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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1932
Page
4
Psalm verses and a devotional quotation fill this page fragment. It references publishing co operations and advertising terms, listing rates and carriers for different periods, alongside a prayer excerpt and hymn lines. The readable portions center on a devotional header and the branding of The Evening Star Publishing Company of Winchester.
In Springfield Missouri Second Assistant Postmaster General W Irving Glover told Missouri postmasters to resign if they refuse support for President Hoover. He said he would accept resignations upon return to Washington and urged postmasters to back the administration. He praised Hoover’s leadership and warned against Democratic era criticism referencing Senator Moses and Speaker Garner.
The Arlington estate is shown in a new report by the U S Army quartermaster bureau. Restorations include reproductions of old furniture and recovered fittings. The site remains a memorial and burial ground for soldiers, with Lee family memory preserved.
The Bible remains the top selling book worldwide. The American Bible Society reports nearly ten million copies sold in 1931, bringing its 116 year total to 237,979,404 volumes in all dialects and tongues. There is hope for civilization as long as the Bible is eagerly read.
The passage argues that faith in the God of the Book underpins American society and government, uplifting human relationships. It emphasizes the book’s immense influence on countless people and its role as a universal source of inspiration and comfort.
The Richmond News Leader argues against a recurring May rainfall spell, noting May averages and historic extremes. It cites 3.73 inches as May’s average in Virginia, contrasts 1911 light May rainfall with 1889 deluge, and recalls July 1889 record totals as a prelude to the 1930 year’s heavy precipitation.
A former subscriber urged The Star to cut prices as costs rise and fall. The paper defends stable rates, noting inflation earlier and deflation now, and argues no price rise was made during rising costs.
Brucetown residents and friends from Waynesboro Charlottesville Richmond Berryville and Winchester joined gatherings and visits to Crystal Caverns Endless Caverns Martinsburg and Washington. The weekend featured travel to New Market and interactions with local families including the Swimleys and Jobe relatives.
Some writers distinguish the early Italian revival of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth centuries as the Risorgimento meaning new arising, while applying Renaissance to its spread in western and northern Europe in the sixteenth century.
An old advertisement pressuring women titled Girls Thin Skinny Have Few Boy Friends promotes a dubious chest filling remedy. The claim urges readers to use Vinci from Baker's Drug to achieve curves within weeks, reflecting period cosmetic hype and questionable medical backing.
In Verdi, El Coyote strides against Paco Morales as a masked avenger seeking to free Mexican ranchers. Ann Reed aids him, while Bob confronts fate after a tense confrontation. Morales visits Mendoza’s palace to meet Ann, offering wealth for information as their dangerous game unfolds.
Rainfall in the last 24 hours ending at 8 a m measured 1.52 inches. May total reached 6.65 inches with year to date 16.83 inches. Monthly normals from a 19 year Winchester Lab record list January 2.36, February 2.70, March 2.70, April 3.1, May 3.58, June 3.89, July 3.50, August 3.54, September 2.20, October 2.87, November 2.14, December 2.39 inches.
Local wholesale and retail markets list prices for dairy feed eggs and livestock. Toronto style notes mark corrected close values and include items such as cracked corn shelled corn middlings and scratch feed, with figures for hens broilers and hogs.
Local novelist Miss Emma Wight has been asked by Radio Station KDFK to create a weekly 30 minute love drama for a special program in the Moorehead studio. Her first offering date is not yet announced. Boston terriers are an American development created by crossing English bulldog with English terrier in Boston.
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