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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1934
Page
4
The Evening Star lists its mailing at Winchester Virginia as second class mail. It notes consolidation with The Morning News Item The Weekly News The Weekly Times and states that The Associated Press retains exclusive rights to its news dispatches and any locally published news unless credited otherwise.
The notice lists subscription prices for various terms and advertising rates. Classified ads cost 2 cents per word with a minimum, memorials priced at 150 for four lines, cards of thanks at 75 cents, and display ads with a 42 cent per inch transient rate plus border requirements. Office deadline is 1000 AM on publication day, with national reps in multiple cities.
Partial religious text appears to cite a Bible verse Nehemiah 9 17 about God slow to anger and merciful. The fragment mentions mercy and forgiveness and worship context. No clear event or organization is present.
W Nelson Page resigns from the city council after being appointed postminster. He served fourteen years from the second ward, mainly on water and streets. His work modernized Winchester’s streets and solved the water problem, earning high regard from citizens.
The Richmond News Leader attacks Secretary Wallace and the proposed amendments to the AAA, arguing they grant him dictatorial control over what can be grown how it is handled and where sold. It warns the authority would be excessive even if not always used, labeling it a dangerous concentration of power.
The item lists three questions with concise answers: US potato consumption per person now 2.4 bushels yearly versus 3.8 bushels in 1913. the Amazon river as the King of waters. and Moses not entering the Promised Land, dying after viewing it from Mount Pisgah.
The 1933 golf census reports over 2,500,000 active players and about 500,000 occasional participants. Golf equipment sales outpace all sports except firearms, while hunting and fishing licenses exceed golfer numbers. The piece notes a shift from bleacher to active participation and mentions driving cars as leisure.
The May output tops 360000 motor vehicles in the country, about double May 1932. Revival lifts spirits as old cars linger on streets, while owners dream of new rides despite tight budgets. Consumers eye show windows, hoping for affordable shiny replacements amid the auto revival.
Mercersburg Pa June 6 Charles E Elting son of Col and Mrs Stewart O Elting Winchester was awarded box prizes in English and Science the Senior medal prize in moot for theme writing and the second prize in The William Paul Buchanan prizes for best theme on The Sermon on The Mount at Mercersburg Academy commencement exercises Eighty four boys received diplomas Head Master Dr Boyd Edwards presided At a June 1 board of regents meeting Dr Earl L Douglas Summit Avenue Presbyterian Church was elected president and Commander Joel oe Boone was re elected vice president Elting was valedictorian of his class on the commencement stage
Day lilies offer an easy alternative to spraying and heavy maintenance. With proper soil, light shade at noon, and rich amendments, heirloom and new hybrids thrive from May to September. Noting Betscher and Stout, the article links modern varieties to centuries of hardy lemon and tawny lilies.
Inhabitants of ancient Sybaris in Italy were famed for luxury. The greater part of Yellowstone National Park lies in Wyoming. The Latin expression Ave atque vale means hail and farewell.
Warner Baxter stars in Such Women Are Dangerous a comedy drama at the Palace Theatre. He plays a handsome bachelor novelist pursued by three glamorous women Rosemary Ames Rochelle Hudson and Mona Barrie while a secretary and a married opera singer complicate his private life and lead to humorous perils.
The earth was created with an almost perfect clock, a timepiece that measures time through its rotation and orbit. Since its formation it travels in a near circular path around the sun, with rotation so regular that astronomers have never observed any variation.
Walter S. Halliman and former Senator James Watson lead the field for the Republican National Committee chair amid a Chicago conference to choose a new leader after Everett Sanders resignation. The vacant post prompts a tense contest among notable party figures.
Present and past rainfall data show no precipitation in the last 24 hours ending 8 a.m. May totals to date are 2.62 inches, year to date 9.76 inches. Twenty one year averages at Winchester Laboratory list monthly values from January 2.41 inches to May 3.94 inches and December 2.34 inches.
The glass fish most used is Ambasis raga, though Ambas sis lala is still widely known among aquarists. It grows to about two inches and is so transparent that the bone structure and internal organs are visible as it swims, with a yellowish sheen on the body that does not affect transparency.
Trustee Herbert S. Larrick declares a public auction of an unimproved Gore Virginia lot in Frederick County. The June 16 1934 sale at 3 PM in front of the Western Frederick Bank offers 60 feet by 133 132 feet with E R Hook adjoining. Purchase terms: one third cash, balance in two yearly installments with bonds, interest semiannually, deed of trust and insurance policy required.
Round trip seven dollars per passenger for trips to Nationals home games. Accommodations for three or six passengers. Planes depart Winchester at 1 30 p m and return at 6 30 p m. Call 700 W for reservations. Valley.
Anna Pavlova brought a natural spiritual interpretation to dance turning away from strict technique. Born in Saint Petersburg in 1885 she trained at the Imperial Ballet School and rose to prima ballerina at the Mariinsky Theatre. Her tours across Europe and the United States drew worldwide acclaim. She died in 1931.
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