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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1930
Page
2
The article notes industries employing over 132,000 people and an annual catch totaling about 116 million dollars. It highlights economic scale and suggests significant reach of the sector within the United States economy.
Listings detail Eastern Time radio programming across NBC CBS and independent stations including WEAF WJZ WABC WBZ WGN and more. Programs feature orchestras news talk and variety shows with noted hosts and time blocks across multiple markets such as New York Philadelphia Cincinnati and Atlantic City.
The Star reports a droughtdriven push for Cedar Creek as Winchester water source. Projections include 13 miles of 20 inch pipe to a 5 million gallon reservoir on Observation Hill, a 1350 horsepower pump, and a $622000 city cost to deliver seven million gallons daily.
Classified notices list furnished apartment rental at 23 W Cork St and 15 E Piccadilly with other listings including 412 N Rent St. items for sale include a 2 hp motor with pulleys and shafting. Also ad seeks Rawleigh sales agents in Winchester and northern central Virginia with earnings prospects. A lost item chamois bag near Davis Store and 109 N Washington St offers a reward. Maine sentiment echoes Rudy Vallee visit reaction.
The passage describes a city of about 50 000 with diverse industries and a proposed water pump site within five miles of the Shenandoah River at an elevation well under one hundred feet to minimize future pumping costs. It notes Cedar Creek springs are valued and pressed reports illustrate their importance.
A fragment notes a California inventor aims to power an airplane using a revolving cylinder with blades inside and out. It mentions Alexander Spottswood Dandridge, a retired civil engineer from Winchester Virginia, and a July 31 1930 date. Water from springs near town is described as truly something.
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