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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1932
Page
4
A fragment shows the Evening Star Publishing Co based in Winchester Virginia appears in a period notice. It references a weekly or Sunday edition and the publishing entity’s operational context.
A clipped AP credit note appears denying use of the Associated Press name except when credited to the paper. The fragment signals standard policy wording for local news publication credits.
The excerpt outlines annual, six month, three month, and one month advance subscription rates and carrier options. It also names a weekly Jovess venture and National Advertising Representatives Devine Tenney Corporation with offices in New York Des Moines and Chicago.
A devotional verse from Psalm 63 3 proclaims that God’s steadfast love surpasses life and should inspire continual praise from the faithful.
The piece endorses Judge Wilkerson for the United States Circuit Court of Appeals in Illinois, praising his wartime courage in sentencing Capone and defending his 1922 labor injunctions as fair. It argues Senate confirmation would reinforce lawful authority against gang influence and support national stability.
A pending Senate bill would outlaw stealing towels from interstate Pullman cars. Currently cross state thefts evade action, as charges can’t be pursued consistently. The article notes towels are ordinary textiles, not valuable, yet theft harms the rail company and raises penalties for offenders.
Arkansas Senator Hattie Caraway, newly active in the Senate since November, surprises Democrats by announcing her candidacy for renomination in the upcoming primary, defying expectations she would wait for her late husband’s term to end.
The speaker contemplates that if she masters the political rules of the Senate she might win on her own merits a seat she currently holds mainly through her ties to her predecessor.
A Winchester Va letter recalls religious faith amid atheism and agnosticism. The writer cites figures from MacDonald to Shakespeare and Titanic heroes to stress belief as life’s anchor. The piece quotes Washington and Woodrow Wilson on salvation and resurrection. May 12 1932.
Winchester Kiwanis held a luncheon with a show for Rev Eugene D Witheo who was recently married. Charles W Brown longtime Star printer died of pneumonia at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Miss Fannie Smith and Edward Oyler Kremer wed in Richmond. Mrs Frank B Crawford elected regent of Fort Loudoun Chapter DAR. Five years ago rainfall to date was triple May 1930. Van Lear Black considers non stop Atlantic flight. Byrd accepted aeroplane to fly to Paris. Winchester Civic League protests vandalism of trees. 1927 budget in Winchester still unpassed as Common Council met without a quorum. Judge Philip Williams appeared in Corporation Court.
Russia announces serious trouble with German agents inside its borders. The report notes heightened tension and risk as authorities advise vigilance against espionage activities.
In Verdi Mexico a wounded rancher known as El Coyote battles for life after a gunfight. Ted Radcliffe hides the truth from Dr. Price while Ann Reed nurses him and Major Blount learns clues point to a border killer. The doctor questions whether he must break a vow of silence.
Precipitation for past 24 hours ends at 8 am is 1.52 inches. May total 6.65 inches. Year to date 16.83 inches. Normal monthly inches derived from 19 year Winchester Research Laboratory record shows January 2.36, February 1.95, March 2.70, April 3.17, May 3.58, June 3.89, July 3.50, August 3.54, September 2.20, October 2.87, November 2.14, December 2.39. A quip notes dollars go farther if not paying a fat bill or buying a Pullman ticket.
The trustee under William Dorsey bankruptcy orders will auction at the William Dorsey home farm near White Hall Frederick County Virginia starting 10:00 AM Thursday May 26 1931. Items include three horses five cows two hogs Studebaker automobile sleigh buggy surrey spraying machine manure spreader grain drill gasoline engine cutting box feed mill mower corn cutter cultivator harrows plows and other farming implements plus household furniture two beds two bureaus couch corner cupboard table organ cooking stove heating stove and one American cream separator. Cash day of sale. Dunn and Duvall Auctioneers.
The description cites two psychological factors contributing to a gloomy mood. First, watching the stock market fall triggers worry about finances. Second, seeing the home team lose reduces confidence and dampens enthusiasm.
Public auction in Winchester Virginia on May 28 1932 will offer two tracts of William Dorsey home farm land. Tract 1 spans 155 acres with a brick dwelling and apple orchard and will be sold one third cash with balance in two annual installments secured by deed of trust and insurance. Tract 2 covers 113 acres with a dwelling and 15 acres of apple orchard and will be sold subject to a lien by the Federal Land Bank Baltimore the purchaser assuming the debt. T. Russell Cather trustee Dunn and Duvall auctioneers.
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