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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1933
Page
4
The text lists newspapers and Associated Press credit lines. Mentions The Evening Star Pub Co of Winchester and local papers The Morning News Item The Weekly The Weekly Times The Weekly Mirror. Indicates AP content use and local news published herein.
Rates listed for subscription options and advance payments. Mentions year in advance, monthly options, and national advertising representatives Frost Landis and Kohn located in York Atlanta Chicago.
A religious reflection citing Isaiah 59 2 about sin separating people from God and God not hearing prayers. The text emphasizes repentance and faith.
Staunton News Leader cites Hearst and others arguing against a foreign goods boycott. The piece warns that a broad Buy American crusade hurts southern exports like cotton tobacco and agricultural products, and could undermine overall national prosperity and foreign markets.
The item highlights multiple local actions including Stephens City voters approving a water bond by nine votes and Winchester figures declaring support for the Apple Blossom Festival. It notes Hack Wilson signing a baseball contract with Brooklyn five years ago for 16 000 annually, Shenandoah Valley Bank’s ex-assistant cashier dinner, and the formation of Moling and Cather mercantile firm. The groundhog is mentioned as a light aside.
Fifteen years ago Saks and Company of Washington advertised the latest men’s clothing in The Star. German soldiers ran the other day when American guns barked on the Western Front, war advices declare. The Eastern California Association is to hold its annual meeting at Hotel Evans here. D W Ritenour deputy collector of internal revenue is busy checking up taxable incomes. The annual service for the local Boy Scouts will be held this Sunday in Christ Episcopal Church.
A writer reports Clarke county fox hunts are increasingly popular. The Star also notes Union Bank of Winchester urging the next payday to start a bank account, ice harvest peaks in Frederick county, and groundhog shadow sightings. Huntsberry’s advertises a $5 Florsheim sale for $3.99.
Gore Virginia February 1 At a recent Ladies Aid Society meeting it was decided to hold a chicken and oyster supper on Thursday evening February 9 in the lodge hall. The event is sponsored by the Aid Society and the Union Sunday School and the community is invited.
Precipitation in the past 24 hours ending 3 a.m. shows none. January to date 3.52 inches, year to date 3.52 inches. The 20 year average is 34.53 inches. Monthly averages: January 2.36, February 2.00, March 2.70, April 3.11, May 3.73, June 3.81, July 3.45, August 3.45, September 2.15, October 3.06, November 2.25, December 2.37 inches.
Citizens pool funds to buy a license tag for Pal the hound, saved from the game warden. Treasurer G. Fred Harman reports 60 cents surplus from last year, ensuring Pal’s license for another year and continuing his downtown drugstore headquarters.
Harrisonburg Virginia reports the death of Mrs. Maggie Shusebeth Sipe aged, as a local obituary note from Bridgewater. The brief notice lists her age and city of Bridgewater with no further family details provided.
Mrs Sipe widow of a prominent merchant from Edom and mother of seven died after a year of ill health. She had been in critical condition for a week and in a coma the last two days. funeral arrangements will be announced tomorrow.
The Kittiwake, a white blue-pearl gefl inhabiting the rocky North Atlantic coasts spends winters on the open sea buffeted by gales and exposed to savage weather.
Araminta Williams abandons promise of marriage to pursue theater after a love triangle with Janney Breckenridge and Barney Tyson. Elise Watterson, once an actress, mentors Araminta as she moves to New York for a role in Bread and Honey, while barbs of jealousy and longing ripple through the circle. Araminta battles homesickness and city chaos, seeking fame to justify her choices.
Chinese dispatches report new attacks by Chinese volunteers on Japanese troops at Suicheng and Chinmenkow on the southeastern border of Jena province. Hostilities continue as Geneva talks press toward a crisis with Japan signaling possible withdrawal from the League of Nations.
Inaugural parade headquarters said 650 Virginia National Guardsmen would march without public expense. A possible overflow from military groups may require an apportionment. Virginia units like the Richmond Light Infantry Blues and Richmond Greys have assigned places and others may participate.
Nat B. Sewell state inspector urged the 1934 General Assembly to abolish Clay County and divide its territory among neighboring counties to end clan contests that have made the area notorious for feuds for nearly half a century.
A historical note claims Arabs are among the hardiest races after living on dates and dairy alone. It asserts this single diet provides all essentials for healthful living and questions long term viability.
A vintage advertisement touts Creomulsion as effective and harmless for all colds and coughs. It claims it stops illnesses and offers a money back guarantee if relief is not achieved, urging readers to keep it on hand for instant use.
A barn fire on the Edom Road west of Harrisonburg destroyed a herd of twenty cattle and sixty sheep. Insurance partially covers the loss. The blaze, discovered shortly after one, consumed hay filled mows while Rockingham County’s new fire truck and Hose Co. No 4 fought the flames. No confirmation on horses. Local residents report heavy damage near Sartawest.
Ad promoting MELLOGLO face powder with French process claims to hide lines and pores and resist shine. Priced 50 cents to 1 dollar, available at Baker's Drug Store.
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