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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1934
Page
4
Consolidated circular outlines Associated Press rights and pricing for subscriptions and advertising. Includes annual and monthly rates, delivery by carrier, and display ad terms with deadlines and contract options.
The text discusses a query about which state has the lowest illiteracy rate, then cites Thomas Jefferson as founder of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, and claims Anaximander first mapped the world around 619 B C, presenting a mix of trivia without cohesive context.
Artworks painted by workers on government relief last winter are on view in Washington and other places. The government paid as much as 34 dollars a week for the paintings but cannot sell them due to law. The writer suggests a creative path: allow orders to support artists while keeping the works in public use.
Report notes the arrival sequence for a royal visit with ambassadors the Archbishop of Canterbury and York, followed by the Prime Minister as the event unfolds. The piece highlights ceremonial introductions and the order of official attendees.
The readable fragment cites Psalm 34 3 and mentions exaltation and a monetary path phrase. no clear event, person, or place is discernible in the legible text.
The FTC asks 900 large firms for salary data and several dozen refuse. The commission summons them to Washington to explain. The piece argues private business now bears public responsibility and that public office is a public trust.
The piece argues weapons makers fuel wars and supports a 1925 Geneva pact, urging U S ratification and stronger controls. It notes Hoover and Roosevelt calls, the May 29 Geneva session, and proposes embargo standards, World Court roles, and U S leadership to curb arms traffic.
Still unresolved, the Macon airship's Caribbean maneuvers spark arguing camps. One side claims military usefulness is destroyed, the other argues the craft revealed enemy fleet positions before its destruction, leaving experts divided on its true value.
One year ago Dr. Hunter H. McGuire was re elected president of Winchester Memorial Hospital. The report notes ongoing leadership at the facility and its local governance.
Twenty five years ago the state scheduled a Democratic gubernatorial primary for August five. The annual Hopewell meeting drew over three thousand attendees, signaling a robust community gathering.
San Francisco orders halt on Mooney habeas corpus plea. Judge A. F. St. Sure ruled the proper path is a state highest court petition, then federal review if denied, keeping Mooney jailed in San Quentin for the 1916 preparedness day bombing.
Mooney seeks a writ of certiorari to review a state court judgment alleging detention without due process and conviction by perjured testimony. This is his second bid for freedom from San Quentin prison. A year earlier his lawyers won a trial in San Francisco on the remaining indictment charging him with causing the death of an explosion victim.
The story notes the death of William T. Lewis a Berryville attorney at age 66 from a heart attack in his law offices. Other items include Mrs. William P. Massey elected Century Club president and engagements of Leona Lauck and Albert Shirkey. Fire at Pleasant Vale Clarke county destroys barn and 10 acres of outbuildings, with extensive losses. Dr. Minor C. Baldwin performs organ recital at First Baptist Church.
Melvin C. Renner secured an absolute divorce from Katherine Irene Renner in Frederick County Circuit Court. The decree merges with a prior bed and board order, honoring six month remarry restriction and protecting property rights.
The Virginia milk control board named by Governor Peery will meet next week to organize its fight to regulate sale transport and distribution of milk and to fix minimum prices. J S Agnew Burkeville dairy farmer is chairman with Kane Brugh Mace producer and Dr T R Snavely University of Virginia economist as members. The board plans hearings across milk regions and will impose a two cent per hundred pounds tax with one cent for producer milk and one cent for distributed milk. funds cover central and local expenses. Surplus milk production will be barred and tax receipts guiding future levy.
Dr. M. E. Dodd of Shreveport La was reelected president of the Southern Baptist Convention after one year in office. L R Scarborough of Fort Worth was chosen first vice president and John Jester Hurt of Jackson Miss second vice president. Recording secretaries re elected Hight C Moore and J Henry Burnett. Convention actions cover chaplains, war service, and women's mission union. A dissent arose over supervision of the Brotherhood by the Sunday School board.
Washington reports the United States Chamber of Commerce at its annual meeting showed surprising approval for NRA and its setup, hinting NRA could come under Chamber management. Observers note a split between leadership and rank and file amid debate on government code enforcement and New Deal mechanisms.
Railroads could cut costs with modernized motive power while government financing remains available. Electrification is unlikely except on dense routes, and steam modernization may suffice where traffic is lighter. The piece notes rail buys are below normal levels and stock markets anticipate steel operations rising. It also reports on German anti Jewish measures and a refugee professor’s warning.
Virginia’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Board plans to press Congress for a federal license amendment to separate wine and beer permits from whisky and other hard liquors. The move aims to close a loophole where federal licenses allow sale of high proof spirits under state restrictions. Meanwhile new state dispensaries are being prepared in Richmond Norfolk Portsmouth Newport News and Virginia Beach with Hamp ton and James B Ethridge outlining a wide inspection tour.
The report shows no rainfall in the past 24 hours ending 8 a m. May totals 1.66 inches, year to date 8.81 inches. Winchester Research Laboratory records 34.71 inches as the 21 year average annual precipitation. Monthly averages vary from 1.97 inches in February to 3.94 inches in May with other months listed.
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