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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1932
Page
12
A Martinsburg area farmer and his family sheltered dozens of snowbound tourists from Sunday to Wednesday. Guests offered no payment or thanks, though some requested charges and others ate freely, prompting concern over hospitality along the Shepherdstown Kearneysville highway.
Counterfeiters passed two bogus bills at the Norfolk post office yesterday a $20 note traced to a sub station and a $10 note accepted at the main office. Officials believe the fakes circulated through money order clerks by innocent recipients who had received the bogus money from others.
In Bisbee Cochise reports a wind gust lifted a tin roof tied to a bed. Rancher J S Jackson was killed when the roof and bed were carried hundreds of yards and dropped into a field. His father in law Survived with serious injuries.
An old drugstore ad touts MELLO GLO face powder that hides pores and lines, with a French process for smoother spread and longer wear. It claims a youthful complexion and eliminates shiny noses, urging readers to ask for the product at Pier One Drug Store. The fragment also mentions a planetoid Eros as a science note.
News briefs from Winchester and Clarke county highlight purchases by Secretary Mellon, a local wedding, church and Kiwanis events, and planned cuts to the Salvation Army soup kitchen. It also notes army mobilization discussions from fifteen years ago and a Shanghai conflict report.
Market listing shows prices for chickens hogs pigs and cattle plus various feeds and dairy goods. Local wholesale and retail sections include grains, bran, screenings corn meal and creamery butter with price ranges and unit mentions.
The Baltimore wholesale market report shows prices for Wheat, Hens, Lambs, Calves, Sheep, Lambs, Hogs and Pigs with scattered figures and note of previous-day corrections. Entries are incomplete and fragmented but indicate livestock categories and fluctuating values.
By virtue of a deed of trust dated July 17 1931 S B Cooper defaulted on the debt and a public auction will begin 11 oclock Friday April 1 1932 on the C H Cooper farm north of Winchester Maryland? Martinsburg Turnpike Frederick Co Va listing various live stock tools and farming implements to be sold for cash under trustee JAS P Reardon with no property moved until paid 41-24 25 28 30
Prunes derive from plums that can be cured without removing the pit. Only plum varieties with high solids are considered good prunes. Some plums ferment around the pit during drying.
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