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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1934
Page
4
The text lists subscription prices by mail and carrier, rates for different durations, and advertising charges for classified memorials display ads and borders. It also notes deadlines for display ads and counts for word-based pricing, with names of national advertising representatives.
A readable fragment echoes Isaiah 59 2 about iniquities separating people from God. The text repeats phrases about sins causing divine distance and a plea for reconciliation with the Lord. The source shows religious verse with archaic phrasing and partial lines.
Frank R. Kent in the Baltimore Sun criticizes Senator Byrd and Secretary Wallace over proposed amendments to the Agricultural Adjustment Act. He argues the bill would grant the Secretary sweeping control over food supply and farm decisions, risking loss of farmer freedoms and democratic rights if enacted.
New York Representative Somers proposes congressional uniforms to boost public respect. He urges careful choice between plain service attire or a dressy outfit and notes potential benefits for textile workers and tailors while warning constituents may react to a change from plain black or brown suits.
A quiz style item lists questions about Sabbath days by nation and religion. It asks which president killed in a duel and identifies Andrew Jackson. It also notes the Thousand Islands in the St Lawrence River.
The excerpt expresses a preference for originality and independence in lawmakers over copying another country. It does not specify people, places, or events.
The comptroller of the currency calls the absence of bank failures this year striking evidence of recovery. He credits reform of bank practices and deposit insurance for preventing losses and boosting deposits. If insurers lower rates, confidence may spread to bankers and lending, completing the recovery.
Stanton Military Academy nine blanks Winchester Park Associa tion baseball team 3 to 0. Mrs Ella Haines Grove dies after long illness. John A Lewis injured after a 30 foot fall. Fifty cars take Odd Fellows and Rebekahs to Shenandoah Caverns. Miss Helen Gladys Miller to graduate May 26. Baby girl found in cistern on John Nicodemus farm. Back Creek district Sunday School convention May 31. Hoover law enforcement commission to start session soon. Handley defeats Man nutten Military Academy in annual drilling contest 114.5 to 102. Abraham Ebersole dies after stroke.
Winchester ministers oppose Sunday movies here. May 27 set as Near East Relief Bundle Day. Smithsonian sends ethnologists to Castleman’s Ferry to study Indian skeletons unearthed there. NJ Negroes draft resolution urged to back them for GOP jobs. Twenty-five years ago reel races at Hagerstown. Scott H Hansbrough 55 dies on street. banker and financier. William H Baker elected president pro tem of Shenandoah Valley National Bank succeeds Hansbrough.
Medical ad warns that kidneys contain long tubes needing washing to prevent waste buildup and bladder discomfort. It promotes Doan's Pills as a safe remedy, claims relief for over 40 years, and urges avoiding dubious cures.
Present and past rainfall shows none in the last 24 hours ending 8 a.m. May totals to date 1.96 inches and year to date 9.11 inches. The 21 year average is 34.71 inches with monthly averages listed from January to December.
Winchester city council approves a 241000 budget for W P A and authorizes payment to Kella Hoshour and Sara Massey totaling 205.80 for partial completion while Corrine Barnett to finish the project for 25.00. Judge Philip Williams signs as the court directs the clerk to certify the order for payment.
City Manager Committee favors free license tags only for city and state vehicles in Winchester. Actions include reorganization of clerical staff, plan to develop office space, and deferral of other items while awaiting costless plans. Hospital policy for city patients to be defined by Poor and Finance Committees.
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