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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1935
Page
4
A fragment shows a biblical quote Acts 10 34 35 noting God is no respecter of persons and a listing of advertising rates and requirements including memorials display ads and national reps with 10 a m deadlines and 25 cent minimums.
The Formosan quake underscores how even strong buildings are vulnerable to collapse and fires, not just ground motion. Seismologists study rock waves beneath the crust to push toward reliable long term prediction, acknowledging it could save millions by forecasting quakes.
A brief garden note extols how a small seed, likened to a pine needle, grows into tall plants and summer blossoms, marveling at the annual miracle of cultivation and the gardener’s craft.
A reader asks about dog days meaning tied to Sirius and summer heat. The Rosetta Stone is a tablet with helioglyphic and Greek inscriptions, unlocking hieroglyphic writing. The apple as the forbidden fruit is not definitively proven. the Bible only calls it the fruit of the tree of knowledge.
The passage compares seeds of physical crops to seeds of conduct and thought. It notes agitation for higher standards has reduced wasteful gardening choices and cites the mustard seed as a symbol of small beginnings growing into powerful outcomes. It reflects on humanity’s capacity to reform and achieve great things.
Dr. Freeman of George Washington University says mid life nervous breakdowns can warn victims to live more slowly and ward off life shortening defects. Some people make resolutions to care for themselves but many forget once they recover, while others heed nature's warning and stop wastes and dissipations.
Executive committee approves the SH Festival schedule for May 3 and 4. News reports Dillinger's escape from Bohemian Camp with two killed in a shooting fray. Advertising agency secures radio time for Mrs. Whitney and others. Twenty nine princesses expected in the festival court. Queen Shenandoah Air Conditioning plans City office opening as a GE branch.
Five thousand pupils prepare a festival parade on April 24 as part of a city event. New York Times names Winchester among ten most interesting aces in the world due to a historic Comecaena and festival. Royal ceremony attendance for Queen Suzanne Pollard coronation noted, with North Atlantic States snow and a 24 hour cold wave forecast. Lions Club features two great lions on floats owned by the W. C. Graichen estate.
Ten years ago the festival began with a parade of 5000 school children. 900 from Brunswick, Ma. Police issued parking rules closing Main street for through traffic from Water to Piccadilly during the festival. Floyd Collins’ body surfaced at Cave City Ky and will be buried on high hill above Crystal Cave. Passengers on Homeric think some could have been saved after the Japanese freighter sink. Judges in school parades award prizes to Winchester Public School primary grades after a tough decision.
The Winchester Presbytery meeting appoints Rev. Lacy Brooke Edge Tripp Lett Siler and Smith as ministers for the year. Cess pools are banned in Winchester after July 1 1910 and frost is forecast for northern areas tonight. The political mood shifts toward Republicans in Virginia with Democrats poised for November turnout.
Park baseball team holds daily practices this week as they prepare for the season opener. Paramount Cabbies of Hagerstown will entertain at the curtain raiser on Saturday.
Lake Michigan lies entirely within the United States. The most powerful state in Germany is Prussia. The cotton pest causing yearly losses is the boll weevil.
Present and past rainfall figures show none in the last 24 hours ending 8 a.m. April to date 2.62 inches and year to date 10.94 inches. The Winchester Laboratory’s 22 year average is 34.61 inches. Monthly averages are listed with 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.
Hable and Hable present Will Rogers in Life Begins at 40 at the Palace Theatre today and Friday with Richard Cromwell Rochelle Hudson Slim Summerville Jane Darwell and Sterling Holloway. Showtimes are 2 3 45 4 15 and 9 p m with a Fox News reel. Matinee encouraged to avoid night crowds.
Warner Bros Cap Itol showcases Naughty Marietta a romantic drama with music by Victor Herbert. Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy star as the story unfolds with Louisiana settlement piracy and early Creole life. Songs include Ah Sweet Mystery of Life and Tramp Tramp Tramp.
In a dramatic scene Consuelo the Gypsy Dancer pleads with Stewart to back her quest for a Follies lead. He denies her, warns of expulsion, then a heated exchange ends with a scuffle as she fights back in backstage tension.
Consuelo endures a brutal confrontation with Stewart as she denounces him and he pleads to repair her dream. He admits fault, then vows to rebuild tonight. She waveringly forgives, confessing love despite the hurt and uncertainty of their future. TO BE CONTINUED.
Mrs. Estella Carranza, 17, gave birth to triplets, two of whom died while the surviving girl received oxygen treatment. Carranza, cited as the youngest U S mother to bear triplets, already has two older children.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1647-B with a French inspired design features puffed sleeves square neck and lace trimming. The accompanying bias cut pantie is elastic at the top. Sizes 2 4 and 6 years require 2 1/2 yards and 1 1/2 yards of lace edging. Send 15c for the Barbara Bell Pattern Book and expect tomorrow’s common-sense housedress feature.
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