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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1933
Page
4
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A damaged OCR fragment lists religious phrases and scripture references including 1 Samuel 12 24 and Matthew 5 48, with repeated lines about action and calling. The text combines phrases about fear the Lord and serving in truth with brief notes on covenanted paths.
A broad safety appeal notes 30 million children will travel to school this September. Drivers are urged to slow at intersections, watch curves, and anticipate sudden movements to prevent the 1932 road toll of 3,400 child deaths and 152,550 injuries.
An account of a deer trapped on a New York gorge ledge drew massive attention and costly efforts to rescue it. Despite crowd support and a bridge, the deer left the ledge, prompting a critique that human sympathy was misapplied while children faced hardship elsewhere.
A crowd gathers as rescuers attempt to free a snake trapped by a tiny spider. The incident prompts calls for humane intervention while avoiding melodramatic sentiment.
The city hosts a waterfront festival with yacht club sails boat races and swimming displays drawing thousands to parks. The piece urges preserving the waterfront for public use while celebrating local beauty and acknowledging ugliness to be removed with determined action.
One year ago Bishop James Cannon Jr. blamed a wet press for dry agitation. Frederick County will receive 55 150 dollars for secondary roads under a new state road plan. Valley traffic reports no harm from low mood. Major A Willis Robertson resigns as Virginia Commissioner of Game and Inland Fisheries. Virginians tout progress in egg marketing per the Department of Agriculture. Senator Carter Glass supports Gov Smith for the presidency. M A Doran re-elected chief of police. Dr J H Richard named Kiwanis delegate to Richmond meeting. Many SM Church pastors expect location changes at the Baltimore Conference on September 26. Garland Williams of Winchester qualifies to practice before Virginia State Court of Appeals. Company I militia to return home from Virginia Beach. The Comercial Hotel now under F L Buckley. Henson Motor Company granted Winchester charter. J Victor Arthur’s insurer advertises rain insurance. Bringing Up Father to play at Empire Theatre next week. Forty-Ninth Winchester Fair opens with record first-day crowd. Robert L Gray re-elected president of Winchester Common Council. Bank deposits at Farmers and Merchants National Bank total 1 597 021 59. German armies reportedly unable to stem Anglo French advance. Edward Barr enters Virginia Military Institute at Lexington.
Greenwood Virginia dated notes report John Thornton moved his family to Winchester Roy Kern and family moved into the Thornton house Edith Hottel visited E E Maloy John Bryant and sister recovered from whooping cough Elizabeth Giffin returned from Saratoga NY John Bryant and Benny Johnson children of J C Johnson were very ill with whooping cough
Sally Gwynn seeks funds to free Ted Proctor jailed for Vitelli murder. Hall estimates five thousand dollars plus costs and plots to expose police corruption through letters to the editor. Sally contemplates using Proctor’s influence and a hospital burglary clue readied by a police reporter for leverage.
Rainfall data shows none in the last 24 hours ending 8 am. September to date totals 0.44 inches and year to date 31.04 inches. Winchester Laboratory 20 year averages list monthly inches with January 2.36, February 2.70, March 2.11, April 3.11, May 3.73, June 3.81, July 3.45, August 3.45, September 2.15, October 3.06, November 2.25, December 2.37 inches.
Dr. D. M. Kipps Warren county coroner will report to Judge Williams in Circuit Court on the execution of orders against the supersedeas bondsmen for the late Warren county treasurer A. L. Warthern. The sheriff is among the bondsmen, making the coroner’s report required by Virginia law.
The Air Line Pilots Association and the NRA face off against a code boosting required flight hours by 40 percent and slashing wages by 50 percent. Fiorello La Guardia and David L. Behncke represent the flyers, code created by the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce. Also notes iodine in seafoods and weather taxes.
United States District Court order prompts public auction at 24 East Piccadilly Street on September 16, 1933 at 10 a.m. Items include a 1929 Chevrolet truck, electric appliances, furniture, stock of groceries and canned goods, soap, washing powders, and $300 in open accounts. Cash terms. inspection daily 10 to 1. Trustee H W Rice facilitates sale.
The ad promotes 8.8.8 as a long standing tonic to rebuild red blood cells and hemoglobin, restoring vitality after overwork or poor diet. It claims the product improves oxygen delivery and recommends two size options with the larger offering better value.
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