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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1935
Page
4
The notice lists rates for classified ads at 2 cents per word with a 25 cent minimum, memorials at 1.50 for four stanzas, cards of thanks at 75 cents each, and display ads with a 42 cent per inch transient rate. Office deadline is 10 A M on publication day with contract rates on request. National reps are Devine Tenney Corp in several cities.
A standard rights statement notes that the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to use and republish all AP dispatches and focal news published in the paper. The notice clarifies credit and publication relationships across the outlet.
A brief notice quotes a proverb urging restraint to those who meddle in others affairs. The text presents a biblical warning about intruding into strife and likens meddling to taking a dog by the ears.
Hofer warns that government funding is funded by taxpayers and cautions about hidden costs. He cites tax losses from tax free housing projects in Georgia and North Carolina, a waterfowl refuge, and TV subsidies. He notes public ownership could slash state revenue and argues double payment for relief.
Berlin dispatch on April 20 notes 500000 German soldiers and reports that dole recipients under 25 face drastic cuts while implying military training may be used as unemployment relief. The item questions whether Hitler uses need to recruit an army for conquest and warns that such moves could trigger another war unless he pursues peace credibly.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad adds eight new carriers, each unique design yet all streamlined with curved lines. Onlookers praise the technological art while considering the efficiency and aesthetics of the streamlined freight car evolution.
The text presents three question answer pairs. First asks the cash award to Lindbergh for his flight to Mexico, with answer $25,000. Second asks the amount of farm fire damages last year, with answer more than $100,000. Third asks under what circumstances Key wrote The Star Spangled Banner, answered Francis Scott Key wrote it on the back of a letter during the bombardment of Fort McHenry in 1814 in Baltimore.
Streamlined airflow and lightweight alloy cars with sidewise unloading hoppers could speed freight, while bright colors and artful lines improve landscape appeal and billboard elimination, potentially boosting railroads' cargo volume.
A Hagerstown author Dorothy L Bates writes a nostalgic tribute to Shenandoah with apple blossoms and moonlit breezes. The piece ends with a signature and date April 24 1935, alongside scattered notes on coal tar products and world population.
World capitals await Washington reaction to Japan declaring hands off China. Winchester bankers face the Banking Code of fair practice to be sent to General Johnson. A Handley school pageant titled Spirit of Years by Garland Quarles tops Festival features. Richmond Bell Company to decorate the city for gala festival attire. Dillinger gang suspected of a robbery in Akron Ohio.
Five years ago Miss Suzzanne Pollard rode as Queen Shenandoah VII on the festival’s last day. Frost damaged apple orchards while bees indicate a strong crop. Harrisonburg State Teachers' College won a $200 prize for an artistic float. City matrons hosted festive parties for Miss Pollard. KDKA Pittsburgh broadcast the festival story for Admiral Byrd's upcoming voyage from Dunedin.
Ten years ago thirty five thousand people packed streets as the parade moved through the city on the festival's last day. Miss Elizabeth Kerns is named acting postmaster by presidential appointment. The largest crowd in city history witnesses the second annual festival. Handley School wins best float prize of 100 dollars with the Heart of Shenandoah alley entry.
Twenty five years ago National avenue becomes a mud and mudded hazard with grading and sewer pipe issues. Common Council approves ten thousand dollars for road work the largest ever for such a project. Postoffice robbers Eddie Fay and Dick Harris receive ten year sentences for stealing eighty six thousand two hundred ninety five dollars in stamps from Richmond Postoffice. Council enforces law against bay windows and porches encroaching on sidewalks.
Vignettes from West Chester to Des Moines recount small incidents and curiosities. Mrs. Roosevelt inspires music at Westtown Friends School while a radio fills the hall. Billy Pullins recovers from a broken thigh in Columbus. James and Mary Lefford sink a 40 foot well in Titusville. A fire from a sparrow in Council Bluffs alarms Mrs. Gallagher. Roy Owens seeks a glass eye after an election car crash. Pete Davis travels to Drake relays, hitchhiking 900 miles from Denton Texas.
Middletown Virginia April 27 All members of the Middletown Grange are invited to a dance party at Stewart's Cabin Camp two miles south of town Monday night The program includes talks on Making Money With Turkeys by M C Kilpatrick and a Grange meeting with songs, readings, and a poultry themed roll call with members naming favorite breeds.
Willowby and the gypsies clash over Consuelo’s future as winter tightens its grip on New York. Marco confronts Willowby about Consuelo while the dancer’s star rises in the city, even as vengeance fuels a dangerous longing.
Dr Fernando Martinez addressed the Rotary Club outlining Spain US relations and historical ties. He noted Spain’s past colonial reach, current credit status, trade links, and cultural topics including bullfighting, handball, football, and cycling.
Present and past rainfall figures show none in the last 24 hours ending 8 a.m. April to date is 2.62 inches and year to date 10.94 inches. The Winchester Research Laboratory records a 22 year average of 34.61 inches per year. Monthly averages vary 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 inches.
Mrs J H Light will address the class at the ist Episcopal Church South on Sunday morning at 9 45 on an authority of the Bible. The message calls for 100 percent class attendance as spring nature shines.
In 1590 the son of Dutch spectacle maker Jansen picked up lenses and saw the church spire draw nearer. Father Jansen mounted the lenses on a board with a rock to hold them, creating the first telescope according to Vaerson's Weekly.
A four part series titled Living Reflections From Life's Mirror starts May 12 at 8 PM in the Congregation Christian Church. The program blends drama art and living pictures across four Sunday nights with pieces including Mother by Whistler The Angelus and The Sacrifice of Love.
An African katydid uses its thorny plantlike backdrop to escape predators. The insect blends with its surroundings as a survival strategy in its natural habitat.
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