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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1934
Page
4
Consolidated notices outline subscription prices by mail and carrier with annual, semiannual, quarterly, and monthly options. Classified rates are two cents per word with minimum charges. memorials and cards of thanks priced separately. Display ads require 10 AM drop-off. national reps listed for Divine Tenney Corp in major cities.
A religious text fragment cites Luke 10 27 28 urging love of God and neighbor as path to life. The message emphasizes devotion and ethical instruction in a devotional tone.
Detroit's bounce back is lifting payrolls nationwide as production rises across sectors. AP notes gains in autos and appliance plants with Ford employing 100,000 near Detroit, Chevrolet 51,000, and Chrysler 43,000, signaling renewed work and home-buying as profits and wages rebound.
The Baltimore Sun reports a graft trail amid Philadelphia weights and measures department mismanagement. Expenditures exceed New York by two to four times, with Controller Wilson blaming the Vare machine for payroll politicization. A Philadelphia uprising challenges the political machine and promises a possible house cleaning.
In Hollywood discussions swirl about a Shakespeare project. Will Hays has proposed a film plan amid ongoing studio talks.
Damaged U S Treasury policy explains bill redemption value. A bill with at least three-fifths remains is redeemed at face value. If two-fifths to three-fifths remains the value is still the face value. The excerpt also defines e g and English.
John Barrymore urges Hollywood to read Shakespeare and cast trained stage actors. He argues Shakespeare demands intelligence and power, and warns that film vocal work and casting amateurs degrade the drama.
News brief notes Martinsburg High School besting Handley with a 41 to 21 score. Separate item reports several hundred Pennsylvania men marching into Indiana Pennsylvania asking for aid for families in dire straits. Also notes the death of 69 year old George L. Rohtgeb and election of Miss Lillian Anderson as president of District Eight Virginia Graduate Nurses Association in Alexandria. An enthusiastic meeting of Young Democrats from the old Seventh Congressional District was held here Saturday.
Five years ago Benjamin F. Prince a 53 year old Winchester native died in Baltimore. Virginia Masons plan to erect a shaft in the old Stone Chapel Clarke county in memory of Edmund Randolph. Peach and apple growers in Virginia West Virginia and Maryland seek to remove alleged freight discriminations in hearings before the Interstate Commerce Commission. Ellis team lose their first game in duckpins series. Work begins on excavation for foundations of new addition to Winchester Cold Storage Co.
J C Penney former Christian Herald editor and chain store merchant told Weston Rotary Club that business conditions have improved during a tour of his stores. He spoke on service clubs' value to the community.
Dayton resident Mrs. Betty Luedeke reports rapid weight loss using Kruschen, claiming 10 pounds shed in seven days. The ad-style note urges a half teaspoon in hot water each morning before breakfast, touting an 85 cent bottle lasting four weeks with a money back guarantee.
Dr. Logan Clendening reports a newly recognized ailment described as agranulocytic angina. It is an anemia variant where white blood cells diminish, causing mouth and rectal ulcers and severe infection risk. some cases recover with marrow-stimulating treatments including spleen transplants from unborn animals.
The estate of the late D. C. Dinges has been appraised at 11877 and filed in the county clerk's office. The bulk includes three parcels in Stephens City, farms of 26 acres and 108 acres, plus farm implements, furniture, and several outstanding notes.
Precipitation in the past 24 hours ending 8 am shows none. January to date 1.05 inches, year to date 1.05 inches. The average annual precipitation per Winchester Laboratory records is 34.71 inches. Monthly averages based on 20 years: 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 Fox comedy Olsen's Big Moment starring Al Brendel and Wale Catlett opens a three day engagement at Hable's Palace. Brendel plays an innocent janitor amid romance racketeering and adventure in a lively farce with Heathie Angel and Norman Foster also featured in Orient Express and Frozen Assets among the program.
Colonial Warner Bros presents Gold Diggers of 1923 at the Colonial with eight stellar players in leading roles. Also included is a legal notice from Winchester Virginia Court dated January 8 1934 ordering creditors and unknown heirs to appear within ten days and publish the order in The Winchester Evening Star.
Raoul declares Elisabeth Horain died by a natural phenomenon during the Perseid period. He reveals a walnut sized meteorite with carbonized skin fragments, linking the August 13 death to a shooting star event and accusing no one but fate. Gorgeret debates the implications while Antonine fears for danger.
Central Press Star outlines Treasury Secretary Morgenthau’s request to fund a Civil Works Administration led drive to track down tax dodgers nationwide. The piece also surveys graft probes in New York’s Tammany era, pension payouts, and Wall Street’s outlook on postwar economic policy.
The text argues that many believe they owe no tax or understate liability and notes lawyers may exploit technicalities. It suggests forming associations to challenge Morgenthau’s canvassing policy and compares income tax enforcement to prohibition, noting risks of prosecution are uncertain but penalties loom.
Local social notes list visits among residents of Cross Junction and nearby towns including DeHaven Braithwaite Hobday and Helsley families. The Birch Grove Dramatic Club plans a band hall play in Cross Junction on February 2. A science brief estimates 15 million shooting stars burn up daily, adding about 45 thousand tons of dust to Earth each year.
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