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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1935

Page

4

National Advertising Representatives and AP Rights

National Advertising Representatives for Devine Tenney Corp list offices in New York Chicago Detroit Pittsburgh Des Moines and Atlanta. The Associated Press holds exclusive re publication rights to all news dispatches credited to AP and to locally published material.

Devine - Tenney Corp New York Chicago Detroit Pittsburgh Des Moines Atlanta Associated Press

Christ or All An Old Man’s Testimony Sermon Excerpt

An aging preacher shares a personal faith moment recalling the verse 2 Timothy 4 7 and the bearing of a lifelong pilgrimage. The text emphasizes perseverance endu rance and the hope of reward for steadfast belief.

Underpaid Preachers Highlight Moral Crisis in Ministry Pay

Roanoke Times notes John A Magnet of Atlanta cites 160 North Georgia Conference ministers earning 1200 or less per year with 36 averaging 527.60. Editorials say underpaid preachers struggle to feed, clothe, and educate families, urging higher compensation for spiritual leaders.

Roanoke Times John A. Magnet Atlanta Weslyan Christian Advocate North Georgia Methodist Episcopal Church, South Magnet Atlanta Constitution

Settling the Dust Rains Give Hope for Dust-Bound Lands

The Cumberland Times notes recent rains in the dust storm area on the eastern slope of the Rockies bring guarded optimism for new crops and grazing. It warns against overconfidence, stressing that one rain does not end drought and urging continued efforts by farmers and the federal government to stabilize the soil.

Cumberland Times Rockies

School Days at the Little Brown School House

A fragment from a reader quiz lists questions and answers on geography and ocean distances. Devil's Island is cited as a French political prison island. The distance from Earth to the sun is given as 93,000,000 miles. Lake Superior is named as the largest of the Great Lakes.

Devil's Island Great Lakes Superior

Safeguarding Land in Semi-Arid Regions

The text urges broad action to protect land from drought including soil binders wind breaking trees plowed ridges and ditches to limit dust water reservoirs for irrigation crop changes and related measures as the area becomes more arid.

Roanoke man fined for selling doped cigarettes to students

A Roanoke city court convicted a man of selling doped cigarettes to high school pupils. He received a $1000 fine and a one year jail term for distributing a weed tainted product that physicians warn could trigger insanity or death, harming juvenile buyers.

Greensboro Roanoke

Red Cross opens highway first aid stations near Winchester

Red Cross launches roadside first aid stations around Winchester with plans to extend nationwide if effective. Grand jury indicts Dillinger in Madison on multiple charges. Senator Byrd will present Roosevelt when he appears before Congress in the House chamber on Lafayette Day. League calls for arms embargo on Bolivia and Paraguay over the Chaco conflict. Bulgaria declares coup d etat and forms military dictatorship as King Boris dissolves parliament.

Red Cross Winchester Grand Jury Dillinger Madison Wis Byrd President Roosevelt Congress House of Representatives Chamber Lafayette League Bolivia Paraguay Chaco Bulgaria Boris

Quality Street to be staged at Handley School this year

Senior class play Quality Street by James Barrie will be presented at Handley School this year. L. L. Link flour mill destroyed by fire at Marlboro with a loss of 15000 dollars. Supervisors and Council meet to require immediate remedies for conditions in the 100 year old jail. Winchester Tennis Club plans a June tournament under Winchester Golf Club. Federal Justice Bureau allows Senate investigation into Bishop Cannon stock dealings under Senator Caraway.

James Barrie Handley School L. L. Link Marlboro Winchester Tennis Club Winchester Golf Club Federal Justice Bureau Senate Investigation Committee Caraway Bishop Cannon

Klan Stopped by Police for Mask Ban

Police halt Ku Klux Klan travelers for violating city ordinance against wearing masks in public. Donald Weems files to be examined to practice law in the state. Senator Glass endorses Harry F. Byrd for Governor with strong initiative. Proposal to move Winchester’s old revolutionary cannon from Washington’s HQ to Handley Library.

Ku Klux Klan Donald Weems Glass Harry F. Byrd Winchester Washington Handley Library

Winchester figures shine as Dalton inspires Des Moines teams

Twenty five years ago Percy Dalton once starred for Winchester and now wows Des Moines audiences as the team calls him a wonder. The World Sunday School convention is slated for Washington May 19 to 23 with many attendees from Winchester. In city politics only one third of registered Democrats voted in the primaries for the council, which nominated candidates for each ward. Dr L M Allen, born in Jefferson County West Virginia, plans to leave Baltimore to practice there and live in Winchester permanently.

Percy Dalton Winchester Des Moines Chicago Tribune Washington L. M. Allen Jefferson County W. Va Baltimore

Shakespeare in Many Languages at Birmingham Library

Birmingham public library houses 23 000 volumes of Shakespeare in 52 languages. Jud Tunkins asserts there is no doubt about freedom of speech and that anything foolish can be bawled out somewhere.

Birmingham England Jud Tunkins

Rainfall totals and averages from Winchester records

Present and past rainfall figures show none in the last 24 hours ending 8 a m. May to date is 1.81 inches, year to date 13.10 inches. Winchester Research Laboratory records an average annual precipitation of 34.61 inches over 22 years and monthly averages ranging from 1.94 inches in February to 3.88 inches in May.

Winchester Research Laboratory

Followed Deer Paths The First Pack Train Trails

The article notes early traders followed deer and buffalo routes along water courses in the western frontier. It emphasizes movement along natural trails and the reliance on animal tracks for guiding journeys westward.

Val Preston sails into harbor reunion with Janice Edding

Lieutenant Val Preston rushes to Shanghai harbor to bid farewell to his childhood sweetheart Janice Edding aboard a liner. Brad Norris meanwhile helps by giving Val a ride as Mimi, the Ed dings’ young granddaughter, greets him with joy on the ship deck.

Valentine Preston China Shanghai Goodby Janice Edding United States Annapolis Val Brad Norris Edding Sistently Jan Mimi Val Preston Ermyntrudis Hossenpheffer Sue Norris Brad Laure Montross Sue Laure

Doves as Symbols of Peace in World History

The dove symbolizes peace across eras and cultures from ancient Jewish writings to Greco Roman myth. It appears in Christian symbolism and was used on a 1918 Japan stamp marking Allied victory and the end of World War I.

Japan

All-Bran Major Part Of Breakfast Says New Orleans Man

Mr Huyghe of 810 Union St New Orleans writes that after years of constipation he tried Kellogg s Ant Bran and now it forms the major portion of his breakfast. He notes the product provides bulk vitamin B and iron and is gentler than patent medicines. Two tablespoonfuls daily usually suffice.

Kellogg's

Happiest Days for Countess Barbara Hutton Bride

Count Kurt Haugwitz Reventlow photographed in San Francisco with Barbara Hutton the former Princess Mdivani on the eve of boarding a private car to return east. Barbara says her days since divorcing Prince Alexis Mdivani in Reno and marrying the Danish count are the happiest of her life.

San Francisco Woolworth Kurt Haugwitz-Reventlow Barbara Hutton Princess Mdivani Barbara Prince Alexis Mdivani Reno

Machine shop promises efficiency and value to customers

A plant touts skilled machine shop personnel and efficient work. The shop guarantees waste not charge not, insisting savings in materials and operations translate directly into lower costs for customers.

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