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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1932
Page
4
A fragmented newspaper snippet shows boilerplate about Associated Press crediting and re publication rules. It includes offer lines for subscriptions and advertising rates and a biblical quotation from Luke 10 19 about power from God.
Roanoke Times reports Dr. Lloyd Arnold of the Illinois State Health Department cites a survey of 614 hotels and 790 restaurants noting sandwich de to salad trade and fresh produce rise. Freight data and year by year sales suggest heavy advertising influenced public diet and calorie awareness.
A Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch report notes a favorable committee view on a bill reducing Virginia’s minimum land contribution for Shenandoah National Park. Plans target a July 1 opening, with reduced area and Blue Ridge backbone from Swift Run Gap to Front Royal, amid past land acquisition delays and funding uncertainties.
Marcia Moyer, a cosmetics buyer in Mitchelfield, meets Percy DuMott, president of Beatty Skin Products, at Lola’s party. Helane Brewster, a New York socialite, tests Marcia’s loyalties while Ted and the town watch the enigmatic visitor. The week ends with a river dam picnic as romantic tensions simmer and the mystery man lingers in Marcia’s thoughts.
The reduced acreage Washington agrees to accept for Shenandoah National Park aims to attract millions of visitors. The Skyline Trail stretches over fifty miles offering panoramic views from the Shenandoah Valley to the Piedmont.
The American plan of hotel meals is reported to be returning, replacing the European plan in many cities. Hotels offer breakfasts and lunches around 50 cents and dinners about $1, with meals often cheaper than à la carte. Some establishments still do not bundle meals with rooms, but a traveling suggestion advocates a single day rate for all, echoing the old practice.
A British nobleman on a radio denounces wealthy individuals buying and transporting historic buildings to America for erection in unsuitable places. He calls the practice an outrage to be added to the criminal calendar, noting parallels to Greece and Egypt over the Elgin marbles and other artifacts.
Miss Clara E. Laughlin visiting Virginia for the first time praises the state as an American paradise with scenic charms and historic shrines. She cites Fredericksburg Wakefield Stratford Fort Monroe Yorktown Williamsburg Jamestown and Richmond as examples and notes Virginia’s potential to attract leisure travelers.
The piece explains Cockpit Country as Jamaica’s inland region seen on West Indies cruises. It links the phrase to a journey toward Balaclava and the Black River, noted as Jamaica’s longest navigable stream famed for its dye woods and alligators.
Precipitation in the past 24 hours ends at 8 a m today with January to date 1.61 inches. The report compares 18 year averages and 1931 rainfall for each month from January to December, listing monthly inches and total annual amounts.
Notice states Buncutter Tire Company of Winchester Virginia keeps a warehouse stock of automobile tires and tubes at Braddock and Germain streets with title to the stock held by The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Akron Ohio. Dated December 29 1931. By R E Buncutter.
The Met Church hosts a major revival led by Rev. Robert O. Hipes and Rev. J. Owen Long in Toms Brook. Crowds near 1000 attended Sunday with over 100 reconsecrations and 19 conversions reported. The Crusaders from Harrisonburg joined, Boosters' Choir performs, and programs run 11 am 2:30 pm and 7:30 pm with local musicians.
Capper's Weekly notes New Orleans draws Mississippi water and filters out about 3.6 tons of debris per million gallons. After treatment with chemicals the water is deemed safe for drinking and domestic use due to modern science.
A four year old, after many vain attempts to spear spaghetti with her fork, tells her mother she cannot catch it and asks for something else to eat.
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