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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1930
Page
4
The Evening Star runs as a second class notice from Winchester Virginia with printing details on postal distribution. The listing notes its designation and mailing status at the Winchester post office.
The notice lists price options for subscriptions in advance and by carrier including one year six months three months and one month rates. It also names national advertising representatives Devine Tenney and associates with offices in New York Des Moines and Chicago.
A notice indicates The Weekly Mirror consolidates material from The Associated Press Milwaukee Morning News The Weekly Times and The Weekly News for re publication. It notes exclusive AP rights and publication credits across the merged releases.
Fragmentary reading quotes Revelation 5 and 6 bidding praise for the Lamb and a prayer of thanksgiving. The text references the seal opening and the redeemed heirs of God. It concludes with a general hymn praising God for every perfect gift.
Research on Ur of the Chaldees discusses its wall height and thickness, river harbor, and imagined resemblance to New Orleans. It traces floods, trade routes, and decline, noting archaeological digs uncover public works and grand buildings indicating early human accomplishment.
New York City emergency unemployment fund receives a 1 million dollar gift from John D. Rockefeller and his son. The donation, the largest yet, will employ about 4 000 men for four months, bringing total contributions to roughly 4 133 million. The Rockefellers are praised for civic duty and local focus.
The Cumberland Times argues against urging people to buy for Christmas and notes that many have money or credit to spend anyway. The piece implies a pragmatic approach to holiday shopping and avoids high pressure demands.
The piece urges readers to start toward a brighter Christmas by paying old obligations. Clearing debts frees money for purchases, supports creditors, and sparks a chain of good will that returns to the giver, with the December bill-payer seen as a Santa Claus.
The piece celebrates long vanished place names that retain historic charm while noting Linoleumville’s disappearance. It lists quirky successors such as Hicks ville Cana joharie and Linoleumville’s echoes like Nag's Head Tomb stone and Red Barn. It warns against a trend erasing local heritage.
Historic description of the Khyber Pass as the most important route from Afghanistan into India. It highlights its unique strategic significance and deep historical associations as the gateway to the plains of India.
Trustees will offer at public auction in front of the Winchester Court House on Saturday December 27 1930 at 11 a m the lot and buildings 502 504 East side South Washington Street Winchester Va fronting 73 feet and extending back 51 feet with improvements a large residence in a desirable section. Terms require one third cash, balance in two equal annual installments with 6 percent interest and secured by deed of trust and fire insurance. M M Lynch and John M Steck trustees and Duvall Dunn auctioneers.
The Rev. Linneon Hammond 87 a Methodist minister died at his Laytonsville home after conducting two Sunday services in Maryland. He had heart disease and served Emory Methodist Episcopal Church South Oakdale and Goshen churches. Survived by widow Ethel and five children from a previous marriage, Hammond was well known in the Winchester area.
Miss Dorothy Patton of Washington spent the weekend in town visiting relatives and friends hosted by local hosts.
Market listings show prices for corn, cotton seed meal, hogs, sheep, dairy products, and feed ingredients with varied figures. A court decree in Winchester dated November 18 1930 appoints a Commissioner to settle the estate of Margaret C Strother and notify creditors to present claims by December 2 1930.
A. J. Cook, secretary of the British Miners' Federation, warned that a strike in Scottish coal fields could spread across Great Britain, signaling rising labor unrest in the industry.
The article calls a detour the worst distance between two integers, noting its implications in the Des Moines Tribune Capital edition.
The article notes Benjamin Franklin left an estate of 150000 dollars, described as a considerable fortune for its era. It also cautions that poor diet planning wastes money on illness rather than health.
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