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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1934
Page
4
The notice lists rates for word classified ads 3.50 1.75 20 per cent heading the name and address minimum 0.25 cash with copy 1.50 for four memo stanzas of four lines each. cards of Thanks 0.75. display ads with border due by 10 A M. transient rate 0.42 per inch. contract rates on application. national reps Devine Tenney Corp in multiple cities.
A brief note states the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to publish news credited to AP or not and to locally published items in this paper. It outlines reprint rights and credit requirements for readers and other outlets.
A ponderous meditation on the volatile nature of wealth in Hollywood citing Eric Von Stroheim’s fall from a reputed quarter million yearly income to near ruin. The piece compares dramatic wealth swings to historical bubbles and suggests true money genius lies in keeping wealth rather than making it.
The city plans seventeen municipal auto cemeteries inviting residents to deposit worn-out cars to curb street nuisances. The piece notes disposal challenges rival those of used razor blades and jokes about how old cars migrate through trades before ultimately affecting new vehicles.
The questions identify key facts: the brother of Moses is Aaron. Washingtons Farewell Address is attributed to Alexander Hamilton. zero degree longitude is the Greenwich meridian.
The Consumers' Guide reports onions rising 0.1 cent per pound from October 3 to November 6. Readers are advised to check local papers for market movements since November 6 and to act accordingly for economical purchasing.
President Roosevelt notes entering the new year with a sense of crossing into a new era. The flagship of Byrd's Antarctic expedition battles ice and gale ten miles from the main ice pack. Phil Gold from Virginia is named director of the Federal Loan Association aiding eastern fruit growers. Winter hits a low of four below zero. Kion Bank of Winchester joins the Federal Reserve System after an invite from the Richmond Fed.
A compact set of courtroom/legal reminders notes that judges direct juries on verdicts, lists states without capital punishment such as Kansas and Maine, cites The Bible as essential in trials, and reflects on self-control and proper punctuation in legal writing.
The report lists present and past rainfall, with 24 hour ending 8 p m zero inches. December to date 1 09 inches, year to date 37 09 inches. Twenty one year average per year 34 71 inches and monthly averages by month shown from January to December.
The Fellowship Club’s Christmas drive lists 362 families, 608 adults and 870 children aided. Over 1,500 contributors from 40 organizations supported relief through Red Cross, Salvation Army, churches, and individuals, with 140 boxes distributed and toys given to 1,000 children.
Leila Madison races to stop Bet Madison's elopement with a carpenter. She meets Jerry Redmond, Yale roommate of Bet's supposed fiancé, who proposes dividing to block the union as they navigate crowded Riverside Drive stairs toward Edna's studio. The pair clash over Bet and Addi son.
Robert M. Ward, one of Winchester's oldest residents, dies suddenly of a heart attack. John M. Purcell, state treasurer, notes his passing in the annual report. The City Council adds a police officer but refuses to buy a car for police work. The budget sets the tax rate at $1.35 per hundred on assessed property value.
F J Schneiderham of Blacksburg Va travels to Washington to speak before the American Association for the Advancement of Science amid the chaos at the Winchester orchard laboratory. Thousands of Shriners gather in New York for the Mecca Temple mosque dedication costing 2 500 000 near Sixth Avenue. Senator Norris calls for an investigation of the Power Trust over Muscle Shoals. British apple buyer Robert Adamson dies of pneumonia. 11 000 coal strikers in Scranton begin returning to work.
Twenty five years ago Thomas Preston, accused of killing Michael Dusty in a three dollar dispute, is taken into custody in Richmond after a long three year pursuit. The report notes other local events including a late night marriage attempt by Mabel Davis and T. J. Steckler, preparation for a Virginia State Horticultural Convention in Winchester, and a holiday house party at Boydville attended by Harry F. Byrd and Robert Y. Conrad.
A Sears or pharmacy ad promotes B. C. headache relief with a 100 tablet package priced at 26 cents. Claims rapid effect for headaches and other pains without habit forming drugs.
Cooperation of the county police enabled the distribution of boxes to 124 county families. Miss Pauline Bagent led the office for two weeks, with 80 women volunteering, six of whom staffed the Fellowship Headquarters daily.
The Sphinx known as Hu or Neb represents Ra the solar deity. It was placed with obelisks at temple and palace entrances for ornament and mainly worship.
Several banks announce closure on Tuesday January 1 1935 a legal holiday. Payments maturing that day may be paid January 2 1935. Signatories include JOHN SLOAT cash ier Eko B BUGHNE J H YOST LD G BROWN and Wemmeceay dates reflect holiday banking schedules. Local bank names appear with notices from Commercial and National banks and Union Bank of Wine and Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Co.
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