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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1934
Page
4
A colonial era layout shows generic rates for mail subscriptions and advertising in a consolidated paper. It lists prices for yearly and monthly rates, memorial stanzas, display ads, and advertising representatives. It ends with a biblical verse Psalm 47:7 declaring God is king of all the earth.
The article defends President Roosevelt's use of professors and experts as advisers. It cautions against relying solely on theoretical thinkers and urges ensuring advisers have practical executive experience to avoid impractical policies.
Wallace says amendments to the Agricultural Adjustment Act are not dead but sleeping. They were meant to clarify the act but would extend the secretary’s power to control farming outputs and run a license system for producers and distributors. Byrd and others blocked the measure, with Tugwell implicated in drafting. The fight centers on authority and legality of actions under the act.
A school quiz item notes the earth is slightly flatter at the poles so the equatorial diameter is greater. It asks which diameter is larger and answers the equatorial diameter. The problem also explains the origin of the word bloc from French meaning lump and defines a light year as the distance light travels in one year about six trillion miles.
Staunton News Leader notes the 73rd Congress adjourns after contentious sessions. It argues adjournment offers business stability while warning the silver and AAA debates may still affect the economy. Roosevelt's emergency powers are viewed as likely to aid recovery without overuse.
Staunton motorists benefited as local fuel price rivalry shrank to 19.5 cents under a 21.1 standard. Dealers who joined the cut may win most sales while holdouts keep the higher price, raising questions why the Valley region pays more than other Virginia areas despite a five cent state tax.
A promotional note extols Feen-a-mint chewing gum as a modern laxative. It claims the ingredient acts in the intestines after chewing, offering a full natural bowel action without upsetting digestion. Available at druggists for 15 and 25 cents.
Round trip seven dollars per passenger for trips from Winchester to Washington on Nationals home days. Accommodations for groups of three or six. Planes depart Winchester at 1 30 p m and return at 6 30 p m. Reservations via phone 700 W.
One year ago Willam Hamm a St Paul brewer was seized by kidnappers and held for several days before being found unharmed. Other notes report Veterans of Foreign Wars leader George L Dovel, Virginia Horticulture Society predicts 225000 barrels of apples, Red Cross handled 206 cases in May, Winchester ranks high in births at 26.2 per 1000, five years ago Dr W M Brown was named governor candidate, Lindberghs return from honeymoon, Staunton Rotary district meeting set, New Zealand earthquakes continue with heavy losses, House backs Senate summer recess.
Ten years ago chlorine gas was used to break a filibuster in the Rhode Island State Senate. Guards and miners clashed nearby Morgantown in a battle reported during the period. A severe hail storm caused damage to local apple crops and a war memorial unveiling program was announced for Harrisonburg.
Brief note records the death of Donald McDonald during an address in Louisville Kentucky. The report mentions a separate item about John L Cooper receiving a Buick runabout twenty five years earlier and now taking driving lessons. Also notes James Harriman, Edward Harriman’s uncle, visiting Winchester and a garage worth forty thousand dollars in a single night. John K Cunningham dies near Rest Frederick County. Captain David Meades' will upheld in local court.
An attractive 8 15 evening piano and voice recital by pupils of Prof T V De Masters will be held at the First Baptist Church basement due to heat. The program features pieces by Evelyn Preston Wagness Allison Burgess Maunder Baker Lucy Forney Lewis Allen Basil Hayley and Cadman.
Readable fragments list several works and performers likely from a program. Includes Worry by Parks with Margie Lowry, Deep River with Willard Curtis Bly, Impromptu op 142 Schubert by Margaret Lowry, Hungarian Rhapsody No 13 Liszt by Margaret Lowry, The Greatest Miracle of All by Guion Harriet Kriss, Minuet Paderewski by Mrs T V DeMasters, Sunshine Song Grieg by Harriet Kris, Waltz No 120 Chopin by Mrs T V DeMasters.
The Open Door Bible Class at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church will host Miss Garnett Hamrick for a special musical program this Sunday morning. Hamrick, a Winchester native who has worked in New York City, will sing at 9 55 with accompaniment from her mother Mrs Sadie Hamrick. Local leader J W Morrow will lead the class session.
Joan Dudley, vacationing with her aunt Adelaide Delafield, faces strain in her engagement to Drew Hallam as Drew flirts with Rose Carter and social rivals test the couple in Granitehead Maine. Tensions rise after a harsh quarrel over slippers sparks fear of disillusionment.
Present and past rainfall figures show precipitation in the last 24 hours ending 8 a.m. none. June to date 1.79 inches year to date 11.55 inches. The Winchester Laboratory 21 year average annual precipitation is 34.71 inches. Monthly averages range from January 2.41 to June 3.65 inches with December 2.34 inches.
A friendly invitation describes a splendid teacher and invites students to attend on time. It notes that strangers and visitors are always welcome.
The Winchester and Frederick County District B S A camping committee thanks contributors to the An Gerona Terrace lawn fete. Funds support lease, maintenance, and improvements at Camp White Rock two miles south of Capon Bridge West Virginia on Capon River. Camp opens July 2 with Girl Scouts first, then Boy Scout troops. visiting days Sundays encouraged.
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