Local Winchester News Brief From Evening Star Bulletin
Published notice from The Evening Star in Winchester Virginia. OCR reads evening edition and date unclear with partial title and city.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1932
Page
4
Published notice from The Evening Star in Winchester Virginia. OCR reads evening edition and date unclear with partial title and city.
A concise notice states that The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to AP dispatches and other focal news published in this paper, covering re publication and credit terms for both credited and non credited material.
The notice lists yearly, half year, and quarterly subscription prices for mail and carrier delivery. Rates show 12 month, 6 month, 3 month, and 1 month options in both mail and carrier formats with amounts in dollars and cents. It also mentions national advertising representatives Frost Landis and Kohn in major cities.
A verse from Galatians 6 1 urges the spiritual to restore a fellow believer caught in a fault with meekness and self restraint so they are not tempted themselves. The guidance emphasizes humility and careful restoration within the community.
A Richmond News Leader piece contrasts Edmund Burke’s age with today’s thrilling era of global events. It ponders modern chivalry and adventure, cites naval feats, Mussolini and Lenin, and notes Yeassu’s escape and exile as he builds an army in Gojam to confront Haile Selassie.
Roanoke Times reports for the four weeks ending June 11 that 86 large U S cities recorded 548 deaths from automobile accidents. Most deaths occurred within city limits, with totals over four weeks and year comparisons showing a slight decline in the crash death rate.
The article notes summer folks in inland New England bring genuine green dollars to a back country accustomed to modest wealth. It contrasts influx of cash with local traditions, mentioning summer boarders and renters and residents' observations of change in the region.
A fragmentary passage describes nature reclaiming settled lands in New Hampshire forests as invasive plant life and human impact recede. It warns of a future where indigenous tools and warfare may reappear if the landscape reverts further, imagining tomahawks in the White Mountains and war canoes on the Connecticut River.
Richmond Virginia January 28 193? Col John R Saunders attorney general states he did not provide veterans at the Confederate reunion with 200 gallons of liquor It was only 300 quarts distributed under medical supervision with a physician in charge The claim of 5000 quarts is false
A crowd of several hundred from Winchester and county areas gathered Sunday at Gap Run near the Northwestern grade to witness baptisms led by Rev. A. P. Havermale. The service featured two hymns by the local church choir and included six applicants. Harvesting is in full swing but corn yields will be below average due to a dry May and insect damage.
Veterans of Foreign Wars from Virginia and the Ladies Auxiliary visited Lexington for their annual convention. Maj Gen John A Lejeune praised long service and urged remembrance of fallen comrades. Greenlee D Letcher urged service members to reject Socialistic ideas in changing times. Portsmouth won the parade prize.
President Hoover signed a measure allowing 97 000 World War I veterans to renew their five year government insurance contracts for the same period without additional medical exams. The law also permits renewal of expired policies as of expiration date upon payment of back premiums within four months.
Journal narrators Jay, Larry and friends quit Chicago jobs to chase pearls after finding a 1834 ship log. On a Tahiti voyage aboard Miss Whitney’s schooner Sequoia they uncover a family curse and a coded message. Suspense grows as someone in Papete and Paris debates ownership while a dangerous romance unfolds.
In a tense sequence on Montonga Island, a rasping sound at a window prompts Tom and the narrator to suspect a break in. Pauo unlocks the storeroom, while the log book is slyly displaced. The group suspects a theft plot as one bar shows signs of being sawed.
Pathfinder Magazine notes a belief that no person retains the same body for more than seven years as every part is replaced within that period. The remark reflects a comparative view on biology and change over time.
A railway season ticket covering 175 miles was issued to a dog to accompany its mistress, a Plymouth traveling saleswoman, on her trips. Three crops per alfalfa season are ideal, but four crops can harm the stand in the first season.
Rainfall record from Winchester Research Laboratory lists year to date 66 inches and monthly values from January 2.36 inches through December 2.39 inches. The note records present and past rainfall readings and a total precipitation measure of 241 inches since an earlier date.
A Shenandoah Farmers Hounds pact is being formed mainly by Warren County and others in Frederick and Clarke. Landowners petitioned the Masters of Fox Hounds Association for territory spanning Stephens City White Post Riverton Strasburg and the valley pike. P R Drury of the M F H will lead a fine English hounds draft from Belvoir Kennels.
The market report aggregates wholesale and retail prices for dairy feed mixed and shelled corn, butter, hens and chickens, hogs and sheep, with figures in dollars per unit. Baltimore wholesale prices include wheat and egg categories. retail lines list butter and flour prices with regional variations.
Alexandria firefighters protest a rule requiring all competition as individuals rather than as groups for the upcoming state convention. Officer Francis Funk covered 20 miles on a motorcycle in 19 minutes to recover a stolen automobile. Captain Henry Schneider a retired US government leather inspector dies at 80. Fresh Air Children from New York arrive July 24 for an outing. Engagement announced between Miss Mary Fielding Taliaferro and John M Steck Jr.
Two nurses graduated from Winchester Memorial Hospital at commencement held in Handley Library. Major and Mrs Porter House returned from Florida trip. Mrs Coolidge hiked 15 miles today at the summer White House in North Dakota. Veterans of Foreign Wars discuss public burden from fake veterans at annual convention.
Fifteen years ago retail stores defend small margins on food as wholesale prices rise. A census to register all women in Winchester and Frederick county will occur on July 10 to support a food conservation campaign. Four American contingents arrived in France landing at a French seaport. Red Cross gifts in Winchester during the current drive total 249.52 dollars.
West Virginia officers seek Mrs. Walter Ball formerly Geraldine Haddix for a string of thefts in Preston and Taylor counties. Her husband Frank Haddix and three others are jailed in Fairmont. Police say the gang aided Hoover and Davis in robberies near Tunnelton and the Baltimore and Ohio freight station, with loot moved to Baltimore for 60 dollars. Eleven in all have been arrested and over 1000 dollars recovered.
A maritime line notes that the term ocean greyhounds refers to swift vessels whose mournful whistle long ago earned the nickname. Sailors recall the somber tone that signaled their arrival or departure.
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