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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1931
Page
4
A brief consolidated item notes the partnership among Morning News Item The Weekly News The Weekly Times and The Weekly Mirror with Associated Press content. The notice emphasizes AP’s exclusive rights to non credited dispatches and local news published in the paper.
Fragmented data lists various advance payment terms with amounts like 3.50 1.75 4.50 2.25 and references to monthly or annual periods. Missing context prevents clear interpretation of the service or item described.
A biblical excerpt presents Isaiah 9 6 proclaiming a child born to bear government on his shoulder and named Wonderful Counselor Mighty God Everlasting Father Prince of Peace. The passage emphasizes messianic titles and a foretold divine king.
Philadelphia Record notes philanthropy has become a precise science with giants like Rockefeller, Carnegie, Rosenwald, and Guggenheim funding vast programs. Last year these funds spent 52.5 million dollars on medicine, education, and international aid, with 14.9 million from capital.
A Romanian royal romance collapses as Prince Nicholas renounces his morganatic bride Mme Jana Lucia Delati and Romania’s King Carol publicly reconciles with his brother. Officials deny evidence of a marriage and records vanish, leaving Delati with a villa but no prince or heart. A punk ending, we call it.
Fragmentary text references Christmas customs and questions whether the season feels different this year amid shifting times and persistent traditions. The snippet hints at public sentiment but lacks clear events or outcomes.
The piece argues that human nature cannot be altered yet love, faith, generosity, and childlike kindness can thrive. It laments material excess hurting Christmas and urges humble sharing and service over expensive gifts. The spirit of Christ's birth remains a deep, enduring influence.
The Hoover Mellon program proposes taxes on cigarettes tickets phone calls radios phonographs automobiles and other luxuries and tightens exemptions with higher surtaxes. A new administration slogan touts a hatful of tax receipts in every pot.
Mrs. Durand hosts a ballroom party to pair Bruce with Sybil Morse amid social pressures. Bruce resists matchmaking while Lois Durand remains hopeful, urging alliances with suitably connected peers. The scene ends as guests arrive and plans unfold.
By decree of the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia I will auction the remaining stock and fixtures of Lovett Bros three stores in Staunton Winchester and Harrisonburg with about 1000 pairs of shoes rubber goods shoe cases counters chairs X rays and office equipment plus store leases. Sale times December 29 30 and 31 1931 all at 10 o clock cash with immediate removal. Harry L Lovett surviving partner.
Vatican City reports three deaths from a roof collapse at the Vatican library wing. A young Italian attorney Marco Catasso and two workmen are confirmed dead, with two others still missing as search efforts continue. Pope Pius XII was informed and urged swift debris removal to aid possible survivors.
A local sale, postponed by Deputy Sheriff A J Wigginton, is rescheduled for Monday January 4 1932. The notice appears in the public sale section dated December 23 1931.
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