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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1934
Page
4
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A devotional verse from Isaiah 32 17 18 proclaims that righteousness yields peace and quietness for eternally secure dwellings and resting places, urging reverence and contemplation of divine justice.
National Park Service estimates one million more visitors to the West this year with 922 937 already recorded in winter and spring. Parks like Grand Teton Mt Rainier Yellowstone show large increases as stamps and a presidential visit to Glacier lift travel. Virginia benefits from Shenandoah plus Colonial Williamsburg Parkway Drive and other sites attracting East Coast tourists. Travel spurs millions in local business activity.
Waynesboro News Virginian cites Dr E H Baker calling for League of Nations inquiry into seaweed health claims. Notes Japanese diet of rice seaweed and fish linked to longevity hair and teeth quality, contrasts with European and American dental issues while hinting at seaweed as spinach alternative.
The 1930 census shows that about 1,500,000 people living on farms were employed in other lines of work. The Bronx is a borough of New York City lying north of Manhattan Island. Genghis Khan ruled the world’s largest empire as the great Mongol leader.
General Electric President Gerard Swope argues joblessness damages self reliance and morale. He says the nation must use all means to prevent unemployment and compares industry to a locomotive needing a governor to steady its motion and sustain human courage.
Eleanor Roosevelt tells reporters she will "lose herself there for a while" a vacation from being the President's wife. She acknowledges the strain of the role and grants reporters permission to follow her if they can. She also jokes that if she ran the Dillinger case she would withdraw police and send the press after him.
The New York columnist O. O. McIntyre describes a Fifth Avenue perfume bar where sniffers in high chairs are served by a white uniformed attendant who sprays scents from bottles. He suggests a future where metered sniffing could be offered to customers at a price, as a possible extension of the concept.
Virginia Catholics prepare to join the Legion of Decency campaign to wipe out salacious films. A letter from Richmond diocese vicar general Monsignor Felix F Kaup urges pastors to press producers and exhibitors for clean entertainment, while preserving the moral standards admired by Americans. The plan seeks industry solutions without imposing a universal standard.
Robert Finley, longtime Natwick Lumber Co. employee at Moorefield, W V, is jailed awaiting October grand jury action on a series of theft charges. He allegedly forged and cashed two pay checks and stole 20 sheep, selling them in Charles Town and elsewhere before being captured in Keyser.
A reader’s trivia answers list the solutions: 1 France 2 Australia Oceania 8 A pickpocket. The text mixes questions with brief answers and a Seneca quote on time and growth.
City officials on patrol identified a suspect and alerted Sheri D. B. Hott of Hardy County immediately after detaining the individual.
The report shows rainfall in the 24 hours ending 8 a.m. July to date 2.70 inches and year to date 17.18 inches. It lists 21 year averages from Winchester Laboratory: yearly 34.71 inches and monthly averages by month, with January 2.41, February 1.97, March 2.82, April 2.21, May 3.94, June 3.65, July 3.41, August 3.29, September 2.34, October 3.00, November 2.33, December 2.34.
John F. Baggett, a city leader, faces fraud charges in Tennessee elections. C. J. Kite is fatally injured on Norfolk and Western tracks near Berryville. Elliott Roosevelt marries Ruth Googins in Burlington Iowa. Philip R. Fowle chosen commander of Robert Y. Conrad Post No 21 American Legion. Joshua Salem Orndorff, 74, dies near Hayfield.
A dense fog caused two ships to collide off Shanghai, resulting in the drowning of sixty three Chinese seafarers. Reports say rescue efforts are underway and the incident is being investigated by port authorities.
A fragment notes Company I and Headquarters Company at a Virginia Beach camp. Interior of Union Bank renovation is mentioned. Dr Walter Cox attacks the Ku Klux Klan in a signed article. Irene C Henson and Theodore E Miller wed in Middletown and Opequon respectively.
Giles Armiger braves a severe night to reach William and Dilly on Granite Head Island to aid a severely ill baby with doctor Macdonald. The perilous sea voyage tests him as he confronts personal memories and the storm’s fury, ending with a fragile recovery and plans to stay through the night.
Little Ruth Fawcett slips in her uncle's cellar stairs and nearly injures her lip. Shenandoah Division of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad replaces old rails with new 85 pound rails. Engagement announced for Miss Eva North of Fort Loudoun faculty to Professor J W Watson, president of Alabama Agricultural College. Maynard Baker plans to win Nenah Whitacre's hand in marriage. marriage occurs in Pittsburgh. In Nottoway home precinct Judge Mann receives all but two votes.
A Washington fruits and vegetables dealer visiting Winchester notes demand drops as temperatures rise into the high nineties for produce needing cooking. He says markets often see surplus during sustained extreme heat while lettuce and salad greens may rise in demand. other vegetables show little or no decrease.
City Hall shows cracks on the second floor with bulging partitions as concern grows over possible settlement or outward pulling forces. A repair was made on a large stone veneer crack at the northwest corner recently.
Winchester streets are being mended with asphalt seal coating on Braddock street and soon on other State routes. The process aims to harden the surface to prevent disintegration and reduce inconvenience from old tarring methods. A quick-hardening preparation and roller allow traffic to resume shortly after application, with Gerard street slated next.
Shenandoah County Fair Association sets September 11 12 13 and 14 for this year’s fair at Woodstock with plans for a horse racing program and expects a large attendance.
R. Lewin Hastman named manager of the A. B. C. Store to open in Front Royal on about August 1 by the Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Board. Charles L. Reeves named assistant manager, with J. Francis Donaldson and Shelby Compton as clerks.
Warner Bros presents The Thin Man with William Powell and Myrna Loy at the Capitol for a two day run. The feature pairs with Little Miss Marker and Uncertain Lady as Dual Bill Opens tomorrow with Billy Barnes at the organ.
Nancy Carroll and Otto Kruger bow out for the last time at the Palace in a Fox special adapted from the Broadway play Springtime For Henry. The cast includes Heather Angel Herbert Mundin and Nigel Bruce with a Paramount news reel. Also featuring Doug Fairbanks and colleagues on Wednesday and Thursday in a separate drama about a sharp businessboy rising to power.
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