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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1932
Page
6
The Evening Star details Winchester post office coverage published daily except Sunday by The Evening Star Publishing Winchester Victoria. The Associated Press dispatches are credited or not credited to the paper with local news included.
The notice lists subscription prices by mail and by carrier. By mail one year costs 3.50, six months 1.75, three months 0, one month 0.30. by carrier one year 4.50, six months 2.26, three months 1.20, one month 0.40. National advertising reps Frost Landis and Kohn operate in New York, Atlanta, Chicago and Detroit.
A brief quotation from Proverbs 19 17 appears as a moral note on lending to the poor and the promise of repayment by the Lord. The line emphasizes charity and its spiritual reward.
The piece reflects on Stanislaus Felix Hausner and other long missing aviators, noting fuel tradeoffs over food, the value of flares and supplies, and comparing past rescues and provisions to lessons learned from earlier transatlantic and long overwater flights. It cites Earhart Putnam and others as cautionary examples.
A Virginia enforcement change requires now driver permits and license revocation for those unable to satisfy judgments from auto accidents. The piece notes rising road dangers and condemns hitchhiking while predicting ongoing evolution of traffic regulation and safety concerns.
The article argues that the right to drive supports societal functioning only when individuals demonstrate coordinated use of facilities and responsible control of vehicles. It emphasizes practical conditions for fitness to drive.
The Boston city government opens a Parkman bandstand branch of the public library on Boston Common. A librarian and fiction stock are provided for unemployed residents, with strong public demand and a tradition of the park as a democratic space enduring since Revolutionary times.
Roscoe Conkling Patty Arbuckle, once a film star, wed Addie Oakie Dukes McPhail at 2 30 a m in Wesleyville by a justice. Arbuckle aged 45, bride age 26, recently divorced in Hollywood. They head to Cleveland for a theatre engagement.
Washington authorities were hoaxed by a report of an automobile loaded with explosives headed for the capital. An all night search of cars answered to the description found nothing. Police say they know the hoaxer’s identity but did not disclose potential action.
Public auction in Winchester Virginia at 11 o clock A M on Saturday July 23 1932 of a 100 acre tract in Stonewall District Frederick County with 8292 70 balance on the note secured by a deed of trust dated February 1 1926 to Greenbrier Joint Stock Land Bank and substituted trustee Harry R Kern. Cash terms. Dunn Duvall auctioneers.
Funeral services were held at the Martinsburg pike homeplace for Stiieby Cooper who died after an illness of 11 weeks in Memorial Hospital. The Rev. Dr. Luther A. Thomas led the service with prayers by Rev. Dr. William T. Walters an Everett Pa. uncle. Interment followed at Mount Hebron Cemetery with pallbearers named.
Classified notice lists furnished apartment at 412 N Rent, furnished room for one or two at 316 West Water St, cottage at 303 Fairmont Avenue, and rooms and apartments at 110 W Cork with dates 6 17 to 6 21.
Ione Adams Jay Bruce Pilly Lightener Tom Barry and Larry Holmes quit Chicago jobs after salary cuts and journey to Tahiti chasing an old ship log from 1834. They meet Miss Whitney the mysterious island princess and encounter Maurice Beam and his wife Helen in Papeete as they blend into South Pacific life.
Documentation shows past 24 hour rainfall at 8 a.m. and year to date totals. Monthly normal precipitation figures from a 19 year Winchester Research Laboratory record list January 2.36 inches February 1.95 March 2.70 April 3.17 May 3.58 June 3.89 July 3.50 August 3.54 September 2.87 October 2.39 November 2.14 December not clearly shown.
One year ago the Virginia Department Veterans of Foreign Wars opened its annual encampment here. W. W. Glass crowned the laurel festival queen at Stroudsburg Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Warner Luttrell return from their wedding trip. Lower freight rates could save fruit growers $15 to $20 per car. A state fire warden inspected the city and reported Winchesa free from fire hazards.
Weather delays Comdr. Byrd's take off for France while relief appeal grows for Mississippi flood victims. Col. Lindbergh faces a flood of 50 000 letters from admirers nationwide. Miss Eillen Frances Purcell wed B. A. Sullivan of Long Island. Shenandoah County supports its district's state senate seat.
Reports indicate a United States warship sank a German submarine. Three Clarke County banks announce $145000 in Liberty bonds sold. Men are urged for the army as President Wilson may issue a volunteers proclamation. An amendment to make the United States dry is before Congress. H L Livick moved into his new drug store on North Main Street.
A Federation study shows in 34 cities with newspaper lineage up to mid 1931 growth ran 8.3 percent above the national average, while 34 cities with lineage cuts over 11.95 percent stayed near the national average. Maintain your newspaper advertising, Mr. Merchant.
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