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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1934
Page
4
Classified ads cost 2 cents per word with a 25 cent minimum and cash with copy. Memorials 1.50 for four stanzas of four lines. Cards of thanks 75 cents. Display ads with border due by 10 A M on publication day. Transient rate 42 cents per inch. National reps Divine Tenney Corp in multiple cities. Wise
A short devotional excerpt quotes Psalm 34 verses 9 and 10 urging reverence for the Lord. It highlights the theme that those who fear God will lack no good thing while even young lions may hunger.
A call to motorists to slow down in urban areas to protect children from being hit by cars, especially in summer when kids are playing in the streets. Emphasizes driver responsibility at intersections and near parked cars to prevent fatal outcomes.
The Richmond Times Dispatch notes Madame Curie and her husband’s discovery of radium advancing cancer treatment. It lauds her as a world benefactor who shunned fame while France produced leaders like Joffre, Foch, and Clemenceau, yet she remains humanity’s lasting monument.
A fragmentary report suggests Chancellor Hitler, a waning autocrat, suffered a sharp jolt from the American response amid wartime tensions.
The text presents three trivia prompts and answers about agriculture population figures, a British comedian, and a color. It notes the farm population of the United States as 32 509 000 on January 1. The comedian Charles Spencer Chaplin is mentioned. The color described is dark brown.
The Nazi chief argues Germany cannot pay interest due to reduced markets for German goods. Secretary Hull counters that Germany destroyed its own solvency through anti foreign policies and war era armament spending. He cites persecution of Jews and race prejudice as part of the problem.
President signs housing bill and the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association immediately cuts prices by 10 percent. The measure aims to stimulate construction, modernize existing homes, and expand financing through new mortgage companies with insurance up to 20 percent of loans. Lower costs are vital to revive industry and broader economic activity.
County Agent I Fred Stine dismissed rumors of a threshing tax on wheat growers as groundless after receiving a letter from the U S Department of Agriculture confirming there is no such tax. He noted hundreds of inquiries and widespread apprehension among growers.
The piece defends democracy as the civilized path, against Nazi and fascist methods. It warns that suppressing opposition leads to terror, mass violence, and the collapse of orderly government. It cites historical precedent and stresses the value of representative debate and legal opposition.
Joan Dudley flees to Penelope Sears as Drew Hallam’s jealousy and aging life intertwine with Giles Armiger and Amelie. In a stormy sequence, Joan seeks independence while Scripps guards a hidden truth and Penelope offers shelter, chance, and advice as summer ends.
The data shows 24 hour precipitation at 1.37 inches ending 8 a.m. and July to date 1.37 inches. Year to date 13.65 inches. The Winchester Laboratory 21 year average is 34.71 inches per year. Monthly averages range from 1.97 inches in February to 3.94 inches in May.
A special primary to select legislative candidates is scheduled for August 14. The State GOP names Wise and McWane to head the ticket. Memorial Hospital announces plans to discontinue its nursing school after September 1. The Yankees’ title hopes dim as the Senators win a holiday doubleheader. Virginia ranks 38th in gross farm returns with an average farm income of 553 dollars. James Henry Light, Confederate veteran, dies near Middletown. Capon Bridge hosts a county Christian Endeavor picnic. Thomas J. Geary, author of the Chinese exclusion act, dies in Santa Rosa. Carl Peterson seeks naturalization by radio from Little America. Winchester Tennis defeats Woodstock.
The Virginia Bar Association adjourns after naming Robert B. Tunstall of Norfolk as president. The convention was held in Winchester. Mrs. Margaret Moreland Henkel, wife of Dr. Alfred D. Henkel, dies. Virginia Masons plan a home for the aged in the state. R. C. Thomas repairs a Shenandoah water main to Berryville supply after a tree toppled the old line. Harry K. Thaw, with Wilmer Shryock, visits Kenilworth near Winchester for the first time.
Twenty five years ago a valuable brown horse was reported missing from a stable near Leetown West Virginia prompting police to patrol for the animal. Lo B King a Staunton laundryman travels home with six thousand dollars to secure a bride after visiting a countryman. The Sarah Zane Fire Company votes to attend a Cumberland Valley Firemen’s centennial in Carlisle Pennsylvania in August.
John R. Crown visits Winchester as editor of the Washington Herald now Harrisonburg News Record. A Stonewall Brigade reunion tied to the return of the 33rd Virginia flag will be at Woodstock on July 21. Various local residents are noted socials and visits, including church school attendees and family illnesses.
On the Frank Crawford farm near Kernstown Perry Strosnider owned four cows during a heavy storm last Saturday Two cows were struck and killed by lightning Their bodies marked by the bolt were buried nearby The surviving pair mourn their lost companions as observers note the unusual tragedy in the pasture field
Highview residents report Mr. and Mrs. Silas Grim with family visiting the Grim clan including Isaac and Miss Julia Grim. J. E. White shared a Sunday afternoon with sister and brother in law Cyrus and Mrs. Ebersole. Amiss Lillard and family spent Sunday afternoon with Frankliffs.
Libretto writer is Edna St. Vincent Millay. The seraa form described is iambic pentameter blank verse. The line length and structure match a ten syllable iambic pattern per foot and five feet per line.
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