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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1931
Page
4
The Evening Star masthead lists postage class as second and rates for six months three months and yearly subscriptions in advance. Advertising representation is noted with Devine Tenney Corp and associated Chicago partners for national ads and weekly news items.
A devotional note centers on Psalm 51 verses 15 and 16 urging open lips to praise God rather than sacrifice. The passage highlights divine desire for repentance and praise over ritual offerings.
Reporters mob Mahatma Gandhi as he arrives in Marseille wearing only loincloths and a towel. He quips that if Englishmen wear plus fours, a poor Indian civilian can wear minus fours. Gandhi later travels to England where he will wear a cotton garment over the minus fours. He trained at University College London and was called to the bar in London. He developed nonviolent resistance to oppressors while practicing in Bombay.
A note compares electricity pricing between Trenton New Jersey and Port Hope Ontario. Household charges differ, with Canadian rates much lower, while industrial rates favor the American side. The Canadian government owns hydroelectric systems. the U S system is privately owned.
A publication from the National Wallpaper Association previews next year's wall coverings offering realistic landscapes such as mountain scenery lakes and forests. The aim is to create a larger outlook at home, with wall designs that evoke travel and outdoor vistas to refresh interiors.
Fragmentary text hints at a plan to install some form of equipment in all rooms enabling remote access or monitoring. The language is unclear and lacks concrete entities, dates, or organizations to identify a clear news item.
The piece muses that funerals comfort the living, noting mourners who praise a departed man. It recalls Uncle Steve Patton enjoying both flowers and eulogies, music, and the mystery of a life described as supremely "spy." It suggests changing or renaming such tributes in future observances.
A report by the Children's Bureau shows more than 103000 children aged 14 and 15 obtained first regular employment certificates and left school to take jobs during a year when millions of adults sought work. Data come from 23 states plus DC and 40 large cities in 11 other states.
The United States Veterans Hospital may be located at Mount Weather in Virginia. The site tops the Blue Ridge for altitude and accessibility being 50 miles from Washington, near highways and a railway terminus, with 70 acres improved and substantial buildings. The Berryville Chamber of Commerce will seek regional cooperation to advocate the location to the Veterans Bureau.
The United States Civil Service Commission announces open examinations for Library assistant positions with salaries from 1 440 to 1 800 annually and for senior administrative officer and secretary posts at 4 600 yearly. Closing dates range to December 30 1931. Full details from the local Civil Service Board of Examiners. Captain Hawks has not flown across the ocean, per Judge.
Warner Brothers Pictures announces upcoming productions as film bookings continue at the Capitol and Colonial Theatres. Studio titles and release plans reflect a busy schedule for the studio and theatergoers alike.
Marian Marsh, 17, Warner Brothers star, traveled from New York to California after a ten day visit. She had not been in Manhattan since childhood and will soon work with Richard Barthelmess in a First National picture. Her mother accompanied her to New York and joined the trip back west. She also visited Philadelphia and Washington during the eastern stay.
In New York Nita Dudley and her sister Natalie seek fame and fortune after leaving Truesdale. Nita becomes a nightclub entertainer through agent Charles Young while Natalie toils for work. Nita lands a high profile engagement with Alyn Brady, a wealthy playboy, who gifts a large diamond ring as their relationship unfolds amid jealousy and ambition.
The Associated Press reports the change will take effect April 15, 1932. Herbert H. Ramsay, president, announced the Association’s weight increase to 1.62 ounces, aligning with the current discarded ball. the present weight is 1.55 ounces.
The page lists mixed local wholesale feed prices including dairy feed 16 percent at 1.40 and flour 3.50 to 4.00, with local and Baltimore wholesale notes. It mentions hogs calves steers and chickens with varied values and farm product terms, plus shelled corn and middlings. The itemized rates reflect a daily close with noted corrections.
Reading fragments suggest a health note about common table salt aiding the stomach. The text also includes stray lines about mood and a stray line on planning an escape, with no clear news event or named entities.
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