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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1933
Page
4
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A historical snippet shows annual and shorter subscription prices: one year 3.50, six months 1.75, three months 0.90, one month 0.30. A separate set lists one year 4.50, six months 2.25, three months 1.20, one month 0. Also garbled text references wigs.
Classified rates at 2 cents per word with 25 cent minimum and cash with copy Memorials priced at 150 dollars for four stanzas of four lines Cards of Thanks five cents Display ads with border due by 10 A M on publication day Transient rate 42 cents per inch Contract rates available on application
Divine Tenney Corp announces national advertising representation across New York Chicago Detroit Pittsburgh Des Moines and Atlanta with appointed offices for regional coverage and client services.
A short religious note cites Jesus saying I am the resurrection and the life from John 11 25 to inspire faith and eternal life through belief, emphasizing living faith over death. The text blends erratic OCR fragments with scripture quote to convey spiritual reassurance.
Richmond Times Dispatch recounts Luke Lea once a Tennessee political and newspaper power. Convicted in North Carolina of violating state banking laws, he faces six to ten years while his son also faces legal peril. His rise and fall reflect the era’s financial temptations and shifting fortunes.
Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt defends Santa Claus against cynicism. She says she believes in Santa and that children should feel love at Christmas. The piece urges the spirit of goodwill to enter hearts daily, not just once a year.
The piece warns that hunting deaths and injuries rise from careless handling of guns during annual deer and small game hunts. It urges inexperienced hunters to avoid firearms and suggests safer activities while in the woods.
Recurring notes recall marriages and civic events from a year earlier in Middletown and Clarke County. Highlights include Dorothy Wilkins and John Pickeral returning to Middletown, impeachment moves against Hoover defeated, and local boards seeking funds for the needy.
Fifteen years past war victims in Belgium and northern France turn to the United States for relief. A pathologist recommends removing all cedar trees within two miles of an apple orchard. Annie McFadden, a Naval Hospital nurse, arrives in France. New York notes strong demand for barrel red apples. France greets President Wilson on his Brest landing.
The author argues monetary science is not exact and discusses the impact of abandoning gold, comparing Britain and the United States. Since leaving gold, the U.S. shows recovery in production, employment, and prices, while the pound remains stabilized. The piece highlights political risk and the need to support presidential control to guide stabilization.
An event titled Shooting Match at Winchester Park on Saturday December 16 offers prizes of turkeys guineas and chickens to winners.
In a literary crime sketch, Elisabeth Horain, a famed singer, is murdered at a Volnic chateau. fifteen years later inspectors Gorgeret and Flamant converge at Saint Lazare station to corner Blonde Clara aboard train 368 from Lisieux, while Big Paul eludes capture.
The report shows present and past rainfall through 8 a.m. with December to date at .35 inches and year to date at 36.74 inches. Monthly figures from Winchester Laboratory include January 2.36, February 2.70, March 2.70, April 11, May 373, June 361, July 45, August 345, September 2.15, October 3.06, November 225, December 2.37 inches.
Public sale advertised under a deed of trust from H. P. Lovett. The 18 acre tract near Stephens City Virginia includes an eight room dwelling and an active bearing Stayman apple orchard. Auction set for December 30 1933 in Winchester with terms: one third cash, two thirds by two bonds due over two years, 6 percent interest, secured by trust deed and fire insurance. Principal debt listed as 3500 dollars to Loan and Building Corporation of Winchester. Trustee R Gray Williams.
Special Commissioners set a public auction on January 6 1934 in Winchester Va for the Bumgardner property fronting 50 feet on the Winchester Berryville Turnpike and extending 500 feet. One third cash at sale with balance in two annual installments secured by deed of trust and insurance. Corinne Barnett Deputy Clerk confirms bond of the Special Commissioner.
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