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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1932
Page
4
The Associated Press credited report notes exclusive rights for re publication of news and local items published by the Evening Star Star Winswaline Pac An Casend.
Classified snippet lists subscription options with terms and prices. It names National Advertising Representatives Frost Landis and Kohn and locations New York Atlanta Chicago and Detroit.
A reading from Isaiah 40 31 inspires a faith service as believers seek renewed strength. The message emphasizes waiting on the Lord to gain wings like eagles and to run without tiring and walk without fainting.
A lengthy obituary notes the death of Joseph S. Denny of White Post, a Democrat who served in the Virginia State Senate and House of Delegates. It highlights his unassuming nature, decades in mercantile work and public service, and his Southern hospitality at Siek Hall, mourning from many communities.
The Petersburg Progress-Index reflects on how families in Virginia have shifted from extended kin networks to smaller units. It notes easing transportation and new facilities fail to revive large gatherings, with the traditional core of a man, wife, and children giving way to a more compressed family structure.
The Home Commission with Washington Bicentennial aims to revive old Virginia families by inviting 50 to 100 lineages to organize reunions. The State Conservation Commission will supply a list of families. events would be held at ancestral seats and involve owners of former holdings. The plan seeks broad support across Virginia.
A Clifton Forge Review column disputes rumors of a whispering anti Roosevelt campaign. It notes some opponents questioned his health while others avoided personal attacks and urges ignoring gossip as injurious to Roosevelt. It cites Harding as an example of rumors failing to cost votes.
A columnist argues rushing between points wastes four minutes per five mile trip when driving at 50 mph versus 30 mph. The piece notes increased wear, higher gas use, and potential legal costs, with drivers often wasting fuel and nerves for little gain. It concludes little can be done to curb the habit.
Ex Governor Byrd told Roanoke Times that the Democratic ticket will win large majorities in the south and carry border states West Virginia Tennessee and Kentucky. He praised Roosevelt for farmer friendly policies and said discord in the party is absent this year.
Jud Tunkins notes the complexity of dollars. he says the term carries many meanings from food items to military equipment, illustrating how finance can be hard to grasp.
Chapter 50 depicts a damaged Sequoia and a wrecked cruiser after Livingston’s raid. Firepower pierced steel doors, fuel leaks threaten flotation, and the team labors to salvage the vessel while fearing further attacks. Two wounded aboard the schooner, plans to raise the Sunbeam, and tension over Livingston’s next move.
Precipitation in the last 24 hours ended 8 a.m. shows none with August to date at .50 inch and year to date at 23.92 inches. Normal monthly totals from a 19 year Winchester Research Laboratory record: January 236, February 1.95, March 2.70, April 3.17, May 3.58, June 389, July 3.50, August 3.64, September 2.20, October 287, November 214, December 239.
One year ago Mrs Mattie I Miller died suddenly while at a Sunday School picnic in the county A dinner is planned for the Christian Fellowship Club of Braddock Street Methodist Church South Robert Glass hosts a dinner in the Winchester Country Club for Mr and Mrs John M Steck Jr One of the largest entry lists in years is reported for the Berryville Colt and Horse Show The Blue Ridge mountain section will produce one fifth of all apples raised in the United States this year.
Friendship Fire Company won $150 in cash for having the largest number of men in line of parade at the convention of the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association. Henry Ford was thrilled with an airplane ride with Col. Chas. A. Lindbergh. Major S. Porter House and Capt. Henry Steere named local agents for the Cooper-Harnden Company. Two-way traffic on North Lonoxo street to be allowed next week.
Fifteen years ago Company I planned to leave its guard station at Riverton for training in Anniston Alabama. The Star quotes Nemo on how women should dress for work in the gardens. R T Barton and Donald L Weems have been commissioned captains in field artillery and infantry respectively. Leesburg boasts a big celebration for Westmoreland Davis the newly elected Democratic nominee for Virginia governor. Farmers protest a minimum $2 per bushel wheat price citing high labor costs.
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