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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1931
Page
4
A fragmented newspaper notice shows a publication schedule and subscription rates for The Evening Star Co. of Winchester. It lists prices for various durations and carrier options, with unclear OCR text surrounding the notice of easements and related terms.
Short devotional fragment citing Psalm 121:7 about God preserving from all evil and guarding the soul, attributed to a religious text excerpt.
Charlottesville brief notes the Nixon Nirdlinger murder trial in Nice as a dramatic spectacle. The article mocks the transplanted American courtroom drama with sensationalism and a teary defendant, noting her beauty and swift jury acquittal after ten minutes.
A Danville Bee opinion warns that growing federal paternalism threatens state sovereignty. It cites tax centralization, federal action in crime, and reliance on a strong national government, invoking Calvin Coolidge’s past warnings about self-reliance and local responsibility.
Newport News Daily Press discusses the pressure on boys to work to support families and argues many should attend school. It cites unemployment concerns and urges shifting youth labor into education while jobs go to men. The piece notes federal fact finding as a positive start.
A Scout heroic act is described when Howe saved a girl whose clothes burned as he knocked the flames from her, risking his own injury. The article also reports on Troop No 1 and others plan camping, Jamboree patrols, training, and program updates for 1930 31.
A list of crossword style clues with numeric references and partial hints covering locations, words, and definitions across various hints including geography and mythology. The shuffled prompts include caps, suffixes, translations, and abbreviated forms.
Graham McNamee, a well known radio announcer, faces a suit for separation filed by his wife in New York. A radio magazine profile notes the difficulties of being married to a popular announcer, though friends described their marriage as ideal.
A wave of Democratic Primary candidacies is announced for August 4 1931 in Frederick County Virginia. Individuals listed include T Russell Can for State Senate from Twenty sixth District and numerous candidates for the House of Delegates Sheriff Commonwealths Attorney and Commissioner of Revenue among others with pledges of service and support.
The market rundown lists wholesale and retail items with figures for wheat flour dairy and feed products. It notes local wholesale markets corrected at day’s end and includes egg and livestock price snippets with specific values for butter corn and pigs.
A poem from Milton Winchester, Wesnow reference, contrasts pessimism and optimism through a nutty dead man and a hopeful speaker. It urges hard work, financial balance, and better times as drought ends and rain returns. The piece ends with thanks to J or Triplett.
Early Christians observed Sunday as the Lord’s day, while many continued to keep the Jewish Sabbath on the seventh day. The practice reflects a transition in weekly observance from Sabbath to Sunday worship.
A simple method to treat grease on a floor involves applying cold water with a cloth to harden the spill. Then scrape surface residue with a dull knife and wipe with a wet cloth soaked in cleaning solution.
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