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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1933
Page
4
The Evening Star operates from Winchester Virginia as a second class daily paper. It is a member of the Associated Press and carries AP news dispatches. Advertising rates list one year and several shorter terms in advance, with national representatives in major cities.
A devotional note cites Bible verses from John 11 25 and Psalm 119 168 about belief in Jesus as the resurrection and life. The text emphasizes faith as path and salvation and quotes scripture to encourage steadfast belief in eternal life.
Richmond Times Dispatch reports eighty two cities cut library book appropriations from 2 405 349 to 1 572 622 a 34 5 percent drop while book prices rise about 40 percent. The American Library Association says adequate service requires 1 per capita. if maintained, city bills would total 22 700 000 annually with about 5 700 000 spent on books.
Thomas Lomax Hunter writes from Richmond that he took up a shotgun to punish intruders after woodpeckers built a home on his property. He laments the invasion and compares it to eviction scenes, expressing a somber, moral reaction to dispossession.
HOSE women suffer monthly and with weak nerves find relief in Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. Mrs. Arnold of 1811 N 21st St reports years of fatigue weakness and headaches improving after using the remedy.
The article notes Al Smith's firm stand for a repeal plank in the Democratic national platform. Ladies night at the Winchester Lions Club featured Jennings Randolph as the main speaker. A local check was returned due to failure to account for the government's 2 cent tax. Esther Lee Saunders married Abram Zirkle at Wayside Inn Middletown. Shenandoah Valley trade runs stronger than in the Midwest.
Advance forecasts indicate Gov Al Smith will win the Democratic nomination. Senator Swanson was chosen to head the Virginia delegation at the Democratic National Convention.
Albemarle county voters have cast ballots against a bond issue. Scorching heat dominates the East as game wardens are instructed to stop dynamiting fish in Virginia streams and M. B. Clowe conducts a removal sale locally. The Catholic Journal recently ran a long pro prohibition article.
White Post Virginia will host a three act play titled Miss Adventure in the Parish Hall by the Macedonia Church Epworth League. The event is set for Thursday night June 23 1933 at 8 p m. Local residents Vivian and Lillian Russell from Winchester and Kathleen Haymaker are mentioned among visitors with others from Washington and Hagerstown joining in.
Taft remains the sole United States president interred at Arlington National Cemetery reflecting his unique resting place among presidents buried there.
By virtue of an execution I will offer for sale at public auction at the Courthouse at 10 o clock a Chevrolet two door coach on Friday June 30 1933 The notice also mentions a large number of myopia statistics indicating a global near sightedness issue.
Precipitation data for the past 24 hours shows 0.33 inches ending 8 a.m. June totals include 1.12 inches for the month and 19.60 inches year to date. Average monthly rainfall over 20 years lists January through December values. a separate note mentions the Pharos of Alexandria, a white stone lighthouse 400 feet high whose light reportedly reached 40 miles.
Michael McMillan and Virginia Oliphant are poised for marriage after a tense night at Derekdale. Rickey hints Virginia will wed Tony Bleecker, while Michael decides to propose during a quiet Christmas visit to Aunt Molly.
Local promotion details Natex at People's Service Drug Store with endorsement from R C Sweeney of Evington. He describes severe neuralgia and indigestion before Natex, then lasting relief after a month of treatment with improved appetite sleep and energy. The ad urges readers to consult the Natex specialist and learn how the triple strength prescription from nature can help.
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