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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1932
Page
5
Precipitation over the 24 hours ending 8 a m today amounts to 0.38 inches. January to date rainfall is 0. . Comparison to the 3 year average for March May July August September October November and December with 1931 rainfall over a similar period is noted.
Market report lists wholesale items with notes on Middlings Creamery butter hens and chickens and hogs prices. Local and Baltimore wholesale markets show corn meal dairy feed and various feeds with prices and some typographical errors.
The annual stockholders meeting for Shenandoah Valley National Bank declares elections of directors and other business. It will be held at the Banking House in Winchester, Virginia on Tuesday January 12th at eleven o'clock. Wm. G. Hardy, Vice-President and Cashier.
The Virginia Possum Hunters' Orchestra airs on 1 Fon radio from Richmond. The first program starts at noon, with a 6 15 pm and 11 05 pm schedule for today. Members include Myroff Aleshire manager guitarist Emery Stroope first violin Irvin Jenkins second violin and Roy Todd banjo.
Howard S. Kuhn, two time elected clerk of the Circuit Court of Howard County, shot himself at his home after planning for several days. He reportedly bought a weapon recently and wrote letters most of the day yesterday. His dairy farm, considered among the state’s modern up to date properties, housed prize cattle.
A Rengo News Agency dispatch reports General Kamura's Japanese brigade enters Chinchow at 2 p m with a battalion left at Haicheng to pursue bandits linked to the killing of two Tokyo Asahi Shimbun correspondents. An Asahi dispatch says planes scattered handbills promising no harm to residents.
Representative Fish of New York urged a House foreign affairs committee inquiry into Fascist and anti Fascist activities in the United States. He called bombings a diabolical conspiracy and cited a telegram from Dr. Charles Fama of New York urging action.
Six officers and directors of the Security Home Trust Company were indicted by the Toledo grand jury. Named are Stacy L. McNair president William H. Gunckel vice president Raleigh D. Mills vice president Leroy E. Eastman director Frank C. Hoehler director and Clifford C. Whitmore director. Indictments total seven counts with charges including unlawful abstraction willful misapplication of funds and false expenditures tied to a $37500 dividend payment on April 1 1931 before the bank closed.
In a counter complaint for divorce, a Hollywood husband asks for $1000 monthly alimony. The filing notes that retired husbands must find a way to get along.
In this column Charles P. Stewart argues that economists oversimplify unemployment by pushing shorter work hours. He critiques the link between reduced hours and lower production, noting that less output would shrink wages and demand, unless distribution or consumption improves. He emphasizes the complexity of labor’s wage and production dynamics.
Senator Hiram Johnson pushes a finance committee inquiry into American investments in Europe. The probe aims to reveal which banks and individuals hold war debts and related securities, with J. P. Morgan and Albert Wiggin among prominent figures to be examined.
A mother Mary Larrick of White Post Virginia recalls her son Cecil O Larrick who died January 2 1931. The remembrance laments the silent grief and hopeful reunion in heaven with lines of enduring love and flowers beside his grave.
The Old Dominion Beacon reports Virginia move from County Sunday School Associations to County Councils of Religious Education. Councils will include pastors, superintendents, two elected reps per church, and at large members. The plan aims to unite local churches and empower coordinated action.
Stockholders of Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Co. meet December 21, 1932 at eleven o'clock to elect directors and address transactions properly before the meeting. H. D. Fuller, president, presides.
A fragment notes that a cooperative group will be thoroughly competent to give general guidance. The text emphasizes collective capability and shared responsibility among members to ensure effective action. The context suggests a deliberative assembly preparing to advise on a common goal.
The fragment suggests guidance toward creating a suitable cooperative program. It hints at leadership or collaboration to shape a structured effort, though specifics are missing. The text appears to reference organizational planning rather than a completed policy or action.
Hibbs Building Washington DC offers stock quotes supplied by W B Hibbs & Company members of the New York Stock Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade with contact number National 0540.
Prices drift lower on the New York Exchange amid light trading. A handful of traders returned after the holidays while the British pound rose to 3.41 dollars. Closing stock quotes include Allied Chem 66, American Can 57 54, Amer Tel 111 2, American Tobacco B 60, Anaconda Copper 91, Bethlehem Steel 1, Mont Ward 14, National Biscuit 38, Packard 4, Standards 427, Oil N J 8, Steel 36, Woolworth 40.
Wall Street's active traders enjoy a holiday as the market opens the year with a softer tone. Leading stocks slipped one to four points amid quiet turnover and minor declines across the board.
About 750000 shares traded with little selling pressure. Brokers attributed price declines to apathetic buying during the shortened holiday season rather than forced selling. Sterling cables opened at 3.40 dollars, down a quarter cent. A Times critique reflects on modern critics “sitting on” creators and production.
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