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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1933
Page
4
The Evening Star appears to be entered at the Winchester Virginia post office in a local notices column with terse, unreadable OCR fragments. The brief item suggests a matter or notice filed or recorded but lacks readable specifics.
The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to its news dispatches and all local news published by the paper. This notice confirms AP’s publication and reprint entitlement for credited or non credited reports within this newspaper.
Subscription rates are listed for various terms with amounts in advance. The notice also names National Advertising representatives Devine Tenney Corp with offices in New York Chicago Detroit Pittsburgh Des Moines and Atlanta.
A short moral verse cites Proverbs warning against meddling in others affairs. It cautions that those who intervene in strife not theirs resemble a man grabbing a dog by the ears. The saying underscores prudence in handling disputes.
Richmond editorials attack Joseph T. Deal for proposing to cut the gasoline tax from five to three cents. They warn such a move would cut 4 million dollars from highway revenue, force counties to take over farm to market routes, and end a unified Byrd highway system, urging adherence to the Byrd plan.
The Department of Justice announces aggressive pursuit of Suez kidnapping suspects across states. Six arrested for complicity, including Percy M. Fitzgerald identified by Mrs. Luer. Cellar hiding place found and ongoing cross state investigation aims for swift capture leading to prosecutions.
One year after his death the Valley merchant William Wonder is remembered in Woodstock. B. M. Sullivan is chosen head of Robert Y. Conrad Post. An American late Barnes sacred concert is planned at Presbyterian Organ Church this coming Sunday evening. The seventh annual Baker family inn will be held at St Stephens, five miles northwest of Strasburg. Modern police weapons including submachine guns, tommy guns, hand grenades and gas loaded night sticks are shown to local police officials.
Joseph H. Bayliss dies at his Clarke County home while Elizabeth Burton 82 dies at her daughter’s home in Martinsburg W Va. Virginia touted as banner state in prosperity with 25 000 000 income in 1925. A violent wind and rain storm strikes Winchester for a second time within weeks.
Hamilton Holt speaks on the League of Nations at the University of Virginia Institute of Public Affairs. Roger Babson predicts the airplane business will grow to amazing proportions in the next twenty years. Boy Scouts encamp at Cedar Creek this week. President Harding will not call an extra session of Congress as urged by Senator Smith W. Brookhart of Iowa. Luray baseballers beat local team 17 to 2.
Silas Edward Fauver of Mt Williams dies in France as the county's first enlisted man reported killed overseas. Five colored men are to report to Camp Meade this week. War Chest drive is going over the top locally. Franklin D Roosevelt serves as assistant secretary of the Navy.
A minister without portfolio serves in the cabinet under the prime minister but does not head a specific department. These posts exist in various European constitutional governments as flexible cabinet roles.
The administrators of the estate of John J. Harmer will offer at public auction in front of the County Courthouse in Winchester on Saturday July 29 1933 at 10 am. The item is a 1928 Model Chevrolet Coach described as being in good condition with good paint. Administrators James P. Reardon and W. E. Edwards.
Kendrak, amid a risky ascent above Niagara Rapids, was dragged into the whirlpool but after a two hour struggle he swam to the Canadian shore. The feat marks the first known survival of such a crossing.
Sally Gwynne travels south from Chicago to work as secretary to Florida millionaire John Kemble Proctor in Daytona Beach. On the way she befriends Ted Chandler who helps her cope with the shocking news of Proctor’s death. After arrival Fred Proctor welcomes her as she learns she will stay with the Proctors.
Summary of precipitation data showing 24 hour rainfall none, July to date 3.41 inches, year to date 23.46 inches. Averaged 20 year rainfall per month and year based on Winchester Laboratory records: January 3 6 inches, February 2 inches, March 2 70 inches, April 3 11 inches, May 3 73 inches, June 3 81 inches, July 3 45 inches, August 3 45 inches, September 2 15 inches, October 3 06 inches, November 2 25 inches, December 2 37 inches.
Stephens City Virginia July notes report visits and ailments. Eliza Costello visits niece Mrs C H Willis while Dorothy Willis recovers from tonsil and adenoid surgery at Memorial Hospital. Bessie Kerns visits Relief, Eston Costello heals from a broken arm, Duke and Audrey Dell Fry stay with Costello family, and Mr. B Strosnider loses a finger at the quarry under Dr Pifer care.
Middletown Virginia July 22 report covers visits from Winchester Culpeper Orange and Washington. Mentions include Evans Kline Clinton Rhodes MaeGinn Pauline Hudson and Margaret Matthews. Local society events and family visits are noted with several residents visiting relatives and neighbors.
Farmers haying and threshing continue in RELIANCE Virginia. Local residents visit relatives in Washington and Cumberland. A funeral in New Market for Mrs. Gruver’s nephew Olinger followed a fatal airplane crash. Lawn party at church slated for July 22 with homemade fare. several residents travel and recoveries noted.
The VFW National Home for widows and orphans nurtures children in Eaton Rapids with house mothers, health checks, schooling, thrift, and recreation. States build cottages costing 12500 with five year leases, while a $35000 hospital unit aids medical care.
Reynolds Store Virginia notes a Sunday School picnic and yard party at Salem on July 29 beginning at 1 p.m. A program is planned in the afternoon followed by a night yard party and invites all. Vermont Crossen remains indisposed. Various local visits and social gatherings are listed. Deer sighting reported by Henry Dick in a corn field.
Vienna, long called the City of Music, housed Johann Strauss for 45 years and Frans Schubert for 39 years. The great masters drew to its arts scene alongside medical students and wanderers from the Balkans, with a civic history stretching back to Marcus Aurelius.
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