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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1930
Page
4
Fragmentary notice indicating postal rates or advertising terms from The Evening Star with references to advance months and distribution reps in New York Des Moines and Chicago. Public notices in a historical newspaper context.
The article outlines Associated Press exclusive rights to republication of all news dispatches and focal news published in the paper, with consolidation noted with Morning News, The Weekly News, The Weekly Times, and The Weekly Mirror.
A devotional note cites First Timothy 1 15 on Christ Jesus saving sinners with a personal prayer for grace to stay pure. The piece frames a Christian exhortation about grace and personal transformation through faith.
The Portsmouth Star notes a water shortage in Brown and Jackson counties Indiana where armed guards protect the few remaining wells selling water at five cents a glass. Farmers sell livestock as water is shipped into the community by milk cars and the land faces scarcity.
The Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch commends Jackson and O Brien for recapturing the endurance flight record without sensational stunts or family theatrics. It praises their stamina, endurance, and skill while criticizing unnecessary hijinks from others involved in the broader coverage.
The Alexandria Gazette notes a program by Webber College founded by Mrs. Roger Babson to train women to manage their own business and investments. The executive secretary says many inheritances are squandered without guidance, and such institutions may expand in the future to aid women in financial affairs.
The speaker notes that men with their own homes often gain better grasp of managing family business and inheritance than their mothers did. This reflects a shift in gender roles and intergenerational knowledge transfer within households.
England inaugurates an Eat More Fruit campaign under the Fruit Trades Federation of London. The drive cites California fruit supply as a reason for promoting fruit consumption and uses posters talks school talks and newspaper ads to reach 15 000 fruiterers and various media.
An advertisement cites a 20 year digestion problem and gas relief from Adierika. It claims full stomach and bowel cleansing in ten minutes and touts Baker's Drug Store as the seller. The testimonial Josef Hardy is quoted praising the product’s effects.
Gore brief items report talks on hospital work and Eight Beatitudes, hospitalities by Mrs Blanche and Mr Ralph Triplett. Sunday school attendance peaks. Norman DeBusk leads. Birth announced for Dr and Mrs R E S Taylor of Paw Paw. Visitors include Mrs Blanche Hook and families. Meeting attendees include Mrs Parish and Mr Smith. Fire recovery progress noted. Also mentions state highway work near Gainesville and elderly Nancy Thompson's milestone. Rural one facilities discussed for southern Italy.
Macedonia notes describe residents visiting and traveling patterns. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Huber spent Tuesday evening in town on business. Kenneth Petrie vacationing with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Petrie. Mrs. J. T. Funk and Mrs. K. R. Boyce visited Mrs. J. W. Newcome. Mr. and Mrs. C. BE Armel and daughter Elsie joined Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Payne at Gainesville.
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