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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1931
Page
4
The item lists subscription rates for various terms and advance payments. It also notes The Associated Press exclusive rights for re publication of news dispatches and local news, and mentions consolidation with Morning News The Weekly News The Weekly Times The Weekly Mirror.
A devotional excerpt echoes Psalm themes about seeking divine guidance. It urges prayer from distant lands to be led to a higher spiritual rock. The wording repeats phrases, reflecting a religious exhortation.
A column discusses scientists skepticism toward fortune tellers led by the Smithsonian. It notes Dr. C G Abbott stating fortunes of individuals are not predictable and that future outcomes depend on effort and environment. The piece weighs charlatans against charming fortune tellers offering hope.
The Roanoke Times reports broad American admiration for former Prime Minister David Lloyd George. It notes his wartime leadership during the Allied cause, his illness and operation, and the general belief in his strong record and ongoing influence despite British domestic politics.
The article notes Lloyd George’s party has fallen to third among major parties and predicts he will not return as prime minister. It lauds his service during a critical period when the Empire’s life was at stake and credits him with dynamic leadership and inspiration.
The piece extols pigeons as noble and useful birds noting their role in warfare from ancient times to Paris siege in the Franco Prussian War and World War I. It cites the British pigeon mail service and 50,000 active pigeons with 100,000 handlers during wartime.
Lieut Charles Benter director of the United States Navy Band received the Jugoslavian Military Order of Saint Sava. The ceremony took place in Leutze Park at the Washington Navy Yard and was conducted by Dr Leonide Pitamic on the direct orders of King Alexander of Jugoslavia.
Mrs. Mary Rich of Cow Products Company in Baltimore visits Winchester for a week of home demonstration talks in Frederick county. She will cover salads cakes and special dishes at Gore Whitacre White Hall Stephens City and Middletown venues with sessions for 4-H girls and women. The program emphasizes practical food preparation tips and honest banking reforms conclude the piece.
Classified brief listing rents and sales in Winchester area. Ads mention Furnished and unfurnished Robinson Apartments call 562 and other rentals. Items include a 5 burner coal oil stove sale at 18 N Braddock St and a small farm or building site near city limits with contact D. T. c/o Star. End with contact Pred Glaize Jr or Shirley Garter.
Round Hill 4-H Club hosts a Yard Party Friday night August 7 at Round Hill Presbyterian Church yard. Everyone invited for a community gathering and informal activities.
Town notices a lost gold broach pin with a set stone, south of Bailey's Store. Reward offered by Bailey Bros. August 4.
A historical aphorism from Hugo Gibson asserts that only issues surrounding the deceased are truly solvable. The remark frames human troubles as enduring unless death resolves them.
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