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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1931

Page

4

Evening Star Subscription Rates Are Listed

The Evening Star outlines subscription costs in advance terms for one year six months three months and one month with regional advertising representatives listed as Deving Tenney Corp Des Moines Chicago and York. The Associated Press retains exclusive rights to republish all news dispatches and local content published in the paper.

Vantaral ising Represen- Deving-Tenney _Corporate York Des Moines Chicago EMBER Associated Associated Press Ted

Fragmented religious verse appear in OCR line

The readable text shows disjointed Bible quotes about seeking the Lord and returning to God. It mixes phrases from Psalm 119 and Isaiah 55 with garbled words, indicating a damaged religious snippet or devotional card.

Effects of the Moratorium on Global Debts

An editorial argues the international moratorium on reparations and war debts likely helps global recovery, especially preventing German collapse. It warns the US could lose 240 million dollars this year and cites the Smoot Hawley tariff as hindering European exports, offsetting gains from European demand.

Petersburg Germany Europe America United States Congress

Chicago appoints a commissioner of hospitality to greet visitors

The city creates a paid or unpaid official to meet conventions on arrival, guide dignitaries in the visitors’ car, and present a relaxed form of American hospitality. The goal is to show a welcoming town without sacrificing a sense of local government.

New York Grover Whalen Chicago Studebaker

Bridle Path Junk Exchange Sparks Park Nail Clean Up

In a Chicago park reporters note junk dealers have ignored bridle paths leading to scattered nails and debris. The stray nails pose a hazard to horses and pedestrians as cleanup crews investigate the site.

Chicago

Magnet pulls metal from park paths in month long survey

A motorized magnet, operating for a month, has collected 4236 pounds of scrap iron from a bridle path and nearby areas. The device pulls metal from three inches away, and the finder wonders whether to extend the sweep over park roads, footpaths, and lawns, seeing a potential opportunity.

Market report from local wholesale market notes pricing

The local wholesale and Baltimore markets list prices for Wheat Corn eggs hens and poultry feeds with ranges for butter dairy items and livestock. Entries include dairy fats young chickens steers cows and middling prices with scattered figures reflecting market activity and close readings.

OCAL Ooeue Wessee Coccee de Enictml Baltimore Otein Oeik

Birthday Party Honors Miss Goldie Largeant in Whitacre

Mr and Mrs J R Largent hosted a joyful birthday party Tuesday night for their daughter Miss Goldie Largeant in Whitacre Virginia Attendees included numerous relatives and friends such as Mr and Mrs J R Largeant Anne Elmer Preston Christian Virginia Landon Whitacre Irene Strother and many others The gathering continued with well wishes for many more happy birthdays Also noted are visits and summer stays of several locals and relatives with the Whitacre family.

Whitacre Va J. R. Largent Goldie Largeant J. R. Largeant Anne Elmer Preston Christian Virginia Landon Whitacre Irene Strother Etha Harry Lee Buckwater Pearl Ethel Buzzerd Galdie Peacemaker Thelma Mae Estella Russell Leonard Fletcher Della Ada Hawkins Evelyn S. V. Kimble Norman Whitacre Monessen R. E. L. Whitacre Edgar Sargeant Roy Fletcher Owen Philips J. W. Brannon

Rev John Frist Accepts Call at Presbyterian Church

The Rev John Chester Frist of Meridian Mississippi has accepted the call to pastor the Presbyterian Church in MOOREFIELD West Virginia and will begin August 1. He previously preached here for one Sunday and is a recent theological seminary graduate.

Moorefield W. Va John Chester Frist Meridian Miss Presbyterian Church Theological Seminary

Fragmentary 16th Century Card Pack Mentioned in Spain

The snippet notes a Beville Spain museum holding a Mexican made playing cards pack from 1583. It cites scattered quotes on language and life from Copper's Weekly Carlyle Shakespeare and garden arts, reflecting diverse topics in a single fragment.

Museum of the Indies Beville Spain Mexico

Scout Hero Forrest W Haughie Rescues Drowning Companion

Scout Forrest W Haughie of Troop 2 Stratford Conn aged 16 risked deep water and jagged rocks to save Fred Bray during a pool cramp. Exhausted after the rescue both boys reached shore safely. Troop 1 and 2 Boy Scouts later held a July 4 overnight camp at Camp White Rock under Scoutmasters Cooper Stine and Taylor with cooking led by Douglas Cather. The group plans more work before Girl Scouts begin their camp, despite rain interruptions.

Forrest. W. Haughie Straford Conn Fred Bray Scout Haughie Fred Camp White Rock Cooper and Stine Taylor Douglas Cather White Rock Frank Taylor

Scout Troop 5 Holds Regular Meeting Plans Capon Lake Trip

Scout Troop No 5 opened its regular meeting Friday July 10 with Scoutmaster Pennypacker in charge. Sidney Edmonds was transferred to Troop 3. They planned a mess hall and outlined its build. Camp plans include Capon Lake with some Troop 8 members joining.

Brown Pennypacker Sidney Edmonds Capon Lake William Bell

Loretta Young Plans New York Visit After Film Run

Loretta Young of Salt Lake City has never been east of Denver and cannot buy a ticket to New York after finishing First National's I Like Your Nerve with Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Rehearsals for her next film begin soon and a trip to New York is unlikely. She hopes to see the Empire State Building this autumn.

Loretta Young Salt Lake City Denver New York First National Douglas Fairbanks, Jr William McGann Empire State Building

Professor Piccard Describes Earth Like A Big Dish

Piccard, famed stratosphere explorer, says from ten miles up the earth resembles a large dish, supporting the idea that the planet appears in a perpetual stew.

Piccard Stratosphere Fame

Express Money Orders Now Sold By Western Union

Western Union offices begin selling American Express money orders to meet demand for non telegraph payments. American Express Company will act as branches of Western Union for telegrams and telegraphic orders. The service does not conflict with existing telegraphic money and gift orders.

Express Western Union American Express H. M. Darlington United States American Express Company Western Union Telegraphic

Burkholder Quote on Generational Wealth and Labor

The author argues that the past five generations in the United States have wasted enough resources to sustain two future generations. Daniel C. Burkholder attributes this to squandered opportunities and calls for reflection on how wealth is allocated across time.

United States Daniel C. Burkholder

Candidates announce campaigns in Frederick County Virginia

A slate of Democratic primary announcements from Frederick County lists candidates for State Senate House of Delegates Sheriff Supervisor and Commonwealths Attorney. Notable names include T Russell Cather Jos B Denny Boyd R Richards Luther Pannet B C Oates H E Shall Brumback Jacob H Beaver Chas M Rosenberger Y D M Brill B P Harrison Isaiah C Roe N Whita cre Holmes E McAboy and S M Chiles with August 4, 1931 as the primary date.

State Senate Virginia T. Russell Cather House of Delegates Frederick Clarke Counties Winchester Jos Denny Boyd R. Richards Frederick County Luther Pannett Opequon H. B. Kline Shawnee Frederick Co Shanee Jacob H. Beaver Back Creek Chas. M. Rosenberger Commonwealth's YD M. Brill B. P. Harrison Commission of Revenue Freedrick County N. Whitacre Fred. Co

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