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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1932
Page
8
A wartime era appeal urges American workers to buy goods to spark recovery. It argues higher demand prevents layoffs, stresses consumer spending, credits credit use, and warns that continued hoarding will deepen unemployment and poverty. The message targets workers across trades and calls for national obedience to shared economic effort.
Public auction to be held in front of the County Court House in Winchester at 11:00 AM on Saturday August 20 1932. The property at 118 West Monmouth Street Winchester fronting 28 feet 9 inches and extending 58 feet 10 inches will be sold under a 1927 deed of trust to Shawnee Building and Loan Association Inc. One third cash with balance in two annual installments secured by a deed of trust and fire insurance. Trustee T Russell Cather and auctioneers Dunn and Duvall.
It is claimed that Robert Fulton conducted his initial steamboat test on Rock Creek mill pond in Washington D C in 1806. He was hosted by Joel Barlow and the craft was built in a barn behind his house by local joiners and blacksmiths.
Arlington court House July 26. A report to the county board by state auditor T. Coleman Andrews states former county treasurer E. Wade Ball was short $564 405 in his accounts at resignation. Ball allegedly covered a $38 670 shortfall by fictitious deposits at June 30, 1930 and again at June 30, 1931. The auditor cites Ball listed checks over $100,000 during the latter audit and notes total accountability of $650,266 with only $85,961 on hand. Ball faces indictments. audits of other county officials pending.
Chicago reports mixed but positive business signs with United States Steel declaring a regular 1.75 dividend on common shares and promising future action on preferred stock. Studebaker also declares a 1.75 quarterly dividend on preferred. Fitchburg textile operations are expanding as wheat prices rise and Wall Street sustains gains before late profit taking.
Closing prices on the Chicago Board of Trade show Wheat July old at 50, Sept old at 514%, new 5144, Dec 54%. Corn July 324, Sept 3234, Dec ne. Oats July 17%, Sept 18, Dec 20%. Rye July 31 4, Sept 3335, Dec 374.
Warner Brothers announced the signing of Roscoe C Fatty Arbuckle for a comedy short at its Brooklyn plant. Arbuckle has not appeared in films since 1921 when he was acquitted in the Virginia Rappe death case in San Francisco.
By virtue of a distress warrant for rents the remainder of Bott's Boot Shoppe stock will be offered at public auction on August 3, 1932 at 10 A M at Bott's Store Room. Cash terms. Lee Barr Sergeant.
Precipitation in the last 24 hours ended at 8 a.m. shows none. July to date 2.59 inches, year to date 23.25 inches. Normal monthly totals from 19 years of records list January 2.36, February 1.95, 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 inches.
A 14 bill package from a joint committee proposes sweeping cuts across salaries, departments, and personnel to save between 8 and 10 million dollars. Governors and officials would see reduced pay, with broader reductions to 80 percent staffing and a temporary hold on existing term salaries.
Leon Fry a 17 year old colored youth was found not guilty of attempted criminal assault on a 10 year old white girl by a Page county circuit court jury after a short deliberation. Defense witnesses testified Fry worked in a nearby field and was not in the area of the crime. The case drew mob fears and National Guardsmen protected the Harrisonburg jail after his arrest.
New York July 27 after morning wobble the stock market again moved up on bullish stimulus. Steels weakened for a time on United States Steel June quarter report and several independents posted deficits as large as expected.
Call money renewed at 2 percent as Sterling Cables opens trading session with small decline from previous quotes. The brief market note records the price at 3.54 and indicates ongoing liquidity measures.
Elder A J Garland of Clarendon Virginia will hold an all-day meeting at the Primitive Baptist Church at Timber Ridge on Sunday July 31 and an afternoon meeting on Saturday July 30. The public is invited. America ism: High taxes push business from honest men who pay 300 million in and give it to bootleggers who pay none.
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