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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1933
Page
4
A partial rate sheet lists prices in advance terms for various durations including one month three months six months and yearly options. It mentions National Advertising Representatives Prost Landis and Kohn in New York Atlanta Chicago and Detroit.
A fragment cites Acts 17 27 28 urging seek the Lord for in him we live and move and have our being. The line emphasizes spiritual reflection and divine presence.
The Petersburg Progress Index notes debate over who first used dismounted cavalry to halt infantry advances. It highlights J. E. B. Stuart, John H. Morgan, and Nathan Bedford Forrest as pivotal figures and discusses Stuart's role in making cavalry a key intelligence arm for the Army of Northern Virginia. It also recalls Lee and Jackson as defining generals and Forrest’s unique entry into service.
James H Lindsay founded the Charlottesville Daily Progress and guided it through revolutionary changes in printing, distribution, and transportation. He remained the paper’s dominant figure, adapting to new conditions with warmth, humor, and kindness, admired by all who knew him.
Newport News Daily Press notes the Federal Council of Churches report that eight people were lynched in 1932, six Negro and two white. It calls the figure a low point given past eras and credits public opinion and newspapers for improvement.
Notes recall a benefactor C Rouss a year after a mob law incident. The American Cross offers an early first aid class in Inchester. A Little Theatre production of Mice and Men pleased a good crowd. Mrs Katherine Glass Greene spoke to United Daughters of the Confederacy on General Lee. Handley High School basketball team lost a C V L contest to Waynesboro High.
Five years ago Apple Blossom Festival officials seek a camp. Capitol Theatre show soon. Bus line cuts hurt railroads. Col. Charles A Lindbergh is off on a flight from the Central United States. Valley, Inc plans to spend 468.009 on advertising over the next two years.
Fifteen years ago a German submarine sank the Tuscania with seventy three American soldiers lost. Lawson Armentrout and W E Harlee of Winchester join the army. Lewis Jones Jr succeeds his father as president of the Lewis Jones Knitting Mill. Apples are solicited for American soldiers in trenches in France. Marcus H Spotts, Winchester retailer, has been laid to rest.
Twenty five years ago local reports say Berlin's Tailoring Parlor is cutting edge with new men’s fashion. Police arrested several bogus magazine salesmen and Friendship Fire Company is bazar.
Walter Affleck moved from Oak Shade farm near Grimes to Clearbrook. Dorothy McDonald died last Friday after an automobile incident and was buried at Galilee Church. Edward Nash moved to Harrisburg. Woodbine Community League met at Leight home. Mrs Allamong and Mrs Miller noted as indisposed while White Hall Mite Society met at Clark home.
Bloom Brevities reports Friendly Grove Community League preparing a play titled Too Much of a Good Thing with cast including Mr and Mrs R L Long Mr and Mrs Thomas S Cooper Mrs P P Glynn Velma and Charlotte Hottie Elizabeth Thomas and G A Hulver Jr. Date to be announced. Also social notes from visits and illnesses among local residents.
This clipping notes Lincoln era places in the United States with Lincoln in town names such as Lincolnville and Lincoln Center. It recalls Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson as presidents during one term and mentions Johnson succeeding after Lincoln's assassination on the 42.82 day of his second term.
In a Great Gate chapter, Elise confronts whispers about Elise and Barney as Araminta writes to Barney from the city. Elise learns of Araminta's claim she loves Barney and the portraitist Nicky's patchy health affects the Tyson House circle, foreshadowing a clash over love and loyalty.
Present and past rainfall figures cover 24 hours to 8 a.m. and February totals year to date. Year to date rainfall stands at 4.24 inches with 0.44 inches in the last 24 hours. The piece lists monthly averages from 20 years of data, noting February 2.70 and March 3.11 inches.
A how to for a basement clothesline explains placing line hooks A B C D and quick release hook F E. A permanent line runs A to C with a second line through E to D. Repeat loops F on A C and D and tauten with stabilizing line at B.
Card of thanks from Owen C Holliday expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy during Katherine Holliday illness and deaths. Thanks for use of cars and beautiful flowers.
Trustee will auction personal property on the Henry Shell farm Frederick County Virginia near Star Tannery starting 11 AM Wednesday February 22 1933. Sealed credit terms apply with notes and 6 percent interest payable six months after date. Afterward additional farming implements offered with cash for small amounts and notes for larger sums. Also notices of bankruptcies for Thelma C Brown and William H Brown with creditor meetings set in February 1933.
Dr. James Henry Breasted of the Oriental Institute asserts that the supreme achievement of science in the Orient was Babylonian astronomy, highlighting historical contributions and expert interpretation.
Dr Clendening explains gallstones form when bile stagnates creating a backwater where salts crystallize. Treatments vary from medical management with mild laxatives and a non stimulating diet to surgery, with modern methods assessing liver function and stone size via X ray to guide care.
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