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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1931
Page
3
Social and Personals column notes that readers may mail or call regarding notices. It directs submissions to The Evening Star and instructs not to contact staff individuals.
McKinley Chapter Eastern Star hosts Job's Daughters in Clarendon. Lions Club meets at George Washington Hotel. Kiwanis Luncheon at hotel. church groups plan meals and choir practices. Community notices include travels, weddings, hospital stays, and local visits across Winchester and surrounding towns.
Women Red Cross captains to gather at 8 o clock at the Baptist Church with men’s meeting set for the next night. Final briefing by the Red Cross drive committee. Leaders from the county urged to attend. enlisted workers to remain away this week.
Mr. Gardner Edmonds returns to Lexington to study at Washington and Lee University after a weekend with parents on Leicester Street. Several locals report improvements from illness and travel plans including trips to Washington, Baltimore, New York, Detroit, and Niagara.
Police guarded the City Central Bank and Trust Company in San Antonio as it failed to open. B H Wooten, state bank examiner, ordered the closing for orderly liquidation. Reserves reported over 16 million dollars and deposits about 11 million.
In Cumberland Maryland Charles A Winkler of Westernport was arraigned in federal court on a still operation charge. He blamed his alleged illegal activity on alimony payments asserted by his former wife claiming lack of income from legal channels to cover alimony. He was sentenced Seyee months in jail and fined.
Akron Ohio reports the U S S Akron lifted at 10 44 am for its fourth test flight from Akron airport. The ship was released from the mooring mast at 12 10 am after a prior night flight and ground crews prepared for relanding at 5 30 pm today.
President Hoover came back to the White House shortly after 9 am after a weekend at his Virginia mountain camp. Governor Roosevelt of Porto Rico and Senator Bingham of Connecticut accompanied him. The cool autumn air compelled coats as they traveled in a closed car.
Financial markets opened the new week with a spotty tone. Stocks showed scattered morning selling but rallied moderately after midday, with gains fading in the afternoon. Foreign bonds showed weak spots at exchanges, while leaders held. Sterling rose on Saturday gains and cables opened at 3.92 dollars, up 11 cents.
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Pittsburgh action: Aluminum Company of America lowers wages by 10 percent, effective October 1. The announcement cites companywide wage cuts reflecting economic pressures. Officials note orderly implementation and continued employment.
The fragmentary text hints at cheerful letters about love and pride, and mentions debtors who fail to pay. It references CERN plants and offices and subsidiaries in a repetitive line without clear narrative or event. The piece reads like a stray editorial aside with no concrete actions.
The Twenty-Ninth Division Association meeting at Asbury Park voted 24 to 12 for immediate cash bonus payments to World War I veterans and for legalising light wines and beer. Norfolk leader Fairchild Hodges, elected president, said he would back the group's votes though he personally opposed cash bonuses in line with the Legion.
Prince William county sheriff and officers found evidence suggesting the Miller family and their six year old son were murdered before their house was burned. Ex sailors who operated a still near the Miller farm faced suspicion as investigators prepare an inquest. The Millers were last seen at 11 p.m. Thursday in a car near their home.
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