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Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1934
Page
4
School Quiz Qs From The Dade며
Three trivia questions with answers from a school page. The first asks the annual federal gasoline tax paid by American motorists and states about 180 million dollars. The second compares shoe sizes, noting a one third inch difference. The third questions the Ali Baba password, answered as Open Sesame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ali Baba
Psalm 87 verse on dwelling and blessing
A brief text quoting Psalm 87:3 about trusting the Lord to dwell in the land and be fed, framed as a devotional statement. The wording emphasizes faith as the path to sustenance and secure habitation.
Help the Children’s Home Society in Virginia appeal
An appeal calling Virginians to support the Children's Home Society details the year’s care of 1,143 children including ten from Frederick county and Winchester, notes funds limited new admissions to 28 and 400 awaiting homes, and urges public generosity to sustain this humanitarian, state valued work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Children’s Home Society
Frederick County
Winchester
Children's Home Society
How Nations Endure
Soviet newspapers warn Japan would face financial collapse and revolution if war breaks out. They contrast with traditional belief that a world war is impossible due to finances. The text notes Soviet ideology hinges on prolonged belt-tightening and shared sacrifice by the Russian people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Japan
Despair and Defeat Shape Revolutions Across Nations
The piece argues revolutions arise from despair more than sacrifice. It compares World War I outcomes, noting victor nations endure while vanquished regimes fall, and suggests a general war soon is unlikely due to unstable new regimes and uncertain loyalty. It references Japan, Russia, France, and Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
French
Russia
Rainfall totals and averages from local records
Present and past rainfall figures show the past 24 hours ending 8 a.m. none. June to date 0.56 inches year to date 10.32 inches. 21 year average is 34.71 inches per year. 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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Handley High School Alumni Banquet Held In Roanoke
Alumni of Handley High School gathered for a banquet with about a hundred attendees as Reverend Dr. R S Owens addressed graduates. In others news a fall near Bowles Hill damaged the Lee highway and a rescue led LeRoy Deavers to a fatal fall from a tree while returning a bird to its nest. John P Morgan criticized his investigators as the inquiry he called unwarranted. Ralph Bailey was shaken by a car collision on South Washington Street and a Baltimore publisher Van Lear Black crashed en route from London to Tokyo in Calcutta. William Penn founding 250 years prior was commemorated at Jordan Eng with a pageant on Quaker meeting grounds where Penn is buried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Bowles Hill
Winchester
Handley High School
J. P. Morgan
Pennsylvania
William Penn
Jordan
Eng
Penn
Ralph Bailey
Washington Street
van Lear Black
Baltimore
London
Tokyo
Calcutta
R. S. Owens
Calvary Baptist Church
Roanoke
LeRoy Deavers
Page County
Thomas Eyerman
George Biddington
Cumberland
Charlestown
W. Va
Joan
Farley
Hallams
Providence
Vets of Foreign Wars To Gather In Charlottesville
Members of the John C. Culin Post No 1827 Veterans of Foreign Wars plan the twelfth annual encampment in Charlottesville from June 17 to 19. About 300 to 400 veterans are expected, with national officers likely to attend. An advance guard arrives June 16 and June 17 features registration and tours to Monticello and Ash Lawn. Winchester Post A Lee Cable commander expects to send a delegation to the state encampment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Culin
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Charlottesville
Monticello
Ash Lawn
Winchester Post
A. Lee
Rebuilt Railroad Systems and the Zephyr’s Challenge
The Zephyr’s record Denver to Chicago run prompts a claim that speed requires a complete system rebuild. Policed routes, revised signals, dispatched crews, and eliminated grade crossings are essential before faster trains can fit into schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zephyr
Denver
Chicago
Senator Fess Faces Tough Primary Challenge in August
Senator Simeon D. Fess of Yellow Springs Ohio faces strong opposition in the August primaries as Common Pleas Judge Walter K. Wanamaker of Akron, a young liberal, plans a Republican bid against the veteran office holder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simeon D. Fess
Yellow Springs
Common Pleas
Walter K. Wanamaker
Akron
Ohio
Early Ohio teachers chosen for reasons beyond training
The article notes that many of Ohio's early teachers were selected not for preparation but for inability to do manual labor. It cites examples such as crippled men, women unfit to pull hemp or spin, and some pensioners sustained by community bounty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Love and Fortune Spark in Maine Vacation Home
Joan Dudley, engaged to Drew Hallam, faces Myrtle Delafield's schemes and family tensions at Penelope Sears's Maine cabin. A romance with money at stake unfolds as Joan battles nerves, love, and looming departure while aunt Adelaide weighs alliances and heirship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Dudley
Maine
Adelaide Delafield
Drew Hallam
Joan
the Hallame
Adelaide
Nancy
Nancy Hallam
Drew
Penelope Sears
Decree Refers Virginia Case to Chancery Commissioner
In Winchester Virginia Nellie V Brown and Bertha T RutherfordCornelia B Thompson and unknown children are parties to a suit. The court refers the matter to Burr P Harrison Commissioner in Chancery to locate interested parties determine property value rent partition feasibility and possible cash settlements with notice by Winchester Evening Star. Hearing set for June 21 1934 at No 22 Rous Avenue Winchester Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Corporation Court
City OF
Winchester
Nellie V. Brown
Doroton J. Robinson
Bertha T. Rutherford
Bolden
Cornelia B. Thompson
Cornelia B. Thomppson
Burr P. Harrison
Mary C. Thompson
Winchester Evening Star
Rous Avenue
B. P. Harrison
Chancery Kuykendall & Benham, Jp
Old school lady’s horse drawn hearse marks funeral
Ten years ago a rural funeral featured a horse drawn hearse with black horses and auto drivers told to proceed. Mourners traveled in horse drawn vehicles while insurgents aimed to oust Daugherty and Fall from the Republican party. Plans for a three day opening program for the George Washington Hotel were announced. Alonzo Baggerly was killed by lightning near Riverton. Stewart Shiner, Winchester drummer, received a gold medal from the Citizens' Band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughtery
George Washington
Alonzo Baggerly
Riverton
Stewart Shiner
Winchester
Citizens’ Band
Post Office Robbery Reported. Amount Missing Not Disclosed
Twenty five years ago the Strasburg post office was robbed and a sum of money disappeared. William A. Anderson assumes positions in the Virginia West Virginia debt controversy. Elks announce plan for a state meeting in Petersburg June 16 17. Advertisements call for a $50 000 sewerage bonds issue to be sold by the city.
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Strasburg
William A. Anderson
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