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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1934
Page
4
Rates listed for advertising in the newpaper section include 3.50 for 1.75 inch lines and 4 lines per card. Transient rate set at 42 cents per inch with contract rates available. Advertising reps Devine Tenney Corp operate in Chicago Detroit Pittsburgh Des Moines and Atlanta.
A standard AP copyright notice appears, stating exclusive re publication rights and news dispatch credits for this paper. The notice specifies AP as the source for all news dispatches credited to it or not fed to the publication.
A fragmentary script quotes Hebrews 13 20 21 praising the God of peace. The text calls for God to make readers perfect in every good work to do his will. The excerpt focuses on divine guidance and spiritual readiness.
Daily figures show improved housing outlook in Winchester as thousands of dollars in loans flow through local banks. The program boosts construction trades and related services, stimulating broader business and creating work for carpenters masons plasterers and many tradespeople.
The American Express Company and steamship lines report more bookings for winter cruises and trips abroad than last year. Seventy one December departures from Atlantic ports amid rising international travel. foreigners urged to See America This Winter.
The Krupp group is mainly steel and munitions, Rothschild is linked to banking, Citroën to the automobile industry. The nautical term for the right side facing forward is starboard.
The government has sent a small herd of buffalo to the Crown Indians of Montana and northeastern Wyoming. Chief Robert Yellowtail hopes the herd will grow to feed his people and supply hides. The issue reflects a shift from conservation to utilitarian use as buffalo become a relief and cultural resource for tribal communities.
Owen D Young argues civilization will recover from recklessness. He cites invention and industry as progress, warns against isolation, and expresses faith that recovery of sanity, honor, and order will spread among civilized nations despite current delays.
One year ago Utah became the thirty sixth state to repeal Prohibition. A Virginia horticultural society meeting at Luray showcased the largest orchard machinery display in its history. Greece seeks deportation for Jnsull to the United States after two courts refused extradition. A state petition pushes changes to the motor vehicle code to limit commercial vehicle travel from Saturday to Sunday.
Five years ago executives from Sears Roebuck and J C Penney Co study the problems of a proposed merger. D E Stultz is elected president of the Winchester Kiwanis Club. William H Hardy dies at 90, a lifetime harness maker. Richmond hosts Virginia Forestry conference planning for 1930. A steer sells for a world record 8.25 a pound at Chicago’s International Live stock show for 7700 dollars.
A decade ago the Lucien Lupton School of Horticulture was planned for Winchester funded by Mrs. Lupton’s $50,000 bequest. Fred M. Alexander, a Winchester native, was named president of the Virginia State Teachers Association in Richmond. President Coolidge spoke in Chicago framing farmers’ trials as preparation for future recognition. The U.S. Department of Agriculture ordered the first census due to changing conditions.
Twenty five years ago a worst fire in Baltimore since 1904 destroyed five buildings in the business section. The report notes a city in upheaval with smoke and emergency action as officials respond to the blaze.
A police dog named Gus at the University of Chicago chapter house nips brothers during fraternity dinners. With University president Robert Maynard Hutchins likely to visit, the dog’s behavior risks disrupting the singing and rituals at Alpha Delta Phi.
Precipitation in the past 24 hours ending at 8 a m shows none. December to date 0.23 inches and year to date 35.35 inches. The Winchester Laboratory records an average annual precipitation of 34.71 inches over 21 years. Monthly averages list October 3.00 inches, November 2.33 inches, December 2.34 inches.
One of the world's greatest stories Dickens Great Expectations is shown at Hable's Palace Theatre for the last times tonight. Featuring Henry Hull Phil Lips Holmes Florence Reed Jane Wyatt Alan Hale with Fox News John Mack Brown in Against The Law. Supplements include Tailspin Dog Gone Babies and a cartoon.
An old Carter's Little Liver Pills advertisement claims bile flow will improve mornings and digestion. It warns against salts and touts two pounds of bile daily, urging readers to seek Carter's pills with the red label in drugstores.
Greenleaf and a team of secret service agents raid a boarded house at dawn seeking Francis, a pivotal figure linked to Joel and a forged note. They suspect wireless activity and search for a black cloth code book as they prepare a capture when Francis returns. Joel identifies the abduction story while a tense standoff unfolds at the stairs and kitchen entry.
George C. Wright of Stephens City reports a spring calf killed last Saturday night by roaming dogs. Two other calves were torn and crippled, with large and small dog tracks found in mud. A police dog sighting nearby is suspected to have led the attack on livestock.
Mrs Victorine Smith Davis 84 widow of a former pastor of Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church Gaithersburg Md died after about a week illness at her home on Walker avenue She was born in Baltimore daughter of Nancy Waters Smith and Mariah Anderson Survived by two daughters Dean Wilkinson and Mrs Spencer a granddaughter Miss Mary Hamilton Spencer and two grandsons William Rufus Spencer and Victor Lockhart Spencer Funeral services were held in Gaithersburg and burial in Monocacy Cemetery Beallsville Md
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