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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1933
Page
4
Publication details for The Evening Star Winchester Virginia including consolidation with local papers and Associated Press affiliation. Rates listed for subscriptions one year three months and one month, daily and weekly editions, plus advertising rates for classified and display ads and contact details for national reps.
A religious fragment presents the phrase Christ for All All for Christ and quotes Isiah 58 6 about choosing a fast to loose wickedness unburden the oppressed and break every yoke. The text repeats lines about a watery path and a battlefield metaphor with scripture citations.
The Charlottesville Progress reports a disclosed postmasters fourth class racket involving mailing heavy or worthless parcels to boost cancellations and commissions. Investigators may reveal a few bad actors clouding diligent officers in small towns. the piece notes growing postal audits and renewed scrutiny of cancellations.
A New York Times account details a boy clawed to death by a bear in an American backyard. The mother, though distressed, offers sympathy for the owner’s position and explains the boy was allowed to feed the bear after school with parental knowledge. She says she does not believe the owner should be held responsible as the inquiry proceeds.
Dr. F L Rector of the American Society for the Control of Radium told Congress in Chicago that radium prices may plunge from fifty five thousand dollars per gram to about ten thousand. A rich radium ore deposit was discovered in northern Ontario, fueling expectations of lower costs.
Dr. Rector argues that rebuilding a Canadian rail line will unlock radium ore, break foreign control, and drive prices down. He predicts broader medical use as affordability rises, noting current limits to 148 hospitals and 414 physicians in the United States.
The article notes Russia recalling all its German correspondents and expelling four Soviet reporters, while Nazi actions worsen meddling with foreign press. It cautions that cutting journalistic relations could be more damaging than breaking diplomatic ties, fueling suspicion and prejudice and underscoring news freedom's value.
One year ago Bishop James Cannon Jr. held Braddock Street M E Church in rapt attention for two hours delivering a militant and impassioned prohibition appeal. Also noted were snow in Ekins West Virginia and a two inch rainfall breaking a drought, with Bishop W F McMurray honored for long service and presiding over the Baltimore Methodist Conference. Five years ago the Yankees won a World Series game 9 3 over St Louis as Kirby Dellinger remained a fugitive bank thief.
An audience at the Colonial Theatre enjoys the mystic performer on the show’s second night. Guy Fansler, dining nearby, rushes to the stage front and falls into the orchestra pit, returning to the exit pale and limping. Nearby news notes a bank robbery suspect in Virginia and a Kentucky prison incident, plus Japan receiving food aid after an earthquake.
The Star notes the slogan Give a million here for the two million over there. Hunter Winkley a 56 year old B and O Railroad conductor dies between Harrisonburg and Lexington. A city county patriotic parade is planned for October 12. Louis Patrick Newcome aged 2 and Velma Laurine Newcome aged 4, children of Mr and Mrs James W Newcome of Armel, die within 24 hours from flu.
Public sale of household goods including piano stoves beds bedding chairs tables at Winchester court house on Friday October 6 1933 at 10 A M. Terms cash. C Lee Barr sergeant.
The partnership Miller & Massey at 111 North Loudoun Street Winchester Virginia has been dissolved by mutual consent. Joseph P Miller and Joseph Lee Massey sign the notice dated October 4 1933 stating the business will be conducted by Miller later taking on all debts.
Present and past rainfall figures show no precipitation in the last 24 hours ending 8 am. October to date is zero, year to date 34.26 inches. The Winchester Laboratory records list 20 year averages of 34.53 inches per year and monthly averages by month: January 2.36, February 2.0, March 2.70, April 3.11, May 3.73, June 3.81, July 3.45, August 8.45, September 2.15, October 3.06, November 2.25, December 2.37 inches.
Wade H. Massie of Baltimore, a Virginia State Highway Commission member, warned at a Luray Rotary meeting that a 45 cent an hour wage for unskilled Virginia labor would distort comparisons with state and private projects. He said the standard could not be maintained and would be embarrassing in a general way.
Substituted Trustee Curry Carter to offer at public auction the 109 acre tract with improvements in Back Creek District Frederick County Virginia lying on both sides of Fullen Mill Road two miles southwest of Mountain Falls. Sale at 3:00 PM Saturday October 14 1933 at the front door of Frederick County Courthouse Winchester Virginia. Cash.
Mr Massie favors recovery funds and praises the Byrd road plan. Page County will receive 65000 this year for roads, with 100000 already allocated for the Eastside Highway and 12000 approved for a town bridge. Local officials discuss wage requirements and project progress under the plan.
The sixty fifth annual convention of the Grand Lodge of Virginia Knights of Pythias closed yesterday at Martinsville. J. M. Spurr and Leonard I. Miller, now representing Winchester Lodge No. 65, returned last night. Reports of committees were heard Wednesday and officers.
Public sale under a trust deed dated December 1 1933 in Frederick County Virginia will occur Saturday October 14 1933 at eleven o clock in front of Winchester County Court House. The sale covers two adjacent land tracts totaling 248 acres along the Valley Turnpike and Paper Mill Road with farm buildings and orchard frontage. Terms: one third cash on sale day and two thirds by two bonds due one and two years from date with six percent interest, secured by the trust deed and fire insurance policies.
By authority of a deed of trust from B Beverle and wife to the Trustee, the building lot at northeast corner of West Leicester Street and Handley Avenue in Winchester, Virginia is sold at public auction 11 00 AM Saturday October 14 1933 fronting 59 feet on Leicester Street and 111 feet deep to an alley. Terms: one third cash, balance in two equal annual installments via two purchaser bonds secured by a deed of trust. Extract from decree notes other court actions involving Connolly Shaw Limited and garnishment of assets to satisfy a $9,000 claim with costs. notice requires appearance within ten days and publication in The Winchester Evening Star. Teste C M Smith, Clerk.
Goodrich engineers labored secretly for 14 months to develop the LifeSaver Golden Ply, a three times safer tire designed to prevent blowouts. The new tire promises protection at high speeds and has spurred a surge in Goodrich Silvertown sales, with factory shifts reportedly running at full capacity.
The convention elected supreme representatives John D. Roberts Oliver C. Cabell and others. About 150 Pythians and 75 Pythian Sisters attended independent sessions. A Wednesday picnic closed the entertainment lineup as the new officers were installed before adjournment.
Overcrowding in Shenandoah County leads the school board to hire two new teachers. The Rev. H. M. Crim will teach at Strasburg School and Miss Alberta Stephens of Richmond will teach at Mount Jackson.
The executors offer for public auction in front of the Court House in Winchester Virginia a 411 acre farm in Frederick County twelve miles west of Winchester two miles northwest of Mt Williams with limestone land a good house barn and out buildings undeveloped cave and a high viewpoint suitable for sanatorium or summer resort about 200 acres of virgin timber Terms one third cash day of sale and the balance in two yearly installments with bonds and interest paid annually by the purchaser insurance and policy by J R Bean and J D Wright executors Sept 29 Oct 4 6 11 13 16
Public sale by trustee under a deed of trust dated April 18 1928 from Shawnee Realty Company Inc to enforce defaulted debt. Sale scheduled for Saturday October 14 1933 at 11 am at the County Court House Winchester Virginia. Property is Lot 6 Parkway Subdivision fronting 50 feet along Parkway and extending 140 feet to a rear alley, No 229 Parkway, improved by a frame dwelling with modern conveniences. Auctioneer Duvall Dunn. trustee Russell Cather.
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