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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1932
Page
2
In Harrisonburg a pageant scene recreates rustic courtship from earlier days as residents debate fiscal restraint. The piece argues Mayor Henry’s refusal to trim city pay shows council overreach and urges voters to demand economies without crippling government.
Henry outlines his council platform advocating lower taxes through cuts to high salary positions and city departments. He calls for expanding police, lowering utilities costs, delaying or skipping a city manager, and implementing quarterly tax payments to ease burdens while citing local examples and the need to adapt to high living costs.
Public auction of an Acme 1%-ton truck with Motor No 8R21763 by H W Ebert. Sale location is in front of the Court House on Saturday September 3 at 11 o'clock under a reserve lien.
Virginia farmers face a serious drought with statewide rainfall near 10 inches below normal. Officials in Richmond say some areas approach July 1930 drought intensity as total July rainfall averaged 2.86 inches versus the 4.50 inch norm, with crops suffering nationwide.
A home guide suggests filling muffin tins half full with plain batter, adding a teaspoon of berries, then topping with more batter. Bake in a hot oven for muffins.
Director Judson King of the National Popular Government League argues the St Lawrence treaty requires two dams at high cost, forcing New York to bear $150 million in construction while limiting competition with private power. Ontario gains 1.1 million hp. New York's rate outlook shifts from 3 to about 7 cents.
The report notes Company I of the Virginia National Guard with 2 officers and 59 enlisted men present last evening. Capt. Paul Hartman arrived from Quantico as the state rifle team competes in the National Matches. Sergeant Hall and others fired in coast guard and navy matches. Sgt Hall will join Winchester September 1 to work with the company and bring his family. Medals were presented by Captain Hartman to individuals who fired on the small bore team.
The State Department of Agriculture reports extensive tests in Japanese beetle control at Cape Charles Virginia yielding gratifying results. In 1931 the town saw 1 782 beetles captured in traps and this summer after arsenate of lead treatment only 1 652 beetles were trapped.
Dr. Drinkard Jr. leads two new economic studies in Virginia focusing on apple orchards and dairy farming. The region supplies 11 milk to Norfolk New Port News and Portsmouth, and the project seeks factors behind successful dairy farming and orchard enterprise investments on farms.
The article notes three research projects under way. Dr. H. N. Young and Charles J. Blair Jr will study factors affecting orchard success. A third project, just begun, investigates frenching in tobacco, a non infectious physiological disease.
Congress enacted the first national patent act in 1790 with subsequent acts in 1793 1794 and 1800. In 1836 all prior statutes were repealed and replaced by a comprehensive act shaping the system into its modern form.
Do not feel abused if you wash your own floors. Beauticians note significant benefits from scrubbing on hands and knees as a form of daily exercise.
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