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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1935
Page
4
The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia is published daily except Sundays by The Evening Star Publishing Co. It lists subscription options and notes consolidation with The Morning News Item The Weekly News The Weekly Times and The Weekly Mirror.
Classified rates 2 cents per word with 25 cent minimum and cash with copy Memorials 1.50 for four stanzas of four lines Cards of Thanks 0.75 Display ads with border due by 10 AM on publication day Transient rate 42 cents per inch Contract rates on application National advertising representatives Devine Tenmey Corp cover major cities.
The Associated Press states its exclusive rights to publish all AP news dispatches and any local news found in the paper. It reserves use of material credited to AP and content not otherwise credited.
A religious reflection cites Luke 9 25 asking about advantage of gaining the world yet losing one’s soul. The verse emphasizes spiritual value over earthly wealth and stature.
Government reports indicate a 20 to 30 percent rise in the commercial apple crop this year, with England and the Continent seeing smaller yields. Nova Scotia competes with England to produce fruit, citrus shortages may aid apple growers, and careful packing and timely spraying are urged to maximize profits and long term quality.
The Chicago Tribune notes Canada's five year wheat price support backfired as world markets pushed cheaper supplies from other producers. Canada now holds about 225 million bushels at a multi million dollar loss while foreign demand remains weak and Britain and Argentina undercut prices.
A juvenile page presents three Q and A items. Ostrich speed over 60 miles per hour. Ancient Ireland named Hibernia by Julius Caesar. Reginald Heber, bishop and hymn writer of From Greenland's Icy Mountain, born 1783 died 1826.
France offers wheat in export markets at prices below the world level. The piece notes Canada and the United States faced price meddling impacts, harming their key industries and inviting long recoveries. It also warns U S cotton policy may follow a similar path, with foreign production rising and American exports falling.
Staunton News Leader cautions Virginia parents about infantile paralysis. State health officials report ninety nine active cases and urge precautions to prevent infection, including keeping sick children at home and avoiding gatherings and public pools.
The article notes tractors planting Kafir corn and other crops while anchoring the soil to conserve moisture. Kansas farmers face blank-listing blown fields to prevent spread, with counties charging the cost to the farmer’s taxes under state law. Cash crops matter, but erosion control remains the top priority for future droughts.
A newspaper radio editor argues that excess stunts like Vesuvius broadcasts waste scarce air time. He notes daytime programming suffers from poor crooners and groups and urges using surplus to improve morning and afternoon schedules. Repeated gimmicks tire audiences and costly fizzles should be omitted until facilities improve.
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness after the death of our son and brother Harry G Williamson and for the flowers and use of cars received during this time.
The report shows rainfall in the past 24 hours ending 8 a.m. 0.45 inches, July total 1.61 inches, year to date 18.72 inches. The 22 year average annual precipitation is 34.61 inches with monthly averages ranging from 1.94 inches in February to 3.88 inches in May.
One year ago Adolf Hitler prepared to address Germans and Howard Stover drowned in Cedar Creek. The ABC store will be housed in the Faulkner building as Episcopalians launch a nationwide drive for 500000. Five years ago C Bascom Slemp eyed the Senate. The old Frederick county court seal, in use for 172 years, is retired and placed in a glass container. A unit from Fort Hoyle will visit for the fair. Rotarians plan a state convention here.
The text notes the unsatisfactory nature of fractional currency and its replacement by coin, with issuance spans from August 1, 1862 to February 15, 1876. It also provides New York City's five boroughs total area of 808.86 square miles and dimensions from 36 miles north to south and 16 1/2 miles across, from Manhattan to Queens.
Ten years ago W. A. Feltner died after contact with a live wire in Charles Town as firemen prepared a fundraiser. Charles W. Hawkins, father of Mrs. Mary V. Wall, also died. J. H. Rosenberger was named commander of the Robert Y. Conrad Post American Legion.
Val Preston confronts Lia's duplicity as Cordray visits the bungalow and Lia's plan to divorce emerges. Val realizes his own weaknesses and that Lia chose Cordray, prompting a resolve to end the affair and walk away. The scene ends with Val deciding to let Lia pursue her path.
Twenty five years ago a special liquor election was scheduled for August 9. R. E. Byrd Jr recovered from typhoid at the Royal Naval hospital in London. Shawnee Tribe No. 2 Red Men installed officers. An unnamed man saved a child from a horse kicked by a fall from a buggy. E. W. Richard of Mountain Falls was a patient in the local hospital.
Middletown notes record numerous visitors and social events including Ellsworth Keller family visits, Washington D C guests Lilly Osbourn and A L Conn with Mary Byrd, and Ruth Larrick relatives. Also mentioned are Lillie Kline nursing student in Washington, Coville apple work in Winchester, and several church and social engagements around Cedar Cliff Presbyterian Church and Rawley Springs.
A charter was issued in April 1834 authorizing a Day Nursery in New York City to care for infants of poor women whose mothers must work away from home. The institution aims to provide shelter and supervision for children during working hours.
The text recalls Saul’s torment and David’s harp music calming the king, illustrating music's long noted influence on the human mood and body. It traces a link from ancient times to therapeutic ideas about music's effects on people.
Barbara Bell pattern No. 1695 B features a puff sleeve blouse and two gore skirt for a morning glory silhouette. Available in sizes 14 through 20 and 40 with corresponding busts, order the Barbara Bell Pattern Book for 15 cents and related designs for children and mature figures.
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