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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1932
Page
8
City council adopts rules against deceptive advertising for merchandise securities and services. Provisions ban misleading liner ads and require clear disclosure of secondhand or defective items with equal emphasis to all ad type. Penalties include a fine of 100 to 500 dollars per offense, law to take effect upon passage.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Cole hosted a Christmas dinner Sunday at their Red Bud home east of town. Attending were their son Charles Cole Jr and his family, Floyd Cole and children Mildred and Bobbie, Dennis Cole and children John Mary and Dennis, W. E. Morrison and children Linda John and Ray, and Law Dee Cole with Miss Virginia Russell.
Announcement of the marriage of Dolly Colleen Trenary to Champ Daniel Shepherd in Hagerstown Maryland on December 24. The bride is daughter of Mrs. Ethel M. Trenary and the late T. Fred Trenary of Winchester. Shepherd is son of Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Shepherd of Berryville Clarke County. Grapefruit and orange seeds planted together make a pretty house plant.
William Allen remained unchanged at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a stroke last evening. He has been unconscious since the event and cannot recognize family. He was found on the floor at C. H. Young's Main Street home in Berryville around 7:30 PM, bruised from the fall. His daughter Mrs. H. R. Watts, a Roanoke nurse, accompanied him to hospital. Allen is the son of the late George and Josephine Kiger Allen and father of Lucy Allen, acting clerk of Clarke County Circuit Court.
Berryville Virginia December 27 The Bank of Clarke County suffered a fire in the rear of its building on Christmas Day from an electrical short. Loss estimated between $800 and $1,000 with damage mitigated by Berryville Volunteer Fire Department. Attorney Walter Blount’s office also suffered water damage. bank operations resumed.
Alton Moller Hansen a 26 year old Viking completed a solo voyage in his 25 foot sloop Mary Jane by entering Miami harbor today He left Oslo August 4 with a dog a cat and books for company He stopped at several European ports and the Canary Islands on the voyage across the Atlantic.
John Fuller, a 92 year old former Winchester blacksmith and one of the last Confederate veterans in the area, suffered a stroke over the weekend and is reported to be gravely ill at his South Kent street home.
The Macon Telegraph notes a historic moment when citizens consider reducing government expenses by trimming spending overall. The observation reflects a broader push toward fiscal restraint during tough economic times.
Frederick county officers search for a man who assaulted and robbed David Whetzell near the Opequon post office about 5 miles southwest of Winchester. Whetzell says $8 and some silver were taken after nightfall. a suspect was questioned but not charged, loot not recovered.
Police found a man dead in an alley behind Macomb Street. A letter addressed to Oscar B. Hess from his father in Palmyra Pennsylvania accompanied a $500 Christmas bill. The autopsy was ordered to determine the cause of death.
A compilation note cites La Rochefoucauld on passion making fools clever and references the Bible saying Let your moderation be known to all men. It attributes the moderation quote to Philippians 4 5 and notes a misattribution to a chapter and verse.
Cecil B De Mille surveys clippings as Agnes De Mille daughter of a famed dancer tours Europe and earns praise in the continental press during a recent dance tour.
In Athens on December 27 the court ended a hearing on extradition for Samuel Insull former Chicago utilities official. Prosecution accuses Insull of grand larceny and embezzlement related to financial transactions in his utilities interests. The defense argues actions were authorized by company by laws.
Rep Parker of Georgia in the House denounces Governor Moore of New Jersey for refusing to extradite Burns the chain gang fugitive. Parker calls it an insult to Georgia sovereignty ahead of its 200th birthday and cites Mary Norton’s intercession.
Banking institutions announce closures for New Year holiday on Monday January 2 1933 with papers maturing January 3 1933 to be paid the following day Shenandoah Valley National Bank and friends announce similar closures and payment dates January 3 1933 J H Yost cashier Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company also notes holiday closure and paper maturity timing Union Bank of Winchester GEO B Bushnell cash ier John L Sloat cashier
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