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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1933
Page
4
Public notice from The Evening Star Ashing Co Winchester Victoria outlines subscription prices for one year six months three months and one month with rates for advertising classified and display ads. It also lists obituary memorial options and a deadline for classified orders with contract rates available on application.
An archaic quoted verse fragment presents a moral note on danger and deceit, contrasting evening trouble with morning absence. The lines echo prophetic biblical cadence and warning about spoiling and robbery. The compact piece frames moral peril without contemporary context or events.
The piece explains the wheat reduction plan tied to government acreage cuts for 1934 1935 with a 25 cent per bushel payment for 54 percent of 1930 1932 production. It argues the program aims to restore buying power, requires government supervision, and questions why growers would refuse support despite financial incentives.
Senator Byrd called on the Secretary of the Interior to task the federal oil control board with investigating the ongoing rise in Virginia gasoline prices. He also urged cooperation to repeal the federal 1.42 per gallon tax on gas, arguing taxation should be a state matter.
The letter argues oil price increases hurt automobile owners and urges Governor Pollard to review old Virginia statutes that required oil companies to show cost prices. It notes past clashes under Governor Byrd and suggests invoking the law to aid heavily taxed citizens amid rumors of another penny rise.
A man with a dime entices a stranger to follow him through a city park. The man buys bread and peanuts then feeds pigeons. He cruelly kills several pigeons, pocketing the heads before boarding a streetcar and vanishing from the donor’s sight.
London residents fight a starling surge with a proposed rabbit brigade and shotgun action while strategists explore bombs. The piece recalls Pioneering measures and literary allusions as the birds multiply, drawing comparisons to sparrows and suggesting future experiments may transfer across the Atlantic.
Washington Sept 14 The United States Treasury Department Beneficial Association arranged a group annuity division with Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada effective in August The Sun Life US department is described as an American company employing Americans and aiding American business with most holdings in US bonds and clients in the United States.
Sally agrees to accompany Proctor on a motorized yacht trip to view his renovated boat. He hints at Sydney style escape while Sally worries about Ted’s jail fate and plans to alert police with Hall about a key dart tied to Proctor and a broader scheme.
Sally hides in Proctor's villa as a night guard remains at his post. She plots a risky window escape using a mislaid polo coat and a torn button to reveal clues about Proctor's scrutiny while Hall races to alert police.
Precipitation data details past 24 years ending 8 a.m. show 0.57 inches for the latest day, September to date 2.23 inches, and year to date 32.93 inches. Winchester Laboratory lists 20-year average annual rainfall at 34.53 inches and monthly averages ranging from 2.15 inches in September to 3.81 inches in June.
A collage of items notes St Pauls Lutheran Church rededication this Sunday, Governor Roosevelt touring the farm belt with applause, Mrs J M Boles named district chair of Virginia music clubs, and Paul Bern’s death estate to bride Jean Harlowe. Other items report a Woodstock shooting death, Swisher fined for reckless driving, a Welltown farmer’s death, Nellie Tayloe Ross urging Smith support, Capitol Theatre prize, and gas price disputes.
Under power of attorney the Shenandoah Valley National Bank of Winchester Va will offer for sale two second lien bonds each 500 dollars in front of the County Court House Winchester at twelve noon on Saturday Sept 16 1933. Bonds dated Sept 20 1924 payable Sept 1 1934 secured by trust deed on the Jack Hotel property as second lien to total 65 500 dollars. All interest paid to Sept 1 1933 and annual principal recreation 3500 dollars. Terms CASH. Harold G Brown Cashier Winchester Va. 9-12-41
Washington reports Dr. Willard L. Thorp, new head of the commerce department bureau of domestic and foreign commerce, stresses placing emphasis on creating conditions that entice buyers to seek American goods. He contrasts with former director Dr. Julius Klein and notes non isolationist stance. New York dispatch notes weak stock market, low interest rates, hoarding gold concerns, and a cautious business mood with gold and bank deposit issues.
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