29 Nov 1935
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1935
Page
4
The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia lists subscription prices by mail and in advance for various periods and provides advertising rates. Memorials and cards of thanks priced per stanza and per card. Display ads must be submitted by 10 a.m. Transient rate is 42 cents per inch with contract rates on application.
A brief line from Exodus 20 12 is included as a worded dedication urging respect for parents. The item appears as a religious quotation in the newspaper page segment. The text credits the Associated Press for dispatches and notes republication rights.
A historical comparison shows 244,357 battle deaths since 1920 with 388,936 highway fatalities over 160 years. The piece argues that auto accidents now kill more than all wars lineages combined and calls for action to reduce traffic loss and economic damage.
Dr. R. W. Garnett, speaking to the Piedmont Medical Society, outlined a shift in general practice toward frank guidance for patients rather than dispensing multiple prescriptions. The talk, titled The New Emphasis in Preventive Medicine, argues for a clarified therapeutics system where doctors act as health advisers, improving value for patients.
The public gains from reliable medical information through frank explanations, reducing self-treatment and quackery. Physicians earn value not only from healing but from educating people on healthy living and encouraging regular examinations, shifting the profession toward teaching and guidance.
Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star notes Haile Selassie denies Italian atrocities in Africa and urges frank war reporting. The Emperor’s bid for credibility risks political attack but may gain global sympathy and respect, challenging the dictator narrative and bolstering Ethiopia’s League of Nations prospects.
James A. Smith aged 64 faced charges for the fatal shooting of his 79 year old neighbor Peter J. Cook in a dispute over a lard can. The case highlighted rural quarrels and prompted local police action.
Local National Guardsmen are housed in barracks at Danville where a textile strike is active. Mrs Shirley Carter, 73, dies after a brief illness. Near zero weather affects the area. Mrs Mattie Lynch Ritter, 63, found dead from heart trouble at her Front Royal Road home. Handley Judges defeat Martinsburg 13 0 here. Ten years ago The Lost World shown at Empire Theatre. UVa President Edwin A Alderman advocates 15 million dollars for higher education buildings in Virginia. Miss Emma Pingley, 32, is third victim in a near Clearbrook hit and run tragedy. Open season for wild dogs in Frederick County noted. Winchester Orchard Supply Company assigns debts totaling 43000.
Bulletin notes Rev Dr Henry M White of Opequon Memorial Presbyterian Church Kernstown critically ill with pneumonia in Memorial Hospital. Miss Lillian Anne Dechert of Harrisonburg wed Henry Alexander Wise Hopper of Richmond. Berkeley County acreage sale: about 1300 acres of orchard land on Third Bill Mountain eastern slope sold to Washington DC men for about 35000 dollars. Mutiny of four Brazilian ships reported. Three large branches of M E Church to meet in Baltimore December 1 to discuss unification.
The article notes that aluminum derived its name from alum and was first isolated as a pure metal by Friedrich Wöhler around 1827. It explains the historical link between the metal and the compound alum, highlighting early work in metal isolation.
A pamphlet titled Sudden death and How To Avoid It by J. G. Furnas discusses automobile injury horrors. A new piece Better Off Dead describes victims as human wreckage. Ernest N. Smith writes How To Avoid Automobile Accidents and Death with diagrams on driving. Published by Simon and Schuster for 25 cents.
Pastor Dr. S. L. Flickinger will preach on the commandment Thou shalt do no murder during the Sunday service in a series The Ten Commandments in Modern Life. The message promises plain talk on murder questions, war ethics, Mussolini, and local concerns in Winchester as it challenges public debate.
The will of Cornelius Robinson was admitted to record in Corporation Court. It provides that the estate go to his wife Suranne Waller Robinson for her lifetime. The estate was valued at 2248.11 dollars and Suranne Waller Robinson was named executrix.
By terms of the late Clarence 5 Shepard will admitted to probate in Corporation Court Mrs Ida H Shepard his wife receives the entire estate both real and personal It directs she be named executrix without security required
The Virginia State Chamber of Commerce said Baltimore interests are examining winter sports development in the Shenandoah National Park area near Strasburg. Baltimore and Ohio railroad representatives reportedly visited Baltimore men to review skating toboggan sleighing and other winter sports possibilities. The Baltimore group’s identity was not disclosed.
A monument at Viareggio near Lucca marks the 1822 finding of poet Percy Bysshe Shelley’s body after his sea drowning. The site has long been linked to reports of his ghost walking the beach.
Precipitation figures show 28 inches for the current period and 2.71 inches for the year to date, with a year to date total of 33.34 inches. The Winchester Laboratory records an average annual precipitation of 34.61 inches and monthly means ranging from 1.94 inches in February to 3.88 inches in May.
A scrambled reader item lists trivia questions about Venus the goddess of love and beauty two numbers famed for luck three and seven and a cheeky note about Grover Cleveland being viewed as America’s arch slacker during World War I era.
Washington and New York columns discuss a 80 page federal memo on milk by a government scholar. It humorously treats cows and milk production while noting the shift from goat and wolf milk to cow milk and the limits of technology for most cows.
Virginia 4-H livestock judging team coached by J. Conner from Augusta County will compete in the national event in Chicago with junior Brower Ray Shiflett and Jim Conner forming the main team. Wesley Grove is the alternate. 14 Virginians and three agents attend the International Livestock Exposition and national 4-H congress, with judging tests featuring projects from many states and Ontario.
The will of the late Anne R. Carey is admitted to record in Corporation Court. It leaves specific personal effects to Harry S. Taylor and George Clowser, with the remainder going to Grace E. Massie who is named executrix without security.
X rays have been used to locate pearls in an oyster without opening it examine documents for alterations photograph bullets in flight and inspect delicate building work for hidden flaws.
Senator George W. Norris of Nebraska tours Wilson Dam aboard the TVA boat Hiwassee near Muscle Shoals. The deck scene includes George Jessup Wheeler Dam official, John Neely TVA properties chief, Dr. H A Morgan TVA director, Senator Norris, and Dr A E Morgan TVA chairman.
Carol Kennedy and Miranda Van Cleve are jailed in Nice for using names misaligned with their passports. Police recover an American money frame, revealing the theft link. An American consul aide arrives as Carol must decide whether to reveal the truth to secure release.
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