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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1934
Page
4
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Rates listed for mail and carrier subscriptions including one year at 3.50, six months at 1.75, three months at 0.90, one month at 0.30. Carrier plans show one year 4.50, six months 2.25, three months 0.20, one month weekly.
Classified ads cost 2 cents per word with a 25 cent minimum. Memorials are 1.50 for four stanzas of four lines. Cards of Thanks cost 75 cents. Display ads with border must be in by 10 AM on publication day. Transient rate 42 cents per inch. National reps in New York Chicago Detroit Pittsburgh Des Moines and Atlanta.
A religious note features Psalm 55 22 quoted as guidance to cast burdens on the Lord and be sustained. It presents a devotion line emphasizing faith and steadfast righteousness amid trial.
Editorial critic Norman Hamilton accuses Senator Byrd of allying with Republicans over payroll patronage and a 1930s Virginia political feud. The piece defends Byrd citing protests against discredited prohibition inspectors and argues Hamilton seeks revenge by false statements.
The quiz summarizes three items: the late Washington leaving an estate valued at 5.3 million dollars, the founding of the Boy Scout movement by General Sir Robert Baden-Powell, and the Suez Canal linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea.
The dialogue questions Henry W. Anderson C Bascom Slemp Henry Wise and Joseph Crupper and rebuts Hamiltons attack on Senator Byrd. It recalls Byrds past campaigns against Slemp Wise and the 1928 Smith drive and probes whether Hamilton will back the Democratic Senate nominee in November.
Washington correspondent notes the President maintains near constant wireless contact with the country. Messages can reach him in an hour and a half in code or forty minutes if uncoded. While not a full vacation, the Pacific Ocean cruise offers rare solitude and limited visitors, allowing brief naps or sunbaths between stops.
In Berlin a factory worker refuse to march to a Hitler rally was fired. A Berlin court ruled workers must join demonstrations or breach national duty, denying reinstatement. The ruling explains the big crowds as understandable under such law.
The Elks convention expected to draw about 6 000 attendees from Maryland Delaware and the District of Columbia. It will run August 12 to 15 with Hagerstown Lodge leaders J Morris Guider and Calvers Hartle heading plans. Winchester Elks and nearby groups have been invited.
Present and past rainfall data show no precipitation in the past 24 hours ending 8 a m July totals to date at 2 88 inches and year to date at 18 36 inches. Average monthly and annual figures from 21 years of Winchester Research Laboratory records are listed for each month including January through December with corresponding inches.
Rev. C. A. Hall of Luray is chosen moderator of the Shenandoah Baptist Association at Boyce amid a close vote on repeal in Oklahoma and other items including Martinsburg hotel sale, governor Pollard wedding, and various regional notes from five and twenty years ago.
The text notes that Brahe Kepler and Le Verrier were astronomers. It presents a riddle style prompt with hints and a dated quip about Words of Wisdom and a horoscope alongside trivia questions.
The Marine Corps invites young men to join during August to reach a 16,000 strength. Enlistment is four years with character references and good education required. Minimum age 18, height 66 inches, parental consent if under 21, training at Paris Island before assignment. benefits include travel, adventure sports, education, uniforms, and medical care.
Features offered the soldiers of the sea. Those seeking enlisting information or an ee pamphlet about the Leathernecks should write to or call at the Marine Corps Recruiting Station Room 10 old land office building Seventh and E streets N W Washington D C.
Scallops are marine mollusks found in all seas with nearly 300 species. Two Atlantic U.S. species exist the common and the larger northern form. A discovery at Tel Amarna reveals a university 3,000 years old on the Nile site.
Joan receives a marriage engagement to Drew amid glamour and moonlit travel in Spain. Giles Armiger writes of love, loss, and cautions as Joan's happiness clashes with debts, secrecy, and Nancy’s control of finances. The piece ends with a looming financial strain and a promise to continue.
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