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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1935
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists subscription costs for mail and carrier delivery and outlines advertising rates including classified, memorial, and display ads. It notes deadlines for display ads and national reps in major cities.
The notice assigns exclusive republication rights to The Associated Press for all AP credited dispatches and local news published in the paper. It reserves the pap ers use of AP material and outlines ownership of content by the AP.
A quoted biblical passage presents the fruit of the Spirit as love joy peace longsuffering gentleness goodness faith meekness and temperance. notes there is no law against such traits from Galatians 5 22 23.
English apple arrivals are higher than expected for early varieties. American shippers may push extra fruit to England seeking high prices, risking oversupply and falling prices. Caution urged to curb shipments to avoid market instability and losses.
A firm in its thirtieth year reports the Bible as its perennial best seller shipping 1,135,863 Bibles last year. The trend is echoed across publishing houses with no other book rivaling Bible sales, while noted authors like Van Dine and Oppenheim are acknowledged as top sellers.
The Daily Review criticizes the rapid tax bill as soaking the rich while opposing Senators Glass and Byrd of Virginia argue for more time and a postponement. Senator Vandenberg's motion failed as the amendment burdening moderate payers was rejected, sparing the struggling public.
The measure is sent to a conference committee of the Senate and House to finalize changes before Presidents approval. The Washington Post condemns the process as rushed and unduly influenced by executive orders, warning of a drift toward Democratic government shipwreck and mid-summer madness.
The Roanoke Times reports Huey Long declares willingness to run in 1936 as an independent if Roosevelt and Hoover are the Democratic and Republican nominees. He says the American people could draft him for the presidency if they desire. Long portrays himself as a decisive leader amid national crisis.
Paul Henkle of New York, head of Society of Restaurateurs, blames World War vacancies for more female wait staff and argues men are needed for regal dining. Most readers favor quality food over gender, with The Washington Post advising the restaurateur to ensure the customer stays the waiter.
Huey Long seeks national renomination or presidency while remaining in the Senate. He aims to use the Washington press as a major platform and predicts winning six states, with Louisiana his strongest assured vote if local machinery favors him.
The diary entry reflects on the loneliest hour after supper for those alone or separated from family. Admiral Byrd endured harsher winters in the Antarctic, while summer separations make the hour feel hot and lonely. The piece notes appetite patterns tied to temperature.
A poem by L. M. Green mourns Will Rogers, praising his smile, lariat, and warmth. It celebrates his life with lines of affection, noting ten million friends who wish him a Happy Landing as he rides into the Great Divide.
Dr and Mrs Hunter H Mc Guire announce the engagement of their daughter Judith McGuire to Lieut Julian Lindsey. First Lieut George F Miller and Private J P Blount are picked from the National Guards to shoot in the National match. No trace found of Van Lear Black Baltimore Sun publisher, lost from his yacht off the New Jersey coast.
Official canvas shows Byrd with a 39 738 vote lead over Mapp. Secretary of Agriculture Jardine seeks resignation of Henry C. Taylor, head of the bureau of agricultural economics. David Ambrose a 65 year old Marlboro merchant dies in Strasburg. Mrs. William J. Jackson dies in town. Buy an acre campaign will be pushed statewide by Shenandoah National Pack Association.
Twenty five years ago Miss Grace Stickle of Clarke county married Townsend Thomas of Loudoun county. Uncle Tom's Cabin shows at the Auditorium. Florence Nightingale, founder of nursing, dies. J H Harriman buys Rosemont near Berryville from Arthur L Warthen at an estimated 35 000 to 55 000. Rev William T Walters of Winchester presides over the 62nd Virginia Valley Christian conference at New Hope Augusta county.
AP brief features light humor and oddities from several cities. John J. Rogers seeks a Baseball Adjustment Administration in Congress while comparing government farm subsidies to sports compensation. A rock damages an Asheville attorney’s office near a police station. A Denver worker loses toes but stays calm after a saw accident.
In Monongahela Pennsylvania on his first day Ben Sadler rounded up six stray dogs and placed them in the pound but during the night someone smashed the lock and released all of them.
In Twin Falls Idaho depositors of the defunct Security National Bank of Fairfield received 113 percent of their deposits after the bank closed in March 1932. A remainder of cash awaits distribution as authorities continue finalizing payments.
San Francisco band leader Earl Sapiro married a Hubbard twin amid doubt over the bride's exact identity. He proposed to and believes Pearl accepted, noting the license signature almost confirms it.
Washington commentary notes Senator Borah may seek mass appeal by opposing new income tax changes aimed at the wealthy. Observers mark him as a key liaison between regular Republicans and Progressives, admired by both sides yet cautious on federal regulation.
The piece argues politicians are craftier than businessmen and fear Hoover’s renomination. It discusses Borah as a potential standard bearer, warns of Hooverism backfires, and critiques British economic policy citing William Koren Jr. on Britain's slow industrial revival and low interest rates.
Early Christian artists assigned colors with moral meaning. Red for love, blue for truth, green for hope, white for purity, and yellow for sunlight and faith.
A set of trivia questions about customs and terms. It asks why Chinese in America send their dead to China for ancestor worship and reunion, mentions the Flying Dutchman as a phantom ship off the Cape of Good Hope in storms, and defines necrology as a list of deaths in a place or time.
Present and past rainfall data ending at 8 a m show 22 in. for August to date 2.32 in. Year to date 21.81 in. Average annual precipitation per past 22 years 34.61 in recorded by Winchester Laboratory. Monthly averages from 22 years: January 2.35, February 1.94, March 2.81, April 3.16, May 2.70, June 3.60, July 3.39, August 3.35, September 2.43, October 2.90, November 2.51, December 2.30.
Janet Lord answers a newspaper ad and stays in a large house with a silent servant Nita a dog Rajah and an eccentric Miss Boisevain who warns of capture. A mysterious note urges secrecy while lights flicker and Janet considers escape amid eerie threats and a hidden face in the tower.
Thorton Palmer a 19 year old from Riva died in Annapolis Md from injuries in an automobile collision. He had suffered more than 200 bone fractures over life due to a softened bone condition. A fractured skull caused a hemorrhage leading to death at a local hospital.
The magnet name traces to magnesia in Asia Minor where iron oxide minerals attracted iron. Eisenach Germany, home to Wartburg Castle, is noted for Martin Luther retiring as Junker Georg to translate the Bible.
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