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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1932
Page
4
The Evening Star notes postal entry at Winchester Virginia as second class matter and states consolidation with the Morning Item the Weekly News and Weekly Times and The Weekly.
A public notice clarifies that The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to republication of its news dispatches and credited items, with the paper retaining permission to publish non credited material. The notice outlines reprint rules for members and affiliates.
Subscription rates listed with options including one year three months and six months in advance. Carrier delivery rates shown for various durations. Handwritten or garbled text includes scattered numbers and a line about Marlins with unclear context.
A brief religious quotation attributed to F. D. Roosevelt reflects on seeing God’s face in righteousness. The verse from Psalm 17 15 emphasizes awakening to likeness with the divine and personal satisfaction in that hope.
At a Virginia Polytechnic Institute Rural Affairs session Judge Frank S. Tavenner of Woodstock received a certificate of merit for unusual service to Virginia agriculture. Dr. Julian Burruss praised Tavenner as blending legal and scientific attainment with pioneering orchard work and legislative efforts.
Staunton and Waynesboro push natural gas expansion with lower local mains rates for home use. The new schedules reduce charges for cooking lighting and hot water, aiming to bring home heating costs to competitive levels and spur gas-fired boiler adoption, though initial rates exceed many Virginia cities.
The article discusses a local gas company price schedule and its impact on households and small manufacturers. It weighs whether the rates offer a fair return to the company while promoting wider gas use, noting advantages over coal or oil for heating.
The New York Times notes a Czech firm offering stock dividends in kind. shareholders receive 22 gallons of bottled beer per share. The plan lowers inventory, boosts plant operation, and could push buyers to scrutinize company products. Potential dividends include foods fuels beverages and even travel, though cluttered consumer goods pose drawbacks.
Mt Pleasant and nearby residents report Sunday visits and calls among families. Eva Perry of Winchester and relatives from Mt Williams attended gatherings here and at Mt Olive church for Christian Endeavor. The group plans a 7:30 p.m. Sunday meeting led by Oliver Hamilton.
Mr. and Mrs. Brandus Welch visited Estella Madigan. Ben Derflinger and Hampton Ritenour visits. Ladies' Aid meets at J. A. Berry's home. Carrie Hudson improving. L. J. Cave visited A. P. Johnson. Dinner at Wilbur Ritter’s with H. E. Richardson and B. A. Rowland. Yard party at Double Churches on July 30. Helen Painter visited Albin cousins in Winchester. L. W. Painter shopped in Winchester.
Capone is playing first base on the Atlanta Penitentiary team, noted as a strong candidate to handle the bag defensively in the game.
A chronological list highlights postwar actions and movements including General Amnesty 1866 Civil Rights bill passage over veto Ku Klux Klan intimidation child labor law eight hours Alaska purchase 7200000 Plan of Military Reconstruction Grange organization and other 19th century milestones.
The remainder of Lincoln’s second term era covers Johnson’s impeachment for violating the Tenure of Office Act and other charges. Thirty five senators voted guilty, nineteen for acquittal, failing to reach a two thirds majority. he was acquitted. The Fourteenth Amendment was ratified, granting voting rights to Black citizens amid postwar South Carpetbag rule.
The crew lands on a jagged island after crossing a lagoon and encounters eerie twin footprints in white sand. Pauo warns of the tupapau of the sea and a death within three days, while tension rises among the group. The scene ends as Ione and I explore the beach toward an ancient temple up the peaks.
One year ago Winchester Park Association baseball manager at Battlefield Inn. The Loyal Order of Moose observes its silver jubilee worldwide. Winchester Pair carnival announced. Alfred B Tucker to duty with the fleet on the West Coast. Moderate apple harvest forecast in England boosts American growers.
A Friday night card party at the Nurses' Home supports Winchester Memorial Hospital. John Robinson's Circus will perform in Winchester next week. Dodge Brothers claim a top four cylinder car. Virginia Senate race remnant between Wright of Strasburg and Henry of Winchester narrows. First draft medical exams set for August 6. Temperature hit 99 degrees today. Southern Methodists dedicate a new Boyce church edifice. Police Court hosts cases of alleged illegal child treatment. Notaries urged to offer free services for draft signatures.
In New York City's surrogate court Ella Wendel estate valued at 75 million dollars faces a challenge from Thomas Patrick Bfforris a 58 year old house painter claiming sole heirship He says he is John Wendels son and that Ella was secretly married The case highlights a dispute over vast wealth tied to the eccentric recluse Ella Wendel The note also mentions the first equestrian statue in Washington DC cast by Clark Mills in a Mills owned foundry northeast of the city
Present and past rainfall data show normal precipitation in inches for each month based on a 19 year record kept by Winchester Research Laboratory. Monthly figures include 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 3.20, October and November 2.14, December value incomplete.
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