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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1933
Page
7
Rain sleet and snow fall across the area as milder temperatures give way to more unsettled weather. Farmers note damp fields delay corn planting but welcome moisture replenishing subsoil and filling cisterns despite rising flood risks along the Shenandoah in Gathe county.
More than 700 miners at Klitow endure a fifth day underground in dark damp shafts to guard their jobs. They will surface only if the government guarantees work as operators plan to flood shafts after wage cuts and coal price reductions were rejected. Wives and children picket the pits as tensions rise.
Stephens City F F A votes to organize a track team with nine members and three visitors. A dairy herd project is planned alongside. New business proposes hosting a home economics party with a late April weiner roast and road-side trees near the school pending permission from the State Highway Dept. D J Howard district supervisor gave a talk before a social with boxing and wrestling events.
Congress and administration discuss a farm mortgage program with a target of 2 billion dollars to aid joint banks. The plan aims to extend relief and consolidate mortgages through conciliatory methods and an extension to replace existing holdings.
Leaders discuss refinancing farm mortgages as Congress moves to add farm relief provisions to a relief bill. The measure passed the House yesterday and reached the Senate today for consideration amid ongoing negotiations on agriculture aid.
Uncle Eben notes that true friendship reveals errors through kindness and surprising, unexpected acts. The remark emphasizes affectionate scrutiny and forgiving insight among friends.
A fragmentary notice reports proposed action on rum law violators. The item mentions a board petition and potential pardons or repeals tied to eighteenth amendment enforcement, with references to possible printing and political discussion.
An earthquake tremor struck Los Angeles at 12 40 am lasting under three seconds with no damage reported. The AP dispatch notes the event as a minor quake in the city.
Fire at a Bayway refinery crude oil still kills foreman John Hoens 60 and stillman Thomas Carolan 62. Another worker is badly burned and four receive emergency treatment for minor injuries.
The Associated Press reports a push to curb foreclosures with a bill allowing courts to stay writs of execution. A skeleton found in Minnesota is suspected to be that of a prehistoric seventeen year old girl murdered around twenty thousand years ago.
A writer argues spring house cleaning at guest institutions reflects a yearly mating instinct and benefits all. The piece cites mental hygiene gains, exercise, and a practical purge of old habits, while noting potential drawbacks and synthetic odor concerns.
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