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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1931
Page
6
The piece argues fire waste drains municipal and national finances more than circus costs. It cites rising fire dept expenses, water use, and insurance as major charges, urging fire prevention as a business, policy, and civic priority. It notes Chamber of Commerce efforts but finds cities ignorant of fire causes and costs.
Market notes show poultry and hogs with mixed prices amid cattle quotes and grain inputs. Wheat and flour grades listed with typical ranges, dairy product prices steady, and shelled corn and mixed feeds priced at nearby levels. Baltimore wholesale section closes with wheat range 21.00 to 24.00 dollars per hundredweight.
George H. H. Moore W. C. Folson of a New York cold storage firm and Fred Jennings of the Southern Railway met at Front Royal to discuss a railroad site for a 50 000 barrel apple storage plant. The five story concrete and steel building on a 70 by 80 foot foundation would be a cooperative venture in Warren and Rappahannock counties near existing packing operations.
The Stonewall district Sunday schools push teachers' training each year to teach God’s word more efficiently and support church growth. The resolution endorses Prohibition and international peace, notes a fine church lunch, and mourns Rev. C J Clark's death. Officers for the coming year are listed and Galilee Church to host next year’s meeting. New York speaks many English varieties.
A map shows the St Philibert capsizing five miles off St Nazaire during a squall. More than 450 people perished in the tragedy off the western coast of France. The piece contrasts ancient prison design with select inmates.
By distress warrant issued against Noel T. Way Jr. I will sell in front of the Court House in Winchester on June 23, 1931 at 10 a.m. items including a living room suite, book case, tables, lamps, rugs, bed and dresser, cedar chest, clothes rack, and more to satisfy costs. Cash. Lee Barr, Sergeant.
An austere view notes that mood and markets shift with policy. It argues that any revenue shortfall will likely trigger higher gasoline taxes, highlighting fragility in fiscal planning amid volatile supply and demand.
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