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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1930
Page
2
A sermon meditates on Jesus life not by ancient rites but by how people live. It contrasts peaceful teaching with historic forced conversions like Clovis’s baptism after battle, advocating the Golden Rule and personal faith over coercion.
A dynamite stick that failed to explode earlier detonated in a 600 foot underground Bronx tunnel. Frank Gilbert 32 triggered the blast injuring nine others of a 15 man crew. Herbert Browning 25 died three hours later and Gilbert may lose sight in both eyes.
Mrs Clarence Lamp is ill at her home with Dr Anderson attending. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Walter Cochran and children from Winchester at the Lamp home. Esther Lamp visits her brother Clarence. Richard Breedon family visit J W Kenney home. Claude Gore called on Russell Lamp. Mrs John Anderson recovers from a cold. Several hundred people of Win.
Chester residents visit the ruins of Brucetown woolen mills that burned down on Saturday. Miss Grant, once ill at home, is out again.
Local social updates highlight visits and illnesses. Families including Dunns Daileys Shanholtzs and Dailey relatives are mentioned with guests and recoveries. Several residents, such as Emory Dailey and Jack Place, show improvement or return home.
The State Board of Education invites bids for the erection and completion of the Main Building at State Teachers College Harrisonburg Virginia. Bids must arrive by noon Tuesday April 22 1930 with a 1000 certified check. Plans viewed at Norfolk and Richmond Builders Exchange. Copies available from the college architects with deposit. Owner may reject any bid. S P Duke president and Charles M Robinson architect.
Harrisonburg March 29 A 10 to 12 year prosperity for Shenandoah Valley agriculture is near though 1930 outlooks lag 1929. John R Hutcheson director Blacksburg Extension told 300 at Rockingham Co-Operative Farm Bureau banquet that Valley farmers are best positioned to absorb setbacks through thrift, intelligence, good practices, productive soil, proximity to markets, and cooperative federal aid.
Observers note farmers avoid red barn paint as in many areas conservative trends influence rural color choices. Tax and market pressures also affect agricultural aesthetics, with communities debating traditional tones versus brighter facilities.
Hutcheson cites a 1920 discussion with Cornell economist Dr. Warren on farm depressions and prosperity cycles lasting ten to twelve years. He predicts the current downturn, begun in 1920, may bottom soon and prospects for farmers could surpass urban residents once the cycle turns upward.
The Kansas House of Representatives opened a special session without a prayer marking a departure from recent practice. Observers note a growing trend toward secular procedures in state legislatures.
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