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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1932
Page
4
The Evening Star notes its posting at the local post office and announces consolidation with Morning News item Weekly News Weekly Times and other local papers. The Associated Press retains re publication rights for credited and local news.
Advertisement shows pricing for subscriptions with terms one year six months three months and one month in advance. Also lists national advertising representation through Landis and Kohn in New York Atlanta Chicago and Detroit.
Election notice lists President Franklin D Roosevelt and Vice President John N Garner. Virginia congressional candidates include 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.
A short religious text fragment quotes Psalm 90 verse 12 urging readers to number their days and apply their hearts to wisdom. The line is presented as a devotional reflection with no additional context or attribution.
Princeton professor T Leslie Shear recounts Athenians in 483 B C using durable oyster or pottery ballots to ostracize rivals. Citizens could vote against public men any time, leading to exile for ten years, a crude yet effective political device. The article notes such methods riskily echoing later democracies.
The Evening Sun notes Maryland’s representation in Congress is more balanced than Virginia’s after a Virginia redistricting law was struck down. It highlights that Maryland’s Eastern Shore enjoys greater relative representation and that Virginia moved to all nine congressmen at large, provoking commentary on relative fairness.
A Chisago judge ruled that a woman may be sued for breach of promise after a man claimed a romantic Canadian setting led him to believe he would marry her. The decision signals potential reviews of the right to change one’s mind and may reach the U S Supreme Court as a test case.
A city editor warns journalism students to address women lawyers as Portia and criminals as Bandit Queen. The piece critiques evolving gendered language in crime reporting and newsroom etiquette.
Market report lists dairy feed prices and animal commodities with figures for butter, eggs, hens, calves, lambs, and hogs. Baltimore wholesale section shows corrected close values for COPD, eggs, and other items with scattered OCR errors.
Tense gathering at Beggar's Court reveals a hidden foe in John Isham behind the Severn disguise. Jim Wynter confronts betrayals as Sant Martell and Isham maneuver amid threats, suspicion, and a looming danger to Creyke's case.
Precipitation data shows 24 hour rainfall at 8 a m totaling 0.43 inches. October to date 5.26 inches and year to date 30.72 inches. Monthly normals from a 19 year Winchester Research Laboratory record list January 2.36, February 1.95, March 2.70, April 3.17, May 3.58, June 3.39, July 3.50, August 3.64, September 2.20, October 2.87, November 2.14, December 2.39 inches.
Real estate transfers admitted to record in the Corporation Clerk's office include Harvey System Inc to American Oil Company on filling station properties. Fred L. Glaive et al to Henry McKee on Virginia avenue. W A O'Leary et al to Roy E Avey on South Loudoun street. Mary E White to Harry M Windle on Purcell avenue with 225 dollars. Viola Duvall et al to John W and Lena W McDonald on East Piccadilly street for 2700 dollars. Bessie B McCann to Florence Myers Barr on West Peyton street. R L Milleson et al to A H Jackson Sr on city property. Mar E Perry et vir to Oca Page Kurtz on Clifford street. G W Riley et ax to H L Riley on the corner of South Loudoun street and Valley avenue for 2000 dollars. Shawnee Realty Co Inc to James P Sheetz et ax on Shawnee avenue.
The company held drill with three officers and 61 enlisted men. Capt. Hartman returned from Richmond and next Friday’s Berryville parade requires a Roll collar O D uniform wrap leggings white shirt black tie and shined shoes. Form at the armory 6 30 p m for parade supper and dance. Rifle marksmanship badges awarded to Harold Castleman Edwin H Smith Lee Garber William Glass Sgt Frank Shiley and others. automatic rifle sharpshooters and pistol marksmen named. Lt Asbury H Jackson wed this afternoon. The fleur de lis emblem noted with historical references from France and Empress Theodora.
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