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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1934
Page
4
Classified rates set at 2 cents per word with a 25 cent minimum. Memo priced at 150 dollars for four stanzas. Cards of Thanks priced at 75 cents. Display ads with borders due by 10 AM publication day. Regional reps listed for Divine Tenney Corp across several cities.
A religious excerpt cites Micah 6 8 emphasizing doing justly loving mercy and walking humbly with God. The passage frames moral conduct as the Lord's requirement for believers and urges practical faith in daily life.
Keep easy, think clean, cool thoughts and avoid mentioning the weather. Stay busy to prevent idle thoughts, and do not dwell on the heat or on a lack of cold temperatures.
The piece notes Bernard Baruch plans retirement to write an autobiography. It argues a memoir from a man with Baruch’s Wall Street and government ties would attract readers, while suggesting tomorrow's flood of memoirs and ghost writers. It compares Baruch to H. G. Wells in scope.
A reflection on lotteries and the gambler mindset. The piece notes that every buyer hopes to win whether by luck this time or in the future, and suggests a universal belief among players that their money will pay off. It frames lottery pursuits as a shared hope and temptation.
An OCR fragment presents quiz style questions on ocean letters, a baseball pitching distance of sixty feet six inches, and the famous racehorse Man o War as sire of several winners in 1925 and 1926.
Louisiana lawmaker Gil More argues for restoring the state lottery and notes residents should have the right to spend on such ventures. He says anti-betting groups should fund ads showing lottery losers, since losers vastly outnumber winners and profits go to promoters and prize recipients.
The piece notes that a 25 cent Stadium concert economy provokes disdain among workers yet shows Communist skill in publicity. It describes 200 Communists greeting Mayor LaGuardia with insults, then calmly enjoying Beethoven, illustrating capitalist paradoxes and alleged revolutionary tactics.
One year ago reductions in appropriations seriously handicap the state school system says Dr. Sydney G. Hall state superintendent of schools. Legislators are urged to sign a petition for a special session to act on the beer bill. Fatty Arbuckle is reported dead from angina pectoris.
Five years ago the Winchester Park Association welcomed new members as part of its community expansion. The State Highway Department announced a $6,000,000 road building program under way, signaling major infrastructure activity. A military training plane burst into flames, injuring the pilot, during an Army instruction exercise. Nine diplomas were awarded to graduates of Winchester Memorial Hospital, marking a local educational milestone. Major Franco and three flight companions, feared lost at sea, were found alive on the Azores Islands, providing a dramatic rescue update.
Ten years ago the George Washington Hotel Corporation offered 8 percent interest on the last block of one hundred thousand dollars of stock. The Empire Theatre shows The Song of Love with Norma Talmadge. Virginia delegates support Glass for the Democratic presidential nomination at Madison Square Garden amid cries against William Jennings Bryan. The Democratic platform pledges a war on corruption in government.
Robert C. Breckenridge 59 a native of the city dies in Columbus Ohio. Other brief items note Winchester Giants beat Hershey Pa 7 to 0 in a three game set, two Cumberland Valley Railroad engines derail near Hagerstown with disastrous results, Washington DC heat claims seventy babies from tenement districts, and Mrs Minerva LaFollette 27 dies at her Capon Springs West Virginia home leaving a husband and five children.
Round trip seven dollars per passenger with housing for three or six passengers. Planes depart Winchester at 1 30 p m and return at 6 30 p m on Nationals home game days. Reservations call 700 W.
Beers available for takeout at Keffers located at 236 E. Piccadilly St. price range 2.25 to 3.00 per case. Contact phone 484.
Secretary of the Interior announced two contracts for Shenandoah National Park roadways. One contract for 363,893 dollars covers 10 miles of grading and surfacing on the Compton Gap Hogback mountain section. The second 427,175 dollars covers 10 miles from Front Royal to Compton Gap. Work to begin by July 1 and will create 615,000 man hours of employment with completion by July 1, 1935.
The item asks who wrote Leaves of Grass, defines a bireme as an ancient galley with two banks of oars, and explains punctuation rules for parenthetical matter. It also includes quotes and a brief quiz on history and philosophy from Montesquieu and astrology.
Joan Dudley dan Giles Armiger kindle a forbidden attraction at Granitehead while Drew Hallam courts Rose Carter. Joan faces pressure from Aunt Adelaide Delafield to stay within her class, and Giles vows to save Joan from marrying Hallam as tension among friends and lovers deepens.
Present and past rainfall data show no precipitation in the last 24 hours ending 8 a m June totals for the month and year to date. The 21 year Winchester Research sample lists January 2.41 and December 2.34 inches as the high and low monthly readings with a year to date 11.55 inches and June to date 1.79 inches.
We Zi a We Zi Hable's Palace Bebe Daniels stars in The Song You Gave Me at the Palace Theatre today only. Johnny Mack Brown appears in Fighting With Kit Karson and a Walt Disney Silly Symphony The Night Before Xmas with a Scrappy Cartoon. Tom Keene stars in Saddle Buster at Palace Saturday.
The Capitol presents a double feature with 20th Century and One Is Guilty starring John Barrymore Carole Lombard Ralph Bellamy and Shirley Grey. Tomorrow George Raft stars in The Trumpet Blows set in Mexico and bullring with Carera and Baer fight pictures show Monday through Wednesday July 2 3 4 plus Burns and Allen in Many Happy Returns with Lombardo and His Royal Canadians.
An archeological expedition at Athens, Greece, uncovers a statue to the Twelve Gods. This landmark, long cited in ancient texts, enables a precise reconstruction of the ancient city’s topography.
Short wave radio receiving sets may be installed in 48 state police automobiles. R B Bayliss said installations could occur in ten days to two weeks, though no formal confirmation came from Richmond. About $4,000 remaining will fund the gear, enabling patrols to receive dispatches from a Richmond station on 2450 kilocycles at 150 watts. Winchester officials witnessed demonstrations of the equipment.
Pursuant to a September 1 1927 deed of trust bonds are called for redemption on September 1 1934. The company selects bonds by lot and publishes notice 90 days prior. Listed bonds include A and C series numbers, CG-1, and many B and C prefixes. Public notice appears in Winchester Virginia.
Report notes a planned city installation has not yet progressed after a decision months earlier. There is belief a receiving set may be installed at the Winchester police headquarters, but no definite announcement was made yesterday.
The Produce Guide reports a July 1 merger forming C. C. Hess Watson Co. a consolidation of C. C. Hess & Co. and T. A. Watson & Co. The firm will specialize in apples peaches and vegetables with new offices at 286 Washington Street and keep personal shipment attention.
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