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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1935
Page
4
Display advertising deadlines and rates for the newspaper. It lists 2 cents per word minimum charges and 42 cents per inch for transient ads, with contract rates on application. National reps are Devine Tenney Corp. in New York Chicago Detroit Pittsburgh Des Moines and Atlanta.
A historic newspaper notices exclusive reprint rights by The Associated Press. The document asserts AP ownership of dispatches credited or not and its local publication rights within the paper.
A fragmented text discusses religious outreach and gathering believers in a church or mission context. References to Christ for All and All for Christ appear alongside disjointed phrases about shepherds, a gathering, and a cardinal position fragment. The legible content centers on faith focused activity and assembly.
John Barton Payne’s will leaves $50,000 to Virginia for acquiring paintings by American artists and directs the residue to the American Cross, the College of William and Mary, and Washington and Lee University. The bequests follow prior gifts to the State Museum of Arts, with works including Reynolds, a Sully and a Byron, plus etchings and prints. The article notes the donor’s generosity as a model for others to follow and recalls his Virginia birth and lifelong ties.
The text notes first apple trees in New England on Governor's Island in Boston Harbor with ten fair pippins picked October 10 1639. It also recalls Jacob selling his birthright to Esau for a pot of stew. Florida’s annual manufactured product value is about 230 million dollars.
Dean Charles W. Gilkey of the University of Chicago says this generation is the best he has seen in 30 years with students who are serious and intelligent. He cautions against propaganda and notes youth are critical of dogma and largely not turning Red despite social pressures.
A year ago the federal government sued Standard Oil in the DC Supreme Court for oil code violations. Six Front Royal Baptist Church members died in the last three weeks. Frances Affieck marks 40 years of perfect Sunday School attendance at the local Presbyterian Church. Five years ago Memorial Hospital logged 2,126 patients in the past year. The University of Virginia plans to preserve relics from days gone by.
The article lists twelve F F A teams joining a basketball tournament at ee High School on February tenth. It also mentions local events including a prohibition anniversary in Washington and L M Baker opening an insurance office.
Twenty five years after planning began the Handley Library project is complete and has been officially accepted. Residents anticipate steady service, noting the architecture and collections now open to the public. The city council commends the project team for delivering the long awaited facility.
New Jersey Attorney General Wilentz notes the Hauptmann trial costs the state about 1000 per day, mainly stenographer fees and hotel bills. By the twenty-fifth day half of the $50,000 appropriation is spent, with other expenses from New Jersey New York and federal authorities. The article mentions Europe witnesses and argues for a time limit in criminal trials.
Analysis notes a drop in kindergarten and elementary enrollments while junior and senior high numbers grow. Birth rate declines immigration drops and families move to suburbs. Adults fill night classes, signaling districts must adjust with better teaching and new higher age class techniques.
Poem laments printer blame for misread manuscripts and rushed proofs. Poet Edson S Dunbar recounts readers cursing the printer while overcharging and delays persist, praising but unlikely thanks for the worker behind the press.
Pub Sale Robt Henry Farm Sat Feb 9 1 o'clock. Pub Sale Tuesday Feb 12 H H Kelley farm 142 miles south of Bluemont Va Horses cattle hogs. Pub Sale Mrs Blackburn Smith Farm Berryville Va Tue Feb 19 Stock and implements.
Lake Rudolf in Africa is described as ruled by reptiles similar to ancient times. The article notes risk to children with injuries and states that nearly a third of home accidents involve children under fifteen.
At a seaside estate society scene, Aunt Minnie funds a church estate transfer to benefit the penniless as Bet opposes, Addison consoles Minnie, and Orton and Leila plan a new life. The group hatches plans at the club while Aunt Minnie defers, and Leila begins a bold personal turn with Orton.
Present and past rainfall data show no precipitation in the last 24 hours ending 8 a.m. February. Year to date totals stand at 4.01 inches. The 22 year average is 34.61 inches. Monthly averages range from 1.94 inches in February to 3.88 inches in May.
The Middletown Grange Friday night program was postponed from January to February 14 due to snow. Four hardy attendees reached the hall. the evening included readings by Miss Thelma Judy, a roll call, songs, and two discussions on topics this year like Ice on the Farm presented by R. McDonald and a talk on whether communities meet social needs.
An advertisement touts Creomulsion as the best fast treatment for children’s coughs and colds. It claims six other medicines are included and promises a money back refund if relief is not achieved.
Public auction in Winchester Virginia at 11 a m on February 28 1935 offers for sale two parcels of land in Frederick County tied to a deed of trust from R C McDonald and Micleta H McDonald to Union Trust Company securing 2900 with substituted trustee Harry R Kern Jr. The first tract covers about 114 acres with specified metes and bounds, including adjoining owners and road lines. the second tract contains about 48 acres 1 rood 23 poles with referenced Dunn Dunn and Baker lines. Auctioneers Dunn and Duvall.
James leads a closing song while Pun directs the young group and the lecturer guides the performance. The scene centers on mentorship and music as the session ends.
The Winchester and Clarke Garden Club billboard committee prints Governor Clayton D. Buck of Delaware urging state control to curb roadside signs. He argues roads should stay美 beautiful and notes opposition from national groups and legal challenges, insisting he supports legislation.
A speaker calls for a law to tax and license roadside signs, arguing the measure would beautify highways by removing signs. The proposal, echoed as achievable in Delaware with public pressure, aims to curb roadside advertising.
Water in corn can equal thirty percent or more of its weight at harvest. Moisture decreases after maturity at varying rates influenced by weather and storage, until it matches the surrounding sea’s average moisture content. Then the corn is commonly considered dry.
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