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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1931
Page
4
Scraps from The Evening Star and Associated Press services mention weekly publication names and news briefs. The fragmentary text lists The News Weekly Times and The Weekly Mirror among publication references and hints at syndicated dispatches.
A religious discourse recalls Jesus saying he came not for the righteous but for sinners to repentance. The dialogue notes the dispute of scribes and Pharisees criticizing Jesus dining with publicans and sinners.
Leading American businessmen warn Canada’s 200 item tariff hike will damage U S exports and spur American investment in Canada. They cite Smoot Hawley as provoking retaliation and say tariffs must fall to restore foreign trade amid rising unemployment.
The Virginia Bureau of Research led by former Governor Westmoreland Davis claimed a state loss of 100000 over years due to discounts not taken by the comptroller. Governor Pollard ordered an audit, but the Bureau declined terms, and the audit dwindled, ending amid disputes between the governor and Mr. Davis.
The 1928 1929 1930 audit of the comptroller’s books found a loss of 7882.17 over three years due to missed discounts. The governor attacked the Bureau of Research’s claims and called the audit by independent accountants thorough and the bureau unreliable.
Market report lists daily wholesale prices for dairy and crops, including butter, country butter, corn meal, cracked corn, shelled corn, scratch feed, and mixed feeds. It shows hog and sheep figures, leghorn chickens, wheats, screenings, flour, and dairy feeds with varied per cwt and per unit values, reflecting a broad agricultural goods ledger.
Funeral services for John Barbour were held in Rest Church with Rev. F. F. Neel presiding. He had long resided in Rest, later living in Darkesville with daughter Miss Bessie Barbour and Mom Martin Barbour, and is survived by his son and daughter who shared his home.
The speaker muses on how little it costs to furnish a small dwelling and how men could save if they knew the value of simplicity. The verse hints at frugality and practical living.
The EugeneGuard notes the Baruch plan aims to remove profits from war but implies memoirs are the only remaining contingency. A concise aside in the Oregon dispatch highlights skepticism about war finance reforms.
Warner Brothers plans and Capitol bookings fill a busy program. Olsen and Johnson stage chaotic comedy routines while Marion Davies stars in It's a Wise Child at Capitol Theatre. The Belasco hit plot centers on gossip in a small town with praise from critics.
By virtue of a distress warrant in the matter of Ritter Bros. vs. Ralph Rinker, a public auction will be held Saturday June 13 1931 at 10 o clock A M behind the L J Hook automobile shop on S Loudoun Street Winchester Virginia. The sale includes a lot of shop tools with gasoline engine electric motors electric drill wires bits and a turning lathe all in good repair first class tools. Cash terms. Luther Pannett Sheriff Frederick County Va. Dunn and Duvall Auctioneers.
The sixteenth annual Gainesboro district Sunday school convention gathers at Methodist Episcopal South in Whitacre on Tuesday June 9. Morning and afternoon sessions feature worship, reports from divisional superintendents, talks on leadership training and church school value, student recitations, quartette performances, and committee reports with open discussion.
A brief note suggests a revolution began in a Latin American country last week but is dismissed as unlikely by authorities. The item cites anonymous correspondents and a skeptical tone from the Roanoke Times.
A slate of 1931 Democratic primary declarations from Frederick County Virginia and surrounding areas lists candidates for State Senate House of Delegates Sheriff Commonwealth's Attorney and Commissioner of Revenue and Supervisors. Names include T Russell Cather Joseph Denny Boyd Richards Luther Pannett E C Cates H B Shull Floyd M Brill B P Harrison Lee N Whitacre Holmes McAboy Jacob H Beaver Charles M Rosenberger and Robert S Smith with pledges to serve if elected and to support tax and expense measures.
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