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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1935
Page
4
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A newspaper clarifies that The Associated Press retains exclusive rights to publish use of all AP news items and local news, regardless of credit, in this edition. The policy governs reprint rights and local publication.
A paraphrased biblical verse notes that when a man’s ways please the Lord, God can cause even his enemies to be at peace with him. The quotation draws on Proverbs 16 7 to emphasize moral conduct and harmony.
The piece contrasts Connie Mack’s call for a uniform player salary with a broader meditation on the economics of baseball and the incentive structure for players. It then shifts to a vignette on typography by Frederick W. Goudy, noting the design of typefaces aims for legibility and practical beauty over ornament.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ends a nine year dispute over billboard interval rules, ruling the state law constitutional and valid for regulating outdoor advertising.
A reader asks basic science questions about horsepower, wind, and perpetual motion. Horsepower is a unit of power equal to 550 foot pounds per second. Wind is caused by air moving from high to low pressure and rising heat creating convection. Perpetual motion inventors face power loss due to friction.
The court holds that advertising device rules may be reasonable to prevent traffic obstruction and aid travel safety. Restrictions on private property advertising protect scenic beauty and public welfare. exemptions exist for business districts where crowds gather.
One year ago visions of a larger navy accompanied the supplies bill to Congress. A bill to consolidate legal duties in the attorney general’s office was sponsored by State for T Russell Cather. Admiral Byrd was reported battling crumbling ice to unload supplies from his flagship to Little America. Prizes were offered by the U D C for essays on Southern topics. Irvin H Rhodes died at his Frederick County home.
J. D. Yates of Richmond is named local manager of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company. The Boyce State Bank robbery attempt is blamed on amateurs as the vault door was nearly opened before they stopped. Christ Episcopal Church at Millwood names vestrymen. Edwin Omp, 27, dies in an airplane crash at Palm Beach. Charles Broadway Roads, Inc., landmark on lower Broadway, is closed with an auction.
George H. Trenary dies at Brunswick Maryland. Col B M Roszel to speak at a Lee Day program in Charles Town. Henry C Hoffman of Maryland buys the Haldeman Produce Company in this city. An eclipse of the sun is eagerly awaited in two days. Virginia Delicious apples fetch keen demand in England.
Fred S Lineburg kills a hog weighing 705 pounds at his Lamps area home. The Winchester bar pays tribute to the late E Holmes Boyd. Town Run floods the Cumberland Valley tracks and swamps the business district. Col R S Parks pushes a Virginia assembly bill to ban football. Prohibition remains the rallying cry of the Anti Saloon League.
William P. McGuire of Winchester and Bernard C. Baldwin Jr. of Lynchburg head rival tickets for UVA class of 1935 president. Balloting is January 29 with petitions due January 24. Officers elected will guide June graduation and serve as class officers.
The question asks about the century in which the pre-Raphaelite art movement thrived, and about a biblical Babylonian king who went mad and ate grass. The king is Nebuchadnezzar II, famed for his madness described in Daniel.
Present and past rainfall figures show 1.47 inches in the 24 hours ending 8 p m. January to date 3.63 inches Year to date 3.63 inches. The Winchester Laboratory records 34.61 inches as the average annual precipitation. Monthly averages across 22 years list January 2.35 February 1.94 March 2.81 April 3.16 May 3.88 June 3.60 July 3.39 August 3.35 September 2.43 October 2.90 November 2.51 December 2.30.
Two Stephens City and Middletown nursery schools will offer free physical examinations this week conducted by Dr. Thomas A. Gibson. Reports will assess each child’s condition to guide nourishment and defect corrections, with daily checks by Miss Katherine Aulick. The program is free to children and their parents and aims to support future health.
Leila confronts Aunt Minnie as Bet’s elopement with Addison Huntingdon drives a plan to sway Fernwood Manor’s bathing beach politics. Jerry Redmond aids Leila while Orton backs Bet, and Ned of the mater’s world complicates the scheme.
Lee Coble chairs a joint committee to study sanitary conditions at the poor house. A meeting is set in City Hall Council Chamber at 5 pm Thursday January 30. County Board of Supervisors chair C S Brumback will designate attending representatives. Expected attendees include Dr Ralph Snapp Dr C R Anderson mayor F W Forney and C D Barnett.
Deeds recently recorded in the county clerk's office show transfers including J. Bryan Stotler to Thelber G Mauck a North Frederick pike lot with nominal consideration. Other filings: R G Tharp to Edward L Tharp a Parkway lot for $25. Zea to Rob inson 12814 acres and 58% acres with improvements in Opequon district for $15,000. Rebecca Keller to Mrs Mae Childs a one third interest in a Bruce town house and lot for $81. Shade to Myers Lumber Co 119 acres on Warm Springs road for $2,000. Larrick as special commissioner to Llewellyn Jackson 22 acres of Rose Hill on Middle road for $4,100. Allamong to Orndorff 25 acres near Mount Williams Back Creek district for $22. Mollie Adams et al to Gover Ridgeway 1% acre lot and buildings in Stephens City for nominal consideration.
Notice to all persons claiming or owing money to the estate of John O. Boyd deceased. John A. Boyd administrator of John O. Boyd dec d requests contact for settlement dated January 22, 1961.
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