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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1930
Page
4
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Lynchburg Virginia politics feature John W Fishburne as a congressional candidate. The message includes a Charlottesville origin, a religious quotation from James and a prayer urging grace and shared burdens.
Sir Herbert Holt of the Royal Bank of Canada praises the higher Grundy tariff arguing it compels American firms to build plants in Canada to access the market. He notes two American firms visited Montreal and cites Ford and others relocating abroad due to retaliatory tariffs. The piece argues US trade declines and unemployment rise under the tariff and GOP defenders face scrutiny.
A Richmond News Leader drought report indicates conditions are not as severe as initially feared. The drought commission’s statements suggest some improvement, though details remain scarce and require continued monitoring by officials and the public.
The News Leader argues Virginia should lead drought relief with local Red Cross chapters and state action. It backs Virginia family involvement over interstate fundraising, endorses road funds for immediate work, and notes possible farm credit via land banks or intermediate credit banks. It warns Congress may differ on loans while urging Governor Pollard to mobilize Virginians to implement recommendations.
The Danville Register recalls Captain General Don Valeriano Weyler, Spain, who fell from his horse and died at an old age. Once famed as Spain’s ironhand ruler in Cuba and the Philippines, his career sparked the Spanish American War. His recall came after brutal rule provoked U.S. pressure. The piece contemplates the end of an era of iron generals and the shift to the people’s will.
Mrs Hoover told the Girl Scouts that washing dishes three times daily in the kitchen sink requires more courage than going out to shoot a bear. The New York Evening World notes her opinion as part of a humorous remark about daily chores.
The piece argues that running away from danger is imagined but the courage to wash dishes over a long period is real. It notes the need to do washing after meals and the labor it entails. It ends by joking a inventor would profit from a dishwashing method and compares it to skinning a bear after a hunt.
East Law dispatch reports Michigan State College students skipped the first two hours of classes after their football team won 14 to 7 against Colgate. The piece defends the players and criticizes the student strike as illogical, noting many students elsewhere share similar quirks. It also blames Congress for franking waste.
McCoy's Transfer Inc announces an application to the State Corporation Commission for authority to implement a revised timetable between Fairfax and Winchester Virginia. The plan provides one round trip daily starting November 1, 1930. W. C. McCoy, secretary-treasurer, signs the notice dated October 22.
The Winchester Semi-Pro eleven travel to Hagerstown Athletic Club on their fourth game of the season. Kickoff is slated for 2 30 pm. After two defeats and a tie, the squad seeks revenge on the Maryland visit amid a cautious mood and plans for about twenty players to seize the opportunity despite recent hard luck with a new ruling on forward passes.
Harvard Loyola versus Western Maryland Princeton against Navy Yale meets Army Alabama duels Vanderbilt Davidson faces VPI. The card lists major football contests scheduled for the day with key matchups across ranks and regions.
Georgia Tech faces Tulane in a nonconference tilt while Kentucky meets Virginia and Roanoke challenges Hampden-Sidney. William and Mary plays Bridgewater as Notre Dame battles Pittsburgh and W and L locks horns with St. John’s.
Eleven from Winchester at Community Park suffered injuries in a strenuous win over Hagerstown. Harold Welker carried an infected elbow, John Lord a badly cut lip, and Abie Gurson a torn shoulder ligament. Handley was defeated by Waynesboro 19 to 6, but remains competitive with a 2-1-1 season mark.
Hagerstown High School beat Martinsburg High 19 to 2 in a Cumberland Valley Athletic League football game at Martinsburg. Widmyer sparked the decisive drive with a 20 yard run in the third quarter. Stonebraker scored two late touchdowns for the visitors, with one on a 35 yard interception return.
Paris Oct 24 The plane taking off from Le Bourget for Cair and Addis Ababa crashed and was destroyed by flames. It carried two men who were en route to Addis Ababa to witness Tafari’s coronation as emperor of Ethiopia.
Robert Winthrop Chanler, aged 57, noted artist and former husband of Lena Cavaleiri, opera singer, died at his Woodstock summer home after a heart illness that confined him for three weeks.
Denver Oct 24 First degree murder charges filed against Mrs Pearl O Loughlin and her brother in law Frank O Loughlin for the slaying of Leona O Loughlin a ten year old girl the stepdaughter of Mrs O Loughlin
Oct 24. The toll from yesterday’s tunnel collapse near here rose to three with the death of sole survivor Louis Romando, 32, brakeman. Two other trainmen died yesterday.
In Grant county near Bis marck a 400 pound black bear was shot by J A Tusing after dogs tired the animal into a tree. The bear was roasted and made into sandwiches for an outing at Seneca Caverns.
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