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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1931
Page
4
The Evening Star from Winchester Virginia lists subscription prices and terms for various periods and mentions consolidation with multiple local papers. The text indicates rates for weekly and monthly plans and references the Associated Press crediting policy for published items.
The fragmentary note quotes a biblical line about God loving the world and giving his son for eternal life. It presents a stray, partial phrasing with possible typographical errors and unclear context.
The article argues Moscow is shifting from rigid central planning to a more flexible system. It notes free labor mobility in Russia, high factory turnover, and workers seeking better conditions. Centralization loosens as Stalin acknowledges skill pay gaps and private competition within state industry grows.
A Pittsburgh negro newspaper backs a campaign to bludgeon Amos n Andy off the microphone. Petitions will be sent to NBC and possibly PepsiCo protesting the broadcasts as ridiculing the colored race. Proponents question the effort while defenders praise the entertainers as widely popular and non offensive.
The United States Bureau of Entomology directs a cross country insect experiment from Peru to curb a pest infestation. Ten thousand insects have grown to ten million along a ten mile front as reinforcements may be sent from Peru if the Louisiana test proves satisfactory. Dr. L O Howard, former chief of the bureau, recently received the Capper medal for distinguished service to agriculture.
Alexander P. Dandridge of Winchester Virginia argues in The Civil Engineer column that nations must be truly Christianized and keep the Sabbath to curb vestiges of sin. He denounces modern pleasure, urges action over talk, and calls for laws to honor Sunday as sacred rest.
Plans are set for the Baptist Young People Union of Virginia annual convention in Virginia Beach July 11 to 15 with about 1000 delegates. W B Carter of Roanoke will preside at the opening session, with worship by W Lawrence Driskill and Charles Troxell. Notable speaker Rev George W Truett of Dallas will deliver July 14 on Notable Triumphs of the Gospel. Dr Truett is pastor of the First Baptist Church in Dallas.
A poem by A R McK from Green Spring Valley Garden Club urges shoppers to avoid billboard advertising. It argues billboards mislead motorists and inflate prices, advocating support for nonadvertised, quality bread and products from bakeries and stores. The piece promotes a national chorus to make the country billboard free.
A flood of notices from Frederick County Virginia announce candidacies for multiple local offices. Candidates include T. Russell Cather for the House of Delegates, Jos B. Denny, Boyd R. Richards, Luther Pannet, B. C. Oates, C. L. Brumback, H. B. Kline, Jacob H. Beaver, Chas M. Rosenberger, Floyd M. Brill, Floyd Harrison, Lee N. Whitacre, and others seeking roles as Commonwealth's Attorney Treasurer and Commissioner of Revenue in the Democratic primary on August 4, 1931.
Charles A Maxell manager of the Perfection Garment Company Rawson branch returned from Memorial Hospital Winchester after a two week stay. He underwent surgery to remove growth attached to his thyroid gland. The operation was a gratifying success and may restore his health.
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