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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1934
Page
4
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A biblical verse expresses a plea for cleansing from sin and a commitment to praise God for salvation. The speaker requests forgiveness and vows to declare righteousness through song.
A Mooresville Indiana petition asks Governor McNutt to grant amnesty to John Dillinger and his gang. The piece condemns Dillinger as a democratic threat and urges public support for strong federal action against organized crime. It notes kidnapping gangs seek broader reach and warns against glamorizing criminals. Federal efforts are praised as yielding results.
Mary Coleman president of the American Physical Education Association argues against advertising for colleges. She contends promotional tactics mislead students and families and calls for clearer guidelines. The remarks highlight ongoing concerns about college marketing practices.
A fragment lists questions about electors pledged to Sees py and a January casting at the state capital. It asks who spoke the line I fear the even when they bring gifts Vergil appears as the answer. It also queries which state is the second largest by area California and the second smallest Delaware with exact square mile figures.
Miss Coleman argues that today students value personal benefit from sports. They favor tennis and golf because these moves can be enjoyed after graduation, while football, basketball, and baseball offer limited postcollege opportunities.
The outdoors form a daily theatre where nature thrives through unseen nourishment from soil. Dead elements transform into living vegetation, blossoms, and edible fruits. Life gains vigor when we observe Nature and cultivate flowers and vegetables in our gardens.
The poem depicts an orchard transformed into a fairytale scene as April skies warm, snowlike petals fall on children playing in a fairy bower. It celebrates apple blossoms as a sacred offering, with Mae Beck noted alongside a German reference.
An advertisement touts Feen a Mint as the gentlest laxative with real cleansing action. It emphasizes chewing distributes the ingredient, dissolves dry waste, and reduces laxative dread while urging purchase for 15c or 25c at druggists.
A report recalls events from a year ago including the arrest of William Franklin alias Prof Ernest Langar an astrologist held for Waynesboro authorities who attempted suicide by poison fire at W A Buncutters store Albin and a U S move to abandon the gold standard triggering market buying. Prime Minister Ramsey McDonald arrived to discuss global tensions with President Roosevelt and Mrs Marion Ross DuShane died in Yakima Washington.
Five years ago Miss Nettie Elizabeth Braithwaite and Elmer R. Dorsey of White Hall were married at Pleasant Valley United Brethren Church by Rev. C J Racey. Captain John Baldwin Jr of Berryville resigns from the U S Marine Corps to join Curtiss Aircraft Co. Rev W H Shannon of Front Royal is elected moderator of Winchester Presbytery. Bunker Hill High School loses to Handley in a dual track meet. Col H J Benchoff of Woodstock is re-elected president of Shenandoah Valley Inc.
President Coolidge backs a call in a conference to curb armaments. Plans advance for the Apple Blossom Festival on May 3. Democrats vow to defend the Ninth District. The festival reveals the name Princess Shenandoah on festival day. Palmer Lime and Cement Co. detonates 3 tons of dynamite at Strasburg quarry, blowing away a large side.
Walter M. Cammer age 40, formerly of Winchester, dies in Martinsburg West Virginia. In Suffolk Virginia robbers tunnel under a bank vault but flee with only 1479 dollars after failing to crack the safe. Winchester Presbytery ends meeting at Romney West Virginia. Edward Oates of Capon Bridge West Virginia, injured when wagon load of cross ties toppled, shows improvement in Winchester Memorial Hospital.
Present and past rainfall data show 0.48 inches in April to date and 7.11 inches year to date. The Winchester Research Laboratory records an average monthly rainfall of 34.71 inches over 21 years with monthly means ranging from January 2.41 to December 2.34 inches.
Ward from Stephenson yesterday afternoon noted hail in Winchester and surrounding area during one of several April showers. Hail in the northeastern county was small but struck with notable force and lasted several minutes.
George White defends hair color indifference in his Scandals show at the Palace Theatre today and Thursday. The producer, with stars including Rudy Vallée and Alice Faye, notes 150 girls auditioned, with looks and talent prioritized over hair color.
A Washington library uses a mobile suction device on a cart to roll through shelves, lifting dust from stacks and preserving the library’s vast collection of books.
Public notice that on May 2, 1934, M. E. Herndon seeks ABC Board license to retail beer and ale over 3.2 percent at ABC Camp R. No. 3 Winchester Virginia. Hearing to determine eligibility.
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