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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1931
Page
4
Publication notice for The Evening Star at Winchester Virginia with mailing class details and subscription rates. Mentions annual and advance prices and distribution regions including New York Des Moines Chicago.
The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to publish all news dispatches credited to it or supplied to this paper along with local items consolidated from Morning News Item The Weekly News The Weekly Times and The Weekly Mirror.
A Roanoke World-News editorial argues for nonpartisan research bureaus and rebuts Governor Davis’s Bureau of Research. It cites an audit showing the comptroller's office failed to take $542.42 in discounts over three years, disputing a $100,000 alleged loss and criticizing the bureau's credibility and cooperation.
Governor Pollard endorses Auditor Andrews findings as clear and conclusive, while inviting constructive criticism for government improvement. The Davis Bureau is discredited for biased research. Searle Miller and Company continues to assist with accounting systems and audits, including highway funds and gasoline tax refunds.
L R Lineburg of Mount Williams Frederick county showed The Star a bundle of wheat stalks measuring up to 66 inches. He grew it from a 15 acre field and noted heavy rains boosted growth and a hardy green color. He says crops in Mount Williams are booming and promise one of the heaviest hay crops in years.
Fire of incendiary origin destroyed a large frame building housing Woodstock’s evaporating plant and cannery on West Spring street. Losses were estimated at 8900 with the cannery machinery insured and the building uninsured. The plant operated in 1929, idle last year, and the blaze, reported at 430 am, damaged nearby gardens as Woodstock authorities fought the flames.
A Columbia veteran J P Rawls writes to Mayor F Amos Shryock posting a 1931 plea for contact with the Landrum family of Landrum SC. He recalls mid 1862 as a wounded pickup near the Potomac, cared for by Landrum’s daughters at Winchester Hospital and by the old man’s son in the Confederate forces.
The governors of the two largest states are photographed in a quiet French Lick nook, exchanging political views in a cordial, amiable setting. The moment captures a respectful cross-state dialogue amid ongoing policy considerations.
Purcellville Company I baseball team lost 7 to 4 to the Hagerstown Blue Sox at Middle Athletic League Park in Hagerstown Sunday. Company I pitcher Ritenour allowed six hits and struck out six while collecting two hits himself. Crim pitched well for the visitors, but five hits and three runs in the eighth spoiled the game. Artz also pitched strongly for Company I.
A dense slate of candidates announces for local offices in Frederick County Virginia with a Democratic primary set for August 4 1931. Names include JOS. S. DENNY Boyd R. Richards Luther Pannet t E C Oates H L Shall H B Kline Jacob H. Beaver Chas M Rosenberger Floyd M Brill B P Harrison N Whitacre and others for Sheriff Supervisor Commonwealth's Attorney Commissioner of Revenue Treasurer and related posts.
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