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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1932
Page
4
The Evening Star serves Winchester Virginia as a second class newspaper. It lists subscription rates by mail and by carrier and notes Associated Press affiliation and advertising representatives in New York and major cities.
Short religious verse praising God as savior who carries daily burdens and delivers blessing. Likely from Psalms influenced text. Emphasizes divine daily provision and salvation.
The Cumberland Times argues Dickens defined Christmas as a time for kindness forgiveness and charity. It notes the angels words good will to men amid war and slavery and urges nations neighbors employers and diverse groups to adopt these principles to ease conflicts and unite the country during Christmas.
Hawarden Ta and Merced Calif study stamped self liquidating currency as a means to revive business and relieve unemployment. The plan requires a three cent stamp on each card change of hands and redemption after $1.08 in stamps. Success in Schwanenkirchen and Woergl prompted interest from western and northwest cities.
Miss Philadelphia 1932, after winning beauty honors and turning down stage offers, goes back to high school. She says education is more permanent than a fleeting stage career and hopes to become a secretary, urging youths under eighteen to stay in school for lasting prospects.
Acknowledges continued verbal attacks by Representative McFadden of Pennsylvania against President Hoover. A birthday party honored R. L. Omps, Frederick County businessman, by many friends. von Hindenburg, now German president, to broadcast to the United States this week.
Handley Library decorates for Yuletide. The Commercial and Savings Bank plans Christmas carols on Christmas Eve. Virginia Woolen Company mails include Christmas Seals. British buying power described as low. Shenandoah Valley Academy to close for holidays this week.
Lewis Jones Sr founder of the Lewis Jones Knitting Mills dies in Philadelphia. Winchester Auto Sales shows 1918 Chevrolet cars. US House passes a nationwide prohibition bill. US Fuel Administration prioritizes coal distribution to households.
Virginia state police faced higher costs to guard the hunger marchers as 60 officers were on duty from Sunday to Wednesday. Director McCall Frazier of the division of motor vehicles disclosed expenses for housing, feeding, and extra gas bombs. He noted the emergency fund has been exhausted, risking financial strain in future emergencies.
Observers note lean fish such as haddock cod flounder pollock and codish varieties average about 300 calories per pound while most flesh foods range from 800 to 1000. The piece also comments on improved diplomacy and reduced use of certain long words.
The article notes that each year about 142 million tons of water evaporate from Great Britain’s surface and about 2 million tons of water are discharged per square mile, equating to roughly 3,000 tons per acre.
Weather record shows no precipitation in the past 24 hours and none for December to date, with the year to date total at 34.56 inches. Monthly normals from 19 years of Winchester Research Laboratory list January 2.36, February 1.95, March 2.70, April 3.17, May 3.58, June 3.39, July 3.50, August 3.54, September 2.20, October 2.87, November 2.14, December 2.39 inches.
American novelist Edna Ferber said she has no intention of returning to Mexico after being barred from entry in response to a short story she wrote about a visit there. Mexican hotel owners took offense at the portrayal of discomfort caused by fless.
Eva Volpe a 21 year old domestic from Cleveland Heights Ohio was found dead in Lake Erie at a cliff foot in Avon Lake near Lorain. Police say suicide but her parents insist murder occurred, sparking family dispute over her death.
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