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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1932
Page
5
The report lists past 24 hours rainfall ending 8 am at 1.05 inches and January to date total at 4.11 inches. It compares three year totals for January through December across months with rainfall over similar periods.
Charles Oliver Iselin banker and yachtsman died at his Ulgenhead home. He owned vessels that competed for the America's Cup, including the Vicilant which defended the cup in 1893 and the Defender later defeating the Valkyrie III.
A jumble of crossword clues spans topics from father to faucet with numerous misprints and misaligned numbers. The page includes several quoted lines about animal propaganda and the death penalty from Don Marquis and Lewis E. Lawes, offering a mix of wordplay and editorial quips.
The British challenger drew after the start of the third race on a protest that was not sustained, allowing Defender to retain the cup. In 1924 Reliance defeated Shamrock III of Ireland.
The Attacus atlas butterfly of India resembles the head of a venomous snake when perched on a branch, providing it a highly effective protection from predators. Coffee dominates the United States foreign trade list as its largest single item. Powdered milk, first made by Grimwade in England in 1855, marks an early dairy processing development.
A brief caption notes Mrs. Clark Gable accompanying her husband, Hollywood idol Clark Gable, as he leads the couple toward a public appearance. The image centers on the star and his spouse amid the Hollywood scene.
Teddy the eight year old Eugene Brady must part with his dog to raise funds for medicine. His father, a Pittsburgh mill worker, earns little and works only six days a month, leaving no money for treatment. The chronicle notes the boy has been ill five of his eight years.
Market prices for corn eggs butter and poultry are listed with varying values and dates amid a collage of notes. The piece also praises famed frontier scouts Boone Crockett Carson Bridger and Bill Cody while noting a belief that November was viewed as the mad moon by American Indians. The Tennessee river’s annual silt load is stated as 11,000,000 tons.
A note recounts belief among Palestinians that the evil eye affects all beings and objects. It mentions blue bead strings on animals and vehicles as charms to appease deities and ward off harm.
The Washington Star quotes Hi Ho of Chinatown urging statues to honor greatness without exact likeness to avoid criticism. He argues depictions should embody magnificence and not invite faultfinding from art critics.
A Field Museum pamphlet from Chicago discusses occurrences of the alligatoroid genus Ollognathosuchus in the Lower Oligocene. The text catalogs fossil evidence and geographic context, noting paleontological significance for early crocodyliform evolution.
Winchester Virginia December 21 1932 annual stockholders meeting at banking house Winchester on Tuesday January 12 at eleven oclock for election of directors and other business Farmers Merchants Nat Bank & Trust Co Neseranerree Virginia Fuller presidentta.
Shenandoah National Bank of Winchester Virginia announces the annual sale for stockholders to be held in Winchester. Wm G Hardy vice president and cashier notes meeting and sale details with date January 12th, 1931.
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