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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1934
Page
4
In Winchester Virginia the Evening Star Publishing Company consolidates The Morning News Item The RR News The Weekly Times and The Weekly Mirror into a single daily paper excluding Sundays, uniting local news and ads under one masthead.
Rates listed for by mail and by carrier with durations from one month to one year. Local news and AP content are noted as exclusive to the paper.
Classified rate information lists 2 cents per word with a 25 cent minimum and 150 for memorials four stanzas. 75 cent cards of thanks. Display ads with border due by 10 AM. transient 42 cents per inch, contract rates on application. Cash with copy.
A lineup of representatives includes Divine Tenney Corp with offices in New York Chicago Detroit Pittsburgh Des Moines and Atlanta. The brief note names these metropolitan hubs as centers for national advertising services.
A devotional note references Proverbs 17 1 about quietness and better morsel than a house full of sacrifices. The piece emphasizes harmony over conflict and centers a Christ centered reflection.
The column critiques Governor Lehman and Mayor LaGuardia’s emergency powers amid accusations of dictatorial tendencies in New York City. It recalls Tammany Hall influence, Walker and Curry leadership, Seabury findings, and hopes for public awareness to keep the city budget solvent.
The United States Golf Association surprised the golf world by scrapping the qualifying round for the amateur championship and adopting the English match play system from the start. Supporters say it increases thrills and spectator excitement, though some fear the change may hinge on luck and reduce momentum for contenders.
The text cites a teaching point about warming air before reaching lungs. It states a cord of wood equals 128 cubic feet. It notes Danny Deever is a figure in Kipling's Barrack-Room Ballads, a poem describing the hanging for murder.
The text notes players may be knocked out early yet gain a chance in match play. Sectional qualifying continues while survivors secure their place in the sun, avoiding a second gruelling test. The shift to match play sharpens rivalries and excites players and onlookers alike.
Richmond Senator Byrd pressed to cut federal liquor tax from two dollars to 1.75 in the Senate Finance Committee. He sought a compromise toward 1.10 but the motion failed 10 to 7. the effort was praised as laudable.
One year ago Baltimore armory burned, causing 1 500 000 in losses and displacing hundreds overnight. Shenandoah Valley Inc contemplates leadership as Col H J Benchoff nears reelection while L R Smith Inc prepares to start business. Miss Martha E Stowers of the Red Cross addresses Ro tarians.
Ten years ago the Empire Theatre advertised Bill Hart in Wild Bill Hickok. Mrs. Mary Sibert aged 79 dies after a fall that fractured her hip. Rotary Club votes to aid crippled children this year. Alton Ray Cobb age 15 of Boyce dies from a fractured skull after being thrown from a horse. United States begins to take a Popular referendum on the Edward Bok peace plan.
Precipitation in the past 24 hours ending 8 am shows none. January to date is .91 inch, year to date .91. The Winchester Laboratory records average annual precipitation 34.71 inches. Monthly averages: January 2.36, February 2.70, March 3.11, April 3.73, May 3.81, June 3.45, July 3.45, August 2.15, September 3.06, October 2.25, November 2.37 inches.
The notice announces a still target match January 13 at 10 o clock on Lime and Sulphur road behind Miller's Green House. Prizes include turkeys chickens and ducks. G. F. Dove signs the notice dated 1-11-21.
A New Deal era analysis debates whether recovery comes from investing in consumer goods or capital equipment. It argues the belief that capital is already built is a dangerous illusion, citing shoe industry capacity and housing data, and stresses restoring faith in private enterprise to sustain Roosevelt’s program beyond public works.
Inspector Gorgeret clamps down as Blonde Clara and Raoul face arrest over Big Paul’s stabbing. Clara resists questioning while Raoul remains at large. The case unfolds with a pivotal chair trap and a looming examination.
Baltimore and Chicago market notes show mixed grain prices with No. 1 hard wheat and various corn futures, butter and eggs steady, live poultry and livestock movements in Baltimore New York and Chicago, plus regional price ranges for vegetables and fruits, including Maryland sweet potatoes and Virginia apples.
A dense excerpt shows daily market notes on dressed hogs and turkeys, chicken and egg prices, and a wide range of dairy and livestock feeds. It mentions butter fat and crude cow prices, with scattered figures for shelled corn, mixed feeds, corn meal, and scratch feeds.
Two week evangelistic services begin Sunday January 14 at 4 and 7 30 PM at the Pentecostal Mission 113 South Cameron Street. Pastor Rev J S Shade assisted by Evangelist S G Stewart and Mrs Stewart of Maryland host the meetings. They are well known to Winchester residents who have attended prior gatherings. The public is invited especially the unchurched.
The article notes Baltimore City separating from Baltimore County in 1851 and operating with its own county courts sheriff and officers, effectively becoming a county borough. It defines a facula as a bright shining spot on the sun often appearing in groups.
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