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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1934
Page
4
The document lists various subscription options with advance payment amounts and durations, including one year at 3.50 and 4.50, six months at 1.75 and 2.25, three months, and per-use rates. It outlines classified and memorial ad pricing, display ad requirements, and national reps in several cities. It also notes minimum charges, cash with copy, and deadlines for border ads by 10 A M.
The Associated Press states exclusive rights to use all news dispatches credited to AP or not and all local news herein. The notice reserves republication rights for the paper and its staff.
A brief religious proclamation quoting Psalm 32 11 that urges joy in the Lord. It emphasizes gladness for the upright in heart and praise among believers as a Christian message.
Winchester and surrounding territory see rising automobile accidents, injuries, and fatalities as new wide highways encourage speed. Christmas holidays bring multiple crashes, some fatal, with speeding cited as a factor. Traffic authorities push stricter enforcement, drunk driving penalties, and checks on drivers amid many cars lacking proper lighting or ownership.
The item asks where most of the world supply of platinum comes from with answers pointing to Columbia and Russia. It defines obelisks as tapering pillars of stone and identifies abolitionists as the term for Americans who opposed slavery before the Civil War.
The article notes many major routes around Winchester create hazards for approaching drivers and impair vision of the one eyed driver. It calls for mutual courtesy with vehicle courtesy lights and lists essential safety items such as good brakes, windshield wipers, and functioning tail and stop lights to improve road safety.
Mount Wilson Observatory researchers report comparative observations using Earth's reflected light and Mars spectra implying Mars lacks an atmosphere capable of supporting life as we know it. The method combined lunar mirror photography of Earth with spectral analysis of Mars, yielding new proof and a sense of scientific achievement.
The worst feature is not unemployment but rising dishonesty in business politics and daily life. Crime is high, yet many who avoid violence cheat in small ways. The belief that "everybody's doing it" fuels greed and erodes moral standards as people pursue money by any means, honest or not.
In 27 percent of leading U S cities a shortage of single family dwellings is reported. With demand for homes, hammer and saw should fill the air in these cities. If borrowing limits block construction, a plan is needed to start building now wherever needed. The country needs its old time enterprise and courage to provide the required housing.
The article discusses how lazy attitudes among many workers create openings for energetic ambitious individuals. It argues that drive impresses employers and leads to more work and business opportunities. Also recalled is an old Spanish custom of destroying trees to deny birds nesting sites. It notes Jacksonville Florida’s record cold day of seven degrees below zero on February 7, 1835.
Leila Madison rushes toward New York to halt Bet’s elopement with a carpenter as she encounters Orton, Jerry Redmond, and Addison Huntingdon amid a tangle of alleged forgeries. Bet resists and accuses Leila of snobbery as Aunt Minnie’s Fernwood Manor world clashes with urban intrigue.
Weather figures show 24 hour rainfall ending at 8 pm with December to date 1.09 inches and year to date 37.09 inches. The Winchester Laboratory 21 year average is 34.71 inches per year and monthly averages list January 2.41, February 1.97, March 2. sae: April 8.21, May 3.94, June 3.65, July 3.41, August 3.29, September 2.34, October 3.00, November 2.33, December 2.34.
At 13 years old Mary Kavala of New York admits strangling her chum to death with an inner tube. The report notes the shocking act and highlights the young age of the alleged perpetrator amid other diverse items from the period.
Ten years ago Reverend Dr Hiram Light, presiding elder of Moorefield District M E Church South, dies at his Romney home from a heart attack. News notes include Coolidge optimism on arms conference and Dawes plan impact on foreign exchanges.
Twenty five years ago a 137 pound bear was tracked and killed by nine men near New Market after being spotted a few miles from town. The coldest winter weather dropped to five degrees as relief was given to the destitute. A Virginia debt apportionment case valued at fifty million dollars was heard in New York before a Supreme Court equity master. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and his expedition members were reported in good health at Katue Uganda.
Major Lynn G. Adams of the Pennsylvania State Police says an imaginary evil spurred the deaths in the babes in the wood case. He reports Elmo J. Noakes fled California to Pennsylvania fearing pursuit, and believes he killed his niece Winifred Peirce, his two daughters, and his stepdaughter due to this mind illness.
L D Grubbs will guest teach the Open Door Bible class at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church this Sunday at 10 AM after a 9 45 o clock meeting. It is his first time with the class though he has long taught at United Brethren Church. The class ends the year and urges all members to attend on time with visitors welcome.
Bing Crosby returns to the Capitol Theatre for a Sunday midnight screening with Kitty Land Young and Reginald Owen. He sings hits from Here Is My Heart and performs songs including With Every Breath I Take and June In January. The film plays again Monday through Wednesday.
Hable's Palace presents James Oliver Curwood’s Fight ing Trooper at the Palace Theatre with Kermit Maynard in The Fighting Trooper plus Mickey Mouse Tailspin Tommy cartoon and Krazy Kat. Anna Sten and Frederic March star in We Live Again with Bing Crosby in Billboard Girl. Fox News Reel shown. program runs Monday Tuesday Wednesday.
Multiple banks announce closures on Tuesday January 1 1935 a legal holiday. Paper maturing on that date will be payable Wednesday January 2 1935. Signatories include John Sloat Geo B Bushnell J Yost Harold G Brown and others from Commercial and Savings Bank Union Bank Shenandoah Valley Natl Bank and Rational Bank and Trust Co.
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