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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1931
Page
4
The clipping lists postal rates for Bates Winchester and Devine Tenney Corpora tion plus city sources. It ends with a Bible verse emphasizing peace of God through Christ Jesus from Phil. 4 7.
The Philadelphia Inquirer advises medical assessment before dieting. A doctor weighs and measures factors like age occupation and exercise to determine if diet causes weight. It notes overweight may stem from calories and low nutrient foods and suggests apples as a healthful reducing option, including an apple only day weekly.
The British government under Premier MacDonald abandons dirigible construction citing lack of proven wartime success high costs and losses from R-101 as reasons while favoring airplanes. Britain will keep R-100 as a study ship and maintain light airship interest but defer new building.
Canal area near Los Angeles is watched as opinions on the planned transatlantic dirigible project favor the venture. If successful, larger ships could prompt military leaders to revisit airships as weapons. Britain’s stance remains unsurprising given its current airship threats and sponsors.
Supreme Court refuses to review a lower court ruling on deducting a bad debt from gross income. The case hinges on whether the taxpayer properly charged off the debt in his books. The decision stresses written entries are required and warns taxpayers who rely on memory to document business dealings.
The page shows a crossword with Across clues listing items like capital of the republic of the United States and sun god, plus Down clues including wheelwright and a gem. Readers fill in answers such as river island and feminine pronoun across and down.
A fragmentary market round up shows wholesale figures for grains feed dairy products and livestock. Corn meal scratch feed and dairy feed pricing appear with several steady to rising values while live poultry calves lambs and hogs list mixed quotes.
A Frederick county mother with three children in 4 H clubs praises the program as vital for eating habits and confidence. A Frederick County teacher notes high January attendance and health among students linked to club food work.
In the Corporation Court yesterday an order was entered to continue the probate of the will of Daniel H. Anderson. Heirs Arthur Anderson of Charlottesville and Morgan Anderson of Winchester were summoned. the will was not produced, so the continuation order was directed to be entered. Anderson died years ago and his wife recently passed away.
Certificate No 776 for six shares of Commercial and Savings Bank Winchester Virginia issued April 1 1920 to Mamie L Strother has been lost or destroyed. An application for a duplicate has been made and the public is warned not to purchase or negotiate the certificate.
Distress warrant sale conducted by Sgt Lee Barr at 33 W Piccadilly St Winchester VA on Saturday May 23 1931 at 10 am. Items include desks chairs filing cabinet coat tree desk with glass top office floor coverings and related accessories. Cash terms.
The will leaves all estate to the widow while the widow’s husband dies. Mrs Anderson’s will gifts Morgan Anderson of this city his share and 25 dollars to Arthur Anderson. The matter will come up for probate proceedings.
A New York woman urges a traffic dance as a method to avoid death and injury on streets though she warns it could provoke a collision or backlash from motorists.
Mrs. Con verse Strong of Santa Barbara, California, had reported a $90,000 pearl necklace missing after returning to her Sherry-Netherland suite on the liner Roma. A Roma captain’s radio message said the jewels were discovered, with no indication of theft. The report adds the cruiser Chicago will soon be flagship of the U S fleet and notes a black goat mascot named Al Capone.
A serialized list of candidates announcing for the August 4 1931 Democratic primary in Frederick County Virginia. Includes bids for State Senate House of Delegates sheriff supervisor Commonwealth's Attorney and Commissioner of Revenue plus elected offices with appeals for support.
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