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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1931

Page

12

Dosing With Cathartics May Bring On Colitis

A patient history shows long term self dosing with epsom salts leading to colitis and ulceration. Dr Clendening recommends limiting cathartic use to nights after an evacuation and suggests cascara sagrada liquid for measurable dosing. An editor note promotes six Dr Clendening pamphlets for 10 cents each.

Logan Clendening Clendening Central Press Association East Twelfth Street Cleveland

Paxton Whitmore Dies. Local Builder Remembered in Tributes

Paxton Whitmore aged 47, a Charles Town builder and lumber businessman, died after a life as a craftsman and community leader. He directed Whitmore Lumber Company with his father G A Whitmore and served as Kiwanis Club president and Methodist Church steward. Friends and family mourn a generous husband father son and employer with a lasting impact on the Shenandoah Valley.

Paxton Whitmore Winchester Whitmore Lumber Company Charles Town W. Va G. A. Whitmore Whitmore Paxton Building and Loan Association Kiwanis Club Methodist Episcopal Church South

Trustee's Sale Of Farm Property In Virginia and West Virginia

The National Valley Bank of Staunton as trustee will sell at public auction on Thursday July 2 1931 at 12 00 oclock noon at the front door of the Winchester Virginia courthouse the 236 acre farm partly in Frederick County Virginia and partly in Berkeley County West Virginia. The land includes 36 acres of timber and an 8 room two story residence with barn and outbuildings. Sale cash on day of sale. The property lies southeast of Ridgeway West Virginia near Paynes Chapel road and is described in a deed dated February 6 1924.

National Valley Bank of Staunton Raymond K. Ferguson E. Rosalie Ferguson Circuit Court Frederick County Virginia Berkeley County West Virginia Winchester Luther Huyett C. H. Purcell Wilson and Huyett Huyett Hicks Hicks and Wilson Wilson Ridgeway Paynes Chapel

The Art of Turning Dead Prospects Into Live Customers

A concise lesson defines salesmanship as transforming unresponsive prospects into active buyers, emphasizing persistence and engagement to revive interest and close deals.

Rainfall records compare 1931 and 1932 totals

Rainfall for the past 24 hours ended 8 a m shows none. June to date totals 82 inches. A comparative table lists 18 year averages vs 1932 rainfall for January through May with figures for 1931 and 1932 and six month totals for 1930.

Resolutions of Respect for Late Chief Doran

City Council adopted resolutions honoring Chief M. A. Doran. Clayton W. Hollis chosen to succeed him. Frederick County population up 705 since 1920. Bishop Cannon declines Senate committee questions about 1928 activities. Warner Brothers buy majority control of Capitol and Colonial theatres. Engagement announced for Evelyn Virginia Cather and Layton Stockdale of Hagerstown. Shenandoah Valley Academy graduates 28 with address by Col. Bryan Conrad. Local Independents Fred A. Robinson Lee Lamp H. B. Garber vie for City Council in second ward. Marriage notice: Elizabeth Amiss Palmer of Richmond to William Beverley on June 19. Five hundred motorcycles expected for a southern cyclecade. Rt Rev Andrew Brennan named bishop of Richmond diocese.

M. A. Doran Clayton W. Hollis Frederick County James Cannon Senate Warner Brothers Capitol Colonial Theatres Evelyn Virginia Cather Layton , Stockdale Hagerstown Shenandoah Valley Academy Col Bryan Conrad Fred A. Robinson Lee Lamp H. B. Garber Elizabeth Amiss Palmer Richmond William Beverley Andrew J. Brennan T. D Pope Pius XI

Old Guard Rejects Roosevelt as Republican Standard Bearer

Shenandoah Valley Academy ends a most successful year as Rev. W. D. Smith delivers the baccalaureate sermon. In Winchester merchants plan 6 pm closings from June 7 to September 1. Mayor Ward orders police to halt ads or follow the June 6 parade. The Jewish Pentecost Feast of Weeks will be observed in June.

Old Guard Theodore Roosevelt Shenandoah Valley Academy W. D. Smith Winchester Ward

Public sale to settle Ritter Bros. versus Rinker case

Distress warrant action leads to a public auction on Saturday June 13 1931 at 10 o clock A M behind L J Hook automobile shop on South Loudoun Street Winchester Virginia. Items include shop tools gasoline engine electric motors electric drill vices bits turning lathe all in good repair first class tools. Cash terms. Luther P Pannett Sheriff Frederick County Va. Dunn and Duvall Auctioneers.

Ritter, Bros Ralph Rinker L. J. Hook S. Loudoun Street Winchester Virginia Luther, Pannett, Sheriff Frederick Co Dunn & Duvall

Insulin used to increase weight in lean individuals

A report notes that insulin is now used to raise the weight of thin persons amid a surge of appetite among users. Medical authorities warn of risks while researchers study long term effects and ethical concerns in treatment of underweight patients.

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Hable Herman H. Hable Loudoun Street Shenandoah Valley National. Bank Hansbrough & Carter the Commercial & Savings Bank Ona Hamman’s Dollar Store Winchester Furniture CO South Main Street Agar Warner Bros Young Sinners Thomas Meighan Hardie Albright Dorothy Jordan Bobby Jones Marion Dia J.W. Arthur General Insurance Rouss Ave MR. Whitmore Jefferson County Perion Stonewall Jackson Farmers & Merchants National Bank and Trust CO Hickok Brown & Fisher “She Men's Shop Townsend Grace Sennetts Gray & Sheetz
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