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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1931
Page
4
The Evening Star announces daily publication from Winchester Virginia under The Evening Co of Virginia. Rates shown include one year in advance three dollars fifty, six months two dollars, three months ninety cents, and one month thirty cents. carrier rates also listed with annual and semiannual options.
The text outlines exclusive reprint rights for AP dispatches and local news items published in the paper. It states AP holds exclusive use for re publication of all news dispatches credited to it or not, and local news consolidated from multiple named weekly publications.
The text cites Isaiah 59:2 about iniquities separating people from God and God hiding his face so he will not hear. It also includes a paraphrase of Psalm or Proverbs style lines about taking heed to word and path. The fragmentary content centers on divine judgment and moral separation.
Maryland highway crews removed 2 796 illegal billboards during a three day drive after a July first law took effect. By early July 18 454 signs were cleared bringing total removals to 21 250 as 50 trucks and about 200 workers swept through major throughways. The law restricts signs within 500 feet of state highways and regulates owner maintained and advertising company signs with licenses and permits issued to 3 790 and 3 462 respectively. revenue from permits totals 10 845 18 dollars to beautify state highways. Virginia roads toward Washington now earn the dubious distinction for worst unsightly signs.
A Suffolk News-Herald piece urges careful selection of competent school bus drivers amid rising bus traffic and larger capacity vehicles. It stresses driver responsibilities, safety vigilance by parents, and compliance with Virginia law to prevent accidents and protect students.
A writer urges regulating school bus appoints and charging drivers to insure compliance with state laws and local school rules. Officials must select only the most competent drivers. avoid outsourcing to incompetents or favorites. aim to protect students’ lives.
President Hoover names Walter S. Gifford head of a national unemployment relief advisory committee. The piece notes widespread hardship, fear of hunger and cold, and urges ample funding and fair aid for both needy and deserving citizens amid economic downturn.
Harold Washington a 13 year old second class Scout from Troop 5 Sanford Maine swam 75 feet to rescue Joseph from a pond where he had drowned after a cramp. Witnessed by a Scout who cannot swim the event inspired another to begin swimming lessons.
The Kuomin agency reports eight miles of embankment along the Grand Canal at Kaoyu in North Kiangsu collapsed. The breach floods hundreds of miles, worsening flood death and destruction in the Yangtze valley. Towns including Yangchow Nantung Tsingkiang pu and Wuhu suffer inundation from flood waters and accompanying storms.
Nita and Natalie Dudley, two orphaned sisters from a small town, travel to New York seeking better fortunes. They endure high city costs, seek jobs, and grapple with pride, debt, and idealized glamour while sharing a fragile bond.
A brief definition explains monogamy as having a single wife or husband. The term is occasionally misspelled as monotony in informal usage.
A public sale by A G Swanson on Monday August 31 at 11 A M at Cook's Garage Valley Pike one mile west of Winchester lists Reed living room and dining room suites piano beds lamps sewing machine Maytag washer refrigerator and assorted kitchen items. Cash before property moved. Auction noted 8 27 31.
The Trustee will offer for sale at public auction on September 23, 1931 at 11 a.m. in front of the County Court House Winchester Va. The property is 514 North Loudoun Street a 30 by 183 foot lot with a frame dwelling. Terms: one third cash and remaining by two equal annual installments secured by a deed of trust and a policy of insurance.
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