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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1935
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star publishes daily except Sunday at Winchester Virginia, mail-subscription rates include one year four fifty, six months two twenty five, three months one twenty, one month forty. Weekly price listed as bcocpeeu. oO.
Classifieds rate two cents per word with a 25 cent minimum. Memorials priced at 1.50 for four stanzas. Cards of Thanks 75 cents. Display ads with border due by 10 AM. Transient rate 42 cents per inch. Contract rates on request. National reps listed in New York Chicago Detroit Pittsburgh Des Moines and Atlanta.
The lie detector, created by Professor Keeler, promises results in fifteen minutes and reduces laborious questioning. It records blood pressure, respiration, and galvanic skin response via chest and arm tubes connected to a small device. Authorities credit it with solving murders and robberies, and banks use it to test employees, prompting concerns about innocent people and fair admissibility.
State Health Commissioner Riggin reports the paralysis wave subsiding after two months of steady increase. Since July 1 Virginia logged 412 cases, Charlottesville area accounting for about 109. Richmond 39 Roanoke 29 Winchester free. Authorities praise handling, urge continued precautions and slow lifting of restrictions.
The piece contrasts European and American medical advertising. It notes European doctors publicize locations and credentials, while American doctors deem adverts unethical. A Mayo Brothers case from Rochester is referenced, hinting at controversial reporting after a Boston case involving a girl.
A dramatic medical tale titled as a world first unfolds with the Mayos embracing Boston doctors advice showing a bold advertising gamble that paid off and altered public perception. The narrative highlights innovation and publicity shaping public opinion.
Staunton News-Leader notes a steadier stock market with cash sales, small broker loans, and slow, continuous rises. It highlights a woman using profits to insulate her property as a sign of a sound market, driven by expected lower rates and higher appliance use.
The Panama Canal reached its 21st anniversary on August 15. Since opening tolls total $394,566,620 for 82,673 ship passages between Atlantic and Pacific. Capacity is 48 ships daily though current average movement is much lower, with peak year 1928 at 18 per day. A deficit of about 15.3 million dollars exists over 21 years.
The piece contrasts historic lazy youths with today’s energetic youth. It cautions not to scold a boy for failure if a physical defect drains vitality and urges medical evaluation for persistent laziness.
A modern hospital, whose completion was slowed by a slump in mood, has been dedicated and opened to visitors before patient admits. The facility boasts state of the art equipment and latest medical technology.
The article notes a shift from white to gentle hues in new hospital wards and homes. Pink and blue blankets for infants contrast with colored room utensils, while walls adopt rose gray blue and buff tones. The aim is to boost morale and aid recovery.
One year ago apple growers planned a meeting to be held August 24. The notice notes related local events including a Byrd orchard picnic on August 25 and a wedding of Miss Elizabeth Anne Hirth to John B. Mallon. A Cuba born Lieut Col Marion Hernandez dies violently.
Five years ago Clara Bow starred in Love Among Millionaires at the Capitol Theatre. Wiley Weeks, a farmhand on the Joseph H Funkhouser farm at White Post, perished in a barn fire. Skeletons of two men were uncovered by workers digging for the Lutheran Church parsonage foundation on South Stewart Street. Secretary of Agriculture Hyde visited for firsthand drought information as James D OConnell aged 76 died.
Ten years ago Miss Mary Hester Payne became bride of Harry Reese Carter in Bunker Hill West Virginia. Water famine grows serious as supply fails. Mrs Pearl Kolb a circus performer at Berryville Horse Show traction dies in hospital after falling from a Berryville boarding house third story window. Young Stribling boxer invests 500000 savings in Florida real estate. Dogs met butcher?
Twenty five years ago the Berryville Horse Show opened on Tuesday August 23 as Jefferson County Confederate veterans held a reunion. Uncle Tom's Cabin played at the Auditorium. A flock of wild geese was seen over the city. J. M. Chapman and his mother reunited at Quinn in Edinburgh after twenty years apart, during which he made a fortune in South America.
The report lists past 24 hour rainfall ending 8 a m none. August to date 2.54 inches year to date 24.03 inches. Average 22 year rainfall at Winchester Laboratory 34 61 CE Lae shows monthly amounts: January 2.35 February 1.94 March 2.81 April 3.16 May 3.88 June 3.60 July 3.39 August 3.35 September 2.43 October 2.90 November 2.51 December 2.30
A short Q and A set covers a man eating tree legend debunked by Dr. Ralph Lintom. It notes Joseph Smith founded the Mormon church with headquarters in Salt Lake City Utah. It also states honeybees are not native to America and originated from domesticated imports.
John Galleher of Leesburg is nominated for the national Young Democratic Clubs presidency at the Milwaukee convention. He may defer to his wife Louise Galleher who is urged for national vice presidency. Richmond attorney Alexander W. Parker will join them for preliminary sessions.
Mrs. Galleher a vice president of the Roosevelt-for-President Club in Loudoun County is seen as a strong platform speaker. She has long been active in Democratic affairs and was on the program at a Women’s Democratic Conference here when Secretary Perkins spoke. Mr. Galleher serves as Virginia director for the National Emergency Council.
Button maker New York Frank Semsker reported a gunman masked with cloth in a fellow button maker’s shop. Police traced the alarm to a painter with a spray gun wearing a dark cloth over his face, painting baskets and found woolen underwear in his trunk.
Edward Waldron tells police commission his lion Rusty is not a menace and may be kept in the backyard. He claims Rusty does not eat meat and drinks three quarts of milk daily while all food is cooked for the animal.
Seattle Miss Gladys Lax, new schoolmarm at the Matanuska Valley Colony, dismisses Alaskan weather worries. Born in Maine and raised in Chicago, she brings a sheepskin coat, fur lined boots, and heavy gloves for the season.
Police report details a Dallas incident where a husband injured his wife with a 2 inch scalp cut kicked her in the face and pulled hair. The victim initially declined prosecution but later asked for police involvement after a hospital visit where Dr. Jack Wolfe treated her and she cried out in pain.
A group of Milwaukee horses on strike against a city water trough refused to drink from the fountain, harming a local car wash business. Investigators found two youths ran a wash your car for a nickel service using trough water and rags, causing an oil film. The boys agreed to stop, and the trough was scrubbed and refilled.
Washington and New York dispatches analyze how Democratic strategy shifts with GOP choice for 1936. Borah or Mills could shape campaign lines as Roosevelt seeks to keep progressives aligned, while insurgents test the Republican field and Old Guard money anchors the result.
Janet Lord, answering a companion ad, stays in a large eerie house with a mute servant Nita a dangerous dog named Rajah and an enigmatic Miss Boisevain. A spectral piano fills the night as Janet suspects hidden motives and a girl seen in the tower while Blair Rodman’s car signals from outside.
Dr. Foster warned parents against relaxing precautions and against sharing drinking cups and utensils while Dr. Hall reported some boards may delay openings. Public schools may start late August to September 20 with no widespread alarm. Dr. Williams predicted peak within a week or 10 days and a decline in cases within two weeks.
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