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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1931
Page
4
The Evening Star published in Winchester Virginia is printed daily except Sundays and is entered at the post office as second class matter. The notice records the publication details of The Evening Star Publishing Co. and its mailing status in Winchester.
An old classified snippet lists subscription rates: one year, six months, three months, and various advance payments. It references the national advertising representatives Devine Tenney Corp. in New York, Des Moines, and Chicago.
The text is a standard AP byline statement and credit notice indicating exclusive use of AP on call news and local paper attribution. It mentions Associated Press authority and newsroom credit conventions for published content.
A fragmentary inscription quotes Psalm 42 11 in a decorative display. The verse invokes hope in God and faith in praise, expressing resilience amid inner turmoil and seeking spiritual health through divine support. The source emphasizes enduring belief and consolation through faith.
The Charlottesville Progress notes President and affiliated relief groups worry about migrant families who travel seeking milder winters. Agencies plan to return transients to their communities to balance work, while recognizing no hard rule. The piece highlights the ongoing tension in relief work this winter.
The piece notes a rural shift as people move from big industrial cities to small towns and countryside. It cites cheaper living, gardened homes, and farm surplus as attractions while predicting possible continued decentralization and a new era of communal satisfaction and opportunity.
A National Research Council study summarized by Ohio State University researchers finds slow drivers may contribute to more accidents than fast drivers. Psychologists note a truly competent driver tends to travel faster, while slow drivers can be hazardous and invite risky maneuvers. The study stresses that speed alone is not the sole measure of danger. a poorly driven car moving slowly can be riskier than a fast, well driven vehicle.
The Baltimore Sun reports President Hoover condemning the glorification of cowardly gangsters in a radio speech. In Chicago Al Capone archetype and mob favorite is shown as a comic yet sad figure, highlighting money over ethics in American gangster lore.
Natalie meets Carlton Woods the artist on the dunes during a voyage back to New York. He insists she pose for his art and offers pay while she struggles with identity and a possible marriage to Alyn Brady. The scene mixes flirtation with questions of honesty and names.
Natalie spends a sunlit seaside afternoon posing for Carlton Woods who reads her moods with uncanny intuition. He offers a professional fee to continue, while she longs to hold onto joy and wonders if she will ever be the same. (TO BE CONTINUED)
Reports from Boyce include visits by Louise Steele and Mrs Hunt with Mrs Carr family members. Bank representatives from Clarke County attended a Virginia bankers meeting in Richmond to discuss National Credit Corporation participation. A geopolitical note mentions possible Russian interest in Manchuria if China and Japan fail to settle the issue.
By virtue of a 1931 court decree the commissioners will auction a lot in eastern Winchester at 2 p.m. in front of the Court House. The parcel fronts 100 feet on North Avenue and measures 185 feet deep, adjoining G. Gibson Baker and the Fannie B. Dunlap Estate, with Berryville Avenue to the South. Terms: one third cash, remainder in two annual installments with interest, secured by a deed of trust.
Under the will of Mrs. Minerva Wilson dated October 28 1926, the estate offers for sale at public auction at the Winchester Court House on Saturday November 7 1931 at noon. The property is No 406 Highland Avenue with 41 feet frontage and 150 feet depth, comprising a seven room house and outbuildings. One third cash and balance in two equal annual installments secured by a deed of trust and a buildings insurance policy. M L Heatwole is executor. A G Swanson, auctioneer.
In Frog Hollow Maryland moonshiners moved camps at night and hid them with branches after a plane patrolled the mountains. Enforcement used aircraft to spot hidden camps throughout the year, following a prior drone-like hover over the range.
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