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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1932
Page
4
The Evening Star Pub Co publishes daily except Sunday and is consolidated with Morning News Item The Weekly News The Weekly Times and The Weekly Mirror in Winchester Wir.
The text shows subscription prices for the Associated Press newspaper service with terms for one year six months and three months, plus a note about national advertising representatives Frost Landis and Kohn in major cities. It reads like a vintage newspaper page snippet.
A religious quotation from Job 22 21 urges readers to make peace with him to receive good, emphasizing inner reconciliation and instruction. The line appears as a devotional snippet likely from a Bible study or church publication.
Staunton News Leader notes the Fourth of July fatalities this year dropped from 1931 levels, yet thousands were injured and auto travel remained the main killer. The piece urges a radical shift in holiday behavior, emphasizing caution and sane celebration over reckless stunts for public applause.
The Danville Register reports Romanian lepers returned to their isolation colony after marching to a town, then being rounded up by the army. The revolt aimed at better living conditions and treatment, highlighting national hardship and political tension under Carol II.
The Newport News Daily Press supports North Carolina’s hitchhiking laws, noting the wide dangers of thumb tourism. The piece argues laws deter risks and contrasts neighbor state incidents with Virginia’s familiar hazards.
City Manager Truxtun proposes a partial payment law for taxes as an experiment in Norfolk. A committee including the City Treasurer and City Attorney has studied methods in other cities. Details to be finalized next week with quarterly or monthly payments, receipts issued only after final payment.
A statement from the Women's Organization for National Prohibition asserts mental disease linked to alcohol is increasing. The release urges stricter enforcement and public awareness of alcohol's harms.
The summary lists major 19th century milestones including annexation of Texas by joint resolution and state admission, the U S naval academy at Annapolis, Oregon country secured by Britain treaty, Iowa and Wisconsin admissions, Walker tariff, independent treasury, Mexican War era, and the 15 million payment to Mexico. It notes the Smithsonian and free soil party origins, and New Mexico California cession.
Frederick W. Brown reports in the Mental Hygiene Bulletin that alcoholic mental disease rose from 1.9 to 2.6 per 100 000 and alcoholism without mental disease from 0.4 to 1.5 between 1923 and 1930 with increases seen in youths and new forms of poisoning and nerve damage observed in some state hospital reports.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue warns retailers that raising prices on taxable goods held before June 21 when new manufacturers excise taxes took effect is a criminal offense. Offenders face fines up to $1,000 and more than one year in prison.
Precipitation in the past 24 hours ending at 8 a m is .61 inch. July to date 1.39 inches. Year to date 22.05 inches. Normal monthly rainfall from a 19 year record at Winchester Research Laboratory: January 2.36 February 1.95 March 2.70 April 3.17 May 3.58 June 3.89 July 3.50 August 3.54 September 2.20 October 2.87 November 2.14 December 2.39.
Federal prohibition agents seized more than 300 gallons of whiskey in Hagerstown and nearby counties. Eighteen people were arrested and jailed in Hagerstown after arraignment, with five women and three men cited for appearances before a U S commissioner. The largest haul, nearly 300 gallons, was found in a Clear Spring garage on property owned by Harry Weller. Seven agents from the Hagerstown and western Maryland units took part in the raids.
Hygeia Magazine notes that Chinese tradition used tea for burns due to tannic acid content while Russians once used ink. The article adds that modern inks lack tannic acid, ending the practice.
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