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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1931
Page
4
The notice explains that the Evening Star Publishing Co. of Winchester Virginia is bound by Associated Press rules. It specifies exclusive rights to republication of AP dispatches and local news published in the paper.
The text lists price options for subscriptions with advance payments and durations such as one year six months and three months. It also names advertising representatives Devine Tenney Corpora with locations New York Des Moines Chicago.
A moral verse from Luke 6 31 urges readers to treat others as they wish to be treated. The familiar teaching appears as a timeless reminder of reciprocal kindness and ethical conduct.
Staunton News Leader notes preliminary eleven month figures from the commerce department show total American foreign trade losses near two and a quarter billion dollars versus 1930, with 1929 period. The piece blames retaliatory tariffs and Hawley Smoot for reduced exports and imports and urges Congress to open foreign channels to stave farm and factory surpluses.
The All-India Moslem League rejects Swaraj and demands responsible government with Moslem safeguards. The piece notes India’s 320 million people split—Hindus about 220 million and Muslims about 170 million—complicating Gandhi’s push for Hindu autonomy and Britain’s rule. The potential for internal conflict contrasts with anti colonial civil disobedience.
Miles B. Dean of Winchester Virginia argues that Wall Street bankers pressured the government to cancel foreign loan interest and now push for private loan repayment. He frames foreign powers as aligned with Wall Street against U S citizens and warns of Wall Street influence in the White House.
The price for complete political independence is not opposition to Britain but civil war rooted in religious fanaticism and fear. The warning targets Indian freedom advocates, noting a Moslem League action could turn a mere possibility into a certainty.
A Washington dispatch notes the Democratic and Republican parties avoid firm positions on prohibition. The piece argues the issue crosses party lines and will hinge on individual Congress members and home district sentiment rather than party platforms in next year’s conventions.
Mrs John Perry and daughters Ruth and Lucille and sons Woodrow and Edward visited Mrs E C Allamong near Mt Williams. Delia Cochran from Winchester spends Christmas holidays at her home here. Mrs Maggie Orndorff called on Mrs Dorsey Ritter. Bessie Perry and Ernest Barb of Winchester were supper guests at the Perry home on Christmas Day. Dorothy Orndorff, formerly at school in Washington, spends holidays with her parents Gregg and Mrs Orndorff. Mrs Russell Carpenter and daughters Marionna and Madilee of Winchester stayed several days here. Will Lamp and family recently called on Gregg Orndorff. Rev H S Myerly and Mr Snowden Newcome and daughter Katherine and sons Russell and Leonard, all of Winchester, visited Will Lamp Sunday evening. Irvin Miller of Front Royal spending holidays with Thurston Renner and family. Warner Dyke spent Christmas Day with Alice Cochran family. Theodore and Luther Hamilton of Pennsylvania spent.
Charles Durand reads his morning paper to his bath and breakfast getup. He discovers his nephew Bruce's engagement to Sybil Morse after a confrontation with his wife Eleanore who arranged it. He resists yet senses the rift over family and money as the plot unfolds.
The San Diego Union reports Dr. Charles Mayo argues that school children do not need a three months vacation annually. The piece notes the vacation idea is believed by Mayo to have been invented by teachers. Local social notes list visits among families in Winchester and Opequon including the Hamiltons Cochranes Perry Boyce and Rosenberger with a few calls and suppers.
In a Dallas Georgia New Era piece the writer notes that since automobiles appeared in the country no one has gone mad chasing perpetual motion. The remark highlights skepticism about perpetual motion schemes in the early era of motor transport.
A Toledo Blade note reflects a quote about roasting while a historical aside states razors were used in Egypt as far back as 3500 B.C. The fragment ties a dark humor line to ancient shaving tools and long use.
A short notice on courteous behavior highlights a young man who honks to attract attention then aids a companion by unlatching the car door, signaling a small display of traditional manners.
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