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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1934
Page
4
Consolidated with several papers provides subscription rates for mail and carrier delivery. It lists classified word rates two cents per word with minimum twenty five cents and memorials at one fifty for four stanzas, display ads, borders, and deadline by 10 A M for publication. National reps Divine Tenney Corp cover major cities.
A short religious note centers on verse Philippians 4 7 about the peace of God guarding hearts and minds through Christ Jesus May readers reflect on divine protection and comfort during difficult times.
An editorial urges slower driving after many crashes on broad highways kill and injure dozens. It cites Travelers data showing 29,900 killed and 850,700 injured in 1933 with four-year totals, urging strong permits or safety liability laws to curb speed maniacs.
John D. Rockefeller Sr. reached age 95 as newspapers worldwide printed the milestone. The front page coverage emphasized his status as an American institution beyond wealth and business success.
The text states charcoal as the principal fuel in Porto and that coal derives from carbonized vegetable matter. It identifies James McGill as a Scotch merchant who immigrated to Canada and left land and money for a college now known as McGill University.
A tribute praises John D. Rockefeller as a premier philanthropist whose gifts to medical science and humanity touched many lives. The piece lauds his wealth redirected to useful channels and envisions future birthdays for the living symbol of wise philanthropy.
The Philadelphia mint runs three shifts while Denver and San Francisco speed up coinage as shipments for subsidiary coins from January to May total 3.603 million dollars. Analysts cite business expansion and a cash economy as drivers, with change in high demand and quarters most wanted.
One year ago John F. Rodman Jr became president of the Rotary Club. A 30 cent per bushel processing tax on wheat took effect yesterday. Local city and county primary election officials were announced. Blackburn Moore and J Henkel Henry formed a pre election pact binding the regular primary winner to the special primary. Winchester Milling Co offered $10 per bushel for wheat the first time in three years.
Arthur G. Jones, president of the Arthur G. Jones Woolen Mills Corporation, is arrested today on embezzlement charges involving company funds. A New York-Florida flyer train derailed at Rocky Mount, N. Y., injuring 40 to 60 passengers. Local bank issues $10,000 in new smaller currency. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cahill travel to Baltimore for the double funeral of Mrs. Cahill's parents, Mr. and Mrs. August Heil. Winchester Cold Storage Co. increases capital stock to $750,000.
Ten years ago John W. Davis announced a push for the presidency with a direct appeal to voters. The Red Cross aided an aging ex serviceman’s parents in returning to their feet. Calvin Coolidge Jr. was laid to rest in Plymouth Vermont. The Barefoot Boy played at Empire Theatre. Rev Frank T. McFaden spoke at a Presbyterians reunion in Pen Mar Pennsylvania Maryland and Virginia.
Twenty five years ago the best wheat sold for $1.15 as the season opened. The Bristol nets won the local option election by a 38 majority. The Rockingham National Bank building at Harrisonburg was damaged by fire. An umpire was nearly mobbed during a game between the locals and a Frederick Maryland team. Station agent Henry Ashby was killed by a Southern train at Delaware plane.
The text lists three Qs with answers: first heavier-than-air plane inventor Orville Wright, the dirigible Los Angeles built in Germany, and the Macon dirigible built in Akron Ohio. It also includes a vocab note on Propose and a Boileau quote and a Sunday horoscope.
In the Maine woods Joan faces pressure from Adelaide as Drew pushes toward a secret marriage. The couple plans a hasty elopement while Penelope suspects danger in their union, and Joan weighs pride against love as history and money threaten their future.
Brucetown, Va., July 10 residents report social visits. Andy Whitacre and daughter stayed with Mrs. H. C. Whitacre. Hubert Fisher came from West Branch, Iowa to visit B. L. and Mrs. Newton Clarke’s Roanoke guest. Regular calls and Sunday visits noted among local families.
The report lists present and past rainfall up to 8 a.m. with July to date 2.20 inches and year to date 14.48 inches. It compares to a 21-year average of 34.71 inches and provides monthly averages: January 2.41, February 1.97, March 2.82, April 8.21, May 3.04, June 3.65, July 3.41, August 3.29, September 2.34, October 3.00, November 2.33, December 2.34.
The Frederick Missionary Conference of the Evangelical-Reformed Church meets July 14 20 on Hood College in Frederick Maryland as the northern Potomac Synod gathers for the first time since the church merger. The topic The Orient in America will discuss Japanese Americans and related Asia developments with Rev F A Rosenberger of Baltimore presiding and a full staff coordinating music recreation and registration.
Mrs. C. B. Parsons of Chambersburg Pa was badly injured when the car left the highway near Cedar Creek bridge and fell 20 feet into a field. She sprained her back and was treated at the Strasburg Hotel before a train carried her to Johnson City Tenn. The other occupants Mr Parsons and Mr Finks of Chambersburg were only slightly hurt. The accident was said to be caused by a defective steering apparatus. The car was not badly damaged.
A communication from Lela Clevenger sent from Clearbrook challenges a Saturday front page report about Thurston Clevenger. It states the vehicle was not reckless and was passing on Martinsburg Pike near D D Clevenger's residence at 35 to 40 mph witnessed by two passengers. The trial occurred before Trial Justice A J Tavener on Saturday.
Ben de Mier Miller 78 a native of this city died Saturday in Washington D C at his home 1804 Wyoming Avenue He was a retired lumbers man a member of the Society of Colonial Wars the Sons of the American Revolution Arts Club of Washington and an early member of the Chevy Chase Club Survived by his widow Mrs Frances Maddox Miller a daughter Mrs Clarence N Hinkamp distant cousin J Few Brown assistant cashier Shenandoah Valley National Bank Funeral services were held Monday at St Johns Episcopal Church Sixteenth and H streets with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery
The Ohio flag is the only pennant shaped state flag and became the official state ensign in 1902. Greenland covers about 827 275 square miles while Australia spans nearly 3 000 000 square miles.
Local dairymen including Fred Stine and Gilbert Brown plan to attend the Virginia Jersey Breeders Association convention at the Dairy Experiment Farm. The program features lectures on Jersey herd improvement culture, bull management, udder development, economical feeding, and farm tours with inspections.
Early apples harvest in this vicinity may peak in a week or ten days. Dealers could not confirm market outlook and one small shipment to the city market has not yielded returns. Transparents Duchess and Wealthies are main varieties. Transparents crop not expected large. A later survey of nearby orchards may provide more information.
Frederick county farmers are urged to attend a three day joint conference in Blacksburg Virginia from July 30 to August 2. The event features the Institute of Rural Affairs State Farmers Institute Virginia Home Makers Association and Virginia Agricultural Conference Board with sessions day and night. Noted speakers include Dr F W Peek Farm Credit Administration and Dr Frederick C Howe Agricultural Adjustment Administration among others connected to state and school agricultural interests.
N. R. Heatwale of 430 National avenue reported today that he has been gathering home grown tomatoes since June 24 and has obtained from 28 to 30 tomatoes from 25 vines. He believes he is among the first to harvest from home grown vines.
At the request of the secured party under a 1932 trust deed, Gilbert P. Renner and Mae Renner offer four tracts totaling about 219 acres near Hays Field and Round Hill Mountain for sale at public auction in Winchester Virginia on Saturday July 14 1934 at 11 o'clock. Terms require one third cash sale day and balance in one and two years with interest six percent, secured by a trust deed and fire insurance. The deed of trust shows a $1500 debt plus interest from April 26 1932.
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