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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1933
Page
4
The Weekly Times consolidates four news items into one brief page entry. It lists subscription rates for various terms and includes a note on advertising representation by Frost Landis and Kohn in major cities.
A short religious fragment quotes Psalm 40 16 about God redeeming the soul from the grave and receiving the speaker. The text resembles a devotional note or excerpt. It emphasizes divine salvation and eternal protection in a concise scriptural form.
Senator Thomas J. Walsh, slated to be the next United States Attorney General, died leaving a void in the incoming Roosevelt administration. Renowned for integrity and pursuit of truth, Walsh led anti corruption efforts including the Teapot Dome prosecutions and was regarded as a key figure alongside Glass and Hull. His death removes a principal Democratic voice and upsets cabinet planning.
The piece notes large expected crowds at Washington for the first Democratic inauguration since the war. It discusses partisan fervor, compares donkey and elephant symbolism, and recalls historical depictions of Western celebrations and political upheaval in the capital.
In a Toledo birth, a physician who assisted the delivery was paid with two dozen eggs. The note highlights widespread shifts from gold and currency to barter in some areas as a response to economic decline and low mood.
The statement suggests speeding up payments by offering barter arrangements. It notes clients may accept exchanging services for goods as settlement, reducing cash flow friction and enabling mutual use of resources.
Relief funds from Reconstruction Finance Corp are being distributed in Hardy County. W H Wood is administrator and William E Finley is officer in charge. Applicants began Wednesday at the South Branch Valley National Bank office. Each eligible family may receive up to three days of aid per week and about peg is expected for March.
The report shows present and past rainfall with 8 a.m. readings. February to date 1.35 inches. year to date 4.84 inches. It lists 20 year average annual precipitation 34.53 inches and monthly averages from January 2.36 to December 2.37 inches.
Frances Perkins described herself as a born gossip studying nutrition in tenement districts. Her Columbia University thesis examined 107 children and drew from parents despite threats. She praised gossip as a tool for democracy and close human understanding.
Whitacre Virginia March 3. Miss Retta Place and Miss Martha Pugh visited Mr. and Mrs. Walker Hovermale over the weekend. People mourn the death of Mr. John Omps. Mae Fletcher returned home after visiting Mrs. Clay Rogers. Mrs. John Whitacre called on Mrs. Landon Whitacre Monday. J W Brannon continues the same. Ellis Haines of Capon Bridge visited Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Braithwaite. Mrs. Clay Rogers and daughter called on Mrs. George Whitacre Tuesday.
Greenwood Virginia notices detail several family relocations to farms and houses around town. Walter Purtlebaugh and family move to the Baker farm, Paul Shear to Mrs Emma Knight’s house, Dorsey family to Betty McCarty’s, Ralph Brown to Ed Pope’s tenant house, and Mrs S H Newcomer remains ill at her daughter Will Carlisle’s home. Mary Teets improves after illness at James Beacher’s. Ada Pope of New Oxford visits Mrs Newcome.
Barney delivers an earnest address urging individual responsibility and honest voting while Sills counters with a tougher pragmatic case. A veiled mob chant rises from the crowd until Ata steps forward to demand silence as the scene ends.
County 4 Her clubs outline a week of meetings and demonstrations. Gainesboro 4-H assists with garments and egg selection for hatching. Winchester hosts a county home demonstration advisory board and Relief 4-H meeting under Mrs. Ashby Graves and Miss Louise Robertson. Evendale 4-H focuses on clothing poultry instruction. Mount Williams hosts a meat and meat substitutes demo by club leaders and the home agent. Branson and Bryarly clubs plan programs on shoes posture and clothing poultry. a Friday round of meetings includes office conferences with state agents Maude E. Wallace and Janet Cameron.
One year ago citizens at the Apple Blossom Festival mass meeting sent sympathy to Col and Mrs Lindbergh over their kidnapped son. Five years ago a list of 400 Frederick patriots was found in the county clerk's office. H Douglas Fuller closes 51 years with Winchester banks on March 6.
A magazine piece profiles the leading milking systems and the holding company behind them, highlighting Rollers Herd as the top in a comparative test and noting industry standings and market impact.
This portrait notes Mrs Cordell Hull wife of the new secretary of state will play a leading part in Washington society during the next four years as the wife of the premier cabinet member.
James S. Wilson, sergeant at arms of the South Carolina house since 1901, is mentioned in political circles as a potential successor to the late David S. Barry in the United States Senate.
The Palace offers a varied bill led by The Big Drive a government World War documentary praised as authentic and monumental. Included are Lucky Larrigan a fast action story with Helen Foster and Rex plus Mickey Mouse in a new United Artist comic and The Devil Horse serial on the bill.
Warner Fros notes a charming entertainment at the Capitol Theatre featuring Spencer Tracy Marian Nixon and Stuart Erwin in Face In the Sky. The reviewer praises its storytelling and sheer delight inviting applause.
Warner Bros presents Fargo Express starring Ken Maynard with Tarzan the horse at the Colonial Theatre. The western favorite leads a new tale with continuous shows until 11 p and promises thrills for lovers of Western stories.
Auction notices dated March 6 to March 29 list sales by directors and executors. Entries include Mar 7 Edward P. Dorsey stock and co at 4 miles east, Mar 8 James Hancher household goods at White Hall, and Mar 28 E F Wright stock cattle hogs chickens at Kackley farm. Also Berryville area notices for Laura Glass, Eve DeHaven administrator, Sherry Meade Faens near Swimley Station, and Mary K Tilford with Frank Word handling stock and elements.
Advertisement from Wareins Nurseries in Midlothian Virginia offers a special price of 1.39 postpaid for pink dogwood blooming size three to four feet. Supplies are limited and orders should be placed quickly. Free catalog includes evergreens shrubs fruits perennials at low direct prices.
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