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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1934
Page
4
Public notice style item lists by mail subscription prices and durations for The Evening tar Pob cc Co Winchester Virginia. Also shows advertising rates for classified display memorials cards of thanks and display ads with border and deadlines. Mentions national reps Divine Tenney Corp in major cities.
The text cites Psalm 23:1 about being freed from want and Psalm 37:22 affirming that the steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord. It presents two biblical verses as guidance for daily conduct and assurance.
T L Hunter notes that a rare, severe winter contrasts with the average weather. He recalls 1917 18 and 1888 as notable winters and reports delayed planting, late gardens, damaged fruit potential, and blasted honeysuckle leaves across Virginia. Daffodils show only as they emerge.
Walter P. McGuire editor of the Southside Virginia News argues railroads built national growth but face crippling competition and excessive regulation. He notes the industry now enters a new era driven by imaginative management and cites Union Pacific as pioneering the world’s fastest service.
A fragmentary school quiz lists facts and questions about human bones radio stations defense tribute and a historical figure Charles Pinckney noting a quote about defense and tribute. The text is incomplete with garbled OCR.
Editor McGuire states the aluminum train with modern conveniences returns at 110 miles per hour, promising rapid long distance travel. The piece frames the revival as a strong comeback and a forceful return.
The New York Times reports Admiral Byrd's first air accident on the current expedition occurred on a preparatory flight. The single engine Fokker wrecked with minor injuries to four aboard, and another plane carried stores to the depot 100 miles away.
Present and past rainfall figures show 24 hours ending 8 a.m. with none. March to date 1.28 inches and year to date 3.64 inches. Ten month averages from Winchester Laboratory depict 34.71 inches, with monthly norms ranging from January 2.36 to June 3.81 inches, July 3.45, August 3.45, September 2.15, October 3.06, November 2.25, December 2.37.
In Grimes Virginia on March 16 insurance adjusters J T McGuach of Purcellville and John Goldsmith of Berryville visited on business. Rev and others were seen visiting. David F B Yest and two daughters from Winchester called on friends. Alvin Holliday and family move to Ernest Clevenger’s tenant house. Raymond Godlove moves from Galilee Church area to Greenspring. The George Bowly orchard sale attracted many locals. A fatal fire at George W Cochran’s home near Berryville caused total loss with no insurance and a close call for the family. Henry Newlin left the Joshua Carper area for Maryland coal fields. Benjamin, long at the Anderson farm, now lives with his father-in-law G G Mason near Shockeysville.
The article traces the evolution of constitutional liberty from medieval England to the United States, arguing the power of the purse as the check on both legislature and executive. It warns that forcing vast expenditures, such as a veterans bonus, without proper legislative appropriation risks minority rule, fiscal chaos, and loss of liberty.
Tiggie endures a desperate vigil beside Ethel Dell as she nears death on the cliffside raft. He clings to hope, confesses love, keeps her secret, and faces a grim dawn while Harvey and others urge endurance amid a gathering fate. The scene shifts to beach solitude and the inexorable pull of destiny.
The new air thrill serial The Mystery Squadron starring Bob Steele Big Boy Williams and Lucile Browne opened at Hable's Palace yesterday. It offers mystery adventure and hair raising action with The Black Ace opening chapter. Also shown West of the Divide with John Wayne Jack and the Beanstaff and Mickey Mouse comic Giantland. Parents are urged to bring children for family entertainment.
Warner Bros CAPITOL presents Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable in It Happened One Night opening Monday. Gable rose to fame after A Free Soul and Torch Singer and Sign of the Cross boosted Colbert’s starpower. The pairing is billed as a top film pairing of the year.
Colonel Tim McCoy stars in Columbia's Speed Wings at the Colonial today. McCoy plays a daring aviator who brooks no interference, with Miss Knapp charming and Bake ell and Vincent delivering strong supporting work. The tale holds together well and features exciting flying scenes.
The Fred Waring Pennsylvanians, now a 40 member outfit rated a top radio program, mark fifteen years since their beginnings as Waring's Banjo Orchestra with a special March 18 radio segment from 8 30 to 9 00 EST. They will perform Sleep and Old Maid Blues and reprise hits from 1919 onward.
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