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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1931
Page
8
Precipitation in the last 24 hours reached 0.5 inches ending at 8 a.m. today. October to date totals 78 inches. The report compares this year’s January to October rainfall with the 18 year average and 1931 totals, listing monthly figures from January through October and noting overall quarterly totals.
The October 16 1930 item notes freezing temperatures and scorching weather in various regions of the United States. Judge John W Fishburne the Democratic congressional candidate claims Democrats will win the next Congress. Winchester Rotary Club backs the annual Red Cross roll call. Vincent Hollis released from Winchester Memorial Hospital after weeks of recovery from an auto accident. A new telephone directory has been issued for the section with an estimated 35 percent change.
A 3 o'clock Sunday service at the Little Mountain Methodist Church invites all as a welcoming event.
Robert Eugene ORear longtime county resident dies at home on October 16 1926. R T Jones and Company lease Nos 123-125 South Loudoun for funeral parlors. The Empire Theatre lines up The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse as next feature. Legislation to hang mail robbers gains support. Over 3000 carloads of apples destroyed by a recent Yakima freeze.
The couple married in Cumberland Maryland. A movement to delete the word obey from the marriage rite is said to be underway. Albania faces famine as war toll rises. H K Green and Brother advertise women’s coats from 7.50 to 50. Birth of a Nation plays at Empire Theatre with a 20 piece symphony orchestra.
House-to-house canvass for the Red Cross in Winchester ended Thursday but some homes were missed and county progress is slow. A pledge form and telephone option remain to recruit new members, with the drive continuing through the week.
H. C. Moore declares candidacy for Frederick County Commissioner of Revenue as an independent. The disabled World War II veteran promises to give the public his best service prior to the November election.
Mrs. Smith Larrick of Gore Virginia credits Natex with a complete recovery from stomach and liver issues after two weeks. She praises relief from gas heart pressure and dizziness, says nerves and sleep improved, and urges others to try Natex. The People's Service Store promotes Natex as a no extra-cost introduction with no substitutes.
Alfalfa Bill Murphy stood on his head to amuse newspapermen but refused to allow photographers a tumble or a photo.
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