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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1931

Page

4

The Evening Star Ad Rates and Publisher Notice

The Evening Star issued daily except Sunday from Winchester Virginia notes subscription costs and delivery details. The text lists rates for one year six months three months and one month in advance and mentions the Natives Devine Tenney Corporation with New York Des Moines and Chicago as a reference.

Evening Star Publishing Co Winchester Virginia Mat Devine-Tenney Corporation New York Des Moines Chicago

Associated Press News Usage Rights Notice

A disclaimer states the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to news dispatches and local news published in this paper and related weekly publications. It invokes re publication permissions for AP and local content across Morning The Weekly News Th weekly Times and The Weekly Mirror.

Associated Associated Press The Weekly Mirror

Power of Thought Proverb Quotation

The record cites Proverbs 23 7 The text notes as he thinketh in his heart so is he It references a religious verse phrase and a biblical admonition without further context or details.

Federal gasoline tax sparkles state road funding debate

The article discusses opposition from state officials to a federal gasoline tax. It notes Virginia's five cent per gallon tax funds state highways and warns that a federal levy would set a bad precedent, remove road user fairness, and burden the poor.

Federal Treasury United States Union Virginia

Richardson Named New Superintendent of Virginia Anti-Saloon League

The Anti-Saloon League of Virginia selects Rev. E J Richardson as superintendent. A Clarke county native, he has served in education roles within the national and World League Against Alcoholism. Supporters praise his educational focus and expect strengthened temperance outreach especially to youth.

E. J. Richardson Anti-Saloon League of Virginia Richardson Clarke County Anti-Saloon League of America World League Against Anti-Saloon League Friends of Temperance Virginia Anti-Saloon League

Record of political audit ends in a scandal

Richmond Times Dispatch reports T Coleman Andrews audit of the comptroller's accounts for the three years ending March 1, 1931, naming key figures in a scandal while the governor offers leniency in remarks about the affair.

Richmond Times-Dispatch T. Coleman Andrew

Virginia Audit Rift Sparks Political Clash

The Virginia Bureau of Research accuses Comptroller E R Combs of failing to take advantage of discounts, claiming $7,882.17 lost over three years. The piece defends Combs, labels the bureau’s charges as vindictive, and urges Davis to apologize and restitution.

Cauke Virginia Bureau of Research, Inc Westmoreland Davis Robert C. Smith E.R. Combs Combs Byrd Andrews Davis Bureau Richmond Comptroller Virginia Pollard Capitol Square Bureau Governor Pollard Mr. Davis Harry Byrd Comptroller's Davis Comptroller’s Bureau of Research Mr. Combs

Incomprehensible books spark dozen explanations

A Richmond Times Dispatch quote notes that writing a text so cryptic invites at least twelve interpreters to produce explanations, showing the meta effect of unreadable prose and reader interpretation.

Richmond Times- Dispatch

Genius Seldom Inherited Talent in Understanding

In this fragment Coleridge notes that genius is rarely inherited and resides in the action of reason and imagination rather than merely in breeding or birth. The quotation reflects on intellectual gifts arising from thought rather than lineage.

Coleridge

Magnesium relief ad for stomach discomfort after meals

Bisulated Magnesia relieves pain after meals by ending gas sourness and acid indigestion. It makes the stomach feel fine and is promoted as a worldwide preferred remedy for stomach ills.

Powder or tab let at Baker's Drug Store

An advertisement promotes powder or tablet options at Baker's Drug Store or the nearest drug store, inviting customers to choose their preferred form.

Baker’s Drug Store

How I Play Golf at Capitol and The Last Parade at Capitol

Warner Brothers upcoming productions and current bookings at Capitol and Colonial Theatres are noted. Bobby Jones appears in How I Play Golf at the Capitol Theatre on Wednesday and Thursday highlighting his putting tricks. Jack Holt stars in The Last Parade at the Capitol Theatre for today only with Tom Moore and Constance Cummings in the cast.

Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc Capitol Colonial Theatres Bobby Jones Capitol Théatre Bobby Jack Holt Capitol Theatre Screen Columbia Holt Tom Moore Constance Cummings

Local Market Prices and Grain Feed Summary

The local market report lists prices for mixed feeds, dairy products, and livestock. Notable items include creamery butter at 26, cracked corn at 1.70 to 2.00, shelled corn around 1.50, and local flour from 5.25 to 6.00 per unit. Cattle and lambs show price ranges for calves, sheep, and spring lambs with limited detail.

Cairns Brenener Hesse Eresarc Passeteatersi Rorrereesis Ena Aol Sereenines

Baltimore Wholesale Market Prices Report

Market wires show corrected closing figures for corn 4.25, hay 24.00 to 25.00, eggs 18, hens 24. Trade notes indicating typical wholesale levels in Baltimore markets.

Baltimore

Bank Closing Notices on Legal Holiday June 3

Banks announce closures for Wednesday June 3 in observance of Jefferson Davis Birthday Anniversary a legal holiday. Paper maturities due that date may be paid on Thursday June 4 at Farmers and Citizens National Bank and Trust Company and Baruecoss Valley National Bank.

Jefferson Davis Teenean 4 Farmers and Piedhatts National Bank and Trust Company WM. G. Hardy Baruecoss Valley National Ban John I. Sloat Commercial and Savings Bank Chas. Summers Union Bank of Winchester

Pickling Tarragon Used As Flavoring Herb

Pickling Tarragon is a perennial aromatic herb used to flavor vinegar mustard pickles sauces and salads.

Wise proverb quote attribution puzzled readers

The line about wisdom and proverbs sparked questions on its author with readers noting it appears as a quip about quoting sages. No clear source for who coined the phrase is given in the text.

Lost certificate for six shares at Commercial & Savings Bank

Certificate No. 1776 for six shares of Commercial & Savings Bank stock in Winchester Virginia issued April 1 1920 to Mamie L Strother has been lost or destroyed an application for duplicate certificate has been made and the public is warned not to purchase or negotiate the paper Mamie L Strother 5 12 oaw 4wks

Commercial & Savings Bank Winchester Mamie L. Strother Eas Mamie L

Frederick County and Winchester slate of Democratic primary candidacies

A long list of Frederick County Virginia and Winchester area candidates announce Democratic primary bids on August 4 1931. Names include Jos S Denny Boyd R Richards Cuthen Pannett E C Oates H E Shull Jacob H Beaver Chas M Rosenberger Merle Edwards Floyd M Brill B P Harrison Isaiah C Roe See N Whitacre and S M Chiles with pledges of service and fiscal responsibility.

House of Delegates Frederick Clarke Counties Winchester Jos Denny Boyd R. Richards Frederick County Virginia Cuther Pannett Shawnee Frederick Co Shanee Jacob H. Beaver Back Creek Chas. M. Rosenberger Commonwealth Wmerle Edwards Nereby Commonwealth's Office Commission of Revenue Freedrick County N. Whitacre Commissioner of Revenue Fred. Co S. M. Chiles

Ailes Phrase on Fatigue and Survival Coined

A man who feels tired all over is described with an ensemble overlaid by a phrase from Spencer. The text credits Herbert Spencer with coining the idea "The survival of the fittest" and notes a misrendering or fragmented quotation pointing to his influence.

Spencer Herbert

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Evening Star Peport He Star Sigisi Riptic Abbott Laboratories Irwin Drug Co N. Braddock St Lord Baltimore Reoks’ Pharmacy Rexall Store Ann AtTyun Edgar Tucktite Winchester Printers & Stationers Northern Virginia Power CO Valspar J.S. Miller & Co Majestic H. J. Mowprey Majestic Piccadilly St State Senate T. Russell Cather E. C. Oates Mountain Falls H. E. Shull Opequon I. Brumback Aes Floyd M. Brill B. P. Harrison Isaiah C. Roe Holmes E. McAboy Robert S. Smith Chichesters
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