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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1931

Page

4

Evening Star Post Office Entry Notice

fragmentary text from a Virginia notice indicates a second class mail status and a postal entry at the Staunton area site with references to the Evening Star publication and local postal handling.

Newspaper Subscription Rates and Advertising Representatives

The notice lists subscription prices for one year three months six months and one month in advance and notes carrier rates. It also provides advertising representatives Devine Tenney Corporation with offices in New York Des Moines and Chicago.

Mad Devine-Tenney Corporation New York Des Moines Chicago

Associated Press News Use Policy Note

A brief statement notes that the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to use its news and any local AP stories published in the paper, with the policy applying to Morning edition content across the newspaper.

Associated Press

Proverbs Phrase Reflects Righteousness Over Wealth

A brief religious verse meditation notes that better living with righteousness yields value beyond mere financial gain. It cites Proverbs 16 8 as the source for the teaching on ethics surpassing profit.

Tariff warnings prove correct on export decline

The Baltimore Sun notes that criticism of the Smoot Hawley tariff proved prescient as second quarter export data show two thirds of the drop in value due to reduced sales of finished manufactures. The piece argues warnings about retaliation were validated while urging a rethinking of the tariff structure.

Old Guard United States Department of Commerce

Judge Stafford Whittle Remembered By Virginia Tributes

Tributes from across Virginia mourn the death of Judge Stafford Whittle in Martinsville at 82. His fifty year career on the Virginia bench spanned Reconstruction era courts and a period of esteemed intellect. He was elected to lead and honored as dean of the courts, serving the people with distinction.

Danville Virginia Martinsville Stafford N' Whittle Duwa Theda Bara New York Warren

Highway glare causes eye trouble for drivers

Des Moines Tribune-Capital reports white cement pavement glare may injure eyes and drive motorists to seek sunglasses or anti glare measures. Opticians expect business rise as drivers seek relief from harsh reflected light on roads.

Des Moines Tribune-Capital

Highway color research promises cheaper safer pavements

The note argues that mixing eslorin Moatter into gypsum cement has been tested and could be practical and inexpensive. It envisions colored roads with distinctive hues reducing the need for markers and even prompts engineers to address pavement glare as a serious issue.

Lavender Lane Evergreen Trail

Murder by the Clock thrills Capitol audience today

Warner Brothers releases preview of Murder by the Clock at the Capitol Theatre. Herbert Endicott is slain at 7:00 and, after revival, slain again at 7:45 as twelve suspects face a relentless chase. William Boyd stars with Lilyan Tashman Regis Toomey and Irving Pichel in this chilling mystery.

Capitol Theatre Herbert Endicott William Boyd Lilyan Tashman Regis Toomey Irving Pichel

Murder by the Clock at Capitol Theatre Today

Neil, the vivacious servant, Janché Frederici, the cranky old wife Walter McGrail, the hapless husband who is murdered twice within an hour. For that creepy spine chilling sensation see and hear Murder by the Clock at Capitol Theatre for today only.

Ay "Neil Janché Frederici Siieat Walter McGrail Capitol Theatre

Mount Pleasant Notes from Mount Pleasant Virginia

Local notes list visits and calls among residents including Mrs Thurston Renner and her children Cecil and Mary, Mr and Mrs Carson Dyke, Mr and Mrs John Perry, Mrs Lula Lineburg, and others. Mentions Christian Endeavor meeting led by Mrs Roy Brill and neighboring interactions with families from Winchester Mt Williams and Opequon.

Mount Pleasant Thurston Renner Cecil Mary Herman Adams Richard Russell Lamp Kerns Warner Dyke John Perry Arthur Smith Sale Newlin Opequon Pearl Cochran Theodore Hamilton Gregg Orndorff Ethel Brewer Mt. Williams Paul Wolverton Lula Lineburg Carson Dyke Winchester Louise Smith Christian Endeavor Roy Brill Ieaner Louise Ruth Edward Woodrow Carson Allamong Lewis Moore Dolly Levane Barr

Social Evening Visits Reported in Local Notes

Miss Delilah Sager of Mt Wilams called on Miss Mary Perry Sunday evening. Mr Clarence Cochrane visited Thurston Renner one evening recently. Mrs Herman Adams and her spouse were noted in social circles on an evening recently.

Herman Adams Delilah Sager Mt. Wilams Mary Perry Clarence Cochrane Thurston Renner

Parlette Preaches Last Sermon at Pleasant Grove

Cross Roads notes recount Rev J H Parlette delivering his final sermon at Pleasant Grove United Brethren Church before conference. Anecdotes include local visits, calls and social visits around Cross Roads and nearby towns, plus a quoted court remark about a rejected marriage proposal and a remark from Fredericksburg about hotel income.

Cross Roads J. H. Parlette Pleasant Grove United Brethren Church

Broadway Bride Read This First

Nita and Natalie Dudley leave Truesdale for New York where Nita lands a nightclub job through Charles Young. Nita lures Alyn Brady for publicity while Natalie frets over a planned dubious date with Warren Menken as they dine at Chico's with a sultry dancer, and the story hints at further romantic deceptions.

Nita Natalie Dudley Truesdale New York Charles Young Alyn Brady Natalie Alyn Beceming Charles Rles W Nita Natalie Setraught Warren Menken Twelfth Street Warren

The Open Country Life in Early American Farming

Discussion contrasts nineteenth century farm life with modern shifts toward centralization and mechanization. Quotes from Governor Lowden Theodore Roosevelt and Brown of Mental Hygiene emphasize decentralization, farm self-sufficiency, and character development for children guiding national strength.

Theodore Roosevelt Brown Department Mental Hygiene New York

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The Evening Star Paul Baltimore Sun Stafford Whittle Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc Capitol Colonial Theatres George Hicks Elsie Whitacre Walter Hicks W. W. McKee Robert J. B. White W. W. Hicks Grace White Evelyn and Russell Lupton Vergie Ollie Hoke Mrs. W. V. Carpenter Irene Kerns Logan W. Va Fredericksburg Free Lance Star Manhattan Chico’s Greenwich Village Christopher Street Roorg Ice Countryside Broadcastings Presbyterian Churches Comeery Coa Presbyterian Richmond America Frank O. Lowden Price Aluminum John S. Solenberger & Co., Inc Goodrich St. Regis North Loudoun ST Irwin Drug CO N. Braddock St Baker's Drug Store KER North Main Street Northern Virginia Power CO Wonder's, Apparel North Loudoun ST Winchester Furniture CO South Main Street Stationers, Inc Keystone Brooks Brooks’ Pharmacy Rexall
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