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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1935
Page
4
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The Associated Press states exclusive rights to publish all AP news dispatches and local news appearing in this paper. It asserts entitlement to use and reprint material credited or not credited to the AP within this publication.
A devotional excerpt praising the Lord’s loving kindness as preferable to life. The text cites Psalm 63:3 and emphasizes worship and praise from the lips of the believer.
Excerpt discusses The New York Times view on Nazi efforts to eradicate Christianity in Germany and contrasts it with Soviet Russia where Easter services drew large crowds. It cites two strategic explanations for the Moscow regime’s tolerance toward religion and notes wartime considerations shaping policy.
A reporter outlines a one day round trip by air from Cleveland to New York and Chicago with brief stops including the Battery in New York. He notes the day started at 8 15 a m and ended after midnight with three hours in New York and two and a half in Chicago. The piece highlights rising air travel and widespread difficulty securing reservations.
A Vancouver ace recalls a so called wicked partner who joins a church to shift blame for misdeeds. The tale suggests workers and bosses excuse wrongdoing by blaming each other and questions if joining groups dissolves responsibility.
The text notes the first Kentucky Derby was run in May 1875 at Churchill Downs in Louisville Kentucky. Aristides won the purse of $3,100 on a mile and a half track. It also states there is no authentic record of humans crossed with animals.
A vision of a just society where individuals claim only what belongs to them and refuse mere admonition, urging proactive responsibility and accountability beyond light rebukes.
The report lists past 24 hour rainfall ending 8 a.m. with May to date and year to date values lacking. It notes year to date precipitation at 11.29 inches and provides 22 year average monthly precipitation across the year with monthly figures from January 2.35 to December 2.30 inches.
Fourteen or more drum and bugle corps are expected for the Apple Blossom Festival. George W. White dies at his brother’s home. Bernard Z Brown dies from automobile injuries. Middletown seniors announce plans for class night exercises. The unclassified apple grade is to be restored. Abolition of the union bus terminal takes effect today. May Day demonstrations are reported quiet. Nineteen horses are named in the Virginia Gold Cup Steeplechase at Warrenton. Mrs. McCormick spent 252000 to obtain nomination to senate from Illinois, is report. TEN YEARS AGO is reported in the Freezing middle west. Government employees in Washington are vaccinated for small pox. Ohio governor vetoes a bill advocated by the KKK providing for compulsory Bible reading. A free clinic for cripples will be held here May 7. The Cumberland Valley Railroad’s Sunday service will be many between Winchester and Harrisburg in the near future. Danville citizens vote on local option. Mayor Cushwa of Martinsburg, pleased with the new sewer system after inspection. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announces a 6 percent salary increase for employees. Observers forecast the Southern Methodist Conference will elect Dr. Collins Denny Bishop.
In Oskaloosa Iowa 14 year old twins train two yearling calves Nuckle berry and Bonnie to haul a wagon using an old oaken yoke from the 1849 gold rush era. The calves pull wood grain and a wagon of boys after school in the cow lot and mark a rural innovation. In Chicago drivers and messengers seek street renaming to reduce wear on tires and pedals. A Milwaukee motorcycle pursuit ends with Officer Kohlman crash as the sign BE Falling Heath Place is sighted. Police in Chicago monitor for cowboys and Indians in a changing urban scene.
Vehicle and prop thefts spread from Monett Missouri to Hays Kansas, with items including 600 pounds of cowboy and Indian costumes and gear. A San Francisco salesman Robert Paterson left his car on a street in Monett while visiting friends. In Missouri George Erickson tended a Leghorn hen that laid an egg after nibbling grati tu. Pete Dinkel in Hays found his cows underground in an ice house due to drought while searching for pasture.
In Buffalo New York a veteran of the Civil War aged 100 admits he has no idea why he remains alive. He jokes that he willed his body to a medical society to aid research into longevity while marking his century birthday.
Grimes, Va residents attend Albert Bowers funeral at Rest Church. A. S. Orndorff and H. B. Taylor with others note a ride to view blooming orchards. Apple Blossom Festival draws local interest as a storm last Tuesday damaged apple blooms. Woodbine Community League to sell schoolhouse garage May 6 at 2 p.m. near Berryville updates.
The phrase The Forgotten Man traces to Byron and appears in The Common Lot poem. In 1888 Yale professor William Graham Sumner described the forgotten man, shaping later social theory.
A home hair color product Rap-I-Dot offers quick color change to a youthful shade in under thirty minutes. It promises no fading or harm, with 18 shades and claims endorsement by major beauty shops. available at Boyd Drug Store on Main and Water streets.
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