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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1932
Page
4
The Evening Star of Winchester publishes daily except Sunday. The paper is a member of the Associated Press and reprints AP news and locally sourced items.
Fractured ad text shows multiple subscription rates in advance for Christ For All Ase For Christ with scattered figures and addresses. Sorting through the garbled lines reveals prices listed per month, half year and full year, and mentions national advertising reps Devine-Tenney Corp in New York Des Moines and Chicago.
A devotional line from Galatians 6 7 cautions that what a man sows he reaps showing the moral cause and effect theme. The passage emphasizes divine justice and warns readers against deceit or mocking God.
The piece argues Harry M. Daugherty will reveal secrets from his time with Warren G. Harding and the Harding administration. It cautions that his account may be biased and not the final word on the era. It notes other figures like Miller Forbes Burns and McLean could also add to the record.
The George Washington Bicentennial Commission plans eight years of observances in 1932 and beyond to honor the Father of His Country. Projects include Wakefield Virginia restoration, a memorial highway from Mount Vernon to Washington, a Potomac memorial park, and a Washington travel routes exhibit plus over twenty five volumes on his life. Civic groups join in nationwide observances upon request of the commission.
A citizen reflects on the 1932 memorial year commemorating the nation's most significant historical figure. The text notes the importance of the anniversary as a lasting tribute beyond the life of the individual, emphasizing national significance and enduring remembrance.
The piece reflects on January 1 as the common New Year for many, linking personal anniversaries and diverse calendars to a fresh start. It urges collective and individual effort to diagnose and fix man made troubles through renewed spiritual effort, thought, and action.
A newspaper column notes that Mexico now allows mutual consent divorces in a day while another column cites 100000 women in the past year seeking husbands via matrimonial agencies. The juxtaposition raises questions about casual marriage and easier divorce across regions like Arkansas Nevada and Mexico.
White Post residents share holiday gatherings with relatives from Fairmont Richmond and Washington. Measles kept Fritzie Conley home. Wilton Stuart returns from hospital. several family visitors listed. Local churches report merry Christmas Sunday School events and continued illness figures include Mr. Gore in Winchester Hospital.
Mr and Mrs Thomas Massey and extended Massey family share Christmas. Mrs Gwynne Jones, sister of the latter, and Caleb Massey remain quite sick. Misses Mabel and Lilly Massey visit with parents Mr and Mrs C G Massey.
St Joe Arkansas January 2 1932 A 76 year old farmer Ben Malloy had a hand fashioned coffin made to honor a death bed belief It later stored seed corn and was burned as he began a new year resolution to live to 100 preserving the tale of a quirky New Year pledge from a Arkansas farmer.
Funeral services for Jacob W. Rinker were held Sunday afternoon at the Middletown home of his brother C. R. Rinker. The Rev. W. P. Saunders of the Middletown Methodist Church conducted the services and the interment followed in the family plot.
Rinker a widower aged about 60, died at his home in Brooklyn on December 23 from heart trouble. A native of Middletown he had lived in New York City for about 35 years and was a street car inspector for a large metropolitan utility. Survived by sisters Mrs. W. R. Edmonson of Middletown Mrs. Harry Ramey of Woodstock Virginia and Mrs. Mattie Hayward of Clayton Delaware. Funeral arrangements will be announced by E R Sperry M H Rhodes B H Usdere J R Watson and Rhodes and Robert I Camp.
Judge John Barton Payne has accepted an invitation to speak at Staunton Virginia's Woodrow Wilson memorial banquet on January 6 after the dedication of the Manse birthplace as a national shrine. Admiral Cary T. Grayson and Mrs Grayson are invited to attend and Grayson is asked to introduce Mrs Wilson.
A reflective note recalls how leaves stay attached until they turn yellow, preserving a quiet seasonal image and memory of nature's persistence.
Bruce Durand returns home in anger after a clash with Aunt Eleanore over his intended marriage to Sybil. Mrs Durand resists apologies while Charles plans a calm, private talk, and Bruce asserts his right to marry who he chooses. The scene ends with Bruce and Charles heading out for a candid drive.
Following a meeting of nearly 1,000 depositors holding about 4.5 million dollars, plans were begun yesterday in Frederick Maryland to reorganize the Central Trust Company and its eleven branch banks in Frederick Carroll Washington and Howard counties which closed their doors September 3. The plan, prepared by Baltimore attorneys, calls for asset appraisal by a depositor committee and the transfer of good assets along with bad and doubtful assets to a holding company. The holding company will move good assets to a new bank and retain doubtful ones for a later market. To carry out the plan, 500000 dollars must be raised from stock sales with 375000 dollars as capital stock and 125000 dollars as surplus.
The Washington bicentennial stamps go on sale at the local post office with new envelopes. Denominations range from 1 cent to 12 cents and include several mid values. Old envelopes are not sold in quantities under 250. Portraits show Washington at various ages and officials in Washington urge promotion of the new issue.
Since 1847 the earliest known handbill for woman suffrage, the crusade for equal rights has circled the globe. Women now have partial or full suffrage in 33 nations.
Chinese Drama author L. C. Anington traces the form back to the eighth century B C, outlining early developments and cultural roots in a concise historical overview.
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