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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1931
Page
8
Precipitation in the past 24 hours ends at 8 a.m. today with 0.5 inches. The 18 year comparison shows January through September totals for 1931 at 26.68 inches versus 31.40 inches, while 1930 year-to-date through October tallies 1.55 inches in January and 0.22 in October, among other monthly figures.
The article notes US drought relief for August reaching 169 943 dollars. Grace Lutheran Church a Men s Bible Class plans a visit to Martinsburg. Alma Peer married Edward R Martin. Rain fell for two days. Bill Thomas seeks football laurels as Virginia faces V M I on Saturday.
City officials report Mayor Julian F. Ward vetoed the Common Council ordinance allowing Sunday soda fountains. In Frederick county hog cholera is spreading and farmers face scarce meat supply. Queen Marie of Roumania was welcomed by New York officials, and Arthur Scrivener, a Washington detective slain, was honored at his funeral in the city. Norfolk port handles apples at capacity as shipments surge. Kiwanis clubs' Capital District spent $39,069 aiding underprivileged children last year.
National Guardsmen from Company I join a large Brownsville Texas parade. A Zeppelin raid near London kills four hundred soldiers at an army barracks. Virginia bans liquor ads in newspapers. Chicago reports the nation’s largest pool of qualified voters.
Florence Rutherford formerly of Winchester who raises fancy dogs in California shares front page exposure in the Los Angeles Evening Herald October 10 three column photo engraving titled Family Wash Day. The caption notes her wire-haired fox terrier pups Brownie Diane and Chiko drying after washing with an electric machine and hung to dry on towels and a clothesline.
H. C. Moore announces as an independent candidate for Frederick County Commissioner of Revenue before the November election. He notes he is a disabled World War II veteran and pledges to give the public his best service if elected.
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