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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1935
Page
4
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The notice states the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to publish dispatches credited or not credited to it and all local news in this paper. It asserts reprint permissions and local content ownership by AP.
The excerpt presents a verse or prayer citing Psalm 71 verse 3 with phrasing about a strong habitation and fortress. It appears in a cryptic OCR fragment possibly linking to religious or historical manuscript notes.
Governor Peery urges a safety conference focus on the hit and run driver problem after eight deaths in Richmond. Winchester cases show drivers evading restitution and continuing on, prompting calls for harsher penalties and compulsory intelligence tests for license applicants to ensure better driving judgment.
A nostalgic note on the circus and American children belief in mythical gnomes. Sir Hugh Robertson of the Glasgow Orpheus Choir criticizes children in the United States for lacking faith in "little folk" while the circus remains a beloved American institution.
A school page features trivia about an alleged 135 year old Leonti Postnov found in the Far East, plus questions about Nebuchadnezzar and Janus. It presents three questions with brief answers and dates.
The piece celebrates the arrival of a circus and its familiar acts. It praises the shared joy across generations as cars roll in, clowns perform, elephants balance, and aerialists swoop, arguing the show lifts spirits and preserves American cheer.
A frontier report contrasts Danzig election chaos with Nazi strategies and German reactions. The piece cites violence and unequal laws, warns of future terror, and links drunken driving to many accidents, urging stricter court action to curb intoxicated driving.
Lynchburg Advance reports J. T. Watkins safety engineer of the division of motor vehicles compiled statistics on over 10,000 Virginia automobile accidents in 1934. More than 17,000 were collisions between motor vehicles while 46 involved cars striking trains. Nearly 800 cars struck
The article notes the effort will fund both grand reclamation schemes and practical needs. It states relief funds will reach where suffering is greatest, with urban workers and service trades in cities receiving much of the expenditure, reflecting a shift toward city-based relief spending.
A claim states China has no national anthem making it the only nation without one. The assertion contrasts with established facts about the country and its official symbols.
A special Palm Sunday program will be held at the United Brethren Church during the 8 p m service this Sunday. Miss Anna Kirkofe will lead with the young people's choir of about 25 delivering several numbers. Mrs. Elsie Ritter directs, with Miss Mary Cather and Mrs. Sadie Hamrick on organ. The program includes processional, call to worship, hymns, anthem, talk by Miss Marie Fries, solo by Courtney Grim, reading by Mrs. Iva Mae Bowles, quartet, offering, announcements, and benediction. The event replaces the regular preaching service and invites the public.
Brigadier General Samuel Gardner Waller announced that Company I 116th Infantry of Winchester tied for third in the National Guard Bureau indoor rifle shoot held March 16. The unit scored 2 822 points. shooters included Sgts Glenn Seabright Raymond Golightly Edwin Smith and Pfc Jonathon Blount with Pfc Walter Blount and Henry Grimes as alternate.
Rainfall data shows none in the past 24 hours ending 8 a.m. April to date 1.94 inches. Year to date 10.26 inches. Winchester Laboratory records average annual precipitation 34.61 inches. Monthly averages from 22-year records: January 2.35, February 1.94, March 2.61, 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.
Ocean City Maryland April 11 Coast Guard crews battled wind and heavy seas to reach a derelict lighter awash off the shore. They aim to learn if the craft is the source of about 800 gallons of grain alcohol found in wooden crates ashore after a recent storm. Captain T T Moore said no one was aboard and rescue was unnecessary.
In the county courthouse a large turnout of school teachers heard Dr. C. R. Anderson lecture on preventive medicine. He urged use of new toxins and antitoxins for diseases and stressed public instruction during emergencies until a physician arrives. R. E. Aylor led the meeting with Taylor Barr demonstrating wound bandaging.
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