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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1932
Page
4
Postal notice shows The Evening Star entered at the post office in Virginia as second class publication. The text references delivery timing and credit details, noting morning distribution and associated publication handling.
A brief religious fragment invites the fearful to hear a testimony from Psalm 66 16 about what God has done for a believer and the blessings received. The text functions as a spiritually oriented exhortation and invocation.
A fragmented clipping contrasts dog fanciers led by Alex H. Stewart with trends toward small lapdogs amid urban living constraints. It also notes Virginia's 1932 assembly enacting attorney ethics reforms banning soliciting and enforcing contracts with imitators and penalty provisions.
A new measure targets solicitations by prisoners and public institutions and bans ballot business by lawyers. It imposes fines from $100 to $500 and prison terms up to six months for violations, aiming to curb unethical practices and protect the public from ill informed fees.
Local notes reflect past years with a charter grant for Admiral Byrd Air Inc and civic leadership roles in Winchester. Mentions include memorial day planning, Robberies and law enforcement activity, and future military service for Robert T. Barton.
The only railway entirely owned by children operates daily in Mexico City. A five mile system on Chapultepec grounds was financed three years ago by 100,000 city children with 12,000,000 pesos. Stockholders meet yearly for dividends as the 24 inch locomotive roars through the president’s palace area.
A reflective passage cites a 1811 French term translation and notes how forebears valued solitude. It mentions Joseph de Maistre and the origin of wig from perruque, tying language history to spiritual uses of quiet and contemplation.
Weather data shows precipitation reaching 4 holiré at a.m. and May 4.90 inches, with year-to-date 14.08 inches. Normal monthly values listed for 19 years, including figures for March April May and autumn months, indicating local rainfall patterns and deviations.
Local notes list Sunday visits and dinners around Gerrardstown and nearby Winchester. Residents mentioned include Mrs. Margie Bohrer, Miss Pearl Buzzard, Mr. J C Reynolds, Mr. Tom Brannon and family, Mr. Oscar Luttrell, Mrs. Evil Dick, Mrs. Margie Bohrer, Mr. Richard Hovermale, Mr. Carson Acre, Mr. G B Hovermale, Mr. Ed Bageant, and Mr. Robert McIlwee with others in attendance. The entries reference neighbors and relatives visiting, dining, or traveling on Sunday and Monday.
Philadelphia May 11 The Pennsylvania Railroad will offer furloughed workers a chance to garden on company property to cut living costs. All vacant lots owned by the company suitable for cultivation will be turned over to employees in line with the President's unemployment program.
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