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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1934
Page
4
Consolidated price list shows subscription by mail rates for various periods and weekly options. Advertising rates include display and classed ads with per inch charges and minimums, plus notices on payment and deadlines. National reps are listed for Devine Tenney Corp with offices in major cities.
A standard AP credit notice states the Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use and republication of local news content, with all rights reserved and other outlets required to credit appropriately.
Religious motto praising trust in the Lord and doing good. Quotation from Psalm 37:3 4 appears as an inspirational verse about being fed and fulfilled through faith.
Market commissioner warns housewives about unlicensed peddlers using doctored scales to offer allegedly lower prices. Peddlers misstate weights up to 25 pounds while selling only 20 pound goods, often escaping penalties. Consumers should insist on licensed sellers, verify scales, and report unlicensed traders to protect honest weights and measures.
Dr Worth M Tippy, a Churches of Christ social relations expert, warns against pure private control and calls for blending individual action with social action. He suggests a middle path between extreme conservatism and radicalism, envisioning a compromise system for America's future.
The questions mention breeding disease resistant vegetables as a best cure. It asks where Mount Monadnock lies in southwestern New England and who wrote Black Oxen, answering Gertrude Atherton.
Roanoke World News argues for October 7 14 Fire Prevention Week to urge inspections of heating systems and chimneys in schools and homes. It highlights dangers from neglected basements, misplaced heating plants, and blocked exits and calls for fire drills and ready extinguishers.
One year ago Miss Pauline Hudson and C C Rhodes of Middle Town were wed as shown by election records. Rev Edwin S Hinks aged 75, an Episcopal clergyman from Fauquier County, dies at relatives home. N D Forniash of Kernstown suffers a fractured skull in a car crash. Mrs Nannie Wood Bowly, 75, dies locally.
County grand jury indicts five individuals on distinct counts as authorities prepare for upcoming legal actions. Prime Minister Ram sey McDonald receives honorary Doctor of Laws from George Washington University during a visit. The Episcopal Church holds its 153rd semi annual Valley convention in town tonight. A chilly Chicago day greets the second Cubs Athletics World Series game in Chicago. Rev and Mrs H R Ludwig relocate from Staunton to establish their new home in the city.
Bentley defeats Walter Johnson in the fifth World Series game as the New York Giants seize a 3 2 series advantage over the Washington Senators. Shenandoah dirigible travels westward at 65 mph. City Council withholds almshouse funds absent itemized financials. Harry A. Riddle, ex Cumberland Valley Railroad figure, dies in Chambersburg. Funeral services held for J. Harvey at Vaucluse.
Twenty five years ago William B. Grubb dies at his home on South Market Street. The Baltimore conference Missionary Society leaders plan to hold the annual meeting in Front Royal. Thomas Cover Sr. has a narrow escape when the horse he drives falls into an open manhole. Trustees meet to decide ownership of Randolph Macon Woman's College. Miss Mary R. Lloyd daughter of Bishop Coadjutor elect Arthur S. Lloyd marries Reverend Ed P. Dandridaze.
A fragment from Scott's Scrapbook lists questions on language and science. It notes the phrase bromide from Frank Gelett Burgess, confirms the North Pole at latitude 90 degrees with all longitudes converging, and credits John Loudon Macadam for the road material named after him.
Inspector Lee drills students and staff for leads while Miss Edwards reveals a hometown charity trap that sheltered Joe the suspect. A frightened boy pleads for mercy as Adelstein exposes the rooming ruse and a dramatic confrontation looms.
Past 24 hours precipitation ending 8 a m shows none. October to date 5 inches year to date 28.51 inches. Winchester Laboratory records two hour year average 34.71 inches. Monthly averages list Jan to Dec with values from 1.97 to 3.94 inches.
Frederick Fair opens four days of night shows with a large pyrotechnics display by American Fireworks Company and Ernie Young’s New York Broadway Revue direct from Hollywood Night Club. Jack Clifford hosts with a chorus and ensembles promising unprecedented entertainment for the region.
Frederick County school fair organized by Home Economics girls and F F A boys from Middletown and Stephens City Agricultural High Schools will run October 11 and 12 in the Stephens City Agricultural building. Admission is free and all Frederick County women are urged to exhibit in the ladies department. Exhibits will include canned foods jams jellies quilts and fancy work along with farm products for the best farm display.
Kay Francis portrays Elena a Bolshevik converted Russian aristocrat in British Agent alongside Leslie Howard. The film blends romance and political conflict with a strong cast including Marjorie Rambeau and Zita Johann. Also featured is Universal’s Gift of Gab and Half Baked Relations with a Fox Newsreel at Hable's Palace.
Warner Baxter and Madge Evans star in the Fox Picture Grand Canary at Hable's Palace for the final showings tonight. The program features the drama as the curtain falls on the production.
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