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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1932
Page
4
Classified notice lists subscription prices and carriers for The Evening Star Pub Co of Winchester Virginia. Mentions consolidation with several papers and Associated Press affiliation. Provides annual and partial payment options and national advertising representation in major cities.
The 1932 election ticket lists F D Roosevelt for president and Virginia congressmen S O Bland Newport News C W Darden Jr Nor folk A J Montague Richmond P H Drewry Petersburg T G Burch Martinsville C A Woodrum Roanoke A W Robertson Lexington H W Smith Alexandria J W Flannagan Jr Bristol serving as Democratic candidates for Congress.
A local notice quotes Proverbs 27 1 urging humility about tomorrow as a timeless public reminder. The brief item presents spiritual counsel rather than event details or actions.
The piece argues Russia's early school reforms removed the teacher from authority and dropped exams and the three R s. It says Soviet policy later restored the teacher, reintroduced exams, and reinforced basic literacy. The author claims Russia will eventually adopt American educational methods alongside its industrial shift.
Cumberland Times discusses ad driven perceptions of women’s bodies, arguing weight gain signals health and social progress. It links advertising to diet relaxation, improved food markets, and broader economic benefits, while noting men’s continued preference for fuller figures.
The text argues both men and women once pursued extreme looks, with dieting producing unhealthy results. It praises a balanced, curvilinear ideal midway between rigid straight lines and round shapes, suggesting unity across genders in embracing healthier standards.
The passage ranks crops by origin and value noting eight vegetables that originated in North America and outperform 24 Old World varieties. Corn leads, followed by potatoes, beans, sweet potatoes, peppers, pumpkins, and squash, with onions, beets, carrots, peas, spinach, asparagus, cabbage, and eggplant among Old World favorites. Watermelon confusion aside, the text attributes America's agricultural heritage to Native peoples and early discovery shaping future farming.
Canterbury Notes reports a sequence of brief social items from Cant erbury Virginia on October 20. Mr and Mrs A P Johnson spent Monday with relatives in Luray. Carroll Dovell returned home after a week with Mrs F L Dovel. Mrs V D Hale visited her sister Mrs H L Ludith. Jessie Perry not improving. friends wish for speedy recovery. B A Rowland hosted visitors including J R White and family and Prank Martin Mae. Marvin Painter visited Elmo Neff. Fred Mason staying in Washington with sister Mrs Willard Hyman. B A Rowland called away to nurse W B Timberlake of Brucetown. C E Layman returned home after a visit in Harrisonburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Elliott and family spend Sunday with brothers Ernest and Julian Elliott. Mrs. Dorne Miller attended a funeral in Berryville. Pearl Cochran visited John and Mrs Perry. Ladies Aid Society met at John Perry's. next meeting November 12 at Clinton Barr's. Christian Endeavor meets Sunday at 7 30 led by Verner Milhon.
Regular buyer Mr. C. E. Dix of Roanoke Virginia reports weekly rheumatic attacks in hip and back ended after starting Natex treatment. He says he quickly felt like a new man with pain gone and renewed vigor. Natex builds up the system and enriches the blood, justifying its higher cost. Sold by People's Service Drug Store and other druggists as advertised.
Jim Wynter and Bill Grayson confront a silent ghostlike Frank Severn in a misty night scene. Sant and Martell flee from the shock as Severn’s altered face stares back, then vanish into the fog as the search spills into the grounds of Beggar's Court. John Ilsham joins the suspense with crutches, while Martell heads a separate chase, leaving Jim to track Severn's possible escape.
Past 24 hours ending 8 a m shows 0.43 inches. October to date 5.26 inches, year to date 30.72 inches. Normal monthly values listed from Winchester Research Laboratory totals for 19 years. Monthly figures include 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.
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