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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1935
Page
4
A compact notice outlines advertising rates for three months and longer prepayments, weekly insertions, and consolidated papers. It lists rates per word for notices and a fixed grave charge for memorials, with display ads due by 10 A.M. on publication day and national reps in major cities.
A standard notice states that The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to republish all AP credited news dispatches and any local news published in the paper.
A fragment from a religious page quotes Proverbs 3 5 urging trust in the Lord and not lean on own understanding. The text appears amid other lines including references to Christ and Christian themes.
An analysis notes the decline of monarchies amid Hitler and Schuschnigg moves. It observes royal fragility across nations from Spain to Japan, with monarchies surviving mostly by tradition rather than broad popular support.
Roy Harrop of Council Bluffs envisions a July 1 to 4 Omaha gathering of radical leaders to form a strong third party movement. The plan promises an entertaining promoter’s show and possible tour but faces inevitable fragmentation as leaders already clash in language and aims.
Charlottesville Progress reports that the Postoffice Department aims for profit but new rules would deliver letters to households without names or addresses. Advertisers could direct mail to “householder” or “patron,” forcing post offices to deliver to all houses on a street and fill mailboxes with circulars, burdening the office.
A fragmented reading lists questions and answers about Sir Walter Raleigh's execution, the number of needy children in the United States, and whether monkeys have two sets of teeth. The items present debatable or outdated historical claims.
The text notes that Mr. Farley issued an order that would interfere with efficiency in delivering legitimate letters and states the order should be withdrawn at once. It reflects a direct instruction to retract the decision and preserve mail service integrity.
A nation that can buy motor cars as fast as they are now produced, 415000 units last month, shows purchasing power beyond bare necessities. Steel runs at about 47 percent capacity, iron ore output in March tops any month since 1931, trade edges up, and railroads report rising income except in the South, indicating gradual progress.
Secretary Hull champions reciprocal trade as the logical path to rebuild international harmony. He argues a world conference should follow and asserts that healthy commerce protects customers and underpins peaceful relations among nations.
One year ago Mrs. F N Rinker died at her Middletown home. A contract was let for a modern bus terminal here this year. County school officials are preparing for a blossom festival. Spanish American veterans hold a Winchester meeting. Three Krol cases are continued.
A collection of trivia and guidance includes why the moon shows one face, the gyroscope stabilizes ships, and hemoglobin is the coloring matter of red blood cells. It also offers editorial pointers on sentence placement and a Cicero quote about praise.
In a tense New York interlude Consuelo confronts betrayal as she and Doug share a moment of honesty. The gypsy girl wrestles with her choice between revenge and affection while Stewart and Douglass navigate shifting loyalties and a brewing.
A January report notes two Washington men injured when their truck overturns near Berry’s Ferry. The incident prompts city to begin decoration for Blossom Festival preparations.
Great British dirigible breaks from mast at Fulham Norfolk. Spring sessions of Winchester Presbytery will open at Romney Tuesday. F Hugh Pierce announces he will not run for legislature. Soft hail falls at Mt Jackson with snow reported due.
Twenty five years ago more than 70 000 enumerators began the census. Rev W D Smith rector of Christ Protestant Episcopal church Richmond is elected delegate to the Men s National Missionary Congress at Chicago. Lieut Col J W Watrous US A starts movement for a joint reunion of grey and blue veterans at Gettysburg. Mrs Mary Parlett dies. Rev J T Williams new pastor of Berryville M E Church South was a veteran under Col J S Mosby.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia reports a net gain of 1 698 telephones for the first quarter, bringing in-service total to 144 039. Last year net gains and disconnections are noted, with 333 100 000 calls made and interchanges with 94 connecting companies and 3 318 phones owned by 267 rural line associations.
Virginia men who served with the Fourth Division in the Meuse Ar Gonne offensive are invited to obtain a Verdun citation and bronze medal. Names will be inscribed in the Livre d or for posterity. application blanks are free upon request to Capt Bernard B Livingston in Richmond. Relatives of fallen or killed servicemen may also apply.
Lamp Lore describes two main lamp classes: vacuum lamps hermetically sealed after air removal and gas filled lamps with inert gas such as argon or nitrogen at a given pressure. Vacuum is achieved with a mechanical pump to about 400000th of an atmosphere.
Present and past rainfall figures show 24 hour ending 8 am none. April to date 2.62 inches year to date 10.94 inches. Winchester Laboratory records give 34.61 inches as the 22 year average annual precipitation. Monthly averages list 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 2.96 November 2.51 December 2.30.
News from Stephens City April 17 highlights visits and family ties. Sonny Orndoff returns from Blue Ridge Sanatorium while Carl Lake visits from Washington. Pauline Lam recovering from appendicitis plans to return home this week in Harrisonburg.
Capitol Theatre in Winchester presents David Copperfield with W C Fields and Freddie Bartholomew for a two day engagement today and tomorrow. Fox news reel and Andy Clyde in Its the Cat's will be shown, with Fay Wray in Cheating Cheaters at Palace Theatre Thursday and Friday.
Florence Rice and Conrad Nagel star in Death Flies East at Hables Palace Theatre today only. Reviewers hail the airplane picture as the day's greatest.
Oranda notes her return home after time with her son Nelson and daughter Charlotte in Washington. Mrs. Harry Henson remains on the sick list and shows little improvement. John Saum improves. Miriam Watson of Winchester visited Mr. M. M. Orndorf and family. Jean Richardson recovers from chickenpox. Charles Keller and son Dalton travel home after two weeks in Washington. Elma Keller and Joe Hausenfluck of Washington spent Sunday with their parents here.
Wife Preservers this table is correctly set for breakfast for four with proper placement of silver and tableware as a proper setting for the meal.
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