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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1933
Page
4
The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia notes publication rights and Associated Press attribution. It lists subscription rates by mail and week and mentions advertising representatives in Atlanta, Chicago.
A religious verse from Psalm 71 17 venerates God as teacher from youth. The line underscores lifelong learning and praise. No other details or context are provided in the text.
Virginia’s primary road fund shortages spark a national mobilization against diverting gasoline and vehicle license taxes from road building. Officials and groups led by the American Road Builders Association contend highway investment lowers costs and saves lives, urging lawmakers to keep funds for highways and maintenance.
A worldwide movement pushing a 13 month calendar with 28 days each faces criticism as a visionary plan versus practical disruption. Proponents argue uniform weeks and dates simplify loans contracts and school terms, while opponents warn of chaos in business and timekeeping.
A critic reflects on calendar reform in a somber meditation. The piece ponders the implications of skipping days and reversing dates when a new calendar is adopted, framing it as a profound tragedy for a reformer.
The dean of Columbia University medical school urges young doctors to begin practice in small towns and rural communities. He notes city dwellers returning to farms and villages create growing opportunity and profit for country doctors, with income possibly in livestock and produce, and stresses lasting benefits to both physicians and rural residents.
The Southeastern Commercial College was formally opened today by Mayor F. Amos Shryock. State Senator-elect T. Russell Cather of Winchester says he opposes diverting road funds for other uses. The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company donates 25 to five Winchester firms. Eastern apple raisers express optimism about the industry's future. Max Schmeling says he is eager for a match with Jack Dempsey.
City Manager L. R. Dettra submitted his annual report to the Common Council of Winchester. W. O. Zinn, a Fred erick county retired farmer, recently died. Plans aim to save Mrs. Ruth Snyder and Judd Gray from the electric chair. A large turnout attended the funeral for Benjamin F. DeHaven.
Local column lists visits and homecomings in White Post Virginia and nearby areas. Miss Mary Denny of William and Mary College spends Christmas at home. several residents host or visit relatives in Edinburg Strasburg Hagerstown and Richmond. Illnesses include flu and appendicitis with updates on recovery and moves of families to nearby farms and towns.
A gang of six robbed the Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad depot last night seizing three pouches of registered mail guarded by armed sentries. Investigators later reported another pouch taken in Los Angeles and tied to San Joaquin Valley shipments. Value estimates ranged from 150000 to 175000 dollars with earlier unofficial figures around 10000 dollars.
Middletown Virginia notes record residents traveling to Florida Berryville and Brunswick Md visits including Mr and Mrs James Smith Nellie Kline and Phil Perry Betty Lee Perry and Hannah Walters. Also updates on Mrs Claude Carper and Mrs Lottie Kline families church events and a funeral at Reliance last week.
Emma Strickler of Kernstown spent Christmas day with Mrs. Mort and Miss Joy Chrisman. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Woods and family spent Christmas day with Mr. and Mrs. Sargent of Middletown Virginia.
In Cross Junction Virginia Mr and Mrs A G Luttrell and others hosted and visited at Braithwaite and Hiett households. Delights include turkey supper gatherings and parties at the Braithwaite and Braithwaite families homes. News of the marriage of Miss Etna Braithwaite to Mr Joe Hite from Bunker Hill was received locally. Christmas greetings brought relatives to homes across the neighborhood.
A dense urban neighborhood reports a surge in sickness with many residents affected. Officials say high infection rates strain clinics while community leaders call for testing, vaccination outreach, and preventive measures to curb transmission.
Members of the Virginia Branch of the Woman's Organization for National Prohibition Reform led by Mrs. Julian Keith urge no easing in the fight to repeal the eighteenth amendment. Keith criticizes five Virginia congressmen for opposing the beer bill and notes the group supports the Democratic platform calling for Volstead Act modification.
Wholesale dealers in Winchester were advised from New York that the Big Four cigarette manufacturers cut the price to 6 dollars per 1000 from 6.85. Retail 15 cent packs may drop to 13 cents or two for 25 cents, while 10 cent packs likely stay unchanged. E Cooper of W E Cooper and Son said the reduction, first by the Big Four in about two years, will pass from wholesalers to retailers and then to smokers.
The New York Sun notes debate over whether longer life from diet knowledge is pure gain. It recalls Peter Pelham painting the first authentic American portrait, of Cotton Mather, as a landmark in American art.
The term turnpike originally referred to the tollgate or pike used to collect fees from travelers in the 1800s. The word shift to mean the highway emerged from that toll-collecting practice.
The report lists past rainfall and normals by month from a 19 year record kept at the Winchester Research Laboratory. January to December totals are given with a December 2.19 inches to date and monthly figures such as January 236 and May 358 inches.
Anacortes Mercury reports that regular hunger marchers plan to arrive in Washington when the Democratic administration assumes power, signaling a planned protest as a new regime begins.
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