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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1930
Page
4
The Evening Star at the post office in Virginia runs as a daily except Sunday publication. It is published by The Evening Star Kusht Co. of Winchester.
The article notes Associated Press rights for re publication and lists subscription rates in advance and non advance terms. It references a weekly newspaper title and consolidation with parens News Item.
The Bible thought and prayer invite praise to God from all servants and fearing ones both small and great. A prayer asks all men near and far to shout with holy joy Alleluia.
Crawford's Weekly surveys 1930 as a hard year yet notes limited suffering and continued consumer activity. It urges optimism, predicts improvement across business and economy, and argues collective belief in brighter times ahead for the United States in 1931.
The New York Federal Reserve Bank cut its rediscount rate to two percent the lowest in Fed history and the world. The move aims to boost bank lending and improve business conditions nationwide while signaling ample money ready for productive use. It notes the prior high during stock speculation when cash was tied up in the market.
The remark notes that the expected effects will evidently show in stronger business activity in the year ahead.
A doctor left a large sum to a medical school with no conditions, to be used as trustees see fit. The piece contrasts endowments tied to a future, with contemporary gifts directed to current needs for broader, lasting impact. It argues that funding immediate needs often preserves the donor’s name longer through real benefits.
Economist William Trufant Foster, director of the Pollak Foundation, criticizes firms for cutting advertising in a low mood period. He urges aggressive campaigns, arguing that as buying increases, companies that halt advertising will lag behind while demand grows for goods that are marketed.
A dated poem by Dora Grim reflects the Christmas tale of Jesus born to Mary, visited by shepherds and wise men, and sacrificed for humanity. It links carolers and gift giving to reverence for the Virgin Mary’s firstborn son.
Former Indiana Governor Warren T. McCray, paroled from a mail fraud federal sentence, receives a Christmas pardon from President Hoover. He is pictured with his two grandchildren, noting his farming life during parole.
Dr. Dean B. Cole of the Virginia Tuberculosis Association and Dr. Enmion G. Williams, state health commissioner, urge continued support for Christmas seals. They note drought driven hardship lowers living standards and that many tuberculosis patients leave sanatoria due to daily charges, risking infection of household members especially children. Funds from seals fund treatment year round, not just Christmas, and will help prevent further spread.
New York December 27 Associated Press reports further price reductions by mail order houses. Montgomery Ward and Company cut prices 10 to 25 cents below last year and extend easy payments on almost everything except groceries. Sears Roebuck and Company also cut prices and National Bellas Hess Co. reports 14 to 45 percent cuts. Ward says it made no large purchases and plans no new stores in 1931.
The Patriotic Order Sons of America mourns the death of Robert Shade and Expresses sympathy to his family. A motion copy to be sent to the family and filed in minute books, plus publication in The Evening Star, per committee London B. Whitacre and Russell L. Fletcher.
A statesman says people understand government better than 20 years ago. The response counters with a claim that there is less laughter now, implying diminished public humor about politics.
The weather outlook for the coming week beginning Monday predicts rain or snow across the North and Middle Atlantic states at the start and again Thursday or Friday. Temperatures stay near normal with slight fluctuations from Tuesday to Friday, then a bit warmer and colder toward week’s end. Washington reports political mottoes at Check are double checked and retouched.
Broadway publicity man Jimmy Crane devises a bold plan starring Aileen as Miss Santa Claus to publicize Sara's Christmas Stocking. She worries about police, crowds, and being seen as a fundraiser, while Vivienne Nerra debates modeling for Dwight Channing in a major motion picture plan.
Virginia plans a sequence of unveilings for busts of Jefferson Monroe Madison Tyler Taylor Wilson and Harrison in the Capitol rotunda. The goal is to place all seven statues before the Yorktown Sesquicentennial next October with noted speakers at each ceremony.
A witty reflection on why anyone runs for office noting there are 96 senatorships. It doubts presidents tire of their duties while suggesting a senator rarely steps down. The tone is skeptical about political tenure.
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