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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1935
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists subscription prices for mail and carrier delivery, detailing one year and shorter term options in advance. Rates include 3.50 per year by mail, 4.50 by carrier, with six months and quarterly figures alongside monthly options.
A religious motto cites Ecclesiastes 5 10 about loving silver and abundance. The line frames wealth as vanity and warns that desire for more never brings true contentment.
The article notes the Nazi halt on persecuting Jews after global pressure. It highlights how English and American media, anti Nazi groups, and Pope Pius influenced Hitler’s policy, showing public opinion as a powerful force shaping nations and history.
The piece notes England’s eighth Davis Cup title in fast tennis versus America’s success in golf and sailing. It cites Sir Thomas Lipton’s 31 year, over 15 million dollar bid and recalls last year’s Rainbow defeating Endeavour, highlighting contrasts in national sports character.
Richmond paper notes rising popularity of husband calling and hog calling contests. AP data highlights vocabulary needs for hog calling, especially mastering the word whooep with drawn out ooo and staccato ee, as callers develop more advanced techniques.
The piece ponders porcine summoning chants and asks if women call husbands like animals. It questions methods from intimidation to charm and awaits Associated Press findings on gendered communication.
Detroit reports a fiscal year ending June 30 finished with a $3.5 million surplus while spending under $80 million and collecting over $83 million in tax revenues. Officials credit tax cuts to higher collections, with delinquent taxes reaching $13.43 million under a seven year back tax plan.
A public warning about the rise of nudist styles and cyclical fashion shifts. The piece argues cycles in dress imitate economic patterns and warns that excess nudity could trigger a counter movement toward heavier, more artificial clothing to curb it.
Reports describe widespread floods across multiple regions causing fear and helplessness. The account notes people far from the flooded areas feel the terror of the disaster and the urgent need for aid and rescue from authorities and volunteers.
The report notes New York state flood damage at 10 million dollars and under 500 deaths. It contrasts disaster loss with man-made war, citing 4.9 billion spent on militarism last year, up 0.5 billion from the year before. It argues future slaughter is fueled by reckless spending.
Recent transfers show multiple property deeds including John B. Griffith to Howard E. Griffith and John A. Griffith for 112 Wolfe Street. M. M. Lynch to John W. Rosenberger for southeast corner lot at South Loudon and East James. Winfred W. Lupton to Rosenberger Co. Inc. for a National avenue lot. Earl J. Clowser to Rosenberger Co. Inc. for a Henry Addition lot. Shenandoah Valley National Bank to Rosenberger Inc. for a Baker estate lot to Handley Trustees. F. L. Harris to Linwood and Gertrude Patton for Harris addition lot. Lena Polhamus to Florence V. Good for 608 South Kent Street.
One year ago Waldo Newcomer a 67 year old Baltimore financier died in Honolulu while on vacation. John Galleher is elected president and Lester D Arnold becomes a vice president of the Young Democrats of Virginia. Chancellor Dollfuss of Austria is slain by a former army sergeant. The Russell circus visits for two days. Ambassador Paul May of Belgium dies in a Washington hospital from heat.
Five years ago the Shenandoah Baptist Association met in Berryville. Representative Thatcher of Kentucky proposed a national park highway linking Mammoth Cave to the Smoky Mountains and Shenandoah National Reserve forests. W. O. Saunders, noted for his street pajama walks in New York, appeared in a yellow pongee on the streets. Showers helped breath but heat remained high.
Ten years ago B Brooke Baker 65 is dead MacMillan Byrd Arctic party digs out of ice in Melville Bay Alfred Dodson visits his god sister Patsy Hawkins 81 in Rappahannock county finds her dead John M Massie seeks $50 damages for killing a hound dog Marriage of Mrs Lucy Willis White to Frank Newcomer Hack of Baltimore announced to take place August 19 at Willow Lawn
Twenty five years ago City Treasurer Kinzel bought Pembroke Springs in the southwestern part of the county for the city paying $705. Middletown boom lots are selling rapidly. It's dangerous for mature maidens and witching widows, especially if rich, to flirt with boys, says Nemo. William Goffett a New Market businessman dies from auto injuries. John Griffin Carlisle secretary of Treasury under President Cleveland dies in New York.
