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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1933
Page
9
Ad for Marian Martin pattern 9598 for girls sizes 4 6 8 10 12 with two yards fabric and contrasting yardage, order by mail from Winchester Evening Star Pattern Department. Includes catalog pricing and pattern details. Also a wartime era pageant program with pantomimes and songs about Shenandoah and spring.
A fragmented pageant script frames a multi band sequence celebrating Spring through poems, dances, and readings. It recalls the dawn of settlers in the valley, Daniel Morgan era militia, and visions of blossoms, faeries, and sunlit gardens with bands and readers guiding the action.
Trustee W E Edwards will auction on May 13 1933 at 1 00 PM at 19 North Braddock Street Winchester Virginia all stock fixtures and equipment of Irwin Drug Co including a National Cash Register and a Harley Davidson motorcycle with side car. The remaining property may be sold as a whole or in parcels. Dunn and Duvall Auctioneers.
An enthusiastic reader from University Park Iowa recounts twelve years of Kellogg's All-Bran use. She notes its clean taste and regularity benefits, comparing it favorably to patent medicines and urging daily consumption for constipation.
Lost black and tan fox hound seeks owner. License 223363 on record. Reward offered. Call 641 at 115 East A 2.
The U S government will not export gold to pay interest on Liberty bonds held abroad nor domestically. Officials say bonds abroad will be treated the same as those at home and no gold payments will be made on interest in either place.
President Roosevelt will outline his ideas on industrial control and its relationship to government tomorrow night before the Chamber of Commerce of the United States in Washington.
George Bruce Douglas of Upper Montclair New Jersey died after long illness. He was born March 28 1864 in Brooklyn and made famed ship models including a City of New York model from newspapers and photos. He left a vast collection of ship model plans and drew plans for a gun at George Washington’s headquarters.
Miss Hickman of 2619 Jacob Street Wheeling testifies she used Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery to clear facial pimples and eruptions after one bottle. She reports relief and renewed energy and urges others to seek free medical advice from Dr. Pierce's Clinic in Buffalo New York.
Summer visitor and deep student of American history, Mr. Douglas was a longtime resident of Winchester. He belonged to Masonic bodies including the Scottish Rite and 33rd degree. Survived by widow Henrietta F. Douglas, daughter Ruth Douglas McFadden of Winchester, son George Bruce Douglas Jr, sister Mrs. G S Dearborn of New York, and two grandsons Samuel Donald McFadden and George Bruce Douglas III.
Funeral services for George F. Norton retired newspaper publisher and printer will be held Friday at 3 PM from 431 North Braddock Street. Rev. Dr. F Z McFaden will officiate and interment follows in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Masons from Hiram Lodge No 21 will form at the Masonic Temple at 2 PM to escort the body to the cemetery.
The body of Mrs. Grace A. McDowell was found in Annapolis Maryland on May 3 authorities reported. The case involves an unnamed naval officer and is under investigation by local police and Navy officials.
The wife of Capt Willis McDowell, a retired naval officer, was found today in a wooded area about a quarter mile from her home. A pistol with one chamber discharged lay beside her, and the captain stated it did not belong to him.
The Belgian flag was raised at Winchester City Hall beside the American flag to honor Miss Francoise May daughter of the Belgian ambassador. She arrived to be crowned queen of the Tenth apple fete, continuing a trio of foreign flags tied to the event.
Great Britain held a similar position as Miss Patricia Dacre Morton of Winchester, England, ruled the festival marking her prominence in the event.
In Charlottesville on May 2 Albemarle County voters backed the county executive form by about two to one. Of 24 precincts, 21 reported 1,354 for the plan and 689 against. Three small remote precincts were not expected to raise totals. Rivanna district opposed the plan by 67 votes.
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