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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1933
Page
4
The notice lists Associated Press rights and multiple subscription options. Rates shown include annual and half year terms for various classes, with differing prices for six and three month periods and weekly ads in the publication.
Fragmentary biblical verse lines invoke a cry for help and divine intervention. The text references Psalm 54:1 and Psalm 110:7 in halting form, signaling a devotional or liturgical excerpt without complete context or attribution.
The article traces milestones of women in government from governors Ferguson and Ross to Frances Perkins as Secretary of Labor under Roosevelt. It notes Perkins may become president someday, praising women’s steady rise in public affairs and hinting at broader future leadership roles for the sex in politics.
Petersburg Progress Index notes English purists fear Americanisms creeping into Britain while scholars defend the phrase try out as biblical Tudor English. Ernest Barker and A J Butler cite historical usage and proverbs dating to Elizabethan times.
A large railroad reports another year with zero passenger fatalities and notes 15 years of service carrying over 154 million passengers on 11 000 miles of track with only one fatal accident. The feat highlights the complexity of operations and the rarity of passenger fatalities.
Local brief notes: Wayside Inn at Middletown begins its twenty-fifth season. Other items mention a county tuberculosis eradication plan, Apple Blossom Festival meetings, Lindbergh as national hero, and fire company motor truck purchase plans.
Relief Brevities report several neighbors busy with social visits and family gatherings. Notices mention a surprise birthday supper for J. D. Rinker attended by H. W. Hicks and others, plus a measuring social at Rev. J. D. Russell’s home.
A curious cooking note claims wives preserve health by poaching eggs in milk instead of water. The method reportedly yields delicious results and increases food value.
Philip T. Clay of Piedmont California asks the Winchester Chamber of Commerce for descriptive literature about the Shenandoah Valley to share with friends. Andrew Bell, secretary, forwarded the material. postage was 15 cents among other items the chamber sends.
Africans develop feet with four inch thick skins enabling barefoot climbing of trees without injury, scientist notes. Researchers observe potential adaptive trait linked to terrain and survival. Community reactions mix astonishment with questions about broader implications.
The process uses a cylinder etched with depressions of varying depth. Ink fills the depressions and transfers to paper after surface wiping, reversing ordinary newspaper printing where ink from the plate’s surface transfers to paper.
Araminta and Leontine stage a gown moment that draws a new English suitor. Elise urges Araminta to keep Barney from a rally and Araminta faces her rekindled feelings. Barney and Minta reconcile as rain drips keep time. TO BE CONTINUED.
Precipitation in the past 24 hours ended at 8 a.m. was none. February to date totals 1.35 inches, year to date 4.84 inches. Average 20 year monthly rainfall from Winchester Kissared Laboratory lists January 2.36 inches through December 2.37 inches, with other months ranging from 2.15 to 3.81 inches.
Lehman Nelson, airplane pilot, was shot to death while piloting above San Benito. Erin McCall, 21, the student passenger, wrecked the plane during a landing attempt. McCall then shot himself as he exited the craft. District Attorney D S Purl says three other young men confessed involvement and were to meet McCall to fly south.
Ancient Greek records note a wrestler hero earned a bronze statue for his skill in breaking opponents fingers. The tribute underscores the martial valor celebrated in classical athletics and sculpture.
Mar 1 stock and implements for John I Sloat and R 8 Smith administrators of P E Campbell estate on Middle Road. Mar 2 Geo W Schnibbe stock implements 2 miles S of Hayfield. Mar 7 Edw P Dorsey stock and implements 4 miles east of Berryville. Mar 8 Miles W Pannett about 2 miles east of Winchester on Boyce highway livestock and farming implements. Mar 8 James Hancher household goods at White Hall. Mar 6 Jones and Bryarly administrators Miss Laura Glass stock implements household goods 14 percent miles SE Berryville. Mar 15 Sherry Meade farm near Swimley Station stock and implements. Eve DeHaven administrator for Gilbert DeHaven. Mar 29 Mrs Mary K Tilford Extra Frank V Tilford stock cepeemenie 2 miles south Berryville.
Washington reports indicate Roosevelt talks span debt, tariffs, and trade while grave unease grows over China Japan hostilities and Franco Italian friction. Hull assumes duties amid fears of revolts in Cuba and GOP power moves.
This photo shows Harold L. Ickes of Chicago to be secretary of the interior in the Roosevelt cabinet with his family at their Winnetka home. Pictured are Wilmarth, Mrs Requa Bryant, Raymond and Robert, seated Mrs Anna Wilmarth Ickes an Illinois legislator, and Ickes. The name Ickes is pronounced Ick-us.
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