The text notes no precise date or place for the last duel in the country. It cites a 1839 DC duel ban and post Civil War laws across states, stating dueling became obsolete decades ago though some secretly occurred after laws.
William Hass of Orangeburg celebrates his 90th birthday. His 1861 medical exam rejected him for service due to heart issues. An insurance examiner judged him a poor risk about a year ago. In Vineland New Jersey John Swain, 56, burned his wife’s clothes to keep her from leaving. Police Recorder Adams has Swain in jail for 30 days with little courtesy. Police Capt. Roberts provided a city jail bunk for another man named King to sleep.
Eddy King a 22 year old banjo entertainer walked into police headquarters with an empty purse and bulging pockets. He presented a letter signed by Mayor Angello J Rossi of San Francisco asking local officials to show King certain documents.
A lightning strike hit the home of Columbia Joe north of Cecil Joe in Nespelem Washington. His daughter was knocked unconscious, and her foot burned with the shoe torn apart, described as a firecracker burst inside. No other damage was reported.
In Oklahoma six men claim to have shot a giant alligator gar near Muskogee in Dredy Creek. The massive fish weighed 153 pounds and took more than two hours to subdue with a rifle.
Washington and New York reports describe how investigators expose “foolishness” by targets in lobbying amid telegram mix ups and letter trails. The Central Press pieces note agents bungling a death sentence campaign and unions weighing a shift from hourly to annual wage agreements.
The fragment mentions Marco Polo as a Venetian traveler and early European visitor to China. It cites Eugene ONeill as a three time Pulitzer winner in 1920 1922 and 1928. It also discusses whether a hammer qualifies as a machine and notes its claw can pull nails, framing it as a machine performing work.
A Collier's Weekly note from D. E. Moore of Jeanette Pa puts the total number of people who have ever lived at about 40 billion since 6,000 years ago, or roughly 20 per person alive today, in a historical overview.
Government investigators warn malnutrition could kill hundreds of miners and children in western Pennsylvania western Pennsylvania West Virginia and eastern Kentucky. The Guffey coal bill faces opposition from Andrew Mellon interests and California weighs a referendum on Standard Oil. Detroit auto makers push to base prices on Detroit rather than Pittsburgh, as Pittsburgh steel pricing affects the 1936 car market.
Present and past rainfall data show July to date 2.42 inches and year to date 19.53 inches. The Winchester Laboratory 22 year average is 34.61 inches annually, with monthly averages ranging from 1.94 inches in February to 8.39 inches in July.
Entomologists list termites among major insect enemies. Fifty six species occur in the United States as forests decline and colonies invade human structures. Termites destroy wood by consuming cellulose, producing incalculable loss. They resemble ants but are not true ants. colonies include winged and wingless forms.
The article advises selecting hybrid delphinium seeds for seed saving and planting between July end and August end. It stresses picking ripe seeds to avoid wind dispersal, using only seeds you plan to use, keeping seeds fresh, soaking overnight, sowing in deep flats, disinfecting soil, and using lime soil. Fresh seeds germinate in about two weeks with proper watering and coverage.
A brief fragment notes eyelids lifting while people wink in a cryptic line. The item reads like a diary or comic sketch excerpt with no clear event or attribution.
Blair Rodman drives through a thunderstorm to a remote house where a tall woman and a servant refuse him shelter. A living chameleon, a snarling dog, and a fearsome atmosphere surround him as he flees into the night. He recalls a visit that brought him here and contemplates continuing his journey to Vancouver as a storm rages. TO BE CONTINUED.
Wire preservers are cut to fit the ironing board with an inch hem around. Elastic is run through the trim and secured with thread. The cover is slipped over the board and stretched smooth over the edges.
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