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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1932
Page
4
A fragment notes the Evening Star newspaper being entered at the Winchester Virginia post office as second class. It mentions the publishing company and government publication status details within local news context.
An advertising notice lists National Advertising Representatives Devine Tenney Corp as a New York Des Moines Chicago entity. The fragment notes multiple city connections and a monetary amount $4 50.
Danville Register highlights State Treasurer John Purcell asserting the fifty year old Riddleberger bonds will be retired by July 1. He notes ample funds to settle the total state debt and endorses a pay as you go approach to highway building and public services to avoid future burdens. The piece criticizes municipalities for incurring bonds to fund schools and roads rather than living within income.
Richmond News Leader surveys assassinations of leaders since 1865, noting France’s President Doumer and Sadi Carnot among others. It links each killing to political shifts in the Levant, Russia, the Balkans, Mexico, and Greece, highlighting the broad impact on world events and rulers from Elizabeth to Archduke Ferdinand’s era.
Fragmentary historical notes reference the 1914 murder of an Austrian heir and its impact on World War I, the rise and fall of fascism, attacks on Mexican leaders, and the influence of figures like Liebknecht Rathenau and Lenin on postwar Germany and Russia.
Publicist commentary critiques a David Lloyd George claim about per capita taxes. It argues Britain relies on Parliament and local authorities for taxation, while the United States combines national state county and municipal levies, suggesting future U.S. taxes could rise toward higher per person totals.
Reading contest results list multiple grade winners and ties from Frederick County schools. Prizes include ten dollar awards funded by the Frederick School Board, with named students from Stephens City Caypers Valley Middletown and other communities.
A carrier pigeon released in Winchester flew 120 miles to York Pennsylvania in 1 hour 54 minutes. York County Concourse Club records show 213 pigeons were released at noon and by 3 pm, 190 had completed the voyage. W Benton Snider supervised the release.
Ted and Adela flee desert night with El Coyote schemes looming as Morales vaqueros clash over water. A steer dies at the waterhole and Ted defeats Jito in a tense standoff revealing stolen cattle tied to El Coyote. The showdown hints at deeper rivalry between Don Bob and Morales.
Weather: 24 hour precipitation 0.5 inches through May 3. Year to date 13.23 inches. Normal monthly totals listed from January to December with figures for each month. Data from Winchester Research Laboratory notation.
RICHMOND Va May 10 Virginia will have an excellent peach crop and a satisfactory apple crop despite rare freezes that imperiled fruit generally George Koiner commissioner of agriculture predicted there was feared damage during the last cold wave but trees suffered no major ill effects There will not be another bumper apple crop like last year as trees bore heavily this season but the bloom is light yet satisfactory Tobacco acreage is being restricted this season and some improvement may be noted in prices of good grades
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