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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1931
Page
4
The Evening Star enters at the post office in Winchester Virginia as a second class daily except Sunday publication by The Evening Star Publishing Co. This notice records the newspaper’s postal status and publisher details for readers and regulatory records.
Subscription rates listed by mail and carrier include one year three five dollar, six months one point seven five, three months ninety, one month in advance. Carrier prices are four fifty for one year, two twenty six for six months, one twenty for three months, and one month in advance. The paper is a member of the Associated Press with reprint rights. Consolidated with Morning News Item The Weekly News. The Weeklyves The Weekly.
A devotional fragment cites Matthew 6 6 8 urging private prayer. It asks readers to commune with the Sing of power and riches and to seek spiritual reward from a Father who sees in secret.
Dr Charles Gordon Heyd president of the Medical Society of the County of New York argues that U S physicians give 365 million annually in services and one eighth of the population is treated free. He warns against lowering fees and outlines a plan for a medical business—insurance funding and clinics—to provide adequate service while preserving physician pay. The piece stresses charity work must continue and calls for public support.
Gifford Pinchot, resuming gubernatorial reins in Pennsylvania, addresses public utilities with a sharp critique. He denounces the sector as vicious and sinister, delivering a forceful inaugural message to a Harrisburg audience amid high public interest.
A speaker warned of a wide conspiracy to overthrow free government, charging the背 underworld and a network of corrupt protectors with a vast criminal fabric at all levels. He lamented that the prohibition report distracted the Pinchot speech, leaving the public unaware of the peril facing cherished institutions.
A former critic now on a major studio scenario staff argues that sound and speech elevate film to a new artistic era. He believes guiding cinema to own identity will unleash important and beautiful works, benefiting public, producers, actors, and minds worldwide as the industry embraces opportunity.
In the 1930 census report religious books show a clear rise while agriculture volumes slump. The explainer notes farmers sought solace over material guidance, turning to faith as crop prices and surplus worry persisted. No practical farming guides matched the need, so readers turned to religion for consolation rather than productivity.
C Hawley Cartwright of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena uses delicate thermo-couples to gauge the temperatures of stars and planets, enabling precise readings of celestial heat.
Fire company captains again urge that when alarms of fire are given by telephone the person turning in the alarm should in all cases indicate the character of the fire, which would in most cases not require all the companies to respond.
A proverb about the office sage notes that adhering to strict hours can lead to sacrificed leisure. The saying cautions balance between discipline and enjoyment in work life.
The Star prints Nelson F. Richards’s confidence that the 1930 Apple Blossom Festival will be the greatest in history. John Barton Payne, head of the American Red Cross since 1921, is praised on his seventy fifth birthday. Weekly local broadcasts are to begin over WJSV under Chamber of Commerce auspices. Mr and Mrs Fred L Glaize Jr return from their honeymoon. Mrs Glaize was formerly Mary Monroe Patterson of Charlotte NC. A prohibition of hunting stills accidentally fell into a barrel of mash.
Five years ago on January 28 1926 many World War veterans sought government life insurance with over 77000 dollars applied for in a single night at local Legion HQ. The Senate voted 76 to 17 to join the World Court. The Prince of Wales injured in a horse fall with a fractured collar bone. Winchester plans a special train to Richmond for Byrd inauguration at 11.05 dollars round trip.
Matthew Ebersole suffered painful injuries when his buggy collided with Castleman's stage on the Berryville pike. C Bascom Slemp, a Virginia Republican, says he will back an independent Democrat for the U S Senate. Nemo argues that those who die by their own action should not be condemned. A Virginia Senate prohibition bill seeks to mirror West Virginia’s approach. University of Virginia students oppose establishing a women’s college, citing masculine spirit and traditions.
Twenty five years ago on January 28 1906 the Winchester and Washington Electric Railway Company announced its Millville West Virginia plant would furnish Winchester with arc lights. Mrs Logan R Fay and Mrs A R Fay were injured when their horse panicked at a Baltimore and Ohio train while driving on the Martinsburg Pike. Patrons Day ran in Frederick County schools as wheat corn butter eggs and old hens prices were listed with major Harry H Baker and governor Montague staff presenting a loving cup.
Mavis King, a cigarette girl at Club Abbey in New York, was questioned by police after a gun battle in the club. She could not give a satisfactory reason for taking a wounded gambler to the hospital.
Notice to whom it may concern that The South Branch Telephone Company of Virginia will dissolve and file consent to dissolution with the State Corporation Commission on February 26 1931 Dated January 23 1931 Attested by secretary E W Gilpin president A F Torques secretary Also notice of rusts home sale February 6 1931 at 1 P M four milk cows coming fresh in spring and two bulls for cash sale location near Stephens City Relief Virginia
Prince Linnert, 22, of Sweden, son of Prince William and the late Grand Duchess Marie of Russia, is to wed Karin Nissvandt, daughter of a prominent Stockholm industrialist. If they keep filming Bernard Shaw's plays it won't be long before they’ll be calling them "the Shawkies."
An advertisement claims Natex cures chronic headaches and multiple ailments by addressing stomach and bowel sources. Mrs. Marshall Ashby of Stephenson reports five weeks of severe headaches relieved along with nervousness gas and bilious spells. The message urges readers to visit Peoples Service Drug Store for samples and details.
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