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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1935

Page

4

Classifieds Rates and Deadlines for Evening Star

Publication details for The Evening Star Winchester Virginia include subscription prices, carrier rates, and display advertising rules with border, 10 a.m. submission deadline, and rates for memorials, cards of thanks, and notices. National ad reps listed in New York Chicago Detroit Pittsburgh Des Moines and Atlanta.

Devine & Tenney Corp New York Chicago Detroit Pittsburgh Des Moines Atlanta

Associated Press Copyright Notice

Legal boilerplate stating AP rights to publish news dispatches and local content. No events or names beyond the agency.

Associated Press

Memory Book Verse About Remembrance Among Believers

A biblical line from Malachi 3 16 describes fearing the Lord speaking often to one another and a book of remembrance written for those who fear him and meditate on his name The passage emphasizes divine recognition for devout conduct and mindful devotion.

Malachi

Masaryk resigns as Czechoslovakia marks new era

The 85 year old Dr. Tomas Garrigue Masaryk steps down after seventeen years as president. He led Czechoslovakia to democracy within the Little Entente and League of Nations framework while serving as a scholar and author.

Czechoslovakia Movement For Independence Thomas G. Masaryk Dr. Masaryk Rumania Jugoslavia League of Nations Council Masaryk Vienna Australia National Assembly Mesaryk

Reading Aloud Named Key to Clear English by Kleiser

Richmond News Leader notes Grenville Kleiser praises reading text aloud to improve written English. The article cites his guidance for writers and general readers to avoid mispronunciations and old mistakes by vocalizing sentences and testing flow.

Robert Louis Stevenson Grenville Kleiser Steveson Kleiser John Jones

Judge Curtails Bankrupted Film Fees Amid Vicarious Generosity

The article reviews fee requests in a Paramount Publix bankruptcy, noting Alfred C. Coxe and Publix Corp among judges cutting $2.84 million in claims to $766,426. Firms sought huge sums, including $700,000 and $150,000 bills, with Kuhn Loeb denied entirely. The judge calls such generosity inappropriate, urging creditors and stockholders not to bear the cost.

Alfred C. Coxe Publix Corporation Coxe John D Davis Kuhn- Loeb & Company Paramount Publix

Listening to a swamp frog concert at night

A whimsical field note describes frogs in a swamp singing like night minstrels. The piece highlights Archibald Rutledge’s “Wild Life in the South” and recalls the night chorus as a rain promise grows. The frogs’ varied voices evoke a vivid, playful woodland scene and a traveler’s caution in quaking domains.

South Archibald Rutledge Wildwood Minstrels

Democracy's Safety Value Exchange

A visiting foreign author observes labor pickets at a hotel sidewalk. He notes it is significant that in the United States one can freely express thoughts on union labor. The piece argues freedom to criticize government or employers acts as a safety valve for democracy.

United States

The Cost of Government Highlighted by Chamber Leader

Har per Sibley, president of the United States Chamber of Commerce, told a Kansas City audience that government costs equal two thirds of all non government wages and salaries. He argued interest and dividends alone would fund government for less than four months. He invoked Jefferson on taxation as power to destroy.

Omaha World-Herald Harper Sibley United States Chamber of Commerce Kansas City United States Thomas Jefferson

Wild guavas yield jelly in Hawaii as crab apples did

Wild guavas supply jelly in Hawaii similar to how wild crab apples supplied jelly in other American regions. The trees grow wild and the fruit is available for picking.

Hawaii America

Rainfall records and averages from Winchester Lab

Present and past rainfall data show 0.05 inches in the last 24 hours ending 8 a.m. December totals year to date 34.73 inches. The 22 year average is 34.61 inches. Monthly averages range from 1.94 inches in February to 3.88 inches in May.

Winchester Research Laboratory

Laocoön Group Sculpture and Ancient Astronomy Facts

The text discusses the Laocoon group showing Laocoon and his sons attacked by serpents, notes the Vatican location, estimates our galaxy contains 30 to 40 billion stars, and states the first American YMCA was established on December 29, 1851 in Boston.

Laocoon Ans Apollo Vatican Boston

Four New England Theatres Damaged by Dynamite

The report notes four New England theatres were damaged by dynamite. Also mentions Edward C. Bell on trial for poisoning his wife and P. W. Plumly Company planning a lumber mill. Freezing weather harms crops in the South. Bodies of Mr and Mrs Stam murdered in China are recovered.

New England Edward C. Bell Fredericksburg P. W. Plumly Company C. J. Stam China

Five Years Ago Highlights From The City And State News

Miss Florence A Rutherford now breeds fancy thoroughbred dogs in Los Angeles California. C H Morrissett state tax commissioner tells Virginia commissioners of revenue at Richmond convention that taxation inequalities are inexcusable. Martinsburg Pike mudhole will be fixed per promises. Danville magistrate who endorsed sending troops there has home bombed. John H Hardy 87 dies at White Hall.

