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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1934
Page
4
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A religious verse from Isaiah 40 31 proclaims renewal of strength. The text promises wings like eagles and endurance for those who trust in the Lord.
A proposed English duty rise to about 2.50 a barrel likely will not take effect this season. English growers and exporters urged a higher tariff and a quota system to shield their markets, while American interests warn of a near embargo and higher prices for British consumers. The State Department says it will investigate and protect U S industry if necessary.
Suffolk News-Herald reports on a serum promising immunity to infantile paralysis. Doctors plan initial testing on twelve children with potential expansion to one hundred, aiming to prevent a disease that has crippled or killed thousands nationwide.
The snippet notes that three quarters of a decade's population growth occurred near ninety five large cities in the United States. It defines Mandarins as Chinese officials. It mentions Belgian Walloons and sketches ongoing disease battles including cancer with hopeful statements about serum advances and cancer germ isolation.
Hollywood reports Walter Disney plans feature length cartoons beyond short reels. The first will be Snow White as critics note cartoons may evolve into a distinct art form suited to film. The move signals growing originality and rewards in animation development.
Ninety nine percent of deposits in a East Peoria Illinois state bank that failed are being paid by checks under the federal guarantee. The first payoff under the plan raised coverage to five thousand dollars and strengthens support for deposit insurance as only two banks failed in six months, far below the 1923-32 decade average.
Warner Bros Capitol presents a double feature headlined by Strictly Dynamite with Jimmy Durante Lupe Velez and Where Sinners Meet starring Diana Wynyard Clive Brook The program teems with comic farce musical interludes and a second billed romance expose supported by Norman Foster William Gargan Marian Nixon Billie Burke Reginald Owen Alan Mowbray and Gilbert Emery Billy Barnes provides an organ feature A Good Time Was Had By All.
Spencer Tracy will be seen for the last time at the Palace Theatre in Now I'll Tell by Mrs. Arnold Rothstein. The 87 minute drama proved to be tense and exciting as crowds packed the venue to witness the performance.
Joan Dudley courted by Drew Hallam meets Giles Armiger as jealousy and secrets test loyalties at Granitehead. Scripps and Amelie face isolation and control while Dilly mediates a fragile balance between love, duty, and a looming winter.
The piece highlights Alice Faye as the leading woman and Helen Twelve Trees as the wife in a story of romance, nightlife, and sports in New York City from 1910 to 1932. Tracy rises to prominence in the sports world amid a lively program including Fox Movietone News and a mystery thriller aboard a foggy masterless ship.
The report notes 24 hour rainfall and year to date totals with figures around 2.20 inches and 14.46 inches respectively. It compares to a 21 year average near 90.0 mm and mentions Winchester area precipitation records.
John O Connell, son of a wealthy upstate New York family, is kidnapped and held for a 250000 dollar ransom. Winchester receives no federal highway funds allocation. Frederick county farmers apply for over 400000 dollars in Federal Land Bank of Baltimore loans. Flour tax not lifting bread price locally. Massanetta Springs annual sacred music festival set for August 3 and 4 this year.
J. H. Shiner of Front Royal elected president as Tri-County Odd Fellows name new officers at a Middletown meeting. Included in regional notices is Charles E. Maloy a county native chosen as president of Altoona Pa Rotary Club.
In Glen Lynn a mother and her son were electrocuted and two others seriously injured by a washing machine short circuit. Funeral services are held in Stephens City for Charles M. Sampsell. Reports mention violence in Argentina with 400 civilians slain. A Michigan minister branded with a hot iron by the Ku Klux Klan is hospitalized in Grand Rapids. Company I and Headquarters units depart for a state encampment.
Justus George Fletcher, a city native, is killed when struck by a trolley in Providence Rhode Island. Mrs Elvira V Baker dies at 71 from paralysis. Rev Nelson P Dame former rector at Christ Episcopal Church holds evangelical meetings in the Wall Street area. New wheat harvest lowers flour prices. Shirley Carter named director of Western State Hospital at Staunton by Governor Swanson.
Sea beans of the tropics drift across oceans and，可 wash up on beaches in northern Europe after long sea voyages. The phenomenon highlights how ocean currents transport plant matter far from its origin.
The ad for Valley Airways at Admiral Byrd Airport promotes learning to fly with two transport licensed pilots each boasting over 1000 hours of flight experience. Call 700-W for training details.
By deed of trust dated June 15 1932 Ida B Hammack will sell at public auction in front of the County Court House Winches ter on Saturday July 28 1934 at 11 o clock A M The 51 acre farm lies about 1.5 miles northwest of Middletown on Buckhorn Lane with adjacent lands of Calvin Stickley and Herbert S Larrick Terms require one third cash on sale day and balance in two equal installments after one and two years secured by purchaser bonds and a deed of trust E Edwards trustee Dunn and Duvall auctioneers 6 28 1934 7 5 12 19 41
Local photographer Lawrence V. Jolliffe helped MGM recreate Civil War era Virginia for Operator Thirteen. He produced photographs of the old Dandridge mansion known as The Bower near Opequon creek between Martinsburg and Kearneysville, where Gen J E B Stuart headquartered with the Confederate cavalry.
The film on display at Capitol Theatre this week features authentic Shenandoah Valley Fredericksburg Richmond and Washington scenes. Marion Davies and Gary Cooper co star in the picture.
The Secretary of State would assume the Presidency if both the President and the Vice President die, outlining the line of succession for the executive office.
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