Psalm 51 verse 17, praising sacrifice as a broken spirit and a contrite heart, echoing penitence accepted by God.
Richmond News Leader reflects on the new deal era and the nation’s path ahead. It compares Roosevelt’s lasting influence to historic shifts under Jackson Lincoln and Wilson, urging hopeful resolve as Americans abroad hurry home to influence change and embrace a dawn of reform.
An opinion piece from Charlottesville Progress argues for revising marriage laws, highlighting alimony for wives and suggesting mutual consent divorce as a fairer, modern approach. It contends shared responsibility and reduced exploitation of marriage could curb its current social and economic burdens.
In a Scientific American piece T Swann Harding mocks the federal spending on home economics advice for parenting and clothing costs. He notes the $217000 annual outlay and questions the value while criticizing taxpayers for supporting such services.
A critical view argues that government bureaus like the Bureau of Home Economics have redirected national savings into well designed consumer goods for mothers and boys and improved fabrics and patterns. It notes private firms profit from these public improvements and questions the necessity of costly publicity stunts.
The hospital sponsored clinic urges immediate protection for children six months and older. It cites Virginia data showing most diphtheria deaths occur before age six and stresses immunization now rather than waiting for school. The Schick test confirms protection three months after toxoid, with safety and effectiveness endorsed.
Gunfire and tear gas sent ten men to hospitals in southwestern Pennsylvania as a miner strike spread. Six were shot at Star Junction mine, two shot and two seriously burned at Colonial No. 3 near Grindstone. Miners across Allegheny Washington and Armstrong counties joined the walkout, totaling over 20,000. Pickets claimed tensions rose after strikers deterred several miners from continuing work.
The Boyd family labeled each moved item with its room tag such as living room kitchen sun porch and bedrooms. Movers noted the clear labeling made the move unusually easy and efficient.
Mrs. Mamie Byron Clevenger wife of Frank A. Clevenger dies at Memorial Hospital after a two week illness from typhoid fever. She was active in United Brethren and taught Sunday School at a nearby Methodist Church. Born October 1897 she was 35 years old. Survived by husband father two daughters two sons a stepdaughter six brothers two sisters an aunt and an uncle. Funeral at Fairview Methodist Episcopal Church Thursday at two with multiple ministers and choirs. interment in Mt. Hebron Cemetery Winchester. Pallbearers include James P. Reardon David Reardon and others.
The funeral procession for Barney Randolph Lineburg departs R. T. Jones Funeral Home at ten in the morning. Services follow at St. John's Church west of Mt. Williams at eleven with Rev. Cartney H. Anderson presiding. Interment is in St. John's Cemetery.
Reports from Washington describe a draft code for the industrial sector and a lumber code nearing completion. Hugh S. Johnson heads draft efforts, with Roosevelt poised to issue a proclamation. Labor officials voice concern over wages and hours while noting a steel industry shift on company unions.
Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh, engaged in an aerial survey of northern areas, have returned to Holsteinborg on Greenland's west coast after a flight northward from Copenhagen.
Precipitation data show none in the past 24 hours as of 1 am. July to date totals 4.71 inches, year to date 24.76 inches. Long term average per year is 34.53 inches from 20 years of records. Monthly averages: January 2.36, February 2.70, March 2.70, April 3.73, May 3.73, June 3.81, July 3.45, August 3.45, September 2.15, October 3.06, November 2.25, December 2.37 inches.
D Crabtree was arrested in Romney West Virginia for stealing shoes from a boy in swimming. He was fined ten dollars and sentenced to ten days in the county jail.
Sally Gwynne arrives in Daytona Beach to work for John Proctor. Ted Chandler investigates Proctor's death and a strange dig near the estate while Gus Vitelli watches. Sally discovers Fred Proctor digging in the sand by her window and suspects danger as the night unfolds.
Sally wakes in a sunlit house to unsettling clues after two men dig in the sand. Ted Chandler returns unseen as Sally plans a risky search with Jasper nearby. Fred Proctor looms, rumors of planes and trips rise, and Sally finds an exploded cartridge as suspense builds.
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