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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1931
Page
4
Publication notice stating daily except Sunday by The Evening Star Publishing Co of Winchester with mergers into Morning News Item and weekly papers. Credits Associated Press for dispatches and local news. reprint rights reserved.
The notice provides advance pricing for subscriptions and delivery options, including one year in advance for $3.50 or four weeks at $0.90 and carrier rates. It lists six months at $2.25 and three months at $1.20 with weekly costs of $0.10 and mentions national advertising representatives Devine Tenney Corporation in New York Des Moines Chicago.
Gospel narrative notes Jesus travels through Galilee teaching in synagogues preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people in Matthew 4 23.
The appointment of Senator Swanson by President Hoover to the world conference on arms limitation meets general approval. Swanson is a long serving naval affairs expert and foreign relations veteran, well qualified for Geneva deliberations. Henry P Fletcher of Pennsylvania is also named a delegate.
The Danville Register notes Professor David Muzzey backed by Bernard Fay on Virginia settlers being mainly speculators and clergy from England. Virginia officials and clergy stress corrections in Muzzey history and affirm no need to ban the textbook.
A new movie with sound and little dialogue draws big crowds and prompts critics to suggest dialogue belongs on stage while cinema shows can succeed with limited speaking. One critic notes producers should recognize pictures’ appeal and adjust narration accordingly.
The article notes that audiences seek relaxation in theaters and silent films give way to sound and musical accompaniment. It mentions early fears that talkies would constrain screen freedom and narrow storytelling, with time beginning to justify those concerns while screen drama remains unsettled.
Col. Leonard P. Ayres refrains from definite 1932 forecasts yet portrays business as a poker game. He notes executives, tired of bad cards, are ready to tell Fate to deal five new cards. The piece highlights a cautious pivot to future prospects.
Precipitation in the past 24 hours ends at 8 am shows 0.20 inches. December to date 1.92 inches. The 1931 comparison table lists monthly rainfall with totals and year to date, noting January 2.43 inches and November 2.24 inches, among other figures.
Baltimore Conference educational leaders attend sessions of the Council of Christian Education and the Educational Association in Nashville. About 500 educators are expected. Delegation members include Rev. G. G. Martin and Charles L. Melton among others from Harrisonburg Front Royal Washington Roanoke and Mt Vernon Church positions with Millaps College and worship groups named.
Recurring items recall Winchester matters from 1930 including a shooting at a local service station incident, charity food drives by schoolchildren, a Scaleby hunt meet at the Gilpin home, a city council vote to keep the tax rate at 1.55, and reports of livestock deaths from meningitis in Frederick county.
Ford of Orangeburg heads the General Council of Christian Education. A principal event will be an address by Dr A N Ward president of Maryland College at 11 a m Thursday December 31.
Virginia city treasurers receive a clean slate from bonding companies after talks led by State Auditor T. Coleman Andrews in Richmond. He noted many county treasurers may fail bonding conditions, risking disqualification from office, though most city treasurers are regarded as good risks.
Norfolk delegate Vivian L. Page announces plans to abolish the state prohibition department and its $80,000 plus funding. He aims to end special prosecutors and unused jail costs, shifting enforcement like other violations and making sentences discretionary.
A fragment discusses Russians in an American restaurant, noting reactions to conviction terms and public perception. The text contrasts Russians with American dining, mentioning wheat cakes with caviar, onions, and sour cream as a dish observed in the scene.
By virtue of an execution in K. W. Adams vs H. R. Triplett I will offer for sale in front of the County Court House Winches Va at 10 oclock on Monday December 21 one Plymouth Sedan 1930 model Terms cash This sale postponed to Friday January 1 1932 A J WIGGINTON Deputy Sheriff
Indigestion ended or no pay. Just chew Pepso-Ginger after eating to aid digestion stimulate the stomach neutralize acids and absorb gases. Delicious and safe to chew. If relief not in two minutes druggist refunds money. Baker's Drug Store adv
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