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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1933
Page
4
A small newspaper notice from Winchester lists subscription rates for mail and carrier delivery. Rates include annual, semi annual, quarterly, and monthly terms with price figures and a note about Associated Press credit and advertising representation in major cities.
A devotional line quotes Matthew 6 33 urging readers to seek God's kingdom and righteousness with the promise that other needs will be provided. The message ties moral focus to providential abundance.
The piece criticizes AG Cummings and NYPD Commissioner Bolan for offering generic advice on kidnapping. It argues for proactive action against known gangsters, urging authorities to break up criminal networks before abductions occur rather than waiting for crimes to happen. It calls for concrete, preventive measures and aggressive enforcement.
In Denver Elitch Gardens leads summer stock, spawning imitators nationwide. The theater’s two generations of stars include Sarah Bernhardt, David Warfield, Minnie Fiske, Blanche Bates, George Arliss, Douglas Fairbanks, and Edward G Robinson. Mary Elitch Long’s garden remains a memorial to Wren and enduring stock companies.
A critical look at popular songs mocks their quality and grammar while blaming the listening public for rewarding weak compositions with money. The writer laments the era of ear-ache music and questions the value of contemporary songcraft.
One year ago attorney for Mrs. Margaret sought $5,000 from R. E. Ayler and R. A. Wall over alleged injuries to her daughter at a Stephens City school. Judge Williams allowed amendment time. A Virginia portion of a will passed probate in Shenandoah County Court. Grand Hotel is playing locally. Charles Coffman became president of Winchester Rotary. Five years ago police reports noted 219 liquor seizures. A county trainer was named for Sunday School teachers. The Lee State Highway Commission planned widening a pike pending right of way donations. A former county treasurer’s estate was probated, leaving property to the Ashbys. Local notable deaths and events included prominent county figures, a Winchester mayor’s car mishap, Mrs. Warren G. Harding's Alaska tour fatigue, and a sheriff returning with an insane foreigner. Fifteen years ago Quentin Roosevelt was shot down. Cather left for training. Sleepy Creek road changes faced taxpayer costs. toll gates on the Valley Pike debated. county reports show wildlife costs.
Rickey awakens in Michael McMillan’s apartment amid Virginia’s heartbreak and candlesticks from her past. Michael urges honesty and love, while Rickey accepts responsibility, proposes Virginia publish Burning Beauty with them, and plans a wedding with paths to Annapolis and Aunt Molly’s farm.
Precipitation last 24 hours ending 8 a m none. July year to date 3 41 inches year to date 23 46 inches. Twenty year average 34 53 inches. Month by month values show January 36 February 2 March 270 April 311 May 373 June 361 July 345 August 345 September 2 15 October 3 06 November 225 December 2 37.
Martinsburg officials investigate the death of 62 year old Bettie Mills Tharpe, a stranger who asked to rest at Mrs. Jenkins home Friday afternoon. A soda and salt mixture was prepared, and she was found dead hours later. Coroner Dr. H. G. Tonkin said death likely natural. Tharpe had lived in Martinsburg with Mrs. Frank Zepp for three years and had two sons near Front Royal.
Jess Adair, a Cherokee, can legally drink beer within the five civilized tribes in Oklahoma after a government policy change. The shift ends a century of prohibition for Indians in the territory once known as Indian Territory.
Profile of P. G. Johnson of Chicago who rose from draftsman at an airplane factory to president of United Aircraft and Transport Corporation. Its subsidiaries include United Airlines Boeing Sikorsky Vought Stearman Pratt & Whitney and other engine and accessory firms.
Local shop Braddock Street advertises a weekend pact offering a 36c pint. Clean copy notes Frost. Ice Cream on Braddock Street with a Saturday Sunday special.
A Czechoslovak town imposes taxes on care and brides dowries while an Italian city experiments with tax distribution based on citizen weight. This highlights diverse approaches to taxation in Europe.
The piece argues that a new regulated economic order is forming under federal oversight while a political government remains. It notes widespread furloughs, cabinet shifts, and labor- union dynamics as the United Mine Workers and industrial unions contend with craft unions under the era’s recovery programs.
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