Winchester daily publication note
Published every day except Sunday by The Evening Star Pub og Co of Winchester Virginia.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1932
Page
4
Published every day except Sunday by The Evening Star Pub og Co of Winchester Virginia.
The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use its news dispatches in this publication and credited material or uncited focal news published herein.
One year in advance four dollars fifty cents per year and six months at two dollars twenty five cents with three months at one dollar. Also one year in advance three dollar fifty cents and six months one dollar seventy five cents and one month thirty cents. Weekly rates and representatives Frost Landis and Kohn with Ry York, Atlanta, Chicago.
Fragmentary text shows religious slogans and verse references. Mentions Christ for All All for Christ and a Bible proverb about wisdom and peace. No clear event or well-defined details to date or place.
The Star extols Shenandoah Valley for its National Geographic magazine advertisement reaching 1,100,000 members. The piece credits Shenandoah Valley Inc. with major campaigns featuring Natural Wonders and a push to attract tourism, housing data, and vacation information across the region.
Virginia Governor Pollard invokes the 1932 General Assembly and orders state departments to operate within the income limit for the new biennium. Agencies must implement a 10 percent general fund reduction, with department heads choosing which areas to cut. The move aims to preserve Virginia’s fiscal standing despite political pressure.
Governor Pollard advocates a 10 percent salary cut for all state employees to reduce expenses instead of raising taxes. The plan aims to align state spending with reduced revenue while maintaining services, though workers face uncertainty and morale concerns as departments prepare for the cut.
Professor Ripley argues that motor trucks will outpace rail for many freight tasks, showing faster door to door service and higher costs for trains. Railways must redesign terminals, cut yard costs, and overhaul charges to win back less-than-carload traffic and compete with private carriers using trucks.
Millwood residents hosted dances and gatherings in honor of guests from Baltimore and other towns. Attendees included Miss Mary Burchard and Miss Jane Cary Randolph among many others, with performances by a Berryville orchestra.
The article explains that many American Indian tribes practiced slavery, taking captives as slaves or wives. It notes adoption of captives into tribes and mentions Northwest tribes using slavery, with some tribes owning African slaves after African slavery began in America.
Mrs G E Dovel and son Barrin and Mrs J E spent days in Washington with relatives. Miss Ruby Beaty returned from a two week visit. Calbreath of Washington visited Cooley family. Rev H E Richardson and Miss Mildred Judy attended Dayton Va Bible School. Families report rain aiding vegetation but delaying harvest.
Past 24 hours rainfall at 8 am measured .02 inches. June to date 1.41 inches and year to date 19.66 inches. Normal monthly rainfall based on 19 years at Winchester Laboratory lists January 2.36, February 1.95, March 2.70, April 3.17, May 3.58, June 3.89, July 3.50, August 3.54, September 2.20, October 2.87, November 2.14, December 2.39 inches.
The article notes one of the largest single doctor fees, paying $50,000 to inoculate Catherine and her son against smallpox. An extra $10,000 covered travel expenses and the physician received a $2,500 annual pension for life.
A Chicago group quits jobs over salary cuts and sails from Greenwich Village aboard the Sequoia to Tahiti. Miss Whitney offers a secret voyage for a total of one hundred dollars, with a condition of secrecy while Maurice Beam and Helen assist with navigation and mail. The log book hint and atoll Tarea raise the stakes as anticipation builds for a hidden treasure aboard a mysterious cruise.
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