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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1934
Page
4
Rates listed for classified ads include 3.50 for two seats with heading, 25 cent minimum, 4 stanza poem pricing, 75 cent cards of thanks, and 42 cents per inch for transient display ads. Display ads due by 10 A M on publication day with border, national reps noted.
The Associated Press retