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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1934

Page

7

Women's Group Votes To Hold 1935 Meet Here

The Winchester Presby group adjourned in Keyser and will meet next year in Winchester. New officers list includes President Fred E. Warner and Secretary Elizabeth Zimmerman with a board of 17 officers and 43 delegates attending. Delegates to the synodical meeting in Massanetta are named, plus alternates. Conference schedules for fall include District A Thomas and B Capon Ridge areas.

Winchester Keyser J. Moorefield Fred E. Warner Vee Vee Ehanerdie Dstown Spooner Elizabeth Zimmerman Romney Casteel Elizabeth Burns Charles Town Frank Crawford R. Diehl Martinsburg L. C. Kackley F. P. Edgell Vernon Dyer Petersburg Assembly’s J. W. Boyer Woodstock Lela Rosenberger J. Ray Botti J. Clark Bright Paul Leatherman George Rector Berkeley Springs Robert Campbell Winches Massanetta Robert B. Campbell J. W. Witherspoon Shefferdstown

Gloom and Hope Alternate With Robles Family

In Tucson on May 2 a kidnapped six year old girl June Robles remains missing as her family pleads with abductors to answer four intimate questions that only she or relatives would know. The Robles seek a piece of June’s dress as proof of life while awaiting a ransom deal.

Tucson Ariz June Robles Bernabe Robles Fernando Robles June Little June

Heflin Fails In His Effort To Stage Comeback

In Alabama Democratic gubernatorial and congressional primaries, Bibb Graves led early in statewide returns with 19 338 votes to 13 141 for Frank M Dixon and 10 for McCord in a three man Fifth District race J Thomas Heflin trailed. Local counts showed Miles B Allgood gaining in Etowah with 891 to 786 for Joe Starnes as Heflin trailed.

Birmingham Ala Bibb Graves Montgomery Fifth United States J. Thomas Heflin Graves Frank M. Dixon Judge McCord Heflin Miles Allgood Etowah Joe Starnes Guntersville Samue F. Hobbs Selma Lamar Jeffers Hobbs Jeffers W. B. Oliver Pete B. Jarman Thomas H. Maxwell Tuscaloosa Oliver Jarman Maxwell

Lydia E. Pinkham's Tablets for Women Advertisement

An old style ad promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's tablets for women to relieve and prevent periodic pain and related disorders. Claims include non narcotic content and relief with persistent use. Sold by all grocers but misspelled in source as Grempiotes.

Grempiotes

Roosevelt Opposes Liquor Tax Cuts to Curb Bootlegging

Roosevelt favors fighting bootlegging by strengthening actions against illicit dealers rather than cutting liquor taxes. He backs tariff legislation with closed hearings for affected industries and urges passage of a stock market bill. Senate Republicans warn against expanding presidential tariff power and may seek limits on farm duty reductions.

Washington Innes Capitol House Roosevelt Treasury Financial Committee Pettengill Indiana New York Stock Exchange Senate McNary Oregon Hatfield R-Wva

New Powder Promises Youthful Skin

MELLO GLO is a new face powder claimed to protect skin from exposure and preserve youth. A French process makes it last longer spread smoother and not clog pores with a special youthful tint. Available at Baker's Drug Store for 50 cents and 1 dollar.

Baker’s Drug Store Cady

Harrisonburg Electric Plant Under Scrutiny

Washington reports on the inquiry into Harrisonburg and Farmville Virginia municipal power plants. The Seaboard Public Service Company and Utilities Publication Company dispute magazine survey figures showing profits and losses. The commission hears testimony amid tension over municipal earnings claims.

Washington Harrisonburg Farmville Seaboard Public Service Company Alexandria Public Service Magazine H. J. Gonden Utilities Publication Company Magasine Seaboard Gonden A. W. Higgins Gonden’s

Fish violators fined five dollars and costs

J. D. Price and Robert Patton of this city were fined $5.00 and costs each by Magistrate A. J. Tavenner after game warden Francis W. Pingley arrested them along Abram Creek near Russell home. They and two juveniles had 15 yellow suckers in possession and were cited to the local police court. The magistrate imposed the minimum fine.

T. J. D. Price Robert Patton A. J. Tavenner Francis W. Pingley Abram Creek Russell Home Tavenner

Rivers Shape Colorado Landscape and Roads

Rivers in Colorado split into three main systems feeding the Mississippi via the Platte and Arkansas, the Rio Grande to the Gulf, and the Colorado to the Pacific. These waters fixed early land routes, irrigated agriculture, and determined where cities and towns grew along their courses.

Colorado Mississippi Platte Arkansas Rio Grande Gulf Pacific

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