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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1934
Page
4
The notice outlines subscription rates by period and payment in advance, with amounts for one year six months three months and one month. It lists advertising rates including classified two cents per word minimum 25 cents and display ads 42 cents per inch with office deadlines. It also cites memorial stanzas and religious scriptural references.
A Maryland movement pushes consolidation of 23 counties into five units and cites tax savings and reduced waste. The Virginia context notes past laws allowing consolidation but few efforts, debating local pride, representation, and tax impacts against efficiency. The piece argues benefits outweigh obstacles.
The text lists trivia questions about the longest bridge span and a Coleridge poem. It asks which bridge has the longest span and the source of the famous line about water. The George Washington Bridge is cited with a 3,500 foot span, and The Ancient Mariner is named as the poem containing the quotation.
The fiscal year ending June 30 shows outlays near 6.0 billion, well below 1918 and 1919 peaks, with a 3.0 billion deficit and 10 million unemployed. The White House overestimated the total, while pledges for PWA spending and relief remain outstanding amid a slow recovery.
A Massachusetts village uses two yoke of oxen to regulate heavy traffic after the state highway commission refused traffic lights. Drivers observe as the oxen pause between steps, risking collision with impatient motorists.
The holograph will dated January 26 1926 proved in the Corporation Court by Henan A Orndorff and J H Yost. It leaves the entire estate to widow Addie F Orndorff during widowhood, then upon her death or remarriage to be sold with one half to Andrew son of second marriage and the other half divided among four children of the first marriage. Appraisers named include John Clark and others. widow appointed administratrix c t a with George M Clark as bond surety.
A Stephens City druggist advertises Adlerika as a remedy that cured a customer who suffered thirty years of constipation and sour stomach, claiming the old affliction is now a thing of the past and noting Baker's Drug Store as the supplier.
Special trips to Washington for Nationals home games with round trip fare seven dollars per passenger. Accommodations available for 3 or 6 passengers. Depart Winchester at 1 30 p m and return at 6 30 p m. Reservations space 7100 W. VV Bie.
R J Scott notes Georgia was named by and for King George I of England. The colony’s name Georgia appears in a 1732 charter granted to founder General James Oglethorpe by the king. The piece is copyrighted 1934 by Central Press Association.
The Capitol Theatre in Winchester debuts the Warner Bros musical Twenty Million Sweethearts starring Dick Powell and Ginger Rogers with Pat O’Brien in a comic role and featuring The Four Mills Brothers and Ted Fiorito. The program also showcases You're Telling Me with W C Fields and cast, plus Whirl Pool with Jack Holt and Lila Lee as part of a double bill this Thursday and Friday.
A Broadway hit comedy The Vinegar Tree is adapted for the screen by Metro Goldwyn Mayer starring Lionel Barrymore Alice Brady and Conway Yearle at the Palace Theatre today and Tuesday with Paramount News Reel and Terry Toon cartoon on the program Pemberton to present a fifteen minute act on Wednesday noted for his dancing.
Preceding 24 hours end at 8 a.m. recorded no precipitation. May to date 1.66 inches. year to date 8.81 inches. Winchester Laboratory 21-year average annual precipitation 34.71 inches. Monthly averages: January 2.41, February 1.97, March 2.82, April 3.21, May 3.94, June 3.65, July 3.41, August 3.29, September 2.34, October 3.00, November 2.33, December 2.34 inches.
Mr Pemberton will conduct dance classes in Winchester with about fifty pupils. He is aided by Miss Helaine Heindrick and Miss Elanore Hurlburt from Washington DC. Pemberton, a popular figure in Winchester for seasons, will appear with one matinee and two evening performances. The program also includes the Metro Goldwyn Mayer film Day of Reckoning starring Richard Dix Madge Evans Una Merkle and Stuart Erwin.
Judge Philip Williams ordered payment for jurors who served in the April term of Frederick County Circuit Court. Criminal jurors were paid for services and civil jurors received 230 dollars in fees.
One year ago S. V. A. defeated A. M. A. 72 to 21 on home track. James Edward Affieck 66 dies suddenly of a heart attack. Charles E. Harris 78, Clarke county farmer, is dead. Roosevelt thanked by Japanese emperor for peace message. Five years ago two Washington and Lee students and one Staunton Military Academy student died in weekend wrecks. Massanutten Military Academy and Handley to drill. Levee break on Mississippi tributary causes Missouri floods. Congressman Tucker and Mary James William to be married late in June.
Ten years ago machinery was set in motion for paying the bonus. The item notes a Middletown boy tied to a telephone pole by Strasburg scamps in a double column headline. Toronto dispatch reports frost damage to Canada apples. Ambassador Hankara of Japan expected to resign. Robert Y. Conrad Post of the American Legion shows a $350 profit on the play Bimbo.
Marion Barrett of Shockeys ville and B C Holliday of Cross Junction were fined 9.25 each by Magistrate A J Taverner for failing to display dog tags as required by law. Holliday allegedly summoned the judge from bed at 5 a m to pay the fine.
The United States Civil Service Commission will accept applications until June 4 for the position of freight rate clerk with a $2300 yearly salary. Applicants must have at least five years of related experience within the last decade. Full information from J H Taylor, secretary of the Board of Examiners, Winchester post office.
An old fashioned advertisement touts Feen a mint as a modern laxative chewing gum. It claims gentle uniform distribution through chewing prevents shocking the system and offers quick, thorough relief for constipation at a nickel per piece.
A how to sewing guide emphasizes using quality threads and varied six cord thread sizes to craft better garments at lower cost. It details finishing stitches from overcast to bias bound and French seams for light fabrics, with practical thread recommendations.
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