Evening Star post office entry from Winchester notice
The Evening Star entry notes second class matter at the Winchester Virginia post office and that publication occurs daily except for a listed day.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1931
Page
4
The Evening Star entry notes second class matter at the Winchester Virginia post office and that publication occurs daily except for a listed day.
The notice lists various subscription rates with amounts in advance for different terms. Prices include six months, three months, one month, and one year options, plus a weekly rate. The figures are shown in dollars and cents.
A speaker recounts personal salvation with a biblical exhortation to all who fear God. The message emphasizes gratitude for divine intervention and a testimony of faith.
An anonymous Nation's Business piece notes that since Taylor era workers have been studied and rated by figures and charts. It argues many bosses fail to test whether gifted leadership exists in lower ranks and urges balancing delegation with staff capacity.
Richmond News-Leader surveys Hoover figures on federal construction totals. about 500 million dollars in government programs are underway or planned, with half in progress and half未started. The piece notes the roofing concrete and preassembly revolution changing skilled trades and signaling reliance on nontraditional labor.
The article argues that the welfare of growing children requires they stay in school amid hard times. It urges fathers to take odd jobs and delay leaving school, insisting labor is for adults and education prevents future regret for the child and future generations.
An item notes that a Chinese newspaper issue uses thousands of ideographs in the old style to compose a page of text and that a 70 mile long walk is mentioned in a feature by R. J. Scott.
Nita and Natalie Dudley, orphaned sisters from Truesdale, move to Manhattan to seek work and a fresh start. Nita befriends theater agent Charles Young and attracts millionaire playboy Alyn Brady, while Natalie struggles with joblessness. A tabloid tempest follows, front pages showcase Nita, and reporter Tom Dunne fans her growing fame as Anthony Widdles warns of danger and opportunity.
Warner Pictures presents Will Rogers and Fifi Dorsay in Fox's Young As You Feel at the Capitol today and tomorrow. The comedy follows two pleasure seeking sons as Rogers delivers a new bustling performance with costume changes and a modern sheen. Lucien Littlefield co-stars in a balanced cast.
Sedmean's Gas Tablets claim to cure stomach gas and its effects. The ad notes relief from gnawing pain at the stomach, nervous tension, and cold limbs, promising a return to easy breathing and alertness. Available in a yellow package at Boyd's Drug Store.
A garbled market report lists dairy and animal prices with many unreadable words. It references Butter from Creamery and Country sources, Local wholesale and retail flour and feed prices, eggs and livestock items, and Baltimore wholesale figures with scattered price figures such as 4.00 to 4.50 for flour and 1.75 for cracked corn. The OCR text is inconsistent and hard to parse.
Luther Lanham a 45 year old farm hand on the G. B. Marlowe farm near Charles Town West Virginia killed himself by hanging from a cherry tree after using a step ladder to climb into the tree. Children discovered the body at the scene.
A man in the Luray area hanged himself after tying a rope to a limb and swinging off. He had worked locally for years as a native of the Luray region. The jury returned a verdict of death by own action.
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