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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1934

Page

5

Christmas Seals Aid Four Toward Tuberculosis Fight

The Winchester campaign closes with four patients to continue treatment at the sanatorium as Christmas seals fund care. A 16 year old needs over 30 dollars monthly for a stay, and a thousand seals could extend a patient’s stay by a week or month. The note urges post campaign gifts and calls for a joint committee of Rotary Kiwanis Lions and Chamber of Commerce to spur local business and a Better Business Campaign.

Winchester Ick United States Mas Rotary, Kiwanis and Lions Clubs Chamber of Ested John I. Sloat Commercial and Savings Bank Yesteryear Alice Cary

Prosperity Outlook From Winchester City Manager Elect 1935

Local citizens extend New Year greetings as Arthur M. Field, City Manager elect, discusses Winchester prospects for 1935. He cites national improvement, available bank funds, twelve industries, profitable agriculture, active business leaders, civic groups, and a $150000 housing campaign with future construction plans.

Arthur M. Field Winchester

Frank Armstrong Jr Predicts 1935 Prosperity for National Fruit

Frank Armstrong Jr vice president of National Fruit Company says 1935 should outshine 1934. He notes continued late 1934 business activity into 1935 and anticipates a revamp of the New Deal to remove hindrances to recovery. He expects greater confidence and gradual prosperity and happiness in 1935.

Frank Armstrong, JR National Fruit Company

Annuals and Autobiographies in School Hope

A school ministerial note compares the annuals students cherish with life as a book and an autobiography. It recalls a teacher offering a new leaf to a child and ends with a benediction for the New Year, urging dedication to Christ and happiness.

Ministerial Association Christ

Defense Aims to Grill Condon in Witness Chair

Testimony outlined a hidden cache of currency found in a Hauptmann home cabinet and described Hauptmann’s ledgers as precise. A new defense witness, an unnamed elderly woman, testified Hauptmann aided her in a subway confusion near his Bronx home before being denied admission to the jail.

Hauptmann Isadore Fisch 225Th Street Bronx

Trial Preparations Advance in New Jersey Case

Defense attorneys signaled plans to interview the principal witness later as prosecutors in Hunterdon County and the Office of the Attorney General schedule a last conference today on the legal phases of the trial work.

Anthony M. Hauck, Jr Hunterdon County George K. Large

Recent Transfers In County Realty

County clerk records show A C Rudolph and spouse transferring parcels 35 36 and 41 in Kernstown to Alva R Wiggington and later to Nannie Bell Wiggington for nominal sums. Shenandoah National Bank conveyed 48 acres along the Martinsburg pike to F B Boyd for nominal consideration. Road rights of way agreements signed by local property owners along the Winchester Boyce road and the Martinsburg pike include Lloyd P Fisher Earl W Carper Cammillus Carper Winchester Golf Club L Adolph Richards Emma et al and Fred S M Ridgeway Boyd et ax.

State Highway Commission Lloyd P. Fisher

Eugenics Debate Faces Evolution and Race Improvement

The Detroit News notes a columnist argues modern mating choices show little intelligence compared with prehistoric patterns. Biologists attribute human evolution mainly to natural selection, while proponents of eugenics claim potential for significant improvement of the race.

Saya Detroit News

Riots Erupt Across Saar Region Amid Nazi Antagonism

In Saarbrucken rioting flared as Nazis and anti Nazis clashed injuring about 15 people. More than fifty shots were fired at Malstatt and Bleiskastel as unmapped attackers smashed into a restaurant. A Hitler Youth was wounded during the violence.

Saarbrucken Saar Basin Saar Malstatt Bleiskastel

New Year's Day Masses Observed at Sacred Heart Church

The Church of the Sacred Heart at Loudoun and Cecil Streets lists Masses for New Year's Day at 8 and 10 o clock. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament follows the 10 o'clock service. Rev. Robert E. Hannon is pastor with Rev. Charles Comaskey as assistant.

Loudoun and Cecil Streets Robert E. Hannon Charles Comaskey

Yellowstone Park Naturalists Record Tree Variety

Park naturalists in Yellowstone catalog the types of trees noted in the vast forested areas. The report highlights limited species awareness and urges broader documentation of the park’s arboreal diversity.

Yellowstone Yellowstone National Park

Banks to Use Advertising to Build Public Confidence

The American Bankers Association announced a drive to expand informative newspaper advertising by banks to boost public understanding and confidence in banking. President R S Hecht said a nationwide survey shows many banks pursue aggressive loan policies and encourage forward looking business plans. The program, run from New York, aims to supplement existing ads, not replace them, by highlighting sound banking and community unity.

New York R. 8 Hecht American Bankers Association Association New York City

Many Banks Long Lived in United States

The piece notes 168 banks over 100 years old and 2,472 banks over 50 years, with 64 percent or 10 391 twenty five years or older. It cites Boston’s charter from 1784 as the oldest and quotes Harold Stonter praising American bank stability amid historical panics.

United States Boston Ing Harold Stonter American Bankers Association

New Wealth From Soil and Farm Prosperity

D. H. Otis, Director of Agriculture for the American Bankers Association, argues that wealth from soil supports both farming and banking. He warns foreclosure sales harm both credit and agriculture and urges bankers to back long term farming success.

D. H. Otis American Bankers Association

Largest Ever Constructed Press With 1950 Ton Capacity

The article describes a massive press built for a specific purpose. It notes a triple action mechanism generating 1 950 tons of pressure (3 900 000 pounds). The machine weighs 600 tons, rises over four stories, and uses dies weighing 36 to 64 tons.

Small Empire State building history on Broadway

A lesser known Empire State building stands on lower Broadway in New York City, sharing the name with the famous 102 story Fifth Avenue structure. The piece notes the long-standing presence of the smaller building alongside the renowned tower.

Fifth Avenue New York City Lower Broadway

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Fred Stine Franklin D. Roosevelt R. B. Campbell Condon County Realty Saar Region Church OF Sacred Heart Bankers Fisher Body Fisher General Motors Muggs McGinnis Pee Wee Papa By Wally Bishop Gost Wenders Federal Treasury Noab Geo. Boren Algoma, IA Noak A.M. Carotaries Signal Mountain Tran N. Main Street Goodyear Suncutter Tire Co
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