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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1934
Page
12
French book publisher Fresch Books can expect demand three to four times higher than English publishers. The shift signals strong reader interest in translated titles and suggests market opportunities for editions tailored to French readers.
Midshipman Wilson G. Reisenrath flew from the Virginia Capes after leaving the battleship Wyoming to the Naval Academy Annapolis and then proceeded to Helena Montana where his father Charles H Reigenrath is critically ill.
An apiarist says bees communicate by releasing tiny dust particles from their wings to carry messages. This dust scattering forms a novel broadcasting method observed in hive behavior and navigation.
A senior from the academy and a member of the varsity football squad was returning from a summer practice cruise in European waters when his father fell ill. The Navy Department authorized his leaving the battleship to reach his father’s bedside as quickly as possible.
A wave of inflationary buying lifted New York stocks as foreign currencies rose after President Roosevelt ordered nationalization of silver. Hemmed in by mixed early moves, the market regained ground led by metal issues and giants like U S Steel American Telephone and Cerro De Pasco. Transfers reached about 1,300,000 shares.
Los Angeles Aug 9 Hollywood’s motion picture colony was drawn into a congressional investigation of Communist and Silver Shirt activities in southern California. Police Captain William Hynes said several prominent stars and directors support a Communist movement here and promised to present donor names at the proper time. He noted about 4500 Communist Party members in California, half in Los Angeles.
The article notes that Vega shines 51 times and Arcturus 112 times brighter than the sun, highlighting their prominence among nearby stars.
The Luttrell family from many states will attend a two day reunion starting Saturday in Collinsville Virginia with talks music and dinner at noon. Sunday events move to Berkeley Springs West Virginia at the State Park with talks songs orchestra and Ernest Luttrell address followed by Rev. W. O. Luttrell and a warm reception for all members.
Government figures show Virginia liquor taxes totaling $49,276 in the first seven months after retailing began. The largest item was $15,850 from excise tax on fermented malt liquors, including beer, for the period December 1 to June 30.
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