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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1933
Page
4
Public notice announces The Evening Star and other papers in Winchester Virginia being consolidated with The Morning News The Weekly News and The Weekly under The Fishing Co. of Virginia for Sunday publication.
The notice lists Associated Press reprint rights and periodical subscription prices. It details annual, semiannual, quarterly, and monthly rates, plus carrier delivery options and a weekly rate. Flexibility for in advance payments is emphasized.
Classified word rates set at two cents per word with minimum 25 cents and required cash with copy. Memorials priced at 1.50 for four stanzas, cards of thanks 75 cents. Display ads with border due by 10 AM on publication day at office, transient 42 cents per inch, contract rates on application.
The excerpt presents a Bible verse urging readers not to worry about daily needs but to seek God's kingdom first. It quotes Matthew 6 31 and 33 emphasizing faith and divine provision for food drink and clothing.
The Leesburg life sentence for George Crawford is hailed as fair and impartial by Virginians after a circumstantial case. The editorial praises the trial as orderly, notes a respectful defense, and suggests the case may influence the broader South amid unrest and racial tensions.
National Coal Association representing two thirds of US coal tonnage reports encouraging results from newly unionized mines under the bituminous code. It pledges loyalty to the N R R and calls members to full cooperation. Steel, cotton, and petroleum sectors also report improvements under their codes. More action has come.
A cautious note from C. B. Huntress, executive secretary of the coal men, urges attention to the bill as officials work to ease unforeseen injustices at lower levels. He warns against overreaction while recalling springtime chills before the recovery plan began.
The article celebrates ancient Christmas carols as superior to modern hits. It notes their centuries long appeal, the starry imagery of the manger, and their power to dispel gloom. It urges patience with carrollers who wake households on Christmas morning.
Wilbur M. Krize of Martinsburg West Virginia becomes the new manager of the Northern Virginia Power Co in the region. A driverless car on streets draws wide curiosity. Christmas turkeys are selling at 14 cents per pound. Four Alabama officers are shot in a confrontation with red agitators attempting to kill livestock belonging to a colored farmer.
Five years ago the town will run a modern coach fleet in Virginia. George Washington Hotel directors plan a new addition. King George is co valiant battle vagataet disease. Miss Mabel Baker and Mr Perry Elliott, both of the county, are married. Sheriff Pannett captures a 50 gallon still and four barrels of mash on a farm three miles west of Stephens.
Reverend Dr Lewis S. Miller his wife and daughter depart for Kumamoto Japan where Miller will oversee the Kumamoto School. The Shenandoah Valley Club stages a December dance and the Girls' Athletic Association to sing carols on Christmas Eve. Former Greek premier Venizelos is invited to return from exile. Dog taxes bring in 1800 dollars per Game Warden Pingley figures.
Proclamations announce new war stamps available from January 1. Community events include Winchester preparing a Christmas tree display. Obituaries note Rosa Lee Johnson aged 54 buried locally and Laura Spurgeon aged 68 brought from Buena Vista Virginia for burial. Prohibition agents gain authority to search various transport vehicles under current statutes.
Judge Philip Williams notes eight decrees filed related to the divorce between George Edward Petley and Mrs. Mary Harding Petley. Custody split assigns school year to the mother and summer to the father with joint privilege during custody exchanges. The Nevada decree and custody orders are ratified. additional provisions remain unchanged.
Four new Civil Works projects are planned in Hardy County West Virginia with 30 men assigned to each route. Moorefield to Needmore Vaughn schoolhouse to Lost City road Mathias to Howard's Lick road and Cullers Run to the Virginia state line will employ 120 men per site as work begins. Total county projects rise to nine with 360 workers, plus up to 40 more if school work is authorized. county quota stands at 419. Foresters McNair and Chrisman seek 348 men for Waite's Run Cove Road east of Lost City and Mathias and forest work.
Two gray clad veterans from the United Confederate Veterans presented President Roosevelt with a fealty pledge. Maj Gen Rice A. Pierce of Union City Tennessee and Lieut Gen Harry R. Lee of Nashville spoke approvingly as Pierce praised Roosevelt and pledged the South’s loyalty.
There will be no preaching at Stines Chapel on Sunday morning. Rev G M Morrow will preach there on the fifth Sunday morning at 10 o clock. The service is postponed until the fifth Sunday due to a conflicting engagement next Sunday.
W. A. Baker disbursed the first Civil Works Administration pay checks for state and federal projects. Fifty nine men received pay for one day of work last week as projects run Friday morning through Thursday evening. The town run employed 46 laborers, 2 foremen and 1 engineer. the National Cemetery project had 8 laborers, 1 foreman and 1 engineer. Payrolls are expected to reach 225 men this week.
Judge Philip Williams orders 34 qualified jurors drawn for the Max Krol embezzlement case to set venue. City Sergeant C Lee Barr to summon 30 jurors from the pool for the January 2 start date.
The excerpt introduces Elisabeth Hornain's murder at the Volnic chateau and follows Chief Inspector Gorgeret and aide Flamant as they pursue clues. Arsene Lupin, in disguise as Raoul, navigates the scene, planning an elaborate nocturnal burglary while exchanging confidences with Olga.
Raoul finds a hidden drawer in the Marquis d Erlemont s desk containing a yellow envelope with ten thousand francs and letters of women. A photograph of Elisabeth Hornain—a famed singer who died tragically—hints Elisabeth Walther may be related to a later heiress named Valthex. Raoul suspects Valthex has deeper motives and continues his investigation as a sound interrupts him.
Virginia Public Service Company sought an injunction to halt Culpeper from issuing 120000 dollars in general obligation bonds for a municipal power plant. Local taxpayers joined in the request as Circuit Judge A T Browning prepared to rule, with a decision expected Friday. Assistant Attorney General Edwin H Gibson argued the act was an emergency measure to aid national economic conditions.
Philadelphia observers toured the Franklin Institute planetarium as experts weighed if the Star of Bethlehem was a comet, a new star or a planetary conjunction. Scientists noted a 6 B C planetary conjunction could match timing, but many called the event a miracle.
The report shows 24 hour rainfall ending 8 a.m. at 0.37 inches, December to date 1.36 inches, year to date 37.75 inches. Average yearly precipitation over 20 years is 34.53 inches with monthly averages by month listed: January 2.36, February 2.0, March 2.70, April 3.11, May 3.73, June 3.81, July 3.45, August 3.45, September 2.15, October 3.06, November 2.25, December 2.37.
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