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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1931
Page
4
The Evening Star is entered at the Winchester Virginia post office as a second class publication issued daily except Sundays by The Evening Star Publishing Co. of Winchester Virginia.
The spacing shows rates for subscriptions of one year six months three months and one month with in advance prices for mail delivery and carrier delivery. It lists a weekly rate and notes national advertising representatives Devince Corporation with offices in New York Des Moines and Chicago.
The text notes that The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to use for republishing all news and local items in the paper, consolidating with Morning News Item and Weekly editions The Weekly News The Weekly Times and The Weekly Mirror.
A religious reflection cites First John 2 15 warning believers to avoid loving worldly things and to seek the Father. The text frames love of the world as incompatible with divine love and urges spiritual focus.
Berkeley D. Adams, former Corporation Commission chair, seeks a Charlotte County House seat on an anti Byrd short ballot platform. The piece cautions against assuming opposition to Byrd, suggests Adams may be cautious, and warns supporters to stay vigilant against any challenge to the established Byrd program and Virginia’s fiscally stable government.
A large city discusses group buying to bridge the grain surplus and aid farmers while helping families with low purchasing power. Proposals include church or neighborhood supervision of wholesale purchases or a non profit corporation buying flour and staples for sale at wholesale prices.
Pittsburgh coal operators propose state led regulation of the coal industry claiming federal inaction harms public welfare. Spokesmen warn the move signals weakened industry unity and potential property losses if not addressed.
The text questions why coal operators cannot earn profits despite low costs and asks if cooperation between operators and between operators and miners could fix the situation. It notes widespread losses in bituminous fields and widespread miner hardship even as some mines prosper.
Reynolds Store notes from Virginia report social calls and local events. Several residents visit or are ill. A barn fire destroyed Tom Brannon's barn and a thresher, with unknown cause. Nearby families and out of town visitors are listed over a Sunday period.
Market summary from Chicago and other cities notes downdraft from Russia's larger wheat shipments while September wheat edges higher on demand and lower primary receipts. Corn weak on futures sales by a major cash holder. oats steady on crop signals. Provisions falter with hogs. overseas demand for North American wheat remains active with 800000 bushels bought today and 500000 yesterday.
Poultry and eggs markets show mixed price movement with live birds and dressed poultry steady to firmer. Leghorn hens and broilers noted with varied bids across New York and Richmond markets, including regional colorings and weight classes.
Buyers paid around 8.50 for light and medium weight hogs with some variations noted as heavy hog prices not fully listed. Market activity showed lighter weights fetching firmer bids in this livestock sale report.
Livestock prices show mixed results with hogs and sows at varied levels in Lancaster Jersey City and Chicago markets. Cattle receipts noted in Lancaster and Chicago with steers and yearlings achieving top values, veal strong, while government bonds in New York list multiple series with mixed yields and maturities.
A reader questions how the typical American believes others block progress while claiming personal self interest. The remark probes common driving attitudes and the social perception of egoism on the road.
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