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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1934
Page
4
The notice lists Associated Press copyright, subscription prices by mail and carrier, weekly rate, and advertising charges. It includes memorials, cards of thanks, display ads with border, and deadlines for insertion. It also names national ad representatives in major cities.
A short biblical motto urging patience and courage. It echoes Psalm themes and instructs to wait on the Lord for strength. The line emphasizes steadfast faith as a spiritual consolation.
A humorous column touts bananas as a diet aid alongside milk while noting bananas’ declining consumption. It jokes about an apple publicity boost, praising apples as universally wholesome and capable of correcting diet faults, urging readers to eat apples for health.
Virginia passenger car licenses rose by 50 000 through June 1 compared with last year and truck licenses climbed 3 000. The drop in fees and better economic conditions drove the increase, while delayed quarterly reductions limited gains. Revenue loss to date totals $939,429, far below the $1.8 million forecast, aiding Governor Peery’s push for tax relief.
Senator Byrd and other lawmakers favor quicker adjournment as the agricultural bill debate grows tense. The Times-Dispatch notes the fevered session and Washington heat strain statesmen's tempers as both chambers push toward closure.
A lump of soda dissolved in blue water prevents blueing from streaking clothes during washing. A monument for Commodore Peary, discoverer of the North Pole, stands at Cape York Greenland. The Kiel Canal is owned by Germany.
The article argues Congress should adjourn to restore business confidence and speed recovery. It notes President aims to push measures on silver tariff housing and the labor board, with agricultural bill amendments facing a strong fight led by Senator Byrd. It favors passing key bills quickly if needed for a legislative breathing spell.
A witty reflection on women's capabilities, listing feats from saying no softly to surviving hardship, ending with the line that a woman cannot climb a tree. The piece highlights resilience, social observation, and humor about gender roles with dated tone.
Beautiful women admire youthful complexions using MEL LO-GLO the new French process powder. It stays on longer prevents large pores blends naturally with any complexion. Baker's Drug Store advertises 50c and 1.
Valley Airways offers special baseball trips to Washington on Nationals home days. Round trip seven dollars per passenger with accommodations for three or six travelers. Planes depart Winchester at 1 30 p m and return at 6 30 p m reservations call 700 W.
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hour ending 8 a m with none. May to date none. Year to date 9 76 inches. Average annual rainfall for 21 years 34 71 inches. Monthly averages list 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.
United States Senator James J. Davis plans to seek a postponement when his case is called in New York over a lobby charge. Jimmy Mattern dies after a gas fume incident during a solo globe girdling attempt near Prokopievsk, Siberia on the fifth leg. Winchester bonds trade at a premium per Scott and Stringfellow in Richmond. Handley pupils visit Mt. Hebron Cemetery to honor benefactors Judge John Handley, S. Lucien Lupton and John Kerr. City Council weighs bids for a municipal power plant.
The text blends a Jean Paul Richter quote about sorrows, a dated horoscope noting caustic speech by those born today when faced with wrongs, and a set of short questions with answers: 1 Dominion of Canada 2 Ten Commandments 3 The Nile 4,000 miles.
Memorial Day services will be held at Mount Olive United Brethren Church in Hayfield on Sunday June 10 following cemetery decoration at 1 30 p m The program includes hymns recitations addresses by Rev F G Senger Rev C H Anderson and Dr S L Flickinger a Gore chorus and various musical items with a Home Over There and Going Down the Valley.
Chevrolet reports increased passenger car registrations in April, placing the brand in the lead for overall sales. The data highlights stronger demand for Chevrolet models across key markets and signals a rebound in volumes after a slower quarter.
For the second straight month Chevrolet topped the industry with 65,458 passenger cars in April, 38.2 percent of the class, up 12,662 from March. The brand also led commercial cars and trucks with 15,050 units in April, bringing year to date Chevrolet commercial totals to 49,797 units or 47.4 percent of weight class.
Ancient Chinese used coal gas as a fuel and lighting source. The text notes early adoption of coal gas technology in imperial times, highlighting its historical role before modern gas networks.
Rev Zed Hetzel Copp of Philadelphia urges marriages for everyone aged 21 or over. The Winchester Concert Band opens the season with Prof McIlwee directing. Mussolini and Cardinal Gastarri exchange ratifications of the Lateran Treaty. Hoover cancels vacation but plans to attend the Ohio river waterway opening in Cincinnati. County Republicans name delegates to the state convention in Richmond on June 26.
State auditor C Lee Moore plans a formal gubernatorial candidacy announcement in a few days. Winchester Memorial Day speaker will be State Senator G Walter Mapp. Mauvetown driller W J Gochenour sinks a 1050 plus foot well for Cha pin Sacks Corp at Woodstock seeking a permanent supply. Sheriff Pannett and officers return from Alleghany County with a prisoner who escaped custody after a car fire. American aviators complete a 500 mile Shanghai to Amoy hop in 9 hours 45 minutes with planes and crew in good condition. Twenty five years ago an B&O accommodation train killed two wandering cows near Stines Crossing. Shenandoah College at Relian ce closes a strong year. Joseph B Orndorff dies. Miss Hilda Clarke struck by lightning damaging her garter. Front Royal remount site arrangements announced by U S Army Quartermaster General Aleshire.
On Mahe in the Seychelles a baby girl receives a newborn tortoise as a birth gift. The tortoise is killed and eaten when she marries, a rare practice in the island’s customs.
The Capitol Theatre offers a last showing today of a two feature bill headlined by Keep Em Rolling with Walter Huston and Frances Dee and This Man Is Mine starring Irene Dunne and Ralph Bellamy. Also featured is the Harold Teen comic strip adaptation with Hal Le Roy as Harold. The Isham Jones band provides the short.
The Palace Theatre presents Thelma Todd in You Made Me Love You for today only along with the welterweight clash McLarnin vs Ross filmed at Madison Square Garden. Also featuring Fighting With Kit Karson serial Mickey Mouse Mail Pilot and Ken Maynard in Between Fighting Men for Saturday showings.
An old advertisement promotes Feen a mint chewing gum as a thorough laxative. It claims even distribution through the intestines for a natural action, calling it gentle and safe. It promises relief from constipation and increased energy, with prices of 15c and 25c at druggists.
United Brethren Churches in Pleasant Valley and Mt. Pleasant West Virginia plan Children's Day programs this Sunday at 10 am. Pleasant Valley will present a sacred cantata Praise and Service with libretto by Elizabeth Guttill and music by Anne Owen. Mt. Pleasant will present Beautiful Gardens with music recitations and drill numbers centered on a garden theme.
Charles W. Brown is elected president of the Western Maryland Railway to succeed George P. Bagby who died recently He has served with the company since 1930 and for the past year was vice president and general manager.
The Russian bath is a vapor steam bath with rubbing, leaf heating and kneading, then an ice cold douche. It differs slightly from the Turkish bath.
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