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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1931
Page
4
The Evening Star entered at the post office as second class matter every day except by The Evening Star Pub Co of Winchester Virginia.
News agencies report consolidation with Morning News Item The Weekly News The Weekly Times and The Weekly Mirror as the primary source for dispatches and focal coverage in this edition.
A list of monthly and yearly subscription prices is provided for advance payment. Rates include one month at 0.90, three months at 1.20, six months at 2.25, one year at 4.50, and monthly carrier options with 30 for delivery.
Fragmentary note repeats biblical lines about Christi and sea imagery. The text references Romans 8 6 and contrasts carnally minded death with spiritually minded life and peace. No clear event or person identified.
The piece argues that contemporary writing favors terse, rapid prose like a machine gun burst over deliberate craft. It warns such style risks hidden rhetoric and manipulation, comparing it with old rhetoric and noting false sincerity in hard boiled dialogue and swift action.
A Minnesota jury fined a school superintendent 750 dollars after he spanked a boy who had placed a tack in the seat of a girl in front of him. The piece notes changing American norms and contrasts past tolerance of corporal punishment with a modern fine.
Baltimore Sun reports Charles Curtis dodges renomination hints for Hoover's running mate. Kansas readers see through his Washington statements claiming indecision about Senate or current post. The column notes Curtis visits Kansas briefly and signals acceptance for vice presidency remains undecided.
The article notes a 1930 rise in U S divorces easing to about five percent, with alimony cuts and reduced attorney and Reno‑trip costs. It argues income drops curb frivolous splits, while some families suffer under hardship. It contrasts U S trends with Europe fearing loss of capital gains.
Berryville Virginia December 7 members of the elementary school faculty including Ruth Berlin Hilda Levi Eunice Carper Jessie Fadeley Jessie Carpenter Beatrice Kackley and Mrs H H Burks will present a three act comedy Fashions In Love Friday night December 11 in the High School Auditorium to raise funds for needed equipment in both schools.
Lois Corbin, a pretty working girl, falls for Bruce Durand, nephew of Chicago's wealthy Durands. Arlene schemes to separate them, sending Lois into loneliness on Rush Street. Lois returns home, faces pride and ruin, and contemplates forgiveness as winter nears in a crowded urban neighborhood.
Lois reunites with her mother and Mr. Corbin after leaving the boarding house. Her mother comforts her and Lois vows to stay, realizing her family always cared. Mrs. Corbin recalls her own elopement from a farm to the city and the two share a tender moment before Lois plans to collect her things.
The fragment references Jetson Spates Julian Glass Nicholas Morrison Frank Humsten Edwin Berlin and Donald Cooley as named individuals in the passage. The exact roles or affiliations are not provided in the readable portion.
Gore Virginia notices list visits among residents including Ellis Haines and L T Johnson families, Lafollette, Whitacre, Eaton, Kump, and Bledsoe. Mrs Bledsoe has returned home and is improving after hospital stay. Other callers include Whitacre sisters, Audrey Kump, and Luther Sir.
Sunday evening update mentions Glen Anderson of Winchester visiting friends in the community. Mrs. H. C. Whitacre and her two sons Jim and Carson of near Whitacre were guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Whitacre on Thursday. Gover Bledsoe has returned to Ohio after visiting his brother Ezra Bledsoe.
A brief notice promotes Pepso-Ginger as a post meal aid to digest food stimulate the stomach neutralize acids and absorb gases. It claims quick relief within two minutes with a refund offer from Baker's Drug Store.
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