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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1932
Page
4
The Evening Star was entered at the Winchester Virginia post office as a second class mail item. The paper is published daily except Sundays by The Evening Star Publishing Co. of Winchester and is consolidated with several local weeklies.
The notice lists subscription rates by mail and carrier with terms for one year six months and three months and a one month option. It also names Frost Landis and Kohn as national advertising representatives with offices in New York Atlanta Chicago and Detroit.
A sermon style notice appeals to voters citing Deuteronomy 10 12 asking what the Lord requires of Israel and urging fear of God to walk in his ways and love him. It frames the election with a religious imperative aligned to President Roosevelt and Vice President Garner.
The article mocks a congressional measure requiring all US and DC government workers to sing or recite The Star Spangled Banner from memory. It notes the bill’s broad scope and potential absurdity, highlighting a loophole allowing recitation instead of singing.
Asheville citizens note that the presidents of the Pennsylvania and Southern Pacific railroads drew 135000 dollars annually. The piece lists salaries across railroads, highlighting many executives earning far less and calling for restraint amid receivership and taxpayer concerns.
Houston Post notes interest from Robert Ripley of Believe It Or Not fame in a curious topic. The brief item highlights Ripley's notoriety and potential curiosity about the subject.
Washington report says representatives and senators are receiving ac gram telegrams from towns urging lawmakers to vote against appropriations for new post offices and other buildings. Citizens advocate saving money and reducing federal spending to lower taxes, signaling a possible shift in public sentiment.
Chicago amateur sleuths Jay Bruce and allies pursue a log tied to a pearl hunt in Tahiti. Miss Whitney, Pauo, Livingston, and a hostile palace siege drive peril on Montonga and on the Sequoia. Rutario dies, a Tahitian doctor tends wounds, and the final page hints a radio break in awaits.
A Berlin area station asserts it was the world’s first broadcasting station after airing an opera from the Berlin Opera on June 19 1920 General radio broadcasting began in 1920 with prior experiments at other stations.
The Educational Committee of the American Dental Association stresses the lifelong importance of baby teeth. Healthy primary teeth aid chewing and jaw development and prevent infections. Losing the back molars harms alignment and facial form. reader questions on dental health are invited and will be answered anonymously by leading dentists.
Precipitation in the last 24 hours was 0.61 inches and July to date is 1.39 inches. Year to date totals reach 22.05 inches with normal rainfall at 16 inches. Monthly figures from a 19 year record at Winchester Research Laboratory list January 236 inches? February 1.95 inches 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
Notice that Roy Ross trading as Shir ley Shoppe at 158 N Loudoun Street Winchester Virginia acts as agent for Silverman & Duchin Inc. This notice records the agency relation and the stated address with a date code 7-7-121.
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