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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1931
Page
4
The Evening Star lists subscription rates in advance for Mali ne year at 3.50, six months at 1.75, three months at .90, and one month at .30. Carrier rates show yearly and six month advances. Advertising and AP membership details are included. the paper notes reprint rights and credits for consolidated items.
A Norfolk Virginian-Pilot fashion column debates how to pronounce Empress Eugenie hats. The writer argues for correct American pronunciation and criticizes calling them by a mispronounced French name. The piece cites the Ledger-Dispatch and compares fashion speech to stuttering police telegraph errors.
The Virginia Municipal Review criticizes national and state officials for blaming localities for high government costs. It argues municipalities are often more efficient than higher levels and that citizen demands drive local taxes. The piece notes the political incentives behind framing expenses as local burdens.
A terse note weighs the balance between government expenditure and what taxpayers receive. The discussion centers on cost efficiency and the impact on public services, urging scrutiny of spending versus outcomes.
The Port land ball celebrates the 35th anniversary of the Klondike gold strike with sourdoughs in attendance. Carmack prospected in Yukon Valley for years before panning $700,000 in gold at Bonanza Creek in 1896, stirring a massive 1897 rush. Between 200,000 and 300,000 sought the Klondike via six routes, though only 60,000 reached the region, as the Yukon yielded about 100 million in eight years. The era drew many to a harsh but storied frontier, with sourdoughs emblematic of disciplined American grit.
Bloom Virginia announces a yard party at Friendly Grove Friday night September 4 with refreshments served in the eg house if weather allows. Mr and Mrs R L Long and son visited friends at Welltown.
Mr and Mrs P P Glynn spent Songreay night with relatives in Winchester There will be at St John s next night by the pastor Rev C B Seastrunk Rev P H Williams and daughter Betty Jane and little son James are spending a few days again yg A week with the former s mother Mrs A F Williams Mr and sees Harvey of near Washington recently visited Mrs Ivan Miller
A household snippet advises using newspaper as a spill mat when pouring paraffin for jams and jellies. If any liquid spills, the paper can be gathered and burned to prevent hazards.
Orphaned sisters Nita and Natalie head to New York seeking opportunity. Nita courts Charles Young, a theater insider, while Natalie worries as money runs low. Nita lands a potential crooning gig at Palace Gardens, hinting at a rapid rise in the city’s sleazy bright lights.
Market quotations for wheat and grain drifted lower with September low and December under 50 cents. Cash wheat 45 cents a bushel in October 1852. March and May deferred contracts rose. Corn erratic amid delivery uncertainty. oats and rye unsettled. provisions unchanged.
Richmond August 31 butter prices steady at 32 to 36 cents a pound with 12 cent packing tack. Eggs steady with top hennery classes at 25 cents a dozen and smaller grades 20 to 23 cents. Poultry demand light. hens 13 to 14 cents, colored hens 18 to 20 cents, broilers Leghorn 20 to 22 cents, colored 23 to 25 cents for bulk. Rocks to 27 cents.
Baltimore Chicago and Lancaster cattle hogs and sheep prices shown with top values and declines. Grain and produce quotes from Chicago Richmond and Philadelphia provide commodity ranges and bag lot pricing for wheat corn oats and live poultry with regional variations.
Market notes show dressed poultry in boxes with various prices for broilers, leghorns, hens, and roosters. Fresh kill entries include Western and Washington Produce items with weight-based pricing and size distinctions.
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