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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1934
Page
4
A compact item from The Morning Item reproduced in The Weekly News and The Weekly Times, noting a brief local affair carried across multiple papers. It reflects syndicated paraphrase and shared market copy without major new facts.
The text appears to be a rights statement about Associated Press news dispatches and their use by the paper. It notes exclusive use and distribution terms for AP material and related content.
Rates show in advance charges: four fifty annual, two twenty five monthly, and ten for shorter terms. The fragment lists unclear figures but indicates pricing by carrier with advance payments for different periods.
Advertising terms listed include 2 cents per word for minimum charge 25 cents, 150 dollars for four lines and obituary related lines, cash with copy, and 10 A.M. publication deadline. Transient rates 42 cents per inch. National reps named: Devine Tenney Corp in multiple cities.
The text presents a fragmentary invocation blending a Hebrew benediction and biblical blessing from Numbers 6 24 25 26. It repeats phrases about blessing keeping and lifting the Lord’s countenance and grace. The garbled lines suggest a devotional or ceremonial use.
Virginia supporters note $2 million pledged to Shenandoah National Park and backers like former President Hoover. Roosevelt praised national parks and discussed a 400 mile Skyline Drive linking Shenandoah and Great Smoky parks, with Ickes endorsing the road project and federal funding.
The text notes a 1925 Bell Telephone Laboratories photograpy project in New York City and cites a 1933 tax total of 1.17 billion dollars, about eleven percent of all U.S. taxes, alongside a definition of the Philosopher's Stone as a sought alchemical mineral that could transmute base metals into gold.
Virginia prospects for opening Styme Drive hinge on road conditions and legal transfers. The article cites Roosevelt's park philosophy and notes Roosevelt and Ickes may push ahead despite ongoing federal state litigation over spark lands deed details.
The Associated Press reports a Chester Maryland incident where a presumed corpse, alive and in a white gown, was moved from hospital to home by hearse. Relatives fled in fear while others recovered the patient after the surprise revival. The tale reflects anxious public mood amid hard times and persistent fear of ghosts.
Captain Thomas B. Byrd of Timberville receives a certificate of merit for constructive work in orcharding and service as president of the Virginia Horticultural Society. His collaboration with Senator Harry F. Byrd helped advance Virginia apples in the Shenandoah Valley, with broad sharing of production knowledge. Timberville and Howard B. Zigler credit this work for elevating the region into a premier American fruit area under the vision of Crist and Zigler.
In Buenos Aires Mischa Elman drew an ecstatic audience at a concert. He offered 13 encores and played a new piece called Tango. The crowd pressed after the show, following him to the dressing room and the station, cheering through a prolonged farewell.
A report notes satisfaction that the surgeon who aided John Dillinger by facial changes was identified by Chicago police. The piece accuses the professional of aiding a public enemy and condemns a rogue practitioner, urging the medical field to harsher action against such malefactors.
The report lists rainfall for the past 24 hours ending a.m. with none, August to date 0.55 inches, and year to date 18.91 inches. It notes 21-year average annual precipitation 34.71 inches and monthly averages by month, including January 2.41 and December 2.34 inches.
WITRY-LES-REIMS France Aug 7 the village that was destroyed in World War I declined to half mast the French flag for Field Marshal Von Hindenburg funeral. The council called it a grave insult to 10,000,000 dead men and 1,350,000 French who perished in the tragedy.
In a tense night scene at a monastery Drew and Giles Armiger clash over Joan Dudley. Giles demands Joan be warned of Drew pasts, threatens disclosure, and offers a two year moratorium while Drew proposes a delayed public revelation. A rough struggle ends with a fragile bargain and a looming dilemma.
In Hayfield Virginia 26 conversions and nine accessions were recorded as baptism and communion rites concluded a two week revival at Mount Olive Church. Rev. Franklin Senger led compelling messages as nightly services drew large crowds and revived spirit. The Fremont Lutheran School social raised funds and featured a music program and refreshment sales.
An article surveys radicalism versus conservatism in the United States and Europe. It notes labor unrest, union dynamics in the steel industry, and A F of L politics while comparing Britain France Germany and Austria. It cites Minnesota martial law actions and Huey Long era tensions.
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