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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1934
Page
4
Morning item from The Weekly News summarizes a local update in brief form with names and places implied by the era. It presents a compact snapshot typical of a late 19th or early 20th century paper.
The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to publish all dispatches credited or not and all local news in this paper. This notice asserts AP ownership of material and prohibits unauthorized reproduction.
The text lists subscription prices by mail with various terms and durations. It shows one year at 3.50 or 64.50 annual options, six months at 1.75, one month at 2.30 and 1.20, plus weekly rates.
Classified rates set at two cents per word with a 25 cent minimum. Memorials priced at 1.50 for four stanzas of four lines. Display ads require office delivery by 10 A M on publication day with 42 cents per inch for transient space and contract rates available on request. Cash with copy. Cards of toe.
An official Virginia analysis shows processing taxes from August 1933 to April 1934 totaled 4.941 million dollars while agricultural allowances reached 831 thousand, meaning Virginia bore more than five times the benefits received. The piece argues the Wallace Tugwell plan imposes a heavy burden on Virginians.
The text lists three questions and answers: 1 money tied up in failed banks last year, nearly 3.5 billion dollars. 2 slang name for cattle thieves in early American West, rustlers. 3 Friday named after the goddess Frigg, wife of Odin in Norse myth.
The article analyzes how benefit payments and processing taxes diverge by state. It notes Rhode Island and Maine received little or no benefits despite processing emphasis, while New York New Jersey and Maryland show high processor tax contributions relative to farmer benefits. Arkansas Mississippi Oklahoma North Dakota South Dakota Idaho Texas are highlighted for large benefit gains versus processor taxes and confirms wide interstate disparities.
The article cites Adolph Lasson and the dangers of centralized authority. It argues that state control by bureaucrats can stifle initiative, harm society, and lower overall well being, warning Americans against alarmist rhetoric and echoing a early critique of totalitarianism.
Present and past rainfall data show none in the last 24 hours ending 8 a.m. July to date 2.70 inches year to date 17.18 inches. Average annual rainfall over 21 years 34.71 inches. Monthly averages: 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.
A holiday family scene unfolds as Joan and relatives share gifts and warmth while haunted by future doubts. Giles Macdonald weighs a bold plan to treat Amelie in Paris to restore memories and aid his romance with Joan, amid a looming choice between love and duty.
Two auto damage suits each for $10,000 have been filed against drivers of fatal crashes near Winchester. Plaintiffs are C. C. Skyles of Woodstock and Monroe Douglas Robinson of New York City.
Five years ago fruit growers from New York state visited this area on August 7. The thirty seventh annual convention of the Virginia Veterinary Medical Association concluded sessions here. Virginia Apple Storage Inc advertised first mortgage bonds at six percent interest. Eagle Scout Charles R Anderson of Winchester represented the district at the International Jamboree in England. Little Mary Virginia Lancaster, age 6, was struck and killed by an automobile in Berryville.
Miss Mary Alice Summers 65 buried at St John s Church Mount Williams. George Edmondson Middletown insurer dies in Danville Pa. Lawn party for Woman s Auxiliary Robert Y Conrad Post Amer Legion and Citizens Band Aug 2 at W A Baker home. Jackie Coogan shows at Empire Theatre in Trouble. Ku Klux Klan platform ad solicits members in today s Star.
Hon Richard Evelyn Byrd will speak at a tournament at Gore on July 31. Workmen are building concrete steps at the County Court House. Two hundred attend the Virginia Branch of the Christian Endeavor Society of the United Brethren Church. Shenandoah in Page county votes 15 majority as two Episcopal ministers split sides. Wheat on Chicago market at 1.09 dollars.
Mrs. Fanny Neumeyer of Chicago holds her other son Anton as she doubts Berlin reports of Ludwig Neumeyer's death in Hitler’s purging of the Nazi party. Dispatches list Ernst Boehm's chauffeur among the slain in the crackdown.
Central Press report blends opinion on John Dillinger’s Chicago killing by Melvin Purvis with a New York analysis of Stuart Chase as the era shifts to distribution economics. The piece notes possible misID in Dillinger’s death, mentions altered features, and cites Chase’s critique of capitalism’s growth rhythm and future production challenges.
An ad offers mail order safety razor blades: thirteen packages with five blades each, totaling sixty five blades for $1.00. Buyers can return all sixty if not satisfied for a refund. Specify Gillette or Germ style, with delivery prepaid from J R Watson distributor in Hagerstown.
Advertises Feen a mint as a tasty chewing gum laxative that eases constipation without upsetting the stomach. Claims the product provides a natural, uniform laxative action and helps people avoid dangerous delays in daily routines.
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