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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1935
Page
4
A collage of trivia and guidance items asks what Stuart king was beheaded and what a group of different atoms is called. It includes writing tips, a Seneca quotation, and a Sunday horoscope with incomplete lines.
Classified rates set at 2 cents per word with a 25 cent minimum and memorials priced at 1.50 for four stanzas. Cards of Thanks cost 75 cents. Display ads with borders due by 10 AM on publication day. Transient rate is 42 cents per inch. National reps listed in multiple cities. Actions and prices presented as notices.
The text appears to be a crediting notice stating that AP dispatches are exclusive to the paper and may be republished locally. No specific event or person is described.
A short devotional line from Psalm 37 3 urges trust in the Lord and doing good to be fed and dwell in the land. The verse emphasizes faith inspired living as a path to provision.
A 1920s notice notes Ute women adopting modern grooming practices such as permanents manicures and eye brow shaping once reserved for paleface women. It imagines American women emulating Indian squaw beauty and jokes about a pappoose on the back for crossing streets.
Prof. Alfred AL Causewitz of Wisconsin University proposes a criminal law revision where offenders receive a blank sentence to state control until deemed fit for discharge. The plan eliminates degrees of crimes and many offenses, with the time limit set by the state agency applying justice to the individual case.
The Vatican City state is described with 1 048 armed men. Government securities called Consols originate in England. An injunction is a judicial process restraining a wrongful act or compelling restitution to an injured party.
The piece argues against leniency through blank sentences and favors official discretion in sentencing. It notes criminals would preferto blank terms and warns reform must follow justice. It suggests a blank sentence could still be exploited for parole by clever offenders.
Alan Chester Valentine is named president of the University of Rochester in New York. He is described as not holding a Doctor of Philosophy degree and as largely uneducated by some scholars, despite a college athletic and scholastic record and Yale and Oxford achievements.
The will of the late Aljern W Foreman near Gainesboro has been admitted to probate. It directs debts and funeral expenses to be paid promptly and leaves ten dollars to Julia Carper Pearl Foreman and Walter Foreman. The remainder to widow Dora Foreman for life and for the care of minor children Paul Hetzell Frances Beulah and Lohrwood Foreman. Upon the widow’s death the estate goes to the minor children who reach 21. Herbert Larrick named executor. written January 28 1933 and witnessed by C C Brannon and Bessie Brannon.
Leila Madison fights Bet's elopement with Addy Huntingdon while Jerry Redmond toys with an outing. Aunt Minnie pushes social plans at Fernwood Manor as Orton Johnston-Hedges courts Leila with golf and dinner. Conversation hints at wealth, hints of a looming scandal, and a night of promised escape.
Warner Bros presents Paramount's College Rhythm at the Capitol with Joe Penner heading a strong cast including Lanny Ross Jack Oakie Helen Mack Lyda Roberts and Mary Brian in a comedy about rival college football stars and romance. New tunes by Gordon and Revel accompany the film under Norman Taurog's direction.
A three day engagement presents Jesse L. Lasky’s The White Parade directed by Irving Cummings. Loretta Young shines as a nursing student torn between love and service, with strong supporting turns from John Boles, Dorothy Wilson, Muriel Kirkland, Astrid Allwyn, Jane Darwell, and Sara Haden.
Present and past rainfall data show none in the last 24 hours ending 8 p m January to date total .07 inch year to date .07 inch. The Winchester Research Laboratory reports 34.61 inches as the 22 year average annual precipitation. Monthly averages are listed with January 2.35 and December 2.30 inches among others.
The piece notes President Roosevelt signing the liquor revenue bill expected to bring large sums to the federal government. It mentions a Japanese admiral declaring readiness to ward off attacks from Russia or the United States.
Ten years ago three major French railroad wrecks were attributed to fog. Edger Moore was arrested in Hagerstown charged with robbery here. The Capitol Limited near Harpers Ferry was blocked by wreckage. Buffington received a promotion for alertness. Rosenberger and Company moved to larger quarters. Submarine 8 19 grounded off Chatham Massachusetts. crew losses feared as heavy seas continued.
An advertisement urges quick action against coughs with Creo mulsion that combines seven helps in one. It claims to be powerful yet harmless and pleasant to take with no narcotics. Drugstore refund policy offers an on the spot money back guarantee if relief is not found.
Scoutmasters and assistants meet at the Scout office on Thursday January 17 at 8 30 p m to plan for Court of Honor and the 25th anniversary celebration. Troops report community service, re registrations, new treasurer, and recent awards amid a five year meeting topic plan.
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