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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1935
Page
4
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The Associated Press states it holds exclusive rights to publish all AP credited dispatches and locally published news in this paper and reserves privilege over material. This notice governs reproduction and distribution of content by others.
Virginia birthplace links Earhart to Montgom ery county ancestors in Roanoke Times account. The piece notes her sixteenth hour solo flight and warns against complacency while praising the aviatrix as a symbol of female achievement and aviation progress.
The piece notes seed catalogs as an inevitable January staple, nearly as read as the almanac and mail order catalogs. It hints at their popularity as picture books in homes, imagining oversized vegetables and garden fantasies.
The program aims to mobilize one and a half million boys for military drill in the Wolf Balilla, a Mussolini creation. Horace Mann is noted as the first secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education and a pioneer of American public schools. Isis and Osiris are central figures in ancient Egyptian religion, with Isis as moon goddess and Osiris as sun god.
The passage describes how seed catalogs spark planting ideas for dads, mothers, and kids, extending gardening enthusiasm beyond spring. It notes families pore over varieties, anticipate vegetables and flowers, and imagine produce all year as January mail order catalogs arrive with appetizing images.
The piece contrasts two views of American hospital use. It notes ten million hospitalizations annually and nine hundred thousand beds with doctors, nurses, and staff aiding the sick. It highlights waste and suffering but also self sacrifice, philanthropy, and the nation’s generosity in providing care.
An Iowa artist sought a suit of red woolen underwear as a costume study and advertised for two months before obtaining the genuine article. He remarked such undergarment deserves to be a museum piece as a relic of a remote past.
Advertises Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a cheap diuretic and kidney cleanser to stop night awakenings. Claims the product flushes wastes and acids, easing backache puffy eyes leg cramps moist palms and burning or scanty passage with a harmless stimulant effect.
The text imagines adding a Dearborn museum wing for outdated apparel and accessories. It lists ear muffs, beaver cap, dude collar, crocheted muffler, celluloid collar and cuffs, copper-toed boots, elastic gaiters, and warns today’s niceties may seem ridiculous tomorrow.
Leila and Jerry Redmond drive with Leila after a night at her Westchester home. Addy Huntingdon, a social radical, and Orton Johnston-Hedges loom in, while Jerry explains his bond with Addy’s guardian, past Yale friend Jim. A delicatessen stop ends with light money squabble as their plan unfolds.
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hours ending 8 a m on January to date at 0.75 inches and year to date 0.75 inches. The Winchester Laboratory records 34.61 inches annual precipitation and monthly averages by month are listed from January 2.35 inches to December 2.30 inches.
En graved invitations go out in Governor Peerys name inviting trial justices from across the state to a conference in Richmond on Friday January 25. The program notes the meeting will cover enforcement of health welfare labor school attendance motor vehicle alcoholic beverage control license tax game and fisheries and related laws and agencies. Peery will speak with department heads outlining their work and leave time for justices to discuss their own issues.
LURAY Va Jan 17 faced with waiting in indefinitely for a decision on their location in a subsistence homestead many mountaineers in Shenandoah National Park who have a little available cash are looking elsewhere for homes.
Life insurance pitches warn against body decline while touting S. S. S. as a tonic for digestion and oxygen in blood. It claims to stimulate gastric secretions and rebuild hemoglobin, improving appetite, energy, and complexion. Available in two sizes with a two week treatment suggested.
Dave Sours, once notable for an ambush murder acquittal, buys 90 acres of mountain land in the Blue Ridge within Albemarle county. He cites timber, work readiness, and need to avoid park restrictions as motives. Ida Valley homestead project stalls awaiting action. architects plan 450 homes as new homesteads may begin.
Western Union provides its nationwide telegraph network to the Presidents Birthday Ball committee for a 25 cent signed birthday greeting to Franklin D Roosevelt. Signatures from all communities will be collected and mailed to New York where they will be bound into a large greeting to support the fight against infantile paralysis. All funds go to the campaign.
An ad touts B. C. as a fast generic remedy for violent headaches nerve distress and muscle pains. It claims multiple ingredients blend to relieve in minutes without opiates and notes 10c and 25c packaging from druggists.
To the National Birthday Ball Committee which will arrange for proper credit for each community member and sponsor, ensuring appropriate recognition in event materials and promotions.
An advertisement urges prudent mothers to use Creomulsion for any cough or cold in children. It claims the product emulsifies creosote with six other medicines and offers a money back guarantee if relief is not achieved.
Saturday January 19 1935 a legal holiday closes this bank and all paper maturing then may be paid Monday January 21 1935. John I Sloat cashier Commercial and Savings Bank George B Bushnell cashier Union Bank of Winchester J H Yost cashier Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Co Harold G Brown cashier Shenandoah Valley Natl Bank
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