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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1931
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR shows rates and ad terms for a Winchester Virginia newspaper. It lists subscription prices by duration and payment in advance, with scattered references to carriers and national advertising representatives. The text is incomplete and difficult to parse.
The Associated Press retains exclusive rights to its news dispatches credited to AP and not otherwise credited to the paper. This statement notes the consolidation with local news items and affiliated weekly publications.
A concise exhortation based on Colossians 3 17 urging living every word and deed under the name of the Lord Jesus with gratitude to God the Father, shaping everyday conduct through faith.
In a call to action the Romney West Virginia Review urges residents to preserve fruit and produce now. It argues thousands of bushels of peaches and apples will go to waste and proposes households save and prepare dried foods for future hardship. It stresses self reliance and communal aid.
A Cleveland retail district once thriving on an avenue near downtown faced decline after a major railroad terminal nearby drew trade away. Local merchants formed a committee to revitalize the area, aiming to turn it into a triumph of retail like New York’s Fifth Avenue with better signage and coordinated standards.
The text argues that natural location helps but values drive business success. It suggests every business area can attract large crowds by improving beauty and easy access, emphasizing the role of appealing surroundings in attracting customers.
New York Stock Exchange quotation service advertised by W B Hibbs and Company members of the NYSE and Chicago Board of Trade. Hibbs Building Washington DC telephone numbers listed.
Graf Zeppelin resumes its homeward voyage toward Fried rish harbor with the airship bound for Germany after a Brazilian stopover. The dirigible's pilot and crew maintain contact with ground stations as it steers toward its next port of call in Germany.
Chicago grain prices show a weak advance with limited pressure relief. Trading notes list December and May figures across wheat and oats, with December corn around 53 percent and oats near 33 percent, reflecting subdued activity.
Garret county youth 18 Garret county youth Garret Wertz 75 roadside stand proprietor killed Wertz two weeks ago in case heard today in circuit court verdict finds first degree murder statement shows admission jury deliberated since yesterday afternoon Judge Sloan notes duty to fix degree life sentence mandatory upon verdict
Gerard Swope president of General Electric proposes a comprehensive plan for greater stability in the electric industry. The plan would include unemployment and old age insurance and other regulations. He notes the difficulty of adoption but calls for thoughtful action to prevent depressions and smooth business cycles.
Sophie Baylor Walker lived ninety three years through Indian fighting the Mexican and Civil Wars and diplomatic life in Virginia Washington and abroad. She married at seventeen to an army officer and raised seven children in a house famed for music and conversation. Friends recall her epic strength gaiety and talent and her snowy white caps as she moved between social duties in Washington and her Winchester farm home.
Between 200 and 300 automobiles with striking hosiery workers from Dover New Jersey and supporters arrived in Reading Pennsylvania for a mass meeting at a socialist park and a patrol of local mills as part of a campaign against wage reductions.
Gilbert Bishop assistant manager of an Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company store was badly scratched about the head and face when the auto he was riding in overturned near Darkesville West Virginia. He lives in Martinsburg and was en route to work when he swerved to avoid a truck said to be driven by M S Crewsler of Bunker Hill. The car was badly damaged and Bishop was the sole occupant.
Akron authorities announced a third trial of the airship to be held in the sunset hour Sunday. Rear Admiral George C. Day, head of the naval board of inspection and survey, disclosed the plan today.
Security values showed erratic movement with rallies short lived and heavy selling pulling the list down after brief gains. At 1.45 p.m. British pound stand at 3.95 with several major issues listed including Allied Chemical 9.1, American Can 84,3, Bethlehem Steel 32, Chrysler 14, Westinghouse 48, and Texas Corp around next entries varied by small amounts.
A radio service from Cincinnati Ohio presents a religious verse quotation from Psalm 119 105 styled as a lamp unto my feet and a path.
Pastor Rev. P. R. Diehl will lead services including Relief Sunday school at 10, sermon at 11, Epworth League 7.30, Lamps class 2, sermon 3, and Christian Endeavor 7.30. Paxton Sunday school 10 and sermon 8. These will be the pastor’s last services on the charge. All invited to attend.
Pastor O D Lambert announces he will leave the Stephens City Methodist South charge after four years. Last conference year services are listed at Kernstown Refuge and Fairview locations before Roanoke conference next Tuesday. He expresses affection for Winchester and the Shenandoah Valley.
Rev Allen Jones pastor leads Cedar Creek Marlboro Sunday School at 10 am and preaching at 11 am. Cedar Cliff Vaucluse hosts Sunday school at 9 30 am and preaching at 8 pm. Christian Endeavor at 7 15 pm.
Washington report shows Virginia placed 24th in state wholesale trade with 0.94 percent of the US total $69,490,331 for the year. North Carolina sits one notch higher at 23rd with 1.03 percent of the total.
Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Loudoun and Ced Streets, under Rev. Robert E B Hannon, offers Sunday Masses at 7, 8, and 10 30 a m Benediction at 4 30 p m There will be no Sunday school this Sunday due to the Holy Name Convention Parishioners urged to attend the 7 o clock or 10 30 Masses to accommodate delegates and visitors at the 8 o clock service
Brucetown Circuit led by Rev C J Clark lists Brucetown Sunday School at 10 a m Missionary service and sacrament at 11 a m Epworth League at 7 15 p m and 1 15 p m Preaching at 8 p m Crums Sunday School Epworth League times appear garbled but indicate afternoon sessions Stephenson Sunday School times shown as 10
The Presbyterian Church at Clearbrook Virginia invites worshipers to a Sunday afternoon sermon by Rev. Dr. F. T. McFaden of Winchester unless other arrangements are made. Dr. J. B. Bittinger is the local pastor.
Shipping point update for Wednesday lists areca Va Martinsburg Va Cumberland Shenan Potomac District as hot with rain during the day. Demand is light, market dull with few carloads moving. Prices shown include Samathoan VU barrels No 12% inches up 3.00 and Jonathans US No 1 tub bushel 2% inches up 1.00.
Default on the Deed of Trust dated July 26 1930 triggers public auction of a lot with new frame dwelling on the west side of Pennsylvania Avenue Loudoun Manor Addition Winchester Virginia. Sale Saturday October 24 1931 at 12 noon in front of the County Courthouse. Terms: one third cash day of sale. balance due in one and two years with bonds at six percent interest, Homestead waiver and insurance policy required. JRS. P. REARDON Trustee.
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