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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1934
Page
4
The text outlines subscription prices for mail and carrier delivery, with annual and monthly totals and various display and memorial ad rates. It lists classified word charges, memorials, cards of thanks, and display ads with deadlines and rate contracts, plus national reps in major cities.
A fragmentary biblical quotation from Luke 10 27 28 emphasizes loving God with heart soul strength and mind and loving one’s neighbor. The passage is cited in a devotional style as a guide for faithful living.
The Washington Post notes the congressional committee’s work exposing Nazi propaganda in the United States. The piece argues Hitlerism harms itself by not winning American trust and urges genuine peace and rehabilitation instead of saber rattling.
The article notes railroads are improving after the depression, with many likely to meet fixed charges this year. It emphasizes rail investments remain strong for individuals and trusts, citing railroad bonds as stable, long favored by savers and insurers, and that revenue trends signal broader business revival.
In a classroom item the text asks why heat aids ailments and answers that it increases blood flow. It then defines Islam as the Mohammedan religion and its adherents and notes Japan ships to the United States annually 125000 gross of pennies by Japanese manufacturers.
The text discusses highway expansion and the rise of trucks and cars reducing rail traffic. It notes railroad workers fearing government ownership of all transport to shield investors from losses and warns federal control could spread to other industries, with unclear eventual outcomes.
Hotel owners warn guests increasingly lift items from rooms calling it souvenir hunting. Patrons often flee with belongings, with many escaping detection. Managers note theft is folded into budgets and room rates, making honest guests pay for stolen goods.
Karl Von Wiegand reports an atmosphere of demoralization and paralysis in Germany after Hitler’s purge and speechs. He warns that Hitler’s claim to be law and the state leaves government powerless while neighboring nations distrust his autocratic rule. The world watches and prepares to protect its interests as the ring of pressure tightens.
The Postoffice Department issues a three cent stamp to mark the 300th anniversary of Jean Nicolet arriving at Green Bay. The purple stamp, 84 by 144 inches, features Nicolet’s Landing and includes inscriptions 1634 Wisconsin Tercentenary 1934 United States Postage and a 3c denomination.
The famous English war song cited is "Tipperary" and the Unknown Soldier is buried in Arlington Virginia. The item lists answers with Woodrow Wilson for question one and places the burial at Arlington, Va.
Joan weighs a Maine Christmas with Mrs Sears against a Continental escape with Drew and Adelaide. Nancy urges risk and new life while Drew presses for pursuit. Meanwhile Giles Amelie Scripps and Jose endure a violent storm at sea as a perilous, unfinished tale continues.
A year ago the First Baptist Church staged Tom Thumb wedding to a packed house. Willy Post completed a record breaking round the world flight from Edmondson Ontario to New York. Bishop James Cannon Jr abandons fight against repeal. Culpeper Minute Men to be honored by the Daughters of the Revolution with a shaft of Georgia marble. Dean Copp of Elgin College spoke to Rotarians on conditions in Russia.
Funeral services are held for Professor ne Franklin Line. Local military companies return from their annual encampment amid protests over tolls on the Potomac River bridge at Williamsport Maryland. Shenandoah Valley Bank reports total assets of 4 410 295 37 in its OCC filing. Orrick Cemetery trustees plan a night meeting to discuss alleged city encroachment on their property for a sidewalk along the street edge.
Ten years ago three were killed and 500 endangered as an oil tanker collided with a liner off Newport. Martinsburg resident R Thomas Roger Wild aged 55 died in a motorcycle crash with a large truck. Washington and Lee University president Dr Henry Louis Smith suffered serious injuries in a Wyoming auto crash near Rock Springs. J M Orndoff ran a sensational "Lets Go" sale. State's attorney Crowe sought death for Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold Jr.
A deed filed in the Corporation Court Clerk’s office records the transfer of a lot and dwelling at 806 South Stewart Street from Shenandoah Valley National Bank to Thomas William Mathews and Emily Mathews. The purchase price was 8500 dollars.
An advertisement promotes B. C. as a fast acting remedy for violent headaches and nervous distress. It claims the pharmacist made formula blends to work quickly without opiates, suitable for aches colds and neuralgia, sold in 10c and 25c packages.
Present and past rainfall figures show 0.15 inch in the last 24 hours ending 8 a.m. and July to date 2.70 inches. Year to date total is 17.18 inches with 21 year average annual precipitation 34.71 inches. Monthly averages vary with January 2.41, February 1.97, March 2.82, April 2.21, May 3.94, June 3.65, July 8.41, August 3.29, September 2.34, October 3.00, November 2.33, December 2.34.
The county Sunday School picnic returns to Klines woods at Vaucluse on Thursday August 9 an all day event with competitions for all ages. Participants should bring filled baskets a guinea race rooster chase greased pig chase and brass band music are planned with prizes of 2.50 for oldest and youngest attendees.
R H Baker, past master of the Middletown Subordinate Grange, pens a literal poem using Middletown as a motif. The verses spell out values like mastery, intelligence, industry, loyalty, education, service, and unity for the Grange and its patrons, urging support and the order’s growth.
In Frederick County Virginia a partition suit G W Lemley vs R A Lemley seeks to divide Evelyn Campbell’s real estate among heirs. Non residents Clementine Frank Hollingsworth and the unknown heirs of Lilly Hollingsworth must appear within days, with publication in Winchester Evening Star and posting at the courthouse.
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