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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1932
Page
4
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A brief religious verse from Psalm 121 verse 8 urging divine safeguard for daily life. The text promises preservation of going out and coming in from now and forever for the reader.
Portsmouth readers are urged to protect their eyes during the coming solar eclipse. Oculists from the observatory and eye infirmary warn not to look at the sun without protection, even when partially obscured. Use smoked glass or blackened film and cover the other eye if one is viewed. Totality will pass New England and Canada. elsewhere, partial, with continued protection advised.
The Richmond News Leader discusses the Ottawa conference near adjournment and warns imperial policy could fracture the British Commonwealth. It notes U S Canada tariff tensions since Ford McCumber and Hawley Smoot acts threaten goodwill and unity amid protectionist drives.
A New York Times note outlines Rin-Tin-Tin in a California setting as part of a trio of German origin canine stars. The snippet hints at film industry interest in dogs as actors and the era’s use of animal leads.
The piece notes shepherd dogs boosted canine popularity through film, citing Peter the Great and Strongheart as early screen stars. It warns against the myth that these dogs carry wolf blood and argues for portraying Rin-Tin-Tin’s son as a loyal, true-to-breed dog rather than a feral caricature.
The federal turnover tax brings in money from stock trades with gains cited for August 4 and 5 totaling over $20,000 and rising with bullish activity. It imposes 5 cents per share above $20 and 4 cents below, plus 4 cents per $100 on bond transfers and 10 cents per $100 on new issues. The tax is preferred to higher postal and bank check taxes.
Local notes report Elmo Neff returning home after a Page county visit. Families visit kin in Page county and Harrisonburg. Church yard party planned at Double Churches Saturday, August 20 to benefit the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Local notes from Middletown Virginia August 18 detail Lutie Rogers visiting her brother Ed Rogers in New York and a social gathering at Frank Weirick's with Lawrence Lamphear Gordon Spargur and Gordon Spargur Jr plus others from Hillsboro Ohio. Other items include barn rebuilding after a fire and several arrivals visiting Middletown residents.
Br J Sc On Al Davis notes visibility from high altitude while flying over Eugene Oregon. He could see Astoria 180 miles away and Portland about 125 miles distant, with Marshfield 60 miles distant. Visual range varies with mountains and altitude from tide level to 19000 feet.
Refuge Virginia news item records visits and social gatherings. Ernest Morningstar and family from Washington spent Tuesday with the Ruggles family. Several Conner and Ritenour relatives held an evening gathering with Mrs. Russell Ritenour. Frank Pitcock and Luther Grim vacationed in Baltimore. Vada Conner visited Gladys Orndoff and Virgie Orndoff. Frank Huffman and family from near Stephens City joined Amos Lillard for a Sunday visit. Ethel Conner and two children, John Conner and Robert, plus Phil Bowman visited Mrs. Haws who has been ill.
Clarke County Public Schools will begin the 1932 33 session on Thursday Sept 8 with the annual teachers institute in the high school auditorium at Berryville Virginia. Classes in all rural and high schools start Friday Sept 9. The board reduced white high school tuition from 2 to 150 per month for first and second years and kept 2 per month for third and fourth years.
The home economics department becomes the George Reed School of Home Economics with a teacher on duty 10 months. Miss Nettie Yowell returns as instructress. Barton Cook of Boyce is chosen by the School Board to drive the school bus serving the Boyce Agricultural High School.
Public health officials state the highest illness incidence occurs in February and March while the lowest occurs in July and August. The finding highlights seasonal patterns in disease spread and may guide preventive measures.
The London bridge date is fixed as A D 43 with debate over whether the builders were Romans or Britons.
In an ongoing chapter, Bruce Ogriggs and companions confront Livingston and Utato during a perilous stakeout in a hidden temple. A stealthy escape via Pinga foils capture as a cliff landslide traps pursuers and alters the course of the treasure heist on Montonga Island.
Precipitation figures show none in the past 24 hours ending 8 a.m. August totals to date are 0.50 inch with year to date 23.92 inches. Normal monthly amounts from 19 years of records list January 2.36 February 1.96 March 2.70 April 3.17 May 3.58 June 3.89 July 3.50 August 3.54 September 2.20 October 2.87 November 2.14 December 2.39.
Edith Rockefeller McCormick, youngest daughter of a New York financier, was sinking fast by noon. Relatives said she had been kept alive by stimulants since midnight, according to Mrs Fifi Stillman McCormick wife of Fowler McCormick.
Milldale Virginia notes weekend visitors from Armell Martinsburg and Maryland. Sunday School at 9 30 a m Christian Endeavor at 7 p m. Rev C T Warner Episco pal minister of Washington DC will preach Sunday night at 8. Secretary Hurley story quoted from Oklahoma Daily Oklahoman.
Trustees of September 24 1908 and September 3 1913 deeds advertise a public auction of a productive ninety acre farm one mile east of Middletown Frederick County Virginia at noon on Saturday September 3 1932 in front of the county courthouse. Farm includes nine room frame dwelling 28 foot silo barns cistern wells and hog pens. Terms: one third cash day of sale balance in one and two years with two bonds 6 percent interest and homestead waiver. Auctioneers Dunn and Duvall.
A quotation on marriage bargains notes two are needed for success. A zoological aside states that a sheep’s wool grows fastest and coarsest in summer and autumn and slowest and finest in winter.
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