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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1930
Page
4
The document lists Devine-Tenney Corporation linking New York Des Moines and Chicago. Details are sparse but indicate corporate involvement across three major cities.
A disclaimer states the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to use and publish news, with all local news credited to AP or the paper as specified. The notice emphasizes re publication rules and credit requirements for reprints.
A partially legible manuscript fragment includes a plea to pray for workers and for the word to have free course. The text cites biblical phrasing about preaching and divine aid, with signatures and phrasing echoing a religious exhortation.
The 1930 census shows Newport News dropping to sixth, Peters burg down to seventh, and Lynchburg rising to fifth. Danville and Alexandria swap places with 24,185 for Alexandria and 22,236 for Danville. The race remains tight, as Danville and Alexandria gain on their rivals.
Petersburg Progress Index reports residents complain of a giant frog’s deep croak near an apartment house. The New Jersey reader questions the idea of killing the frog and urges relocating it to spare neighbors’ sleep.
Dr. H C McConnell argues rural residents are not inherently ignorant but share a national trait with urbanites. He challenges the drumbeat that countrymen are yokels and notes some city comforts have narrowed the gap, while cautioning against underestimating country obstinacy and the stubborn pride of rural groups.
The 1930 federal census reveals limited changes in Virginia city rankings. Hopewell surges 1710.7 percent and Winchester 57.5 percent, while Portsmouth Petersburg and Newport News decline. Winchester remains 13th, Charlottesville gains but holds, and Portsmouth drops one rank, reshuffling a few positions with Roanoke.
Local notes record visits and social calls around Mt Pleasant Virginia with families including Spillman Lineburg Dyke and Cochran. The piece mentions church services at Round Hill and a Gravel Springs picnic alongside Sunday gatherings and calls on relatives. A final quip remarks on marriages for money among widows and widowers.
A Battle Creek physician cites constipation as a leading misery and promotes Rexall Orderlie as a gentle, non habit forming relief. The tablet draws water into the colon to soften waste for a natural movement. chew at night for morning results. 24 for 25c at Rexall Drug Stores.
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