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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1935
Page
4
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The text quotes 1 John 2 15 warning against loving the world and its things. It presents a religious moral urging readers to seek the Father over worldly attachment.
The Public Welfare Board backs a broad city and county recreation program with community support. The effort seeks a trained leader to mobilize neighborhoods, coordinate activities, and grow participation through dramas, sports, dances, and group events.
An editorial praises Mayor La Guardia of New York as free and courageous, independent of any political party, noting his administrative approach and willingness to confront political forces. The piece highlights admiration for his leadership style and public spirit.
Fragmentary reader text names Josiah Eagwook as an English potter. It also mentions the Suez Canal linking the Mediterranean and Red Seas and gives a length around 104 percent miles, with other garbled phrases about ships and global usage.
Editorial notes press in New York on the mayor's plan to ban the hurdy gurdy, arguing the move harms a modest livelihood. It warns of alienation among supporters and frames the organ grinder as a springtime presence and a reminder of changing times. It cites Alfred Noyes's poem The Barrel Organ as a broader reflection.
The prince and his bride end their marriage amid public curiosity and wealth hints. Reports say a $1,000,000 settlement and $50,000 yearly income for life accompany the breakup, with memories of polo ponies and pearl studs noted as part of the gifts.
The Portmoath College speaker jokes about established economic backgrounds used in admissions. He notes colleges might admit rich but dull students to cover bills while dismissing the overworked term back ground. The piece satirizes language and class notions in higher education.
A local machine shop touts its capability for any size job across branches. It invites a tour of its modern plant and offers to call first if preferred, promising accurate estimates and proven service.
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hour ending 8 a.m. with March to date 1.98 inches and year to date 7.48 inches. The Ester Research Laboratory records 34.61 inches annual average. Monthly averages in inches include January 2.35 February 1.94 March 2.61 April 3.16 May 3.48 June 3.60 July 3.39 August 3.35 September 4.3 October 0.0 November 2.51 December 2.30.
Harrisonburg reports a spring tourism push by the Chamber of Commerce raising out-of-state traffic. Florida visitors form a large share while motorists from the North and East appear more, with 41 no-parking esq cards issued on Main Street by 10 am. The campaign distributes new tourist folders and literature to lure Florida travelers to Shenandoah Valley routes.
Washington March 27 government officials planned the setup for the work program under the $4.88 billion relief bill as Congress adjourned a conference committee session without agreement. House and Senate panel talks on thirty Senate charges failed in a three hour meeting. No major decisions were reached and minor technical changes were made. Senator Glass announced conferees would maintain strict silence until a final compromise is reached.
The government consolidates soil erosion agencies under Rexford Tugwell and Secretary Wallace in the Agriculture Department. The move aims to use about one billion dollars in public works funds to retire marginal lands, reducing surpluses and potentially lowering commodity taxation. Officials insist no immediate crop control changes and note dust storm issues in the West.
A windstorm sweeping from Kentucky through Tennessee into Northeast Mississippi knocked out power lines and unroofed about 200 buildings in Corinth. It then damaged a church a school and around forty homes near Sarah and Savage, Miss with two injured residents reported at Savage.
Government study discusses retiring extensive agricultural land from cultivation returning it to grass or forest. Proposed uses include parks timber production wildlife refuges and grazing areas to ensure permanent productive use.
Richmond March 27 Far reaching expansion of Governor Peery s newly created advisory legislative council loomed this afternoon as five of seven members named yesterday were appointed chairmen of subcommittees with other legislators researchers teachers and private citizens. The council will study measures and propose personnel to work with it while full appointments are made by the whole body. Governor Peery and William R Shands announced the extension funded by a 25000 Spelman grant.
Delegates Covell Hobson and others were assigned to sub committees on codification criminal procedure and laws while Senator Layman Miller Hunter and Battle Stanley head remaining chair posts. A major slide near Ingleside stalled Western Railway line. Virginian Railway traffic halted with 500 workers clearing earth and a temporary line swept away after tests. No. 4 passenger train first to pass as freight remains blocked and Norcross Matoaka routes used for passengers.
Huge landslide covered the Virginian Railway line at Tagle side causing rerouting of passenger trains via Norfolk and Western tracks into Bluefield. Engineers may need to dig into the mountain to establish a solid base while the N W tracks were cleared and traffic resumed on the east-bound lines.
Persistent debates surround when camels first appeared in Africa with new evidence suggesting earlier or alternate routes for their spread. Researchers analyze fossil records and environmental data to reassess prehistoric camel presence on the continent.
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