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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1935
Page
4
The notice outlines daily publication with The Fishing Co of Winchester Virginia. subscription rates and consolidation with The Morning News. advertising classifications including memorials and display ads. deadlines at 10 A M. national reps listed in several major cities.
The Associated Press retains exclusive rights to publish all dispatches and local news credited or not credited to AP in this paper. Reprinting or republication without permission is prohibited.
A religious verse reflecting on Habakkuk 3 2 asks for revival of divine work in the midst of the years with a faith centered appeal.
Four suits contest the constitutionality of 1933 acts abrogating gold clauses in contracts. The cases test New Deal legislation and may define federal sovereignty. historic legal tender rulings inform the current arguments as the attorney general prepares to appear.
The item presents three questions and answers. It cites 1,500,000 people linked to forest work and 500,000 jobs from forest product sales and transport. It notes the United States signed the first commercial treaty with Japan in 1854. It identifies the Washington Monument in Washington D C as the world’s tallest at 555 feet five and a half inches.
The Farm Credit Administration warns pork and all meat may be short in 1936. C G Randall notes 1935 hog slaughter will be the smallest in 50 years due to government actions, drought, and feed shortages. The chain shows welfare programs reduced hog herds, delaying recovery of supply.
The article surveys congressional autobiographies in the 1930s directory. McAdoo and Clark deliver lengthy sketches, while La Guardia’s example favors extreme brevity. Maloney’s is brief, Borah spans seven lines, Guffey offers seven words, and Long’s modest self-promotion contrasts with others.
Veteran clerk South Trimble prompt ed members to send in new law ideas before Congress convened. About 2,200 bills were printed for early info to fellow lawmakers, the public, and the world, showing the eagerness of a largely new House to legislate.
A 25 cent Klutch cushion advertises holding a denture plate tight to prevent rocking or chafing. It promises full eating and speaking comfort comparable to natural teeth and sells in drug stores via boxed units.
Scott's Scrapbook presents quick trivia with answers: Venus as goddess, George H. Earle as Pennsylvania governor, and 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit as average human body temperature. The piece includes aphorisms and a brief horoscope note.
Leila Madison tries to halt her sister Bet from eloping with Addy Huntingdon while Jerry Redmond aids Leila. The trio plans a day out as Orton Johnston-Hedges hints at a formal proposal, and romantic tensions rise amid Aunt Minnie’s social plotting at Fernwood Manor.
Geneva January 16 The League of Nations abruptly closed a meeting amid disagreements over when Saar should transfer to Germany. German and French positions diverge on timing documents fortification and outstanding questions. The council was expected to set a transfer date, but no time was made definite.
Present and past rainfall figures show no precipitation in the last 24 hours ending 8 p m. January to date totals seven hundredths of an inch. The year to date is also seven hundredths. The 22 year average is 34.61 inches. Monthly averages range from 1.94 inches in February to 3.88 inches in May.
Silas Dean Robinson, 85, a former city merchant, dies here. Mrs. Elize Ellen Grimm, 62, dies at her home here. W. Nelson Page becomes acting postmaster after Harry Co. Stouffer resigns. Local police arrest two men amid bank robbery rumors. President Roosevelt asks Congress to grant authority to regulate a flexible dollar.
John Garland Pollard is sworn in as Virginia governor as a bill raising the governor’s salary from 5000 to 10000 dollars is signed by retiring Governor Byrd. Gerard B. Lambert of Princeton N J buys Carter Hall in Clark County from J Townsend Burwell. Rev Luther A Thomas of Concord NC is extended a call by Grace Lutheran Church. Handley Library annual report notes progress and rising demand for books.
Handley high school defeats Massanutten Academy 26 to 22 in a basketball game. Memorial Hospital receives a 5000 bequest to endow a bed. Percy Drewry of New York buys Red Gate, a Clark county colonial estate, from Mrs PF O Fallon of St. Louis for 0,000. Winchester Tire Corp reports a successful year.
Miss Rebecca Pearle Merrill of this city marries John Cessna Boor of Cumberland Maryland in a secret ceremony held late in August. Harrison Johnston of Columbus Mississippi, Briscoe Co Shull’s uncle, is in good health on his 95th birthday. A General Assembly bill seeks a $100000 tax on express companies for liquor transport. William H. Baker of Shenandoah Valley National Bank to address the National Bankers convention in Tampa February 24. Joseph Knight, county farmer, dies of pneumonia.
A list of animals courting in March includes wolverines minks weasels otters red foxes Ivines and chinminks. This brief notes March mating behavior across several species in a general observational context.
A fully equipped plant stands ready to produce your work immediately. It emphasizes personalized service and the ability to start operations as if it were your own shop, meeting orders precisely.
Miss Anne Rebecca Grubb 75 died at Winchester Memorial hospital from burns received while kindling a fire at Knight's Corner near Berryville. Funeral services set for tomorrow at 2 p.m. at John H. Enders Funeral Home Berryville with Rev. James Brown officiating. Burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Survived by sister Mrs Blanche Knight.
The Office of County Treasurer Robert S. Smith is being improved with a new floor. Work began yesterday and is expected to finish today or tomorrow. The old floor, worn by thousands paying taxes, is being covered with a new top layer.
National Retail Credit association releases its latest December report from 24 104 stores in 76 cities showing a 9.9 percent rise in retail collections and an 18 percent gain in credit sales versus December 1933. Fourth straight month of gains signals sustained improvement with Pennsylvania cities reporting better collections and sales. Washington notes best season in history.
Vause W. Marshall of Burlington West Virginia is appointed district supervisor for the Eastern Panhandle markers commission. He will oversee marking projects in Mineral Hampshire Berkeley Jefferson and Moran counties and is noted for extensive Southern historical material collection and district knowledge.
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