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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1932
Page
4
The Evening Star is a Winchester Virginia newspaper published daily except Sundays by The Evening Star Publishing Co. It is a member of the Associated Press with AP news dispatches and local news. Subscription and mailing rates are listed for various durations and delivery options.
Election news from November 8 1932 lists F D Roosevelt for president with H. B. Bland A J Stague B H Drawry T G Burch C A Woodrum A W Robertson H W Smith and J W Flannagan Jr as Democratic candidates for Congress from Virginia.
A Baltimore Sun column critiques early campaign polling and the practice of releasing polls before elections. It argues that straw votes distort voter sentiment, notes 1936 style magazine deadlines, and suggests shortening campaigns and delaying conventions to reduce cost and hype. It recalls the Hoover wave and the need for accurate, timely reflection of national mood. It ends by invoking Wilson’s stories about joint debates as a warning against rhetoric.
The Diamondback editorial questions student attitudes toward compulsory military training at the University of Maryland. It criticizes faulting pacifist groups and urges orthodox students to use time to teach logic over insults, arguing serious questions deserve reasoned discussion rather than rhetoric.
Johannes Winkler tried to launch a torpedo like rocket from the Bay of Danzig dunes in East Prussia. The device jumped a few feet, blew up, and Winkler vowed to try again while scientists and reporters watched, pondering the impossible dream of reaching the moon.
A Youngstown fireman on furlough to visit relatives in San Antonio is told to report back to work. His wife telegraphs, but he uses a plane to return and resume coal shoveling. The piece hints at a changing view of work and travel.
Present and past rainfall figures show none in the last 24 hours ending at 8 a m. October to date totals 2.40 inches year to date 27.86. Normal monthly totals from a 19 year record list January 2.36 February 1.95 March 2.70 April 3.17 May 3.58 June 3.29 July 3.50 August 3.54 September 2.20 October 2.87 November 2.14 December 2.39.
Frank Severn is kidnapped from Beggar's Court as a plot to seize the Czarina Rubies unfolds. Jim Wynter, lawyer Bill Gray, and allies search ancient chapel ruins, a wall collapses, and a chase follows with suspects including servant Martin and ex-convict Ilsham. Katharine Far ing and Graysons face dangers as clues point to Sant and a shifting trust.
Jim Wynter awakens from a dream about a fish clutching a large key, hinting at Monksilver’s hidden Marinov jewels. A forged letter from Frank Severn and a typewritten note from an anonymous sender connect Beggar’s Court intrigue, Sant, and Martell to a dangerous conspiracy Severn may have uncovered.
Ottawa reports a Canada UK tariff agreement at the Imperial Conference sets duty free entry for Canadian wheat into the United Kingdom and imposes a 4.32 cent US equivalent duty on wheat from other nations. The accord increases British preferences on 223 of 262 tariff items and expands the free list for the United Kingdom from 80 to 157 items, with many Canadian products next to benefit including iron and steel, chemicals, autos, fish, dairy, and fruit.
Cable reports show steady apple demand in Liverpool while a theatre in progress nears opening. The Washington baseball club will be managed by Walter Johnson for another year. Various local items cover historical leadership, a Yorktown celebration, and highway inspections in Virginia.
A dated, fragmentary ad proclaims a remedy named 666 SALVE that claims to relieve head colds within minutes, headaches of neuralgia in half an hour, and malaria in three days, presenting itself as the most speedy remedy known.
The American Telephone and Telegraph Company has subscribed to five million dollars in Liberty Bonds for themselves and employees. Reverend J Paul Tyler a native of Winchester has enlisted as a chaplain in the United States Army.
Advert says people with ear pressure and head buzzing should use Parmint double strength from Baker's Drug Store. Dissolve in hot water with sugar, take one tablespoon four times daily to relieve distressing catarrhal noises, clear nostrils, ease breathing, and curb mucus discharge.Adv
A new zigzag bridge spans a Shanghai lake, completing a unique crossing. The design curves across the water, linking distant shorelines and adding a distinctive feature to the cityscape.
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