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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1933
Page
4
Consolidated with multiple papers the notice lists subscription costs by mail and carrier, classified rates, memorials, display ad rules, and national representations. It specifies deadlines for display ads, unit prices, and minimum charges as well as contact points for advertising contracts.
The slate includes Governor George C. Peery and Lieut Governor James H. Price along with Attorney General John R. Saunders. U S Senate candidate Harry F. Byrd is listed and E Blackburn Moore is named for the House of Delegates.
A compact verse card quoting Psalm 34 19. The line declares many are the afflictions of the righteous and that the Lord delivereth him out of them all.
Roanoke Times reports federal funding allocations totaling 1 021 100 for Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania Battlefield Park and 483 000 for Petersburg National Military Park. The funds will fund roads paths and trails with markers to guide visitors to key Civil War sites and battlefields spanning 1861 to 1865.
In Lynchburg Byrd opens his U S Senate bid and rebukes Republican critics accusing Virginia officials of dishonesty. He cites Virginia bonds trading at a high price on the world market, claiming Virginia’s finances compare favorably only to one other state and the United States.
The passage argues that Virginia is viewed by investors as a well managed commonwealth with strong financial credibility, while lamenting that political rhetoric drags the record through buncombe.
George A Sloan president of the Cotton Textile Institute reports NRA code approval boosted wages and stabilised pay. He notes hours shortened without wage loss and 140000 jobs added, lifting employment above prewar levels. He believes the administration’s scheme may succeed in other industries.
A viewpoint urges incarcerating the Kellys and others on a remote island like France's Devil's Island. The author proposes a U S penal colony on Guam with gunboat patrols to deter escapes and make prison sentences feared.
Items from a newspaper page recount events from one year ago including a divorce bill at the Capitol and sports writers’ awards for Jimmy Foxx and Chuck Klein. It notes MGM film Kongo at Palace Theatre and Roosevelt’s warm welcome at Warm Springs.
Present and past rainfall figures show 24 hour total to 8 a m 12 October 1.29 inches year to date 35.60 inches and 20 year average 34.53 inches. Monthly averages by month from January to December are listed with varying totals. Several local residents were noted as visiting or guesting with families in Falls Church Stephens City Kens Long Island and Saratoga Springs presenting a record of social notices.
In Oranda Virginia on October 23 Mrs Nettie LaFollette and Alston Nesmith with Daisy Orndorff and Boyd and Earl La Follette of Capon Springs visited Mr and Mrs Henry Loving. Guests also included Mr Harry Pangle of Waynesboro and Mr and Mrs R A Pangle of Staunton.
Bracetown Va Oct 24 Mrs Janney McKee of White Hall was guest of her sister Mrs Andy Whitacre on Sunday. The visit highlighted family ties in the region with no other details provided.
Mrs Munter DeHaven and family visit Roberts Smith and Whitacres before moving to Roanoke. Mr and Mrs James Grant of Winchester with Miss Corrie Swimley and Miss Mary Whe般zell travel to Romney W Va for dinner at Century Hotel. Miss Rhodesia Whitacre recovers at home amid illness. Mrs William Timberlake leaves for Reading Pa to spend the winter with her brother Irving Huyett.
Lizetta bets she can win Stuart Logan's love within six months at Tropica Beach as Marion and Patricia scheme around him. A party at the Beach club triggers suspicions and a late search for Lizetta reveals her distress as Stuart seeks her near the shore while a court decree and executor notification loom.
Public auction to be held at the Winchester Court House at 12 o clock on Saturday November 11 1933. The sale includes three parcels: 65 acres near Stephens City with an eight room residence and dairy facilities. 33 acres north of Stephens City with a 4 room house. and 246 acres spanning Frederick and Morgan counties with a 9 room house and 3 acre orchard. Terms require one third cash and two equal annual installments secured by a deed of trust and insurance.
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