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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1931
Page
4
Local notice indicates the Winchester Virginia Evening Star is published as a second class paper with delivery through the Winchester post office policy.
Rates listed for various prepaid intervals including one year six months three months and one month. Carrier rates shown with different prepayment terms plus a reference to GWOCKLY and an advertising representation firm Devine Tenney Corporation covering New York Des Moines and Chicago.
Fragmentary text references Psalm 37 and a religious exhortation. The OCR shows garbled phrases about Christ, a lamp, and a path, with an apparent biblical quotation about the righteous inheriting the earth. No clear event or person details emerge.
An essay argues there are multiple reasons for miniature golf’s waning popularity beyond jokes from newspaper humorists. It cites course abundance high fees and the link to a milder form of golf, noting humor can still clarify and promote broader acceptance of worthy amusements.
Roanoke Times discusses a National Council for the Protection of Roadside Beauty booklet on California road scenery. It cites 14 billboards in one mile, billboards at curves, and ugliness near state planted groves, noting efforts by clubs and women to curb billboard blight.
A campaign statement vows relentless effort to force motorists to study each billboard. The aim is to achieve visible results and improve roadside scenery for drivers.
The article notes Jack (Legs) Diamond, second only to Al Capone in notoriety, has been convicted by a Federal court after a history of acquittals and escapes. It cites potential 4 year sentence and $11,000 fine, with appeals possible, and compares bold shifts in law enforcement against major gang leaders.
The Star lists daily local wholesale and Baltimore wholesale markets with varied quotations for feeds, flour, dairy products, hens, calves, cattle, lambs, sheep, corn meal, bran, creamery butter, country butter, and related livestock items. Dated entries show fluctuating figures and regional price ranges.
Gary Cooper and Sylvia Sidney lead the film City Streets at the Capitol Theatre today. The crime drama follows mob intrigue in a large metropolis with Paul Lukas William Boyd Wynne Gibson in supporting roles. Joan Blondell, finishing Larceny Lane, plans tap dance study during Hollywood downtime.
David Clark testifies he killed Charles Crawford and Herbert Spencer in self defense after threats tied to his stance as deputy district attorney against vice. The account notes their prior pressure and Clark’s refusal to relent.
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