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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1934
Page
4
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A compact reflection on First John 4 18 noting that love casts out fear and that perfect love banishes torment, contrasting fear with faith and highlighting the spiritual message. The passage emphasizes courage through divine love within the Christian teaching tradition.
Mrs. A. Mosback of Cortland Ohio shipped 20 pigs to Chicago. Pigs sold for 12.22 but deductions totaled 11.54 for pens scales corn insurance transportation selling and Meat Board. Net proceeds were 0.68 dollars leaving about 3 cents per pig. Consumers likely paid more for pork. Farmers complain about deductions.
A Travelers Insurance study shows a 20 percent rise in national automobile fatalities in the first half of the year. Drunken drivers up 42 percent and pedestrians hit up 60 percent, with 2.36 percent of drivers intoxicated and 4.84 percent of hit pedestrians drinking. The piece calls for strict enforcement and public condemnation of drunken driving.
News of industrial strife continues as steel workers vote overwhelmingly not to strike despite labor leaders push. Reports describe deaths and casualties among workers and clashes with officers while agitators and organizers press for action across numerous areas.
The excerpt poses questions from a school days activity. It asks why Chinese foods are cooked briefly to retain flavor, who was The Scourge of God Attila the Hun, and which work is regarded as the first Canadian novel Mrs Frances Brooke's A Montague.
A local editorial argues most trouble is stirred by unions and paid agitators. It warns workers toward direct talks with employers and predicts consequences of union-driven strife, urging fair dealing to protect employment and welfare.
Dr. Sheldon Glueck of Harvard Law School cites that over 90 percent of juvenile court records stem from harmful leisure use. He notes 75 percent had no organized recreation, clubs, or community groups in childhood and urges proactive leadership and accessible play spaces to prevent delinquency.
Eddie Cantor, film star and president of the Screen Actors Guild, urges a film cleanup in Hollywood. He says producers caused trouble by pushing questionable material and that the public prefers better fare. Cantor avoids certain films for his own children and questions producers who seek to get away with bad content.
In a Granitehead drama Joan resists a rushed clandestine marriage with Drew Hallam amid jealousy and temptation. Penelope Sears counsels honesty courage and faith as Joan walks to the sea to decide her fate, choosing integrity over eloping with Drew.
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hour ending 8 a.m. none. July to date 2.20 inches. year to date 14.48 inches. 21 year average 34.71 inches. Monthly averages list all months with specific inches from January to December.
One year ago Mrs J C Smith died at her niece Mrs Harry C Stouffer's home. South End Hose Co shows their new fire truck. A crack Russian pilot is ordered to rescue Jimmy Mattern from a bleak Siberian outpost and return him to an American base. Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh begin a long mapping cruise of the north Atlantic stopping at North Haven Maine to visit their son Jon and Mrs Dwight Morrow.
Arthur G. Jones released on ten thousand dollar bail amid embezzlement allegations against Arthur G. Jones Wollen Mills Corporation leading to the mills' closure. Front page notes a tennis match standoff with Sandy Baker and Nellie Page interrupted by J Plavius. Severe weather damages crops and property in Clarke County and nearby Harmer barn roof battered by hail. Miss Mildred Lee Rowland of Stephens City marries Edgar Loving of Strasburg.
Governor Charles W. Bryan of Nebraska is named as running mate to John W. Davis on the Democratic presidential ticket. Canada imposes the death sentence on an American youth for barroom murder. Canadian court decree remains firm despite strong intervention. Philadelphia court testimony reveals Harry K Thaw earns about $60,000 yearly from two trust estates. Auto licenses and gasoline tax expected to raise about $7 million for state road work. Herbert S. Larrick, a former student of Davis at Washington and Lee University, is noted.
Mrs Elizabeth Affleck marks her ninety fifth birthday anniversary. Also, a midnight fire destroys the Mountain Falls general merchandise store and post office. Virginia lawmakers keep local option laws unchanged. Winchester defeats Frederick Md 7 to 4 in baseball.
The image shows Chancellor Adolf Hitler vacationing in the Bavarian Alps as he recovers from the Bloody Saturday events. The caption notes his somber mood despite the pleasant surroundings.
New York Packer correspondent in Winchester notes Virginia apples look to reach about 2,000,000 barrels if favorable conditions hold over the next ten to twelve weeks. Current yields are uneven with some orchards bare and others heavy. drought and pest loss could yet alter the outcome.
Public auction at twelve noon on July 21 1934 in Winchester Va. to sell a North Market Cameron Street parcel with a double frame dwelling store room apartment above and service station. Terms: one third cash sale day. balance by two bonds due one and two years after date at 6 percent with trust deed and insurance.
British writers claim horses can live six to seven years longer than typical lifespans, suggesting remarkable longevity. The note cites aging patterns and historical observations without detailing specific breed data or modern scientific support.
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