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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1932
Page
4
The snippet from The Weekly Times and The Weekly Mirror notes a Sunday event at The Brewing Star Pub in Winchester under the Ned Co. firm. It appears as a brief public notice or reference in a late 19th or early 20th century urban notice page.
Public notices outline subscription pricing for Mall paper in advance options and carrier delivery. It lists rates for six months and one year with monthly equivalents and references Frost Landis and Kohn as national ad representatives in major cities.
A 1932 election ballot card endorses Franklin D Roosevelt for President and unknown for Vice President with a Proverbs verse urging withholding nothing due to others when able.
The Atlantic Monthly featured a poem titled Virginian Memories by Alastair, lauding Virginia’s natural beauty and historical backdrop. The writer urges Virginia poets to draw inspiration from local scenes such as the Chesapeake, Blue Ridge, and Shenandoah Valley, noting the region’s romance and historic gaps that shaped early settlements and travelers.
Lynchburg News laments society girls in New York who abandon leisure to become artist models for high pay. The writer urges engagement in reading, art appreciation, social work, and cultural pursuits, arguing meaningful use of time over self indulgent idle living. The piece condemns wealth and position young people who waste leisure on wasteful pursuits.
In New York the expected drop in first class mail after the two to three cent increase was about 8 percent but actual figures show nearly 30 percent decline. Letters mailed daily fell by over 6 million, reducing revenue gains from 50 percent to about 15 percent. Data from other cities would help verify national impact.
Under new tax rules individuals face fewer letters while business institutions are delivering bills and circulars through GN age Fury Ba. A big diming of advertising by personal mail appeals.
A Cleveland hospital consortium including General Hospital and a maternity unit implement flat rates for room, nursing, operating room, lab, X ray and medicines. Advance payment is expected and no unforeseen extras are promised to support economic readjustment and community health. If successful, the plan may improve service and inspire imitators.
The trial of Kermit Orndorff and Wayne McIlwee for the murder of Frances Nicholas Orndorff was moved from Sept 6 to Sept 13 in Frederick County Circuit Court. Both defendants remain jailed. McIlwee in Shenandoah County and Orndorff in Frederick County. Police say the victim disappeared December 29 from Star Tannery, with parts of her body found in Shenandoah County and Cedar Creek, after a six month search.
William D. Upshaw of Atlanta announces a Prohibition campaign based in Chicago citing Evanston home of the W. C. T. U. He calls for unlimited spending and the use of army and navy to suppress the potters de.
The Rio Grande spans about 2,200 miles with roughly 1,300 miles marking the boundary between Mexico and the United States. Its headwaters originate in the San Juan Mountains of southern Colorado.
The Witches stone at Spott near Dunbar Scotland marks a site where many witches were burned and now will be preserved with a surrounding railing to protect it.
The crew contemplates doom hinted by black footprints on Tarea beach as they return to Montonga. Larry to visit Livingston’s approach and guards tighten, fearing pursuit by the hidden foe and a possible fiery confrontation at sea.
Precipitation data shows 24 hour rainfall ending 8 a.m. on July 17 and year to date 23.42 inches with 2.76 inches for the current period. Monthly inches for January through November are listed with various totals, though several values appear garbled.
Public auction will be held August 3, 1932 at 11 A.M. at 133 North Loudoun Place in Winchester Virginia for barber equipment including 17 chair mirrors, 7 hydraulic chairs, cr omium plated fittings, towel urns, and wash stands. Terms are cash. Lee Barr Sergeant City of Winchester.
A sale at the Court House in Winchester Virginia on Monday August 8 1932 at 10 am will offer for cash a dining room suite living room suite electric refrigerator kitchen cabinet gas range table stands chairs beds and bedding and more. Sergeant Adm. 1 29 91.
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