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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1934
Page
4
Public notice lists tiling rates per word with 25 cent minimum and memorials pricing. Advertising must reach the office by 10 A M on publication day and transient rates are 42 cents per inch with contract rates available.
Editorial voices oppose Grover Cleveland Bergdoll the WWI draft evader who fled to Germany and remained abroad. The piece criticizes his plea for pardon arguing his defiance endangered national safety and warns such leniency would set a dangerous precedent. It advocates his return only through surrender and punishment.
Richmond News Leader reports on Ernst von Papen's claim that the press should inform government of defects and corruption rather than serve as a safety valve. The piece cites vice chancellor concerns over censorship and contrasts U.S. figures like Harry Byrd with German political pressures.
The passage notes Virginia newspapers criticizing lawmakers and executive officers, then recanting under reform to favor better government. It parallels Germany where a well-informed but impartial press existed, while warning that government snooping cannot be a press function.
A Federal Agriculture inquiry finds half of the nation's six million farm homes fall below minimum standards. One in six need new foundations roofs or floors. While some farmhouses meet American family needs, city standards are rarely reached. Economic hardship blocks farm prosperity. Government loans exist, but debt reduction remains farmers' priority.
The Winchester Historical Society will soon receive the painting The People of Winchester Appealing to Washington for Protection Against the Indians. Other notes include Miss Mary Sutton Miller marrying Joseph Emerson Brown in Atlanta and Mrs. Herbert S. Larrick elected president of Turner Ashby Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Lieut. Russel L. Maughan races with the sun across the continent while reports note G. E. Speight, an insane murderer, killed by a posse northwest of Martinsburg. Charles Barb, 18, of Orkney Springs, drowns in Lost River as McAdoo and Smith attempt to.
A yard party benefit is organized for the Pleasant Valley Christian Endeavor Society to be held Thursday night June 28 opposite Barretts Filling Station Apple Pie Ridge. Proceeds support the society and its activities.
An eve of the Democratic National Convention finds Carter Glass supporters rallying as delegates gather. The scene highlights the party's momentum while the convention begins.
James M. Allen eighty of Jefferson County West Virginia Confederate veteran is dead. A meeting is called to protest the consolidation of Winchester, Frederick and Clarke schools into one division. Local residents plan to oppose the school merger.
Animal tests reveal tiny traces of rare noble gases in the air are necessary for life processes. Researchers note even minute levels influence physiological functions and may affect future atmospheric studies.
Rip tides form when opposing or rapid coastal currents collide with wind driven flows. Cliff dwellers used splints as a known method to heal broken arms in prehistoric Southwest communities.
Three headed dog guards Hades entry. Edinburgh Scotland is the city known as Auld Reekie. American artist George Wesley Bellows died in 1925 and painted many prize fighting subjects.
Joan Dudley vacationing with Adelaide Delafield becomes entangled with Giles Armiger in Granitehead while her fiancée Drew Hallam courts Rose Means and Joanne faces a choice between love and loyalty. Giles, Scripps, and Amelie shape a tangle of friendship, affection, and risk as Dilly and William reflect on happiness.
Precipitation in the last 24 hours ending 8 a m is none. June to date 1 79 inches year to date 11 55 inches. 21 year averages from Winchester Laboratory show yearly 34 71 inches and monthly averages by month listed from January to December with values such as 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.
New York and Philadelphia market notes list mixed prices for eggs poultry and dressed poultry. Receipts and varied grades are reported with small changes in prices across items including whites, extras, mixed colors, and rack values for live and dressed birds.
An advertisement touts B. C. as a fast acting remedy from a registered pharmacist. It claims the formula blends several ingredients to relieve headaches in minutes and also eases muscular pains colds neuralgia fever and nervous distress without opiates. Available in 10c and 25c packages at drugstores.
Round trip seven dollars per passenger for Nationals home games. Accommodations for 3 or 6 passengers. Planes depart Winchester at 1 30 p.m. return at 6 30 p.m. For reservations call 700 W.
Fliers report Maggie Williams died in a field behind a colored schoolhouse on Saturday night. Two male companions were questioned as physicians investigated. Post mortem findings cited apoplexy. men released. Doctors G. G. Snarr and C. R. Anderson conducted the examination. Officials cited previous heavy drinking in the case.
Local market page lists prices for shelled corn and related commodities with occasional typographical errors. It notes dairy products and feeds with varied prices and briefly mentions early inventions like the pneumatic tire and roller skates in a concise trivia style.
Trustee J. W. Baker to sell at Pierce Barr on Thursday July 5 1934 at 1 PM the late A B Richard farm. Sale includes 2 head horses 10 head cattle and farm implements. See hand bills. Public notice of sale by trustee.
Special Receiver H K Benham announces a public inventory at The Peoples Bank in Stephens City Virginia from July 9 to July 14 daily 10 A M to 4 30 P M. He will search for papers vouchers and valuables belonging to any claimant and unclaimed items will be disposed of immediately afterward.
By virtue of an execution in my hands H W Ebert and G M A C versus Basil A Ryan I will sell one 1933 Ford V 8 sedan at 10 o clock Saturday July 7 1984 at the County Court House in Winchester Va Harry McCann Sheriff Public sale notice appears with docket numbers.
Public sale of the R F McGraw farm in Frederick County Virginia to settle a deed of trust. The 87 acre tract near Stephens City on Catlett Road includes a 6 room frame dwelling and a bank barn. Sale set for July 18 1934 at Winchester County Court House with terms 1 3 cash and two deferred payments secured by deed of trust and insurance. Auctioneers Dunn and Duvall.
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