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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1934
Page
4
The Evening Star is mailed as second class from Winchester Virginia and published daily except Sundays by The Evening Star Publishing Company. It is consolidated with The Morning News The Weekly News The Weekly Times and The Weekly Mirror.
The notice lists subscription prices for mail and carrier service, memorials and cards, classified and display ad rates, and national advertising representatives. It includes rates by period, minimum charges, and deadlines for display ads.
A readable fragment presents a religious verse reference Psalm 56 11 with a brief archaic phrasing about not fearing others actions. The line emphasizes faith in God and courage amid threats.
Mayor Anderson calls on Winchester residents to observe clean up week with renewed efforts by painters and gardeners to remove unsightly distractions. The Valley of Virginia is expected to gleam as spring coats the area in natural beauty and City efforts aim to make Winchester a sparkling gem in the Shenandoah Valley.
The Portsmouth Star reports President Roosevelt hints at sea and a possible business policy in the outlying territory. Tokyo signals Premier Makoto Saito may visit Hawaii to pay respects at his brother Shogo's grave, raising hopes for a simultaneous Honolulu arrival and a potential diplomatic meeting to ease tensions between America and Japan.
The piece notes Carlyle would likely joke about speech and silence differently now. It highlights the telephone industry’s scale, stating the United States holds over half of world telephones, Europe 26 percent, and the rest 11 percent, with 13.7 phones per hundred people in the United States versus 1.3 in Europe and Asia.
A National Firearms Act has been introduced in Congress by Representative Hatton W. Summers of Texas at the request of Attorney General Cummins. The bill seeks tougher controls on guns including fingerprinting and photographing parts of pistols and machine guns to curb criminal access and use of weapons.
A school quiz asks who was the youngest U S president Theodore Roosevelt inaugurated at 42 and served 1901 to 1909 Shakespeare as author of a line about men being merriest at home and the Otto man Empire meaning Turkey.
The discussion notes that while some resent supervision as an insult, manufacturers fear market limits. It argues crime control hinges on controlling weapons used by criminals.
Miss Mary Sutton Miller daughter of Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Lewis S. G. Miller on furlough from Japan is engaged to marry Mr. Joseph Emerson Brown of Atlanta Ga. Also noted are marriages of Miss Myrtle Virginia Snarr Triplett and Mr. Wesley Shiley and the death of Irenus J Crabill 66. The note mentions Apple Blossom Festival caches and other local items with several era reminders.
Magistrate A J Tavenner ruled he had no jurisdiction and dismissed a trespass warrant sworn by George H Conner of Stephens City against Loewner Granite and Marble Co of Harrisonburg Va For removal of a headstone and two markers from Conner s cemetery lot the company had a note of 135 and later hauled the tombstone to its Harrisonburg business The case may go to the Circuit Court as attorneys plan an appeal
May 5 marks the final day to pay the 1933 capitation taxes to qualify as a voter in the November election when a U S representative and senator are to be elected. Athens connected to the world by telephone, yet long distance calls come with a price.
Twenty-one members of the Rice First Aid course of instruction in the Rice motor corps class were awarded certificates after final examinations. Names listed include Mrs. Athey Miss Frances W Beverley Miss Mary Warden Boyd and others under Taylor Barr's instruction for the Winchester and Frederick County Chapter of the Red Cross.
The text references Touhy and accomplices serving long terms for kidnapping and suggests indifference to their fate after release. It reflects a dismissive stance toward the individuals involved.
The Virginia game wardens report 1 532 dogs killed in March. Arrests include 946 for game violations and 767 for dogs. Fines total 3 425 50 with costs 2 615 55. Local contributions include Winchester and Frederick 35 fines 29 75 costs Clarke 25 16 Shenandoah 40 34 Warren 20 15.
Game warden Francis W. Ping ley is accused of killing 296 dogs in March in Norfolk city. The actions are part of an ongoing record held by the warden, raising concerns about animal welfare and local enforcement.
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hour ending 8 a m none. April to date 1.82 inches year to date 6.83 inches. Average monthly rainfall over 21 years lists January 2.41, February 1.97, March 2.82, April 3.21, May 3.94, June 3.65, July 8.41, August 3.29, September 2.34, October 3.00, November 2.33, December 2.34.
A Delaplane Virginia verse celebrates spring in the Shenandoah Valley with scenes of green fields, blooming apple trees, singing robins and bees. It heralds the Apple Blossom fete in the Old Dominion and the blossoming queen as the city’s welcome.
The Executive Committee of the Administrative Center BSA for Winchester and Frederick counties meets at 7 30 p m in the Handley Library Trustees Room. Officers and chairmen of activities camping training court of honor and troop organization will report with John B Scully Jr presiding.
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