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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1934
Page
10
A spider battles a scorpion entwined in silken ropes as the scorpion claws fail to break free while the spider watches. The scene centers on the tiny captor and its larger predator in a tense standoff.
The American Liberty League plans a public push to defend its principles over party lines. Executive committee meetings in New York hint at a broader publicity drive after Labor Day as Smith and Wadsworth balance loyalties between liberalism and the New Deal.
J H Fisher and Son of Middletown placed third with a Guernsey herd, C S Solenberger and Brother of Winchest er fourth, while J S and Paul Roller led the association with Jerseys. The record shows top cows producing strong milk and butterfat across ten high cows, including Rollers’ 1252 pounds milk and 56.2 butterfat from one cow.
Virginia will receive 1,600,000 from 10,600 contracts across 91 counties for corn hog rental and benefit payments. By August 24 growers in 59 counties had received 467,645 in first payments as the board praised county agents for rapid completion of the program.
A linguistics note states that ten function words The Of That It I Is And To A In account for about 25 percent of spoken and written English usage.
Pork chops rise five cents a pound for a third time in three weeks with retail stores showing 30 cents per pound today. Chester C. Davis, AAA Administrator, urges farmers to hold their present advantage while packers pass cost increases to retailers. Dealers fear higher prices may cut sales despite peaks near 35 cents in past years.
Hog prices jumped in Chicago reflecting a two week rally with a peak of 7 75 a hundred at the stockyards and wholesale pork loins quoted 22 to 24 a hundred pounds. Farm prices averaged about 7 plus a hundred with a 2 25 tax and AAA aiming for 8 80 a hundred as a fair return. Des Moines reports Council Davis urging cooperative farm action to secure future production goals.
Virginia Red Cross chapters cooperate to prepare 67 Christmas bags for soldiers sailors and Marines at scattered posts. Volunteers from Winchester Clifton Forge Danville and Harrisonburg collect pack and ship the gifts via New York by October 15 for delivery on Christmas Day. Messages from service members follow, reminding how grateful they are for homeland gifts and support.
Milwaukee August 28 The American Bar Association opened its convention as Robert H Jackson assistant general counsel of the United States Treasury urged the profession to uphold high ethics. He warned against overuse of disbarment and said lawyers should choose between leaders or mouthpieces and condemned criminal law activity that harms the bar’s prestige.
The Winchester Frederick county Red Cross chapter commends the Gleam 4 H Club of Gore for making and selling candy cake and other delicacies at the Gore picnic sponsored by the Woodmen. Leader is Mrs Dan Kern.
Italian military authorities, after evaluating recent maneuvers, declare trench warfare obsolete due to rapid troop movements aided by tanks. They expect tanks and swift offensives to breach trench lines, forcing open-field fighting with no advantage to digging trenches.
Workmen demolished the old East Boscawen street building owned by Consumers Utility Company after a recent fire. The manager was unavailable for comment. Plans reportedly include fencing the sidewalk front and converting spaces once used for storage into employee club rooms. The structure stood for many years and contained company records during the blaze.
The piece explains how to pronounce debutante and related terms. It notes that a girl calling herself a DAY-boot tant and making a day-BOO risks an abrupt social exit from society.
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