Evening Star publication and subscription details
The Evening Star published daily except Sunday by The Evening Star Publishing Co of Winchester. The Associated Press has exclusive rights to AP news dispatches and local news. Rates: one year 63.50, six months 1.75, three months .90, one month .30. carrier rates: yearly 4.60, six months 2.25, three months 1.20, one month .0. Weekly 10.
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Evening Star Publishing Co
Winchester, Vic
Associated Press
Roosevelt Wins Presidential Election in 1932
Election note states voters chose Franklin D. Roosevelt for president on November 8, 1932, signaling a shift in leadership amid the Great Depression.
Great Things Fear the Lord and Serve in Truth
Reflecting on 1 Samuel 12 24 exhorting fear of the Lord and faithful service to lead a grateful life. This brief verse emphasizes gratitude for divine deeds and honest devotion.
Causes and Remedies for Traffic Accidents
Charlottesville Progress cites a National Safety Council pamphlet noting three main causes: inadequate roads, poorly maintained cars, and untrained reckless drivers. It urges uniform strong laws, enforcement, driver and pedestrian education, better brakes and lights, and public responsibility to reduce crashes.
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National Safety Council
Thes
The Modern Boy Sparks Debate Over Youth Character
English educator Cuthbert Blakiston, headmaster of Lancing College, denounces the modern boy as timid and dishonest. He argues youth today lack adventure and initiative and even know how to saddle a horse, a claim that the press has amplified into a broader public fuss.
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Roanoke World News
Cuthbert Blakiston
England
Lancing College
Blakiston
Opinion on youths going abroad and modern boys in public discourse
The educator argues youths today avoid seeking fortunes abroad and may question the benefits of going overseas. The writer notes Mr Blakiston’s potential response to a denunciation of modern boys and suggests it would be worthy of newspaper ink.
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Blakiston
Our Tie to Canada
More than 13 million U S motorists crossed into Canada during the 1931 vacation season with 1,175,000 by rail or steamship spending over 188 million dollars. Canadian vacationists in the United States spent 40 million dollars. The figures show a small 1930–31 decline and highlight the close U S Canada relationship and shared travel ties.
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Portsmouth Star
United States
Canada
Department of Commerce
Dominion
Virginia grain above average
Virginia grain prices exceeded national averages in late July. Virginia corn rose to 41 cents per bushel and wheat to 50.15 cents, with apples and hay also showing stronger prices than the national norms.
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Washington
Virginia
Agriculture Department
Cross Junction Notes Signal Local Visits and Woodmen Yard Party
In Cross Junction Virginia on August 3 Mr and Mrs Lee Dick and family from Clearbrook and Mrs Frank Chapman of Winchester visit ill Mrs S H Braithwaite. Local residents Mrs Noble D Whitacre and children stay with her Braithwaite relatives in Cross Junction. Modern Woodmen unit 13157 plans annual yard party August 6 at Band Hall.
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Sarah Collins
Bryan Stotler
Winchester
Cross Junction Camp
Modern Woodmen of America
Market Report From Local Staples and Prices
The page shows daily market figures for commodities and livestock including corn, screenings, feed, dairy products, butter, hens, cows, lambs, and sheep. Local and Baltimore wholesale sections list prices for cracked corn, mixed feed, eggs, ducks, calves, hogs, and pigs with varied price points and notes on corrections.
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Star
Seccess
Creamery
IES Cote Sa
Weleste
Baltimore
St John’s Picnic Planned. Vacation Bible School Ends
Bloom Brevities notes Saint Johns Va. emphasis with St John’s Sunday School picnic set for August 20 and Vacation Bible School closing last Friday night. Also reports visits by Rev Gilbert Russell and Mrs Russell to Mr and Mrs Paul Glynn and a large outdoor Community League yard party with a Columbia Uncle Sam Uncle Jonathan pageant and many local participants.
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Bloom
St. John’s
Vacation Bible School
St. Johns
Gilbert Russell
Little Son
Paul Glynn
James Taylor Triplett
Loring Triplett
Friendly Grove Community League
Long
America
League
Columbia
R. L. Long
Sam
G. A. Hulver
Jonathan
Thomas 8. Cooper
Devreaux Oates
Hulver
William Ric
Paul Anderson
Joseph Edgar
Allen Hershman
Thomas Rosenberg Mies
N. B. Williams
Clyde Sale
Paulynn
Jamesetta Glynn
Raymond Hollar
Udell Long
Harry Glynn
John Randolph
Thomas LeRoy Cooper
Catherine Hockman
Charlotte Hottle
Pauline Glynn
Velma Hottle
Bry
Auto Mortality Rates Rise in Virginia in 1931
Virginia recorded 648 automobile deaths in 1931 up from 518 the year before. The statewide rate climbed to 26.7 per 100 000, from 21.04 in 1930, as the national rate edged from 24.5 to 24.9.
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Census Bureau
Virginia
Story of vskary anas Lorain in The South Seas
Tom and six companions work at decoding a cipher in a tropical setting aboard a ship. They race against the elusive Livingston while gathering paraphernalia to build cipher disks and test five letter words for a code word. After a long day, they swim to ease tension as the mystery deepens and past connections surface.
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Idi Bruce Toriccs A
Vskary
South Seas
Tom
Blue Lagoon
Tarea
Holmes
Livingston
Pauo
Larry
Montonga
Pilly
Jone
Pano
Pakal
Maryland Hills
District of Columbia
Bascom Hall
Pavo
States
East
South
West
Mid-West
Wisconsin
Madison
State Street Bridge
Ione
Rainfall totals and monthly normals from Winchester Lab
Precipitation in the last 24 hours ending 8 a m shows 1.?7 inches. July to date total 2.76 inches and year to date 23.42 inches. The normal monthly rainfall for each month from a 19 year record lists January 2.36, February 1.95, March 2.70, April 3.17, May 3.58, June 3.89, July 3.50, August 3.54, September 2.20, October 2.87, November 2.14, December 2.39 inches.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Earthquakes Claim Vast Chinese Death Toll in 1556
A historic report describes the 1556 Shandong earthquake in China as one of history's deadliest, with casualty estimates around 830000. It outlines widespread destruction across the region and long lasting social impact.
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China
Barber Equipment Auction At 133 North Loudoun Street
At 11 A M the following barber equipment listed for sale includes 7 chair mirrors fitted 1th laboratories and massage plugs 7 hydraulic chairs chromium plates and white enamel with black upholstery 1 7 section comb hat and coat rack 4 white enamel towel urns 1 four seated shoe shine stand Walnut finish Terms one Lee Barr Sergeant City of Winchester Va auction listing notes date code 7-29-30-1-2-41.
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Loudoun Street
Mirrior Tase
Lee Barr
City of
Winchester
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