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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1931

Page

4

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Miss Patricia Morton Crowned Queen Shenandoah at Apple Blossom

The Winchester England native arrives in Winchester Virginia to reign as Queen Shenandoah VIII at the Apple Blossom Festival. The eight year old event has grown into an international attraction with visitors from Maine, Florida, Canada and beyond.

Staunton News-Leader Patricia D Morton Winchester England Virginia Shenandoah VIII California Charleston S. C New Orleans Shenandoah Old England New Virginia Maine Florida Canada Great Britain

Ignorance Is Bliss Says Doctors Link Brain to Ulcers and Neurotic Disease

Portsmouth Star notes two eminent physicians Dr. Harvey W. Cushing and Dr. George W. Crile argue that the brain contributes to stomach ulcers and neurotic ailments. They warn that the highly developed brain can become man’s chief liability and advise not overthinking to avoid danger.

Portsmouth Harvey W. Cushing Boston George W. Crile Cleveland Dr. Crile

Home Comforts: The Future of Radio and Home Electronics

A magnate envisions future homes filled with radio phonograph sound pictures television and electric pianos. He predicts a flood of information and entertainment from Electron powered devices, questioning if quiet reading corners will survive. Trotsky notes the two year plan to spur Russian efforts, forecasting extended busy years.

Electron Trotsky Marmora

Did You Know Illustrated Question Box

The column answers general knowledge questions. It notes 56,000,000 soldiers in World War I from Allied and Central powers. It lists Pan American-Grace Airways contact in New York and identifies the painting Pinkie as Portrait of a Young Lady by Sir Thomas Lawrence. It also provides marriage details for Charles Farrell and Janet Gaynor.

Pinkie Thomas Lawrence

Love Preferred The Romance Of A Business Girl

Mary Vaughn private secretary to Wall Street banker Ronald K. Foster buys a sea green and silver lame dress for an evening with Martin Frazier while secretly hoping to impress her lover, Dick Baldwin. She descends into the city’s crowd, imagines a transformed life, and contemplates the far reach of ambition as she plans to attend a dinner at Frazier’s hotel.

Piri Mary Vaughn Ronald K. Foster Wall Street Bonnie Mary de- Donair Dick Baldwin Martin Frazier Foster Frazier Broadway Signer Fifth Avenue Empire State Building Triple Pier Ferry

Nitrate of Soda Distributed to Gardeners in Frederick Clarke

G. W. Morris of the Southern Chemical Company will give a 6 pound bag of Chilean nitrate of soda to each member of the county wide vegetable garden campaign in Frederick and Clarke counties. The soda is available at the county home demonstration agent's office in Winchester. Non campaign gardeners may also obtain bags by contacting the agent.

G. W. Morris Southern Chemical Company Winchester Frederick Clarke

Bronze Tablet Marks Mother’s Day Plea in Indianapolis

A bronze tablet will be unveiled in Monument Circle Indianapolis on Mother's Day Sunday May 10 commemorating the first public plea for a national observance of Mother's Day. The plea was issued February 7 1904 by Frank E Hering of South Bend twice national president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles.

Indianapolis Indiana Order of Eagles Winchester Aerie Frank E. Hering South Bend Indianapolis Eagles Arlington National Cemetery War Mothers

National convention item notes 1004 appeal and Indiana congressman

The passage references a 1004 appeal presented at a national convention and an address to the House of Representatives by Louis Ludlow of Indiana. It mentions Calvin Coe and a Nicaragua policy, with aside about English motorists paying a 12 cent gasoline tax.

Hering Louis Ludlow Indiana

Politician candidacies parade Frederick County Virginia

A column lists numerous declarations of candidacy for county and state offices in Frederick County Virginia. Names include T Russell Cather Jos J Denny Boyd R Richards Luther Pannet E C Oates Jacob H Beaver William Erle Edwards Floyd M Brill B P Harrison Lee N Whitacre and S M C with posts for State Senator House of Delegates Commonwealth's Attorney Commissioner of Revenue Sheriff Treasurer and County offices. Primary date August 4 1931.

House of Delegates Frederick Clarke Counties Winchester Jos Denny Boyd R. Richards Commonwealth Frederick County Erle Edwards Commonwealth's Floyd M. Brill Virginia Commission of Revenue Freedrick County Lee N. Whitacre

Windmill planes versus farm life in automobiled era

Opinion questions how windmill planes suit rural use comparing with horse and buggy era. Notes shift from horse drawn to automobile service labor and wonders how poultry and livestock would cope with barn landings.

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