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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1935
Page
4
Classified rates two cents per word with heading name and address. Minimum 25 cents. Memorials 1.50 for four stanzas. Cards of Thanks 75 cents. Display ads with border due in office by 10 AM publication day. Transient 42 cents per inch. Contract rates on application. National reps Devine Tenney Corp in several cities.
A notice states that The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to publish reprints of AP news dispatches and all local news appearing in the paper. It warns against unauthorized reproduction. The policy covers material credited to AP and locally sourced content.
Bible verse fragment references God’s promises for those who love him. The text quotes First Corinthians 2 9 and mentions a religious theme with uncertain stray words about pleasant surprises and devotion.
Staunton News Leader notes the milk control reversal in Virginia as seven states seek federal milk regulation. The New York Times argues for workable planning, while cows complicate production limits and price schemes with seasonal yields, creating rugged individualism and policy confusion.
A college professor uses Father Coughlin radio addresses as classroom material to teach public speaking and argumentation. He notes students gain insight into emotional appeal, audience psychology, and rhetorical use, suggesting current events can illuminate history economics and social science courses.
Unbalanced weather worsens drought across normally fertile sections, stressing crops and prompting farmers to adapt. Local reports note parched soil, reduced yields, and calls for irrigation relief as communities monitor rain prospects and pricing pressures.
The text asks science quiz style questions about marsupials and poultry. It states kangaroos carry offspring in a pouch on the underside of the belly. It notes the mother of a chick is the hen that lays the egg, regardless of incubation, and explains August was named for Augustus Caesar.
Severe Australian storms dubbed knock them down rains flood north areas and Darwin grasses surge ten feet high in gutters. Householders hire aborigines at a dollar a day to clear yards as vegetation threatens to choke homes. A year ago CCC organized a feature parade at a festival amid broader license and policy changes.
Fruit growers urge support for the Apple Blossom Festival to boost Winchester apple prices. Elaborately decorated windows at Gray and Sheetz display past festival photos drawing crowds. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad plans a new bridge at Harpers Ferry with other improvements. London Naval Conference yields accord among America Britain and Japan.
Rainfall in the 24 hours ending 8 a.m. shows trace. April to date 0.68 inches. Year to date 9.00 inches. Winchester Research Laboratory records average annual precipitation 34.61 inches. Monthly averages: January 2.35, February 1.94, March 2.81, April 3.16, May 3.88, June 3.60, July 3.39, August 3.35, September 2.43, October 2.90, November 2.51, December 2.30 inches.
The Ghost Fish shares a family with the electric eel and lacks a dorsal fin. It features a highly developed anal fin that waves like a flag enabling it to swim both backward and forward.
Marion Nixon and Neil Hamilton star in Once To Every Bachelor at Hable’s Palace for tonight only. A hired bride and millionaire groom drive a madcap honey moon in a spicy comedy drama. Also on bill Fox News reel and Leon Errol in Perfectly Mismal Girl of My Dreams with Mary Carlisle. Friday adds Mary Carlisle and chapters of Burn ’em Up Barnes and Rustlers of Red Dog starring Johnny Mack Brown.
Consuelo a beautiful gypsy girl longs to dance and is loved by the Deaf mute Dummy and Marco. On her wedding day she runs away aboard a train to New York with theatrical plans and a debut in the Follies. Doug becomes her companion as Stewart Blackmire pressures stardom.
Notice calls a meeting of the young colored men who signed a petition to organize a Civic Club at the colored Elk's Home on Thursday April 4 at 8 o'clock p.m. Charles Barnett issued the notice on 4 4 11.
Ten years ago an allegorical pageant depicted the early days of discovery in the Shenandoah Valley for the Apple Blossom Festival. Cuts its rates to Winchester for the festival. French cabinet shifts policy toward the Catholic Church and says Vatican support is essential. Lady Astor receives warning from the Speaker of the House of Commons for crossing lines in a floor speech.
Twenty five years ago Dr Cooke, known as a north pole taker, faced a public dispute as his hoax was uncovered. Halley's Comet could be seen by early risers for several mornings in the dawn sky. Eleven census workers were appointed to conduct Frederick County's census, expected to finish in thirty days. Island Park near Harpers Ferry, once a popular excursion spot, was to be turned into an amusement resort by G S Markley.
State highway workers sow grass seed on the Valley pike south of the city to re-seed barren spots that failed to grow last fall.
An old Doan's Pills advertisement claims the kidneys contain 15 miles of tubes that can be washed to relieve signs of kidney trouble. It urges readers to consult a pharmacist for this remedy and cites decades of use and a specific drugmaker, Foster Milburn Co, 1934.
Cream producers urged to use Mountain View Cream Station at 413 N Kent St Winchester Virginia for prompt service best prices and ample parking. De Laval Separator and oil agents advertise daily hours through Saturday night April 1 listing Mer C M Russell.
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