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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1931
Page
8
The Postoffice issues a commemorative stamp marking the 150th anniversary of the Yorktown siege and the Revolution ending. Limited supply available now at the Winchester postoffice, with portraits of Washington Rochambeau and De Grasse in a red background.
The county home demonstration agent’s schedule for the week lists Wednesday morning for collecting and checking garden contest ants records in county. Wednesday afternoon covers personal service work and club stunt arrangements for Achievement Day. Thursday morning is office time. Thursday afternoon features Stonewall Community Group meeting at White Hall Church with Livable Living Room demonstration. Friday morning hosts 4-H Club. records to be finished and collected. Friday afternoon includes a trip to Leesburg for the Frederick County Canning Exhibit submission and judging in Fredericksburg. Saturday is office time.
A dated ad promotes Rat Die as a rodent killer with claim of no odor after death. It markets a 50 cent size for pantry and 3 oz and a 75 cent size for chicken houses and small buildings. Sold by local dealers with a stated guarantee and schedules referencing property offers and WM. M. Richards as investigator.
Captain T. M. Hamilton seeks bids from local apple growers to supply two apples daily for 5,200 schoolchildren in Alexandria. Fall and winter apples are needed, to be delivered to school buildings or warehouses, packed in barrels or baskets or in bulk.
The Friendly Grove Four-H Club organized on October 15 with 12 members present. Officers were elected: Pauline Glynn president John Cooper vice-president Charlotte Hottle secretary treasurer Hester Glynn song leader James Allamong yell leader and Pp. P. Glynn club leader. Members planned better foods canning and gardening as their 1932 projects and adjourned to meet again in November.
In Hemingford Nebraska residents have abandoned cash for bartering. People swap potatoes for coal wood and apples and other commodities in an informal exchange system.
A terse view notes that Russian executives favor sharing all resources except their cushy, well paid positions, implying a selective distribution of wealth and privileges within power circles.
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