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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1934
Page
4
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A reader note cites Isaiah 60 20 proclaiming the Lord will be everlasting light and ends of mourning, asserting no more sun or moon decline. The message frames divine guidance and hope for renewal.
City tax chief Joseph D. McGoldrick says the 2 percent sales tax applies to goods bought outside the city and brought in for use. The policy raises questions about collection, enforcement, and potential test cases at Yonkers and Broadway.
Reassertions surface claiming Dr. Byron Cummings of the University of Arizona found 37 seven foot giants in Sonora Mexico. The tale has circulated for years with Cummings as the source though he has denied the discovery multiple times. The piece frames such reports as a staple of sensational correspondence.
Dr. Fred C. Howe of the Consumers Council cites a study of 29,485 families in 59 cities showing 14 percent bought no whole milk. The report says many children miss the amount needed for health and warns deficiencies may have lasting effects.
Quiz notes define alias as Otherwise. A second prompt asks which state influences elections with the saying so goes Maine. The third question links actress Ethel Barrymore as niece of John Drew, confirming the family connection.
The text cites two causes of parental neglect: ignorance and the cost of milk. It advocates an education campaign to correct ignorance and a lower milk price to reduce the surplus.
One year ago the first payment for National Park land in Rockingham county was made to George N. Conrad. Frederick county fruit growers will supervise cedar tree cutting in the county. The city buys land from Shryock and Hollingsworth to advance C W A work. George Crawford’s confession in the double murder case is admitted as evidence in Leesburg trial. Little Theatre presents Kempy tonight.
Two women die when a car leaves a Lynchburg bridge and plunges into water. Workmen repair fire damage to the County Court House. Rotarians will hear Dr. Charles E. Baker of Grand Rapids in mid January. W. Erle Edwards, recovering from tuberculosis, has passed the state bar after studying law at home.
Ten years ago four men were fined for disorder at a Mountain Falls store. Nearby, the Blue Ridge mountains from Front Royal to Waynesboro were chosen for a national park site. John Hockman and his bride of a few weeks were involved in a car accident in Chambersburg, Pa. Dr Edwin A Alderman, UVA president, told Congress that Wilson aimed to raise faith in the world and blamed no failure on him. Elizabeth Steck and J Victor Arthur announced an approaching marriage set for December 31.
Twenty five years ago a council in special session passed an ordinance providing 6500 dollars for a sewage system extension. State Senator Audrey E. Strode is not expected to oppose Representative Hal D. Flood in the Tenth district. Joseph M. Lup ten a wagon maker and Confederate veteran dies at 61. Col Alfred B. Williams editor News Leader and publisher Roanoke Times denies reports Roanoke papers will be controlled by liquor interests. Fruit growers ask legislators to appropriate sum for use in grading.
Tag Day observers mobilize a large corps of workers led by Mrs. Thurman Ritenour. The list names many volunteers including Mrs. Talbot W. Jenkins, Miss Fannie Page, Miss Margaret Keller, and others assisting in city companies such as O Sullivan Rubber Co and Continental Oil.
Baltimore reports a general uptick in business and holiday sales with department stores up 12.8 percent in the first eleven months of 1934 versus 1933. Officials anticipate Christmas trade rising 5 to 36 percent from 1933, aided by robust November gains and early December trends despite uncertain weather.
The article notes that intensive governmental drives were in effect last year, highlighting increased enforcement and policy actions across agencies. It references broad efforts without detailing specific programs or outcomes.
Precipitation for the past 24 hours ending at 8 p m shows none. December to date 0 38 inches year to date 35 50 inches. Average annual rainfall for 21 years recorded by Winchester Laboratory is 34 inches. Monthly figures list January 2 41 February 1 97 March 2 82 April 2 21 May 3 94 June 3 66 August 3 29 September 2 34 October 3 00 November 2 33 December 2 34.
To improve mailing facilities a special letter drop will be provided at the post office starting Monday December 17 for all business mail including local and out of town mail.
A railroad or postal guidance requests using rubber bands to bundle business mail when more than two or three letters are mailed at once. Bands will be large enough to secure bundles and free the regular letter drops for personal or Christmas greetings.
Greenleaf endures a tense wait as U boats close in and he debates a risky plan to warn Berlin via Mexico City. He worries for the transports and a hidden agent Jensen while Blane and Jake urge calm and consider a last hope to signal success.
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