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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1930
Page
4
The Evening Star issued by The Evening Star Co. of Winchester Virginia appeared at the post office daily except Sundays as a second class publication in Widchester.
Public notices outline subscription and carrier rates in advance terms. The piece also confirms Associated Press rights and the paper's consolidation with several local editions and the national advertising representative.
The text presents a religious reflection citing Revelation 20 12 about the books opened and the book of life guiding judgment. It includes a prayer urging eternal gates to rise and divine triumph to come.
In Colquitt County Georgia farmers moved from debt and run down farms to diversified crops. They switched to a five acre cotton plan with corn velvet beans peanuts and vegetables alongside cattle and hogs. A large packing plant in Moultrie boosted hog and beef markets benefiting Colquitt and nearby counties.
The reading public tires of modern fiction and seeks the old atmosphere of clean romance and adventure. There is a revival toward romanticism with unretouched photographs and paintings. Critics note a shift from realism to romantic plays on Broadway and a welcome relief from gritty crime and gangster films.
New York dispatch reports John Galsworthy, 63, arriving in New York from England en route to southern Arizona to begin a new work hoped to rival his Forsyte Saga. The writer discusses his career, opinions, and depiction of life.
The Highway Education Board reports eight years of safety education cutting child traffic fatalities from one third to under one fifth. Vehicle registrations more than doubled while accident deaths rose less than 85 percent. Public school programs are credited with most gains and may reduce accidents further if youth sustain interest.
The will of Abram Bosler, Carlisle banker who killed himself last Friday, dated a week earlier, was probated here yesterday. It leaves widow Grace F. Bosler as principal beneficiary and $1,000 to his secretary Miss Frehn, with $3,500 to two small loans being led.
Southern Dairies chief L. 8. Armentrout announced Christmas checks for every employee, with totals reportedly over $10. E. J. Mather, the company president, said 1931 should bring improved business and an upturn in the cycle, rewarding initiative and progress.
In the World, F. P. A. advocates sifting corruption disclosures to the top. A city official promises to investigate to the bottom. Raleigh News and Observer notes the sharpened critique amid graft reports.
In 1930, Max Klein and Dwight Channing confront a lurid rumor about Vivienne and Amelia Aileen, as press gossip threatens the theater circle. Aileen fears the smear while Klein vows to stop the spread and protect Vivienne’s career.
A note contrasts nineteenth century England as a functioning society with post war debt and declining sentiment. It mentions a new motor horn sounding like a harp chord, and a pedestrian remark urging restraint in speech.
Reynolds store notes show Mrs. R L Omps and Mrs C W Merel hosting and visiting neighbors. Recipients include Janie Batt Ruth Flowers Gainesboro and Margie Bohrer hosting Luttrell and Lewis, with visits by Ed Shank Sperry Reynolds and others. A closing quotation notes about breeding and professors.
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