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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1933
Page
4
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A St. Louis father sends his daughter to jail after she ran up accounts in her name. The case draws mixed reactions, with comments on family budgets and lessons learned. A mother defends, while the World Telegram voices sympathy for balancing the family budget and warns others to think twice before saying charge it to papa.
Professor August Piccard discusses cosmic rays as a potential energy source and notes the difficulty of defining cosmic rays while they strike Earth in vast quantities. He notes the possibility that life itself relies on cosmic rays and highlights ongoing questions about their origin and effects on living beings.
Dr L. A. Hooton of Harvard University voices remarks on human origins prompting a public discussion among scholars.
The piece laments dental degeneration in civilized society as modern diets of soft foods weaken jaws. It argues the dentist is the lone defender against this trend and contrasts primitive and modern man, suggesting a need for change in eating habits.
One year ago Councilman W. Nelson Page outlined how the water system was being strengthened as the Virginia Woolen Company halted operations to conserve supply. Other notes include deaths, stock declines, and local events such as a planned home talent show by the Sarah Zane Fife Company on February 16 and 17.
The Peoples' Bank of Stephens City reports a very successful year. Trains to and from Martinsburg district face snow delays. A Martinsburg amusement venue is destroyed by fire. Winchester endures a gas shortage as plant supply wanes. Virginia's second military unit has landed in France for Western Front action.
Twenty five years ago Mrs. Ann Crismore died at her White Post home in Clarke County in her ninety ninth year. The item notes her passing and old-age context from local obituary style.
The Rev. S. J. Goode of the Church of the Disciples of Christ will preach at 7 30 o clock next Sunday evening at Stines Chapel on the North Frederick road. Sunday school meets at 10 30 a m with Conley Newlin as superintendent.
For nearly sixty years women have taken this tonic to renew strength and vigor. Ninety eight out of every hundred women report benefit from the medicine. Buy a bottle today and watch the results.
The Ministerial Association in Stephens City plans a Monday evening public meeting at the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Rev W P Saunders will lead devotional, with welcomes by Rev W Hardesty. Addresses by Rev M Brashears on Preach the Word and Rev Charles V Van Der Linden on The Lay man's Place in God's Plan. Special music from Lutheran Methodist United Brethren choirs. All churches invited.
Son of the Church of God chairs the committee for oration with the Rev. W. R. of the Methodist Church and the Rev. Franklin G. Benger of the United Brethren Church as associates.
Stephens City notes report several locals ill at home including Mrs. Stephens, Edward Clevenger, Jimmie Carbaugh, Rev and Mrs Alleman’s children, and Mrs. Paul Carter. Hugh Racey recovers from appendicitis at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Mrs Ripley Carter slowly improves after a major operation. A. M. Haines and Huey families visit Mrs Annie Williams and daughter Bessie in nearby towns.
Paris dispatch reports Mrs Oliver H P Belmont long linked to the social set known as the 400 died in Paris after a paralytic stroke last May. Her husband was Edward Berwind Belmont, two sons W K and Harold Vanderbilt were in America. Bets day.
Advertisers claim NATEX strengthens the body after a cold or flu, boosts resistance, stimulates digestion, aids appetite, and promotes sleep. They warn to refuse substitutes and tout NATEX as uniquely effective. The piece emphasizes quick relief and recovery.
Araminta, a young aspiring actress, crashes Leontine’s party in Iris cloak. She dances into the crowd on the bay lawn, draws cheers and laughter as Oliver King lifts her to a table, and she declares she will attend a Lady Teazle rehearsal while rebuking being treated as a rabbit in a game.
The report lists rainfall in the past 24 hours ending 8 a m with 1.95 inches on that day and 2.97 inches year to date. It notes the 20 year average is 34.53 inches and provides monthly averages for February to December, with values such as February 2.70 inches and May 9.73 inches.
Substituted trustee Curry Carter offers at public auction the 109 acre tract with improvements on both sides of Pullen Mill Road in Back Creek District Frederick County Virginia. Sale at 12:00 PM Saturday February 18 1933 at the front door of the Frederick County Court House Winchester Virginia. Terms cash.
Aetna Life Insurance Company and other Virginia workmen's compensation carriers seek PSC approval to modify rates rules and classifications incl stevedoring and shipwright work under federal Longshoreman Harbor Workers Act. Proposed rate increase averages 7.2 percent with some unchanged or reduced rates. filings made January 3, 1933, and open for review at the Bureau of Insurance and Banking Richmond. Peter Minuit paid about $25 for Manhattan Island to purchase from Native Americans.
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