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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1930
Page
6
The Evening Star entered at the post office in Winchester Virginia as a second class matter. Published daily except Sunday by The Evening Star Publishing Company of Winchester.
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A devotional excerpt emphasizes Romans 10 16 to 17 stressing that faith comes by hearing the word of God and asks for spiritual insight. The prayer seeks ears to hear and eyes to see, aligning belief with the message proclaimed.
Julius H. Barnes presents a cautious survey of U S business after the stock market fall. He notes conditions are not as good as last year but show month to month improvement with increased construction and easier credit. The report avoids rosy prophecies and says future gains depend on unseen factors and continued activity.
A Covington Virginian editorial asserts Americans should vote to sustain stable government, social order, property rights, and personal security. It argues the average citizen is resourceful yet often neglects the vote, which underpins life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
The text argues that voting alone does not ensure good government and condemns selling votes. It claims both voters and party purifiers may act inconsistently, noting that party politics tempt loyalty over governing quality and require careful ticket selection to avoid incompatible candidates.
A church minister near a courthouse reports couples marrying at three or four daily. He notes more youths go to churches for marriage rather than justices of the peace, signaling renewed religious interest and seriousness about wedlock. He advocates a method that could inspire wider adoption.
A writer describes a cautious approach to engagement counseling, where a suitor probes the couple’s true intent and willingness. The process may end at once or send them to reflect, aiming to avert tragedy and reduce later separations and divorces through common sense screening.
Lieut Governor West announces he must quit the race for the Democratic nomination for Virginia governor due to health. F A Jacques is appointed district manager of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York.
The cherry trees are in full bloom in Washington. Todge of the Benevolent and Order Elks paid tribute to the memory of Ralph Rosenberger.
Local Rotarians return from the state meeting in Richmond with a trophy for attendance. A heavy frost is predicted for tonight in this section. The Apple Blossom Festival was advertised at the Richmond Rotarians meeting. Reports say the Citizens Military Camps will have their largest enrollment ever, with many local people planning to enlist.
Fifteen years ago Reverend W. R. Hardesty of Braddock Street Methodist Church South was ordained by Bishop Wilson. Isaac Reedy, a Confederate veteran, died in the city. The Virginia State Board of Health announced it would continue its typhoid fever campaign. The British war office opposed using whiskey as a soldier stimulant in trenches.
Mary Anna McIlwee wife of C E McIlwee of Zepp Shenandoah county died early this week after six years of ill health She was 68 and spent most of her life in the county Daughter of William and Margaret Grove she joined United Brethren in childhood later affiliated with St James Lutheran Church Zepp She is survived by six daughters two brothers and twenty eight grandchildren Funeral held Tuesday at 3 pm from St James Lutheran Zepp with interment in the church cemetery pallbearers named J B Racey R L Pe er C A Rudolph Hershel Rudolph Fred Bauser man Gordon Orndorff
Special Commissioners by decree dated March 8 1930 in Clara M Daugherty vs Henry F Daugherty in Winchester Virginia announce a public auction of household and kitchen furniture at 2 PM on the Shenandoah Avenue Shawnee Heights residence. Items include dining room and parlor suites three bedroom sets gas range refrigerator Victrola radio china glassware silverware and floor coverings. Cash terms. Auctioneer A G Swanson. Deputy Clerk Corinne Barnett certifies bond filed.
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