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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1932
Page
4
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A biblical verse from 1 Chronicles 16 29 invites offerings and worship in the beauty of holiness as a devotional refrain. The text emphasizes glorifying the Lord through reverent praise and ceremonial homage.
A historical reflection argues that progress comes from human adjustment and mind power. Facing climate, food, and danger, adaptation through knowledge, recording past experiences, and swift thought sustain civilization. Wealth equals knowledge. mind power built and protected the country.
The Merida sank May 12, 1911 after a night collision with the Admiral Farragut. About 200 passengers were saved while a rumored four million in money bullion and silver were aboard. Salvage efforts near a chartered site 65 miles offshore seek to recover treasure and identify the wealth aboard.
The account notes Maximilian I's brief rule in Mexico sixty eight years ago and his hopes to unite the country under his crown. It highlights Charlotte's insistence on a regal court, the mystery of crown jewels' transfer to the Madero family, and ongoing salvage interest in the Merida while several expeditions failed.
Roanoke World News reports T. McCall Frazier commending Virginia state traffic patrol for calmly managing the bonus march crisis. Officers escorted veterans to the District line and prevented clashes with tactful, disciplined conduct, earning statewide approval and comparison to famed northern police models.
Mussolini launches an incentives plan to boost marriages by granting an 80 percent reduction on round trip fares to Rome for newly married couples. Tickets must be bought within a week of marriage and are valid for a two week stay, encouraging nuptials and uplifting use of the state railway system.
The piece argues that federal money for self liquidating improvements helps hard pressed cities but notes the funds come from government bonds that must be repaid with interest. It warns against viewing the millions as free gifts and emphasizes repayment obligations.
An editorial urges cities to borrow only what needed and to focus on small, essential tasks. It argues success comes from doing little things well rather than chasing large miracles, urging prudent management and restraint.
Baltimore fishermen rescued four men from a burning gravel boat bound for Salisbury Maryland off Love Point. Captain Bo Banks and crew were saved after smoke was spotted by nearby fishermen including Deitrich Muller and Michael Smith. A Davy from Annapolis assisted before the vessel continued to its home port.
Highlights a sequence of historical markers from 1840s to 1870s including the Prohibitionist Party. Ku Klux Klan disbandment. first transcontinental railroad. refrigerator car invention. Fifteenth Amendment. kindergarten in the U.S.. first steel rails. cable news in New York Tribune. Tweed Ring exposure. Oregon boundary treaty. one cent postal cards. Westinghouse air brake. silver demontetization. Eads Bridge completion. Democrats control House. founding women colleges Smith and Vassar. Whiskey Ring exposure. Sioux War Custer Massacre. telephone. Centennial Exposition. Colorado admission. Johns Hopkins founding. Greenback Party formation. duplex telegraphy. Modoc War. water gas patent. Prohibition nominating convention.
A shipwrecked crew recalls taking a giant black pearl from a heathen temple on a tropical island. They hide the treasure, face savage attacks, and plan rescue by Tahiti while a son and crew member struggle to survive in a cave temple.
Rainfall data covers the past 24 hours ending 8 am with none. August to date .50 inch and year to date 23.92 inches. The Winchester Research record of 19 years lists monthly totals: January 2.36, February 1, 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.
Whitacre Virginia August 4 The P O A held a yard party. W A Tinsman and T Byrum from Washington DC spent weekend with families. Loys stopped en route from Ice Mountain. O H Phillips of Baltimore spent weekend with wife and children recently returned from visit. Rev Charles Wagner Mrs Florence Whitacre visited. Hollis Braithwaite visited Capon Bridge West Virginia. Walter Potts from Washington DC visiting Fred A Whitacre. George Sigard reports capturing a large owl that killed 35 or 40 chickens. bird measured four and a half feet wingtip to wingtip. O W Dick visited daughter Mrs Paul Braithwaite Sunday. Glenn Oats ill recently.
A girl leaving a church after a wedding jokes that she could not tell who the bride married. She notes the bride entered with “an old man” but emerged with “a different one altogether,” prompting amusement in the area.
The undersigned will sell at auction at 2 o clock p m Saturday August 6 at the late residence of Mrs Rebecca Chamberlin deceased located at north end of Cameron street near city limits all of the household effects of said decedent. Terms cash. M M Lynch Executor of Mrs Rebecca Chamberlin deceased and Dunn Auctioneers.
Sergeant Adm. Sale announces a public auction at Ss Court House Winchester on Monday August 8 1932 at 10 am for cash presence of items including dining room and living room suites electric refrigerator gas range table chairs beds and bedding.
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