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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1934
Page
4
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Listed rates show annual, half year and quarterly options for mail and carrier subscriptions. Prices include one year at 3.50 by mail and 4.50 by carrier, with shorter terms at 1.75 and 2.25 respectively, plus monthly and weekly options.
Classified ads priced at 2 cents per word with 25 cent minimum. Memorials priced at 1.50 for four stanzas. Cards of Thanks 75 cents. Display ads due by 10 A M with 42 cents per inch, national reps listed. Includes a Bible verse about righteousness and governance.
The executive order nationalizes silver bullion not newly mined, requiring turnover to the government within ninety days of August 9 at 50.01 cents an ounce, paid in paper money. Commercial silver and coins are excluded, and the move is expected to influence inflation amid uncertain global monetary policy.
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace signals major changes to the Agricultural Adjustment Administration crop control plan. He argues the department does not need broader powers after unsuccessful amendments would have expanded his authority. A severe drought and reduced production suggest a relaxation of acreage reductions next season, with natural factors aiding the department’s aims.
A brief from the page summarizes school days and a question set. It notes U S homicide toll rising to around 12 000 annually since 1900 and explains anchor ice as bottom forming ice in rivers lakes or shallow seas, with Cordova cited for Spanish leather fame.
The passage notes that continued high food prices could strain consumers and warns that another drought next year would erode much of the authority granted to the Agricultural Adjustment Bureau, diminishing its effectiveness.
Secretary Morgenthau orders utilitarian designs for post offices courthouses and immigration stations with 132 million to fund new public buildings. The plan halves cost using brick or stone replacing marble and bronze with iron grills and smaller offices while expanding total construction under PWA funds.
In the Shenandoah Valley and across the Carolinas and Georgia rural communities used buckwheat notes or fascia notation from Elizabethan times. Singers claimed these shapes kept the devil away and shaped a distinctive regional hymn tradition during summers on a Virginia farm.
The Crenshaw estate is appraised at 155000 with 105000 in stocks and bonds. Appraisers Clifford D Grim W M Richards C L Nicodemus BE Bean and J W Arthur were appointed. Heirs include Fanny Q Crenshaw widow Charlton G Crenshaw Philadelphia son Richard D Crenshaw Winchester son and Mabel Crenshaw Winchester daughter. The will directs division among family but most assets stay in trust until the youngest child turns 30, delaying direct control for 10 years.
Water with meals helps stomach juices and digestion. A reader mentions Adlerika for bloating and gas. A Baker's Drug Store advertisement notes a cleansing dose for upper and lower bowels in Stephens City by Steele and Brother druggists.
A local ad offers car washing for 75 cents with delivery service. JACK & BOBBY RILEY'S SERVICE STATION operates at the corner of Market and Gerard Streets.
About 100000 people filled Baltimore waterfront to watch modern battleships reenact the bombardment of Fort McHenry. The event capped Maryland Tercentenary celebrations and three days of races.
The article describes a scenic rail route via the Nemacolin Path across mountains and along Willis Creek and Casselman River. It notes a horseshoe track ascent and then the Allegheny Range entering the Pittsburgh steel district with visible blast furnaces. The journey continues westward at dawn.
The item notes questions about The Faerie Queen authorship and quotes a Seneca maxim. It answers that Edmund Spenser wrote The Faerie Queen and includes a discussion of language, astrology, and trivia about spending versus occupying.
A travel feature outlines an itinerary from northern Ohio through Indiana to Chicago and back, highlighting Garrett Avilla Albion Wawasee Gary and Lake Michigan dunes, with Chicago as the destination for the 1934 Century of Progress Exposition. It mentions a low cost all expense tour sponsored by The Evening Star with applications via Baltimore and Ohio.
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hour end at 8 a m 0.72 inches for August to date 2.14 inches year to date 20.18. The 21 year Winchester Laboratory record yields average annual precipitation 34.71 inches and monthly averages by month from January to December.
Joan enjoys a seaside picnic while contemplating future plans as Giles Armiger returns to Granit ehead island. He longs for Joan and hopes she will not marry Drew Hallam, while Dilly pushes him toward new adventures and a broader life.
J Few Brown and A H Miller celebrate a long partnership spanning 85 years. President Roosevelt tours Shenandoah National Park and expresses high approval of its progress. Senator Byrd schedules an orchard picnic for August 26. Charles E Crabill, 79, a Strasburg jeweler, dies of a heart attack. Italian armada completes a mass formation flight to the United States and returns home.
A Braddock Heights Maryland hotel burned with damages estimated at fifty thousand dollars. The state supervisor of jails called the local jail a veritable fire trap.
J W Larrick Jr advertises a public auction on August 14 offering 25 fresh cows 60 heifers 20 steers 50 sheep. The Eternal City plays at Empire Theatre. Boy Scouts Camp Troop 1 attends capon river for ten days. Miss Atrill Stickley Cook of Stephens City marries Daniel Albert Dolaw of White Post. A mysterious man quietly enters James B Russell's home and sits opposite him as he reads.
Twenty five years ago Mrs Lizzie Powell aged 60 dies suddenly at Forks of Capon leaving her husband and seven children. The item notes a local obituary tone with family impact.
Volcanic eruptions, droughts and extreme winters have been noted as early indicators of climate shifts before formal weather recording. Historically, many eruptions coincide with dry spells and harsh winters, suggesting lasting links between volcanic activity and global climate patterns.
In Callander Ontario on August 12 four of the Dionne quintuplets shown minor 24 hour weight losses while Cecille gained. Yvonne lost 3 4 ounce, Annette fell 1 ounce, Emilie dropped 3 4 ounce, Marie shed 3 4 ounce. Cecille increased by 1 3 4 ounces to 4 pounds 14 3 4 ounces.
Paramount romantic comedy with music Shoot The Works begins a three day run today at the Capitol Theatre. The feature showcases romance and song as the cast entertains audiences on opening night.
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