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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1934
Page
4
The notice lists Devine Tenney Corp as the national advertising representatives with offices in New York Chicago Detroit Pittsburgh Des Moines and Atlanta for the period covered.
An AP rights notice states that the newspaper may publish news dispatches and local items, with exclusive reprint entitlement for AP content. The statement emphasizes AP ownership of core credited material and the paper’s use of those dispatches.
The text presents a devotional line and a Bible verse, stressing trust in God from youth. It includes the phrase The Hope of Youth and a Psalm 71:5 quotation. Names, dates, places, or organizations are not provided.
The article discusses the volatility of wheat prices and the difficulty for farmers and consumers to connect price swings to the cost of bread and cereals. It notes that retail cereal prices remain relatively stable despite wheat fluctuations and questions policy options to curb speculation in food commodities and securities.
A proposed night quiet experiment to silence motor horns after 11 30 p m is discussed. England reports show calmer streets and fewer accidents as horns are muted, with motorists slowing at crossings. Harrisonburg may test cautioning trucks buses and cars to cut noise at night for safer sleeping hours.
The article notes a nationwide increase in real Deng youth registrations with the steepest gains in the Midwest. It questions whether higher parental funds, distrust of banks or stocks, or available scholarship aid drive the trend and whether youths will accept cheaper institutions when pricey options are unavailable.
A reader trivia entry presents three Q A pairs. The Great Rift of Africa spans about 5,000 miles. A funicular railway uses counterbalancing cars on a slope. Cape Hatteras on the North Carolina coast is famed for its storms.
Parents advised to keep children productive during hard times and avoid idleness. They are urged to invest in their sons and daughters to weather difficult periods.
A New York Times piece notes psychologist Katz argues eating habits shape motivation and patriotism. He cites experiments with hens and claims Germans crave Linsensuppe and beer while Americans want turkey and cranberry jelly, linking cuisine to national allegiance.
As part of the Methodist sesquicentennial, bishops and top officials from North and South plan a October 11 to 13 Baltimore gathering to discuss unifying the three branches the Methodist Episcopal Church the M E Church South and the Methodist Protestant Church. Over 75 bishops and executives will attend a full day devoted to furthering union though no action is expected. Bishop Hughes of the Episcopal Church will preside, leading a joint committee on union.
No Dirt No Fatigue announces operations by Valley Airways Inc in Winchester Virginia. Brief notice lists company name and location with no further details.
One year ago John Lloyd Newcomb was elected president of the University of Virginia and Miss Westwood Byrd won the Mountain State Forest Festival queen title. The National Fruit Company reportedly consumes a million pounds of apples daily and Dr J A Richard of Winchester was elected president of the Virginia Dental study club.
A compact, era tone snippet from Scott's Scrapbook cites Plautus on overcoming inclination and implies themes around Constantine the Great and Constantinople. The entry labels the diamond as a notable item in the miscellany.
Inspector Lee and reporter Tim confront Flackner over a smuggling style case. A missing boy and a woman identified as Miss Edwards key suspects while a bundle from the English House raises stakes. Adelstein provides shop clues as tension with a possible murder motive escalates.
In Vaucluse John W. Davis starts his campaign in New York. Mrs Thyra Lindsay daughter in law of Edward A Lindsay of Boyce dies in Denver. Japanese agitators urge intervention in the Chinese Civil War. Storm damage to Albemarle orchards estimated light. A 25 year old item notes an auto advertised for 1250 dollars. Warrants issued for beer bottle sales violators. Winchester firemen postpone parade to November 25. Excursions by Baltimore and Ohio rail lines draw thousands. Tests at Newark show heavy wagons harm roads more than fast cars.
The Winchester and Clarke County Garden Club hosted a James River Garden Club questionnaire led by Mrs. T. S. Wheelwright. Q and A cover soil fertility, friability, soil atmosphere, humus, inorganic plant food, lime effects, acidifying agents, and rock garden soil needs with named plants and reference books.
Public auction to sell 184 acre Frederick County Virginia tract on the Stephens City Nineveh road. Sale October 20 1934 at 1130 AM with terms: one third cash and balance in two annual installments at 6 percent interest, bonds and deed of trust and insurance policy required.
The report lists present and past rainfall figures ending at 8 a.m with 0.40 inches for October to date and year to date 28.46 inches. It cites Winchester Laboratory records for average annual precipitation over 21 years and month by month totals including February 1.97 and May 3.94 inches, though several numbers appear incomplete or garbled.
Cadet Grece Pownell of Romney West Virginia has been assigned to assist Major and Mrs Mars in Salvation Army work around Winchester and nearby areas. She is sister to Lieut Hazel Pownell previously stationed here and now with Cumberland Maryland headquarters.
Ai Ho declares self deception as dangerous in Chinatown while describing the Argus pheasants of Siam with dancing floors in the deep jungle during the mating season.
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