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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1935
Page
4
A partial price schedule shows options labeled by time frame in advance payments. Mentions for one year six months three months and one month appear with dollar values, but the text is fragmented and lacks complete context or entities.
Advertising terms list rate per word minimum charge and payment rules. Display ads require delivery by 10 A M on publication day with border requirement. National reps are listed. transient and contract rates noted.
A generic news rights disclaimer states the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to use and republish dispatches credited or not credited to the AP in this paper and all local news.
A biblical proverb warns that wine and strong drink deceive and lead to folly. The verse emphasizes the folly of those who are misled by intoxicants.
A New York Times reporter expelled from Rome for truthful reporting. Germany’s press fully controlled by Nazi propaganda. US ambassador William E. Dodd in Berlin urges liberty and free press, praising Jefferson Lincoln and Wilson principles. Audience responds with applause as he condemns propaganda and calls for truth.
Harrisonburg Virginia adopts guest parking cards issued by the police and Chamber of Commerce. The card grants unlimited parking time to visitors with a welcoming notice that officers will show kindness. The policy aims to portray the city as hospitable and orderly.
A quiz excerpt asks who Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is, noting he created Sherlock Holmes and was a British novelist (1859 1930). It also asks about the highest U S bridge at Royal Gorge Colorado 1052 feet above the Arkansas river and defines the Accidental President as one who assumes the presidency after the chief executive’s death removal or disqualification.
Citizens are urged to curb rude driving and parking in Harrisonburg. The appeal warns against blocking hydrants, backing into traffic, damaging property, and abusing police. Most residents are described as decent and willing to treat others fairly, with strict action for rule breakers.
A Century past birthplace Pittsburg to New York, Stephen Collins Foster wrote about 125 songs. Despite northern roots his Southern settings charmed audiences on both sides of the Atlantic. His most famous tunes include Old Black Joe and Old Folks At Home. He died in 1864, yet his gentle, haunting melodies endure.
Nicholas Murray Butler argues that nations should acquire land and housing peacefully rather than seize neighbors. He notes Italy Germany and Japan seek territory to meet economic and population needs, while Britain France Russia and the United States have long accumulated land. He warns new entrants should not be barred from opportunity and calls for a world order centered on a lively real estate board rather than military might.
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hour end at 8 a m none. July year to date 2 28 inches and year to date 19 39 inches. The 22 year average per year is 34 61 inches. Monthly averages from the 22 year record list January 2 35, February 1 94, March 2 81, April 3 16, May 3 88, June 3 60, July 2 39, August 3 35, September 2 43, October 2 90, November 2 51, December 2 30.
Across Europe the stork is seen as a sign of luck and babies with many households welcoming nests on chimneys. Collier Weekly notes people install artificial nests. Meanwhile Tristan da Cunha forms an extremely isolated trio with two uninhabited isles Nightingale and Inaccessible. The Cocos or Keeling chain in the Indian Ocean includes twenty islands with some uninhabited.
Washington reports Gore as a Democrat challenging the New Deal stance while other senators including Bailey Glass Long and Byrd divide on party lines. The piece weighs whether future nominations and the tempo of constitutional debate will shape the 1936 campaign amid economic concerns and court questions.
In Detroit the joint murder trial of Florence Jackson Loretta Jackson and Jean Miller Schweitzer opened with New York lawyer William Schweitzer presenting as the confession in Howard Carter Dickinson case is said to have been obtained under duress. The three party girls and the hoodlum defendant face the same charges in court.
Cordray denies Lia’s involvement as Val confronts him in a tense scene aboard the sailing club home. Brad Norris, disowned by the navy, threatens Cordray to expose him while warning Lia’s safety and Vals resolve to find Lia before trouble erupts.
A collage of short items includes a Governor's Island birthday party with a carrot cake for Bill the polo pony, a naturalization prompt met with a sharp reply, a silver dollar legend, an Indian applicant, a magistrate reducing a fine, a Minneapolis doll accident, and a councilman’s midnight closing arrest in Postville.
William Hartigan was fined 3 dollars for a traffic violation. He had only 3 dollars on him at the time.
One year ago H B McCormac leader of Virginia Woolen Co was elected director of the National Association of Manufacturers for Virginia and West Virginia. Premier Dollfuss of Austria reportedly slain by the Nazi. John Dillinger’s funeral held in Maywood Indiana. Allen L Hollar formerly of this city received 25 years in Hagerstown for an alleged slaying. Rev E Clark named chairman of the Legion of Decency.
Five years ago Mrs Charles Newton Lindley, daughter of Gen James W Denver, visited here. Forty Madison Lodge Odd Fellows members traveled to Wardensville for a session. The Orange horse show drew many social leaders. Mrs B M Carter, 88, dies at Carter Hall near Stephens City. Prisoners are moved to Berryville due to congestion. Ten years ago William Jennings Bryan’s body to be buried in Arlington per his wishes. Clavia Kerns, 22, a county dwarf, is killed by a truck. Major General Sir Frederick Maurice tells Rotarians of a future conflict. Miami Daily News issues 504 pages. A tornado hits the Norfolk area causing damage.
Twenty five years ago Henry Moling of Moling and Seal was knocked down by an automobile but sustained minor injuries. Emma Howard Wight finished a play Casting of Stones for a New York presentation. A H Bouseman former Ridgeway mayor was killed by a bomb tied to a race crime. Rev S H Green of Gainesboro officiated a hasty buggy wedding.
The Winchester Chamber of Commerce received a large supply of highway maps covering major U S routes from the Mid West Map Company Aurora Ill They will be given to people needing road information The folders bear Winchester Chamber of Commerce branding and advertise the city as the Home of the Apple Blossom Festival with a descriptive national information bureau booklet offer
A century ago a nationwide clash over bathtubs saw Ohio and Pennsylvania pass laws forbidding installation in homes. Physicians warned against weekly baths and pneumonia risk. Despite opposition, about 1,500 bathtubs were in use in 1886, per Capper's Weekly.
The general circulatory system of the North Atlantic consists of a great whirl turning clockwise. The Gulf Stream and the North Atlantic Drift form the north western and northern portions of this vortex.
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