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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1933
Page
4
Publication notice from Winchester Virginia notes daily edition except Sundays and consolidation with other local papers. Include membership in Associated Press and advertising representatives in major cities with subscription rates listed for periods ranging from one month to one year.
A biblicalausage line from Proverbs 16 3 emphasizes that better small gains gained righteously than large profits earned without justice. The verse encourages integrity over wealth, framing moral conduct as more valuable than material abundance.
The Paris government has not accepted Germany's demand for equality and insists on security guarantees. France blocked the London naval accord over security and now risks wrecking the Geneva conference again by holding to its previous stance.
The term eiperpatriot describes individuals or groups in Japan who pledge service to the nation through unlawful means. Violence has long been part of Japan’s political life with gangs and assassinations tied to domestic issues. The current alliance between militarists and hired thugs marks a new phase in this duality that foreigners find perplexing.
Article warns of boys roaming the country on freight trains seeking rides and begging transport. It notes high danger with nine months into 1932 showing dozens killed and injured on railroad property, many youths among the victims.
A brief note reflects on those who drift along railways seeking adventure of freight work and riding in empty cars. The countryside is marked by graves of travelers who chased risk over steady home labor.
The French Chamber of Deputies weighs boosting soldier pay from 26 centimes a day to one franc. The piece contrasts French poilu wages with American army pay, noting the larger French force yet similar overall costs due to pay scales. It argues the raise would bring poilu earnings to about four cents a day, highlighting the cost parity between the two nations' armies.
One year ago the NYSE security list showed a tilt toward lower levels amid reports. Jack's mother of Markham is ill with pneumonia. Winchester bridge players plan to enter the world bridge Olympics in April. The reward for the slayer of Mrs. Agnes Isley at Middleburg has been cut from 3250 to 1250. The Girls Athletic Association basketball team lost to Warrenton 40 to 16.
The Winchester city council is examining the 1928 budget as announced. Also mentioned, President Coolidge is not expected to sign the McNary Haugen farm relief bill despite passage by Congress.
Farmers urged to plant white om for home use. A large elk head statue to be purchased in front of the Local Elks home. Matthew Jones Hardesty, a noted Frederick County farmer, died suddenly. Berryville Boy Scouts held their annual banquet. A Virginia bill seeks local council powers. Woodmen of the World banquet draws 200 members. A woman in black sighted near Hagerstown. John Keating, once of Winchester now Cumberland, named colonel on Maryland governor’s staff.
The report shows none in the past 24 hours ending 8 a m. February total 1.35 inches and year to date 4.84 inches. It lists 20 year average total 34.53 inches and monthly means from January to December ranging from 2.15 to 3.81 inches.
Firemen aided in a desperate search for Charles Boettcher II a wealthy broker held captive by kidnapers in the city Claude Boettcher the victim's father was shown in the scene as the case drew national attention.
Elise receives Janney's letter declaring another path while danger looms over Lad. She and Barney confront love and honesty as she contemplates returning to the stage and choosing friendship over romance, amid watching men and a wary past.
Washington reports Senator Norris using a chart labeled Spider Web of Wall Street to condemn eight New York banks for money power over trade and industry while Senator Logan urged government takeover of profits. Testimony before the Senate banking committee claimed National City Bank sought to control its stock market with short sales and options.
The piece argues Cordell Hull would win broad approval as Secretary of State in Roosevelt's administration. It notes William B. Woodin as treasury pick, viewed as a big business figure, with an open shop stance. It also cites Professor Herbert A. Miller predicting a coming world shift away from racial prejudice and a unified future after capitalism's failures.
The article notes Senator Claude A. Swanson remains senior to Senator Carter Glass in the Senate but Glass has gained greater notability. It suggests Swanson is not a nonentity, yet Glass’s prominence overshadowing him is common talk, with Navy Department moves and a potential vacancy tied to ex-Governor Byrd as a factor.
Canada’s exchange rate has fallen by about 16 percent. The country must meet 157 million dollars in interest and 109 million dollars in maturities due in the United States during 1933, all payable in U.S. dollars.
Canada seeks an exchange driven by American visitors and experts. Among sources, American tourists are more promising, but a key question remains whether beer friendly travel from the United States will draw tourists this year.
Tourists spent 183 million dollars in Canada in 1929, a figure higher than the 125 million dollars recorded the previous year. The report highlights international travel and spending by visitors across major regions and cities.
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