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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1932
Page
4
Fragmented church ad and Bible verse slip from The Evening Star imprint mentions a faith publication with references to publication schedules and national ad reps. The readable lines include a Psalm verse and a motto about trusting the Lord, suggesting religious content and a periodical notice.
Southside Sentinel notes former Governor Westmoreland Davis questions Byrd policies yet tolerates the road plan as a path to tax relief. The paper argues for a measured approach, suggesting counties gain road savings and possible school funding reforms, urging patience before dismissing the Byrd plan.
BRUCETOWN Va March 9 Mrs John Locke and Mrs Henry Jobe spent last Thursday with Mr and Mrs Randolph Colston. Mr and Mrs Hugh Brill visited friends in Charles Town Saturday evening. Mr and Mrs Robert Smith Mr Andy Whitacre and daughter spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Janney McKee at White Hall. Mr and Mrs Andy Whitacre and daughter visited friends at Cone Bridge and Gore on Monday. Mrs Tom Dunn of Martinsburg and Mrs Katie Swank and the Paule were dinner guests of Mrs Jack Boden Thursday.
Grace Lutheran Church cancels the Wednesday prayer meeting due to illness of Pastor Rev. A Thomas. The omission affects the midweek service planned for this evening.
Reports from Martinsburg West Virginia describe dozens of people stranded during a lasting winter storm. A group including Miss Offutt and Buxton Martin spent Sunday night on a mountain west of Gore with 42 people in stalled cars and a bus. They found a farmhouse and filling station in the morning and returned for gas and food as crews opened roads.
The Beardsworths home at 506 East Beverley Street Staunton Virginia suffered heavy fire and water damage. Major Beardsworth a Staunton Military Academy bandmaster and Ada Bantz Beardsworth, formerly of Winchester, are named. Fire confined to attic though lower floors soaked. roof ablaze requiring multiple water streams.
Shenandoah Valley Inc leaders quietly pursue a 50000 goal for nationwide publicity this summer to attract bicentennial tourists. Col J J Benchoff and an executive committee lay groundwork for a valley wide appeal while Dr W J Sho walter National Geographic Society vice president and valley native writes articles on the valley and its attractions.
More than 37 experienced motor truck drivers tested a new 112 ton International at Cook's Service Garage by driving until the pint of gasoline ran out. Mr. A Sirbaugh of Winchester won with 2.32 miles per pint as drivers learned even gas feeding and steady track speed yield best mileage.
Hable's Palace opens tonight with Cyclone Marshall and eight specialty acts led by Rastus Kelley and the Kelley Sisters. The program combines live stage entertainment with Paramount feature The Virtuous Sin starring Kay Francis and Walter Huston, plus Sealskins with Zasu Pitts and Thelma Todd, and newsreel coverage of the China Japan conflict. Friday offers an all new stage bill with Barbara Stanwyck and Sam Hardy in Mexicali Rose, and Saturday presents Sky Raiders with Lloyd Hughes and Marceline Day, plus a fresh Cyclone Marshall show.
The notice lists straw materials used in women's hats including pan danus from Java, abaca from the Philippines, wheat straw from Italy, split bamboo from Java, carledovica palm in Colombia and Ecuador, Porto Rican yaray palm in Porto Rico, and other regional sources. It preserves the era's trade names and plant origins with multiple locales.
Warner Bros Colonial presents Night Life in Reno as the feature, with Virginia Valli and Jameson Thomas leading an excellent cast. The program includes Naggers Comedy and Chapter Seven of Sign of the Elf, plus The Monster Walks with Vera Reynolds and Rex Lease. Matinees daily at 2 and 3 30 with evening shows at 7 15 and 9.
The Capitol Theatre presents George Arliss in The Man Who Played God with Bette Davis Violet Heming Louise Closser Hale and others hailed as a landmark in talkies Warner Brothers praised for the production The show also features a GA A production The Family Album staged by Girls Athletic Association with Frank Boucher support and a musical short The Musical Justice starring Rudy Vallee and the Connecticut Yankees to accompany all matinee and evening performances.
Prolific author Horatio Alger, Harvard and Harvard Divinity School graduate, served as pastor of the Unitarian church in Brewster Massachusetts in 1864. Two years later he moved to New York to aid street boys. He wrote for newspapers and periodicals and published about 70 books with sales around 860000 copies.
Rainfall data shows 1.01 inches in the last 24 hours ending 8 am and 2.3 inches for March to date, with year to date at 6.02 inches. Monthly normals from 19 years of Winchester Research Laboratory list 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.
A catalog of humorous flower names includes kiss me over the garden gate Dutch man's breeches bachelor’s button Johnny-stump-up painted lady bleeding heart old man Venus chariot Queen Anne's face love lies bleeding milk maid Jack in the pulpit London pride Venus fly trap Turk's cap lily the devil's bit queen of the meadows Quaker ladies friar's cap and obedient plant in a historic garden lore collection.
A sequence of sales notices lists several auctions across Virginia from March 10 to March 30. Items include stock, implements, and feed. Locations span Berryville Millwood DeHaven Carter's Ford Briggs Station Kearneysville and Charles Town with buyers such as W O Crampton J W DeHaven Willis DeHaven D Z Roger R C Brown Est Curtis Lewin Mrs A D Hardesty Brent DeHaven. Each entry notes date and site for the sale.
Marcia devises a plan to bring Vivian to New York for a few weeks offering a place at Mrs Deitz and a potential job with Percy DuMott. Vivian seeks escape from her own life while Connie shows growing interest in Marcias circles as they settle into a brownstone and sort through memories.
In a dramatic exchange, Marcia urges Connie to go out, meet people, and seek love and freedom. Connie wonders about chances for romance while working as a department store cash girl under her mother's watch, sparking plans for guarded outings in New York.
In loving remembrance of my dear mother Catherine Dix who departed this life one year ago March 7 1931 Down in my heart is a picture of a loved one laid to rest in memory's frame I shall keep it because she was one of the best The past comes back as we think of you for your kindness good and true your life was short as the years are told you have gone to live where the streets are gold May we meet in that land of perfect day heaven is gained and crown is won Farewell we will meet you there on that other shore where loved ones meet to part no more Ed ith loving daughter ioe
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