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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1935
Page
4
Advertising rates set at 2 cents per word with a 25 cent minimum. Memorials priced at 1.50 for four stanzas. Cards of Thanks 75 cents. Display advertising requires border and delivery by 10 A M on publication day. Transient rate 42 cents per inch. National reps Devine Tenney Corp in major cities.
A marginal copyright notice from the Associated Press explains exclusive rights to use all AP news dispatches and local news published in the paper. The statement underscores the paper’s entitlement to republish AP content and locally sourced material.
The Northern Virginia Power Company announced April 1 rate reductions across residential and commercial classes, saving about 30,000 annually. The move will enable more farm households to install electricity and encourage broader use of labor saving devices, with a cooperative tone toward regulators.
Questions about Sodom and Gomorrah, prisoner counts, and a jinricksha lead into a discussion of economic policy. Senator Byrd emphasizes sound money, balanced budgets, and government restraint as keys to recovery, urging confidence for business and independence.
Roanoke Times praises Senator Byrd for a Town Hall address in New York Thursday night. The Virginia senator warned that expanding federal control threatens home rule while outlining a program to restore faith, revive business confidence, and cut government expenditures.
A bill before the New York state legislature proposes a new program to welcome tourists and ease exchanges. The measure aims to create a formal framework for tourism exchange, tourism offices, and related funding. Supporters say it would boost local economies and cultural ties. Opponents raise concerns about state costs and governance.
The piece explains a $100,000 appropriation for a publicity bureau to boost tourist travel. It notes that even a small increase in state tourism can cover costs and cites Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont as already investing. It emphasizes widespread benefits of tourism and predicts Americans will explore more of their own country.
Several states consider taxing and regulating outdoor billboards. A representative bill is before one legislature, aiming to curb intrusive ads and set standards for signage.
An annual license of 200 dollars and a five cent per square foot tax on outdoor advertising are proposed, plus a ban near street intersections to reduce driver distraction. States move toward safety and decency, arguing compensation for intrusion is needed. The era supports restricting public highway ads to limit visual intrusion.
Five years earlier Route 37 linking Winchester to Romney was closed. Walter Crabtree faces a hanging sentence for a triple homicide in Romney West Virginia. Receivers for Arthur G. Jones Woolen Mills plan to pursue tax repayments. Francis Horton, lawyer and father of Scout Executive Frank Horton, died in a car crash. Richard R. Feller, Martinsburg concrete block maker and aviation enthusiast, crash lands near Middleburg.
It is estimated that 1,000 per sons have died in a tornado in the mid-west. Two hotels are destroyed by fire at Palm Beach, Fla. Civic clubs of the city are asked to help raise an endowment for the American Legion. Plans are announced for invit ing the Baltimore conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South to meet here. Thirty deer are reported run into streams near Petersburg, W. Va., by dogs, several being injured and one shot.
Twenty five years ago a new road between Romney and Petersburg West Virginia began a large land boom in the area. Senator Daniel of Virginia commented on the development aspects and potential impact on local growth.
Amid reports from Daytona Beach a hospital cares for ailing locals. The Life of Moses is being shown at the Auditorium. Pen Mar hosts large church reunions this summer. Speaker Joe Cannon wins an all-day session lasting 26 hours in a House of Representatives standoff to oust him from the powerful committee on rules.
A codicil acts as a supplement to a will updating, amending, or adding provisions. It preserves the original document while adjusting heirs, gifts, or directions as testator wishes.
Present and Past Rainfall shows none in the last 24 hours ending 8 a m. March to date 1.74 inches year to date 7.24 inches. The Winchester Laboratory records an average annual precipitation of 34.61 inches and monthly averages from January 2.35 to December 2.30 inches, with the full breakdown of monthly totals.
By virtue of a writ of fieri facias I will offer for sale at public auction in front of the Court House in Winchester on March 23, 1935 at 10 A M. Personal property includes a cook stove iron cot beds bedding wash stand sewing machine and stand oil stove tables chairs lamps dishes other items plus a Remington typewriter a 12 inch carriage and a Graham Paige Sedan in good condition. Cash terms. Auctioneers Dunn & Duvall. Signed C Lee Barr Sergeant.
Public sale in front of the Frederick County courthouse at 11 a.m. on Wednesday March 27 1935 of an eighty acre tract in Shawness district one mile east of Winchester with orchard outbuildings and a right of way from Senseney Road. Sale terms: one third day of sale, balance in two annual installments with six percent interest, secured by deed of trust and insurance. Special commissioners and trustees named. Bond for three thousand dollars certified February 26 1935.
Auction set for Tuesday March 26 1935 at 2 P M listings include 25 apple crates one grader complete without motor one brush with motor and one belt cash terms B P Harrison trustee in bankruptcy for H B Watson Company Inc Dunn and Duval auctioneers March 15 18 20 22 23 25 26
Classified notice offers property for rent or sale with part cash and easy payment balance. Possession at once. Written inquiry to J C Greene Westernport Maryland with dates 3 18 20 23 31 included.
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