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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1930
Page
4
The Evening Star entered at the post office in Virginia as a second class item. Published daily except by Star Publishing Co. of Winchester.
A historical snippet lists advance subscription options with prices for one year six months and three months and notes an engine in advance offer. It also names National Advertising Representatives Devine Tenney Corporation with locations in New York Des Moines and Chicago.
The passage states that The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to republish all AP credited dispatches and local news in this newspaper. It notes consolidation with Morning News Item and several weekly editions.
Bible thought and prayer note the Lamb shall overcome them for he is Lord of Lords and King of Kings. The powers of death have done their worst but Christ their legions have dispersed.
The Public Administrative Clearing House is organized in Illinois with sponsors including ex Governors Lowden Byrd ex Secretary Baker and Richard S Childs. It aims to coordinate reform efforts, study bureau activity and push for better city administration through unified effort among city and state employee groups and existing reform bodies. The assignment notes the value of coordinated leadership and cites the crime reporting system created last year by the International Association of Chiefs of Police as a model.
Virginia agricultural economist J. J. Vernon cautions rural Virginians to treat credit as a means to an end, not a debt habit. He urges weighing costs and benefits before borrowing, citing farm decisions on feeding versus selling stock and recognizing credit can both aid and harm profitability.
A fragment notes that following proper procedure will yield a robust and well organized business fabric. It emphasizes orderly steps and steady growth without extra measures. The terse line hints at efficiency and positive outcomes for the enterprise.
The article reports Alexis Rykoff, former head of the Union Council of People’s Commissars, has been removed by Stalin and a henchman. Molotov is named premier as Stalin consolidates power, eroding the right opposition and unifying control over the state.
A parliamentary committee in Britain recommends abolishing the death penalty for five years as a penology experiment while favoring full abolition. The plan aims to provide clear data on the punishment’s effects and could win Conservative support before a likely Parliament vote.
A reflective line notes that masking the belief that all are crooked hides personal failure. caution urged to maintain decorum by concealing true conviction.
A reflective verse salutes foxes and fox hunters praising fair play in hunting native game. It contrasts hunters with cruel sport, notes farm costs from fox damage, and wishes farmers fox lovers and readers a merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
Local notes list R W Royston professor at Washington and Lee University and Ruth Royston teacher at Berryville High School returning home for Christmas. Other area teachers and students from Boyce and surrounding towns also visit family during the holidays. A Boston Transcript item notes 1929 US automobile deaths near 29,532 with one near miss recalled.
Stephens City Virginia reports Matins at 6 o clock Christmas Day in Trinity Lutheran Church with a Christmas sermon by Rev. Snyder Aneman on Showing the Father. Two Christmas programs are planned, Trinity on Christmas night and St Pauls on the night after Christmas at 7 30 p m with seating advised.
A historian argues that treating prosperity as a government function will overshadow all other duties, warning of centralized control reducing balance and limiting broader policy aims. The quote frames the risk of overemphasis on economic management in public life.
An old advertisement touts Johnson's Anodyne as a speedy remedy to clear the head and banish coughs. It claims immediate improvement, offers a refund if no relief, and urges readers to buy from their druggist today.
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