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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1933
Page
4
The Evening Star notes its post office distribution in Virginia with daily editions except Sundays and outlines subscription options. It lists carrier rates and mail rates for various terms, States Associated Press privileges, and national advertising representation by Devine Tenney Corp in multiple cities.
The text presents a fragmented religious motto about Christ and peace and cites Ecclesiastes on power over death and war. It appears as a devotional excerpt with unclear source or date and lacks coherent narrative or events.
Scientists at Mount Wilson Observatory report Mars population extinction in a satirical note. The piece references Buck Rogers and Edgar Rice Burroughs as readers imagine Martians with bulbous heads and wheeled feet. It hints at possible Plutonians and fictional reporters Roy Dauntless and Jack Dashaway for future coverage.
The Roanoke Times endorses a federal truth in advertising law modeled on the Printers Ink statute. Backed by the Advertising Federation and Better Business Bureaus, it aims to curb false claims and restore public trust. The piece notes DOJ enforcement help and urges stricter controls on agencies that knowingly produce deceptive ads.
Washington fans cheer Walter Johnson as he returns to baseball with a Cleveland team after long service with the Capital. The veteran pitcher and former manager navigates uncertain fall fate as he succeeds Peckinpaugh amid changing leadership and a reshaped lineup.
The piece recalls Johnson seizing the Nationals managerial post from Peckinpaugh and now taking over in Cleveland. Washington fans, loyal to Cronin, hope Johnson succeeds with the Indians, while rooting for Peckinpaugh to stay in baseball and build on his Washington championship legacy.
The piece notes that prominent figures like Stanley Baldwin G D H Cole Arlington J C Masterman write detective stories in leisure. It suggests a shift in literary culture with learned men turning to fiction, sparking national interest.
A writer argues that books should be crafted with care and deliberation with detective stories offering two types, one of which is highly undesirable due to its flaws.
The Greenway Ladies' Aid Society met at Mrs. Howard White's home with a large turnout. A yard party is planned for Saturday night June 24 with a stringed band. next meeting will be at Mrs. Harry Lewis's home. Also notes of visits by local residents and relatives.
A somber Moscow procession marks Lenin's bier as a daily rite with no spoken word. A throng observes the Soviet ceremony in quiet observance.
Italian law reserves the word silk and related terms to the natural product of the silkworms. The regulation restricts terminology to genuine silk and its direct derivatives, affecting labeling and commerce nationwide.
Virginia Oliphant leaves Annapolis with her brother Richard to fund their parents health trip through an auction. She meets Tony Bleecker and Michael McMillan as Richard pushes for Tony while Michael and Mary Lee plot to support Virginia, leading to a web of affections, secrets, and planned visits.
The United States leads the world in per person sugar intake and production. It grows sugar cane and sugar beets, manufactures sugar extensively, and imports several million tons annually. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand is noted as having been carried out by Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian student who was condemned to life imprisonment in an Austrian fortress and died there years later.
The record shows past 24 year precipitation ending 8 a.m. 0.65 inches in June to date 0.72 inches year to date 18.81 inches. Twenty year average total 34.53 inches. Monthly averages: January 2.36, February 2.02, March 2.70, April 3.11, May 3.73, June 3.81, July 3.45, August 3.45, September 2.15, October 3.06, November 2.25, December 2.37.
Warner Bros presents Reunion In Vienna at the Capitol starring John Barrymore and Diana Wynyard with Sidney Franklin directing. The film adaptation of Robert E Sherwood s Broadway hit earns high praise for Barrymore and the ensemble in a lively period drama.
Warner Bros presents Emergency Call a swift paced drama detailing hospital ambulance service heroism with Wynne Gibson and Bill Boyd delivering standout performances for Colonial first-nighters. The film offers red blooded action and compelling acting that draws enthusiastic praise.
The Past of Mary Holmes adapts Rex Beach tale with Helen Mackellar as Mary Holmes and Eric Linden as the son. The Palace bills final performances tonight with Moran Mack comedy and other features. Black Beauty follows on Friday and Saturday with Esther Ralston starring in the horse drama.
Physicians advocate purification as a foundation of health and urge a thorough Calotabs course to cleanse the blood by stimulating the liver kidneys stomach and bowels. Available in 10 and 35 cent packages from all dealers.
Mitchell's General Health Center announces a new location in Edinburg, Va, in the same offices as before. The clinic pledges drugless care and neural care, offers gallstones removal without surgery, refunds money if it fails, and lists office hours 9 to 11 am and 6 to 8 pm on weekdays with other times by appointment.
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