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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1934
Page
4
Classified ads priced at 2 cents per word with a 25 cent minimum. memorials at 150 for four stanzas. display ads with border due by 10 AM on publication day. transient rate 42 cents per inch. contract rates on application. national reps Divine Tenney Corp in major cities.
A fragmentary OCR item presents a biblical quotation about harmony, noting Isaiah 11:6 the wolf dwelling with the lamb and beasts living peacefully with a child, with garbled surrounding text and stray letters.
The Winchester festival, in its eleven-year history, faced rain but recovered to complete most events indoors and outdoors. Although Thursday's rain reduced first-day crowds, better weather yesterday allowed a condensed program, boosting long-term regional benefit and repeat visits to see blooms and harvests.
The German Shakespeare Society in Weimar marked the poet’s birthday with praise but urged revising Shakespeare’s personality beyond philology. The piece predicts future German readers will see writers as human across nations, and condemns Nazi censorship and book burnings.
A practical joker in East Aurora New York warned state police that a couple on their honeymoon were riding in a stolen car. The stunt, common among jokers, aims to annoy and humiliate the victims.
Local market listings list shelled corn cracked corn mixed feed and dairy feeds with prices per cwt and per 100 pounds. Also shown are egg mash broilers butterfat and lambs with varied rates alongside a short historical note on Gibraltar’s name origins and Moorish conquest.
Catherine the Great stars Elizabeth Bergner as Catherine the Great and Douglas Fairbanks Jr as Peter at the Palace today and Tuesday. The film, from the creator of Henry the Eighth, supposedly surpasses that picture in magnitude and beauty. A Paramount News reel accompanies the feature. Tuesday to Thursday brings the Apple Blossom Festival pictures showing the coronation pageant and parade.
An advertisement promotes B C as a fast relief for headaches and muscle aches neuralgia and colds. It claims a pharmacist compounded formula distinct from typical relief drugs and non habit forming. Available in 10¢ and 25¢ packages at drug stores.
Delaware would be the lowest in elevation at about 60 feet above sea level if leveled, while Colorado would reach around 6 800 feet. The Berbers’ notion of property is unusual with titles sometimes held to a fig tree trunk or its fruiting branches by wealthy individuals. Damp air weighs less than dry air due to water vapor, the lighter gas in the atmosphere.
Edw. G. Hermann of 12 N. Cameron Street, a Lever Brothers sales rep, leads a nation wide Greater Prosperity Builders Drive in Winchester. The campaign promotes Lux Toilet Soap Lux Rinse Lifebuoy products with sales promotions ads and window displays over the next 15 weeks. A gold lapel button reading Greater Prosperity Builder signals participation by merchants and customers alike.
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hour end at 8 a m with no measured rainfall. May to date 1 01 inches Year to date 8 16 inches. A 21 year record from Research laboratory lists monthly averages by month. January 2 41 February 1 97 March 2 82 April 3 21 May 3 04 June 3 41 August 3 29 October 3 00 November 2 34 September 2 34 December 2 33.
Joseph Burner Clower son of Mr and Mrs J B Clower Sr of Woodstock will receive the Master of Theology degree at Union Theological Seminary Richmond Virginia in final exercises tomorrow morning He earned a Bachelor of Divinity last spring and held the Moses D Hodge fellowship for graduate study He taught at Woodstock High School before entering the seminary and served as assistant pastor in Greensboro N C prior to further studies
Norfolk Va May 7 1894 Seph T Deal declares he will not be a candidate for the United States Senate in the Democratic primary against Senator Harry F Byrd in August.
An advertising feature promotes Kellogg’s Axu-Baan cereal as a remedy for constipation. It touts bulk from plant sources and vitamin B plus iron, claiming relief with two tablespoons daily. It discourages patent medicines and encourages consulting a doctor for chronic cases.
A Jewish Woman's Club gathering is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the George Washington Hotel. Members will convene for a club meeting and related activities.
An advertisement claims W. L. Adams suffered from gas causing heart palpitations after meals. Adleri cure removes gas and lets him eat anything without discomfort. Baker's Drug Store promotes the treatment. Stepeins City dealers Steele & Brother stock the product.
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