This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 23 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1930
Page
4
The item notes publication schedule for Co. Virginia, stating editions appear daily except for an edition published by The Evening Star of Winchester.
An old newspaper clipping lists mail subscription rates in advance and mentions national advertising representatives. It notes the paper is associated with the Associated Press and consolidated with several local titles, indicating a combined newspaper network.
A compact artistic fragment combines a variant of Philip 2:4 urging each to work out their own salvation with a devotional prayer invoking Light Immortal Divine. The text blends religious exhortation with archaic phrasing and appears as a devotional or sermon-like snippet.
The article notes an unusual dry winter, followed by a dry spring and summer in 1930, with a severe July heat wave stressing Fern and garden crops. It urges farmers and gardeners to hope for rain while acknowledging past disappointments and changes may come before press.
A Portsmouth Star tribute recalls Alfred Lingle a reporter who betrayed trust by taking money from criminals. The piece reflects on the reporter’s duty to tell the public truth, noting Lingle’s ill-advised fall from integrity.
Medical Times discusses athletic training, criticizing fad diets and praising rational methods. It notes cod liver oil and yeast, lemonade and sugar for fatigue, and mentions Knute Rockne’s sugar rations for Notre Dame players after Saturday games ahead of Tuesday scrimmage.
A fragmented OCR snippet argues that keeping families in their cars supports demand, noting a rising car population and their influence on future market growth. The text hints at sustaining vehicle ownership to meet continuing demand as the fleet expands.
The text notes a shift toward saturation in the motor industry and rising traffic problems. It argues that traffic safety limitations are constraining expansion and reducing car use amid increasing delays and injuries.
The column recalls events from 1928 including apple crop figures and 1102000 barrels. Youths from the city join Citizens' Military Training Camps with a cavalry study at Fort Myer. Elizabeth Schroeder married Guy D Bowman. John I Brown Jr to manage horseshoe contests directed by the Washington Evening Star.
Captain John H. Rosenberger chosen as commander of Robert Conrad Post No. 21 American Legion. A robbery attempt targeted banker McKee Graham on the Berrys Ferry bridge. The Dayton Tennessee Scopes trial draws crowds with debate over court session prayers. Snow falls in Blacksburg Virginia while much of the country faces severe heat.
English women fill industrial roles as men go to war. Ramsay MacDonald urges eradicating war causes. Winchester trends toward supper at Hotel Jack roof garden. Back Creek near White Hall draws fishermen citing large catches. Salaries for forty Virginia postmasters rise, excluding Winchester’s postmaster.
Front Royal Virginia July 14 funeral of Mrs W A Simpson 80 who died Friday night at her home on Royal avenue was held yesterday afternoon. Services by Rev R L Fultz with burial in Prospect Hill Cemetery. Survived by children M O Simpson Frank R Robert H Mrs A J Bowen and Miss Gussie Simpson all of Front Royal and Mrs R W Dunaway of Winchester sisters Mrs James Reely and brothers A R Rhodes Middletown and A B Rhodes Warren County.
Archaeological findings show that steam, hydraulics, smoke screens, concave and convex mirrors, magnets and other devices were used by ancient priests in temples to perform feats. Steam in Babylonian temples about 1700 BC moved idol heads. many similar devices are cited. Rings were worn on the thumb in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth centuries.
R E Bayliss of Chambersville has been appointed an officer of the Virginia Motor Vehicle Department by Commissioner Frazier. He will base at Winchester and cover Frederick and nearby counties, with territory to be mapped this week by Sergeant Day. He will use a motorcycle initially as the state motor vehicle police force plans to move to automobiles in autumn.
Republican chairman Claudius H. Huston declares he will retain the RNC chairmanship, at least temporarily, as agitation over leadership swirls through party ranks.
Authors reflect on future industry where machines produce all goods and Big Business must hire consumers to sustain demand. The tone hints at irony about automation and labor needs in a transformed economy.
Public auction conducted in Frederick County Virginia under a 1930 decree. Lucy A P Baker tract of 140 acres near Adams Anderson Whitacre Fletcher will be sold July 19 1930 at 11 oclock with one third cash and balance in two yearly installments at 6 percent interest secured by deed of trust and fire insurance. Special Commissioner Harry R Kern oversees. Auctioneers Dunn and Duvall certify bond filed.
In the Circuit Court of Frederick County Virginia Owen D. Shirley sues Alonzo M. Shirley et al to partition or sell 184 acre tract described in 1923 deed and distribute proceeds. Defendants not residents ordered to appear within ten days and notice to publish weekly for four weeks in Evening Star.
The Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia issues an order of publication in a case against R M Mills and Beulah B Mills nonresidents. They must appear within ten days after due publication to protect their interests and a copy of the order will be published weekly for four weeks and posted at the courthouse front door.
Public sale to be held in the Clerk's Office in Deed 48 Belote Street on Sunday in October 1030 at 11 a.m. The property, 645 North Market Street in Winchester, lies on the west side of North Market Street and fronts 22 feet with a depth of 180 feet. Terms: one third cash, balance in two equal annual installments with 6 percent interest, secured by a deed of trust and fire insurance. JOHN M. STECK, Trustee. Duvall, Dunn, Auctioneers.
In Winchester Virginia the decree dissolving the marriage of Mary Patton and Garland Patton is approved for willful desertion. Garland, a non resident, must appear within ten days and notices will be published in the Winchester Evening Star. The Fenton case appoints T Russell Cather as Special Commissioner to report on heirs and estate details with publication notice for its execution set for two weeks.
Gasoline prices at a TTLE service station dropped to zero when a customer received five gallons with every oil change. Other stations charged 5 cents with varying state tax. The general price ranged from 8 cents to 94 cents.
James F Williams et al seek master commissioners report on heirs of Charles O Williams of Frederick County Virginia. The report covers heirs, personal property, real estate and liens, taxes, creditor lien priorities, and attendance of interested parties. A July 25 1930 hearing before Herbert S Larrick at Winchester Virginia is set for probate actions and creditor claims verification.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.