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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1934

Page

5

NRS Service Extends to All Labor Employers

A Richmond conference reports NRS now serves all employers with a single interview process. Federal funds fund the program with 1112 veterans placed nationwide last week, 31 in this district. Woodstock office reopened under Charles H. Moore. post July 1 status undecided.

Monty Richmond Shade NRS Frank A. Cavedo Wm. A. Smith Hall Hallenbach Woodstock Charles H. Moore Jackson

Mother-Daughter Day At U B Church

The Women's Missionary Society and Otterbein Guild of the United Brethren Church plan Mother’s and Daughter’s Day on Thursday May 17. The Missionary Society meets at 7 30 p m in the Sunday school room for a brief session. the Otterbein Guild meets in the church basement at the same time. The Guild Girls will present a playlet after the business meeting, followed by a social hour. All members are urged to attend.

Women’s Missionary Society Otterbein Guild The United Brethren Church Missionary Society

Carpers Valley League to Hold May Meeting

The Carpers Valley Community League will hold its regular monthly meeting Friday evening May 18 at 7 30 with a stringed orchestra providing music A school board member will discuss consolidating of schools of interest to patrons Plans for a picnic and yard party will be discussed Public invited to attend and bring friends.

Carpers Valley Community League

Ribs Count Unchanged by Sex According to Anatomy

The text states that sex does not affect rib count, noting that all adults have 12 pairs of ribs, totaling 24 bones, regardless of gender.

Man Injured in West Virginia Bridge Collision

Leon V Watson Texaco Oil Co district sales representative is injured in a noon collision on Cherry Creek bridge twelve miles west of Martinsburg. A Martinsburg shop owner Miss Garrison underwent surgery after the crash which also demolished both cars. Watson was en route to Berkeley Springs for a code meeting of oil dealers. Watson drove a new Plymouth owned by Miss Lorraine Brubeck. Miss Garrison drove a Pontiac and reportedly hit Watson after losing control and speeding.

Cherry Creek Bridge Martinsburg W. Va Leon V. Watson Texaco Oil Co Miss Garrison Watson Berkeley Springs Elms Martinsboro Lorraine Brubeck

Woman from Lebanon Church suffers fractured hip in fall

Mrs J H Muman of Lebanon Church fractured her hip after a fall in her room last Saturday. She was admitted to Memorial Hospital for treatment and is reported in stable condition despite a noted lapse in her age.

J. H. Muman Lebanon Church Memorial Hospital

Perrault Aims For Louisiana House Speaker Post

George K. Perrault of Opelousas, a leader in the Louisiana legislature, is groomed to wrest control of the house from Huey P. Long followers at the next session. He seeks the post of speaker as a stepping stone to leadership.

George K. Perrault Louisiana U. S Huey P. Long Perrault Opelousas

Lightship Nantucket Sliced In Two By Olympic

Four Nantucket lightship sailors die as the Olympic cuts through fog and collides with the lightship. Survivors recall a complete split and a rapid sinking in New York Bay. First mate Clifton E. Mosher says the impact was as if the lightship were sawed in half.

New York Nantucket New York Bay Olympic Clifton E. Mosher

Robert Campbell scholarship awarded to W W Glass Jr

William W. Glass Jr son of Mr and Mrs W W Glass Jr will be a senior at Union Theological Seminary Richmond and has received the Robert Campbell undergraduate scholarship based on merit He will spend summer in Spartanburg S C assisting Dr H W Du Bose pastor First Presbyterian Church He will preach at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church on May 20.

William W. Glass, Jr W. W. Glass, Jr Union Theological Seminary Richmond Robert Campbell Glass Spartanburg S. C H. W. DuBose First Presbyterian Church That City Southern Presbyterian Church Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church

Breaks Jail Second Time In Several Weeks

BERKELEY SPRINGS West Virginia May 16 Henry Youngblood escaped from county jail again after sawing through a cell lock and window bars. He had been held awaiting transfer to Moundsville State Prison for a robbery sentence of one to ten years.

Berkeley Springs W. Va Morgen County Henry Youngblood Winchester Youngblood Moundsville

Betty Weakland Preaches Jesus in Evening Evangelistic Talks

The 17 year old girl evangelist Betty Weakland shares nightly messages centered on Jesus. She speaks of grace through faith, not works, and treats Romans 6:23 on love, sin, and eternal life. The Lions Club plans to attend, with A Who is Jesus? topic set for tonight.

Betty Weakland Betty Jesus God Jesus Christ Lions Club

Public Sale of Frederick County Realty on June 16 1934

The trustee under a 1931 deed of trust for H F Clemons and wife will publicly sell at Gore in front of Western Frederick Bank on June 16 1934 at 3 PM a 60 by 133/132 foot unimproved Gore lot on the North side of the Northwest Turnpike. Terms: one third cash at sale, balance in two equal annual installments secured by purchaser bonds and a deed of trust with insurance.

H. F. Clemons Frederick County Western Frederick Bank Gore E. R. Hook Herb . Larrick

Tariff powers and munitions probes loom in Roosevelt era debate

Central Press analysis argues reciprocal tariff agreements may bypass Congress while noting Senate ratification or House origin of money bills. It recalls Hoover tariff excess, then shifts to Nye led munitions expos and AT&T stockholder figures, ending with a Wall Street crossroads for Roosevelt’s path.

Washington, D. C Uncle Sam Senate House of Representatives Henry L. Stimson Congress Colonel Stimson Hoover

Helpful Household Hints From 1934 Home Brightening Series

A 1934 feature shows practical and economical ideas to brighten homes both physically and decoratively. The pictures illustrate inventive tips for improving living spaces and household efficiency during a year noted for active home enhancement.

Adjustable chromium centerpiece design by Chase featured

A versatile ten piece centerpiece in chromium over copper offers flexible arrangement for meals. It includes four candlesticks four quarter circle boxes and two rectangular boxes with removable wire flower holders. Low flower holders suit short stemmed flowers and candles, easy to move and does not tarnish or require polishing.

Chase

Lighting for a Fresh Look With Georgian Period Flair

The article urges rethinking living room lighting with new eye perception. It highlights Georgian design as gracious and lasting, featuring shell-design wall brackets by Larelle Guild and period ceiling fixtures. It notes fixtures can be swapped quickly and affordably, aiding a room refresh now possible this month.

Abe Larelle Guild

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