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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1931
Page
4
The Evening Star Weekly lists its corporate bylines with New York Des Moines Chicago ties. This notice notes Associated Press rights and attribution for republished dispatches and local news published in the weekly.
A religious note urges readers to love life and seek good days by guarding speech and avoiding guile citing 1 Peter 3 10. The fragment reflects a devotional tone and emphasizes moral conduct.
The piece argues Hoover's proposed scheme shifts relief to private charity with public credit, claiming the federal government will do nothing financially while campaign drives continue. It contends the scheme wins politically as Hoover can point to private contributions in December before Congress.
The Progress Index notes sheltering under trees during storms as safer than remaining exposed. Investigations show beech trees rarely struck by lightning, while pines are less affected and oaks tulip poplars and sycamores are more prone. Locusts lack statistical backing for heightened risk.
A Richmond piano company declares it will accept wheat as payment for pianos and other instruments. It lists instrument price equivalents and argues the scheme could keep production moving while offering farmers a potential cereal option, though impact on makers remains uncertain.
A fragment asks about lilies and growth as central value, weighing work, vision, and life during spring. It questions the purpose of labor when lilies are absent and mentions flivver Sunday and the park as possible settings.
A reflective piece contrasts Beau Tyson’s serene landscape with trees grasses earth rock water and stars. It notes water’s silence beauty and healing power and questions activity during summer leisure while invoking lilies and Solomon for quiet contemplation.
Market listings show flour at 3.50 to 4.00, mixed feed near 1.10, and dairy fat at 1.65. Prices for hens, calves, and lambs appear in scattered ranges, with notes on butter and wool market items interspersed.
Local flour 4.00 to 4.50 per unit. Shelled corn 1.00, corn meal 1.80, mixed feed 1.70. Creamery butter 3.50, country butter 2.50. Baltimore wholesale corn 5.50. Live poultry and livestock prices listed: Leghorns, young chickens, calves, steers, sheep, lambs, hogs, and pigs with various bid quotes. Markets show activity at Manchester.
Five of eight aboard a motor boat drowned when it sank at Burgess Falls last night. A rescue party recovered four bodies early today. The dead: Mr and Mrs Jeremiah Whitson of Cookeville, Whitson’s sister Mrs J P Barnett of Nashville, and her two young sons. Beecher Cass, 45, pilot, survived with two Whitson sisters who swam to safety. Survivors could not explain the sinking.
Raymond Earl Hatfield Gardner known as Arizona Bill rides with his burro Tipperary on a cross country journey. He recounts Civil War experiences with Sheridan and Confederate service, praises Wilson, criticizes Hoover, and plans to reach Detroit for the American Legion convention while avoiding Washington. He travels by air and refuses caves during the Shenandoah leg.
In the Kernstown area near Winchester Bill and his associate named Tipperary camp in the vicinity of Creme Caverns. Bill declines cave exploration saying the top of the world suffices. The Star received his invitation for locals to visit the camp of the Genuine Democratic Jackass.
Classified notice lists rental options and contact details for furnished units at 238 Stewart s and surrounding listings. Includes phone numbers and short notes on availability.
A brown leather pocket book is reported lost containing the name C. T. Ensor stenciled in gold. A reward is offered for its return to Cook's Service Garage. Date notes July 31, 1921.
Ann Carmichael falls for Roy Burney after saving his life as they pursue a mystery across London and Hong Kong. They confront jealousy, threats from the Lamovits, and a cryptic letter from Cho Bem Ling as they travel toward Peking and the Summer Palace.
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