Florence A. Rutherford Los Angeles Calif C. H. Morrissett Virginia Commissioners of Revenue Richmond Martinsburg Pike Danville John H. Hardy White Hall

New York water expert offers guaranteed artesian wells

Ten years ago a New York water expert proposed drilling artesian wells and promised a daily flow of 2 000 000 gallons or no pay. Eleanor Boardman stars in So This Is Marriage at Empire Theatre. Car of Mrs J H Berry overturns on a slick Strasburg highway. Mrs Phillip Affieck of Washington DC visits and reports a lost diamond sapphire ring. Dailey Orndorff and Thomas Kenny escape when their car crashes through a gate near the Baltimore and Ohio crossing on the city’s southern edge.

New York Eleanor Boardman Empire Theatre J. H. Berry Strasburg Phillip Affieck Washington, D. C Dailey Orndorff Thomas Kenny Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

Taft Nominates White for Chief Justice Title

Twenty five years ago President Taft nominated Associate Justice Edward W White to be Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. The report notes this historical nomination and its significance for the high court.

Edward W. White Taft U. S. Supreme Court T. W. Harrison Norfolk Angoe

Tribute Paid By D A R Unit To Mrs Greenawalt

Fort Loudoun Chapter D A R adopted a tribute to the memory of Mrs Emily E Greenawalt at its last meeting. It notes her faithful service, lineage from a Revolutionary hero, and faith in God. The resolutions are to be published in the Winchester Evening Star and given to her family.

Fort Loudoun Daughters of the American Revolution Emily E. Greenawalt Greenawalt Minutes of Winchester Evening Star L. G. Crawford Julia T. Rosenberger Ethel Lovdy Cooper E. M. Stretchberry

Masons Install Officers Tuesday At Winchester Lodge

Dr. Thomas W. Hooper will officiate at the Winchester Hiram Lodge No. 21 installation Tuesday night at 8 o clock. Many nonmembers will attend the ceremony with cards for admission and light refreshments after. Officers elected will serve the coming year with Harvey F. Carper as worshipful master and Claude M. Grim as senior warden among others.

Thomas W. Hooper Grand Lodge of Masons of Virginia Culpeper Winchester Hiram Lodge No Masonic Temple Masonic Lodge Harvey F. Carper Claude M. Grim Roy D. Larrick William E. Cooper C. Vernon Eddy Herbert W. Harmer Brady W. Largent Hubert Sydenstricker M. V. B. Snake R. H. Ridgeway G. J. Kakins George S. Taylor Harry H. Wingfield Tiler

Flashes of Life from Monroe to Chicago

A collage of brief items: Ann Arbor Railway sues Pietro Denovo over automobile damage after a collision in Monroe. Laurel votes enforcement of a town workday ordinance with a $1 option. Mabel Satterlee Ingalls stars in a Rhodesia film. a movie wage is $2.50. The Oklahoma Education Board rethinks the Pinta ship in tests. WPA gold in Colorado Springs. Charles Schiele notes 41/ ounce value from old tracks. Prairie Du Chien Fennimore tie 13 13 after OT. Stephen Creech exposes a faux wild duck, finding it carved from a tame goose.

Monroe, Mich Ann Arbor Pietro Denovo Steubenville Denovo Colorado Springs Colo Charles Schiele WPA Cripple Creek Chicago Stephen B. Creech Federal Biological Survey Creech

Debate over sales tax and AAA program in Congress

The piece outlines Democratic lawmakers concerns as the government reopens in January. It discusses the constitutionality of subsidizing agriculture through processing taxes linked to the AAA crop control program and hints at potential revenue shifts to support subsidies. It includes a New York reader's discussion on women in the workforce and economic equity.

Washington D. C Congress AAA Federal Supreme Court Supreme Court

Fire Ruins U S Documents Post Office Building

Government investigators consider incendiary origin after an eight and a half hour blaze damages the sixth floor fire room of the new ten million dollar Post Office Department building in Washington. Forty firemen were overcome by smoke while battling the blaze which started in the offices of the reclamation bureau of the interior department.

Post Office Department Washington Reclamation Bureau Department of the Interior

Murder in a Boarding House Ends in Bloodshed

Alice Penny discovers her missing carving knife and a guest is found murdered in his bed. Marcell Cambridge, Janet Bell, and Delia witness a tense police scene as Lt. Larrabee hints at an inside job. The narrator, burdened by debt and fear, contemplates leaving the house and a life of danger.

Alice Penny Lucy Upham Alice Andrew Darien Darien Marcella Cambridge Miss Cambridge Janet Bell Morton Penny Andrew Darren Larrabee Mrs. Starmont Grace Delia Lucy Mr. Darien Robert Talbot Mr. Talbot Janet Mr. Withers Lieutenant Larrabee Captain Murray Mr. Darten

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The Evening Star HL P. Byrd, Jr 5 Evening Star Publishing Co Rchmond News Swamp Frogs Brelleen Ynz Little Bro Baltimore and Ohio Kern U.S. Supreme Court Henry Mann Page University of Pennsylvania Stuent D. A. R. Unit Masons Laurel Del Harley Hickman Mabel Satterlee Ingalls J. P. Morgan Rhodesia Oklahoma City Oklahoma State Board of Education Christopher Columbus Prairie du Chien Wis Fennimore High School Washington World Central Press Charles P. Stewart Oss 45Th St Leslie Eichel Carl Swadener Belleville U. S Scott Hera Zeppelin AME Tera Zeppelin Western Tibet Central Press Association R. J. Scott Adam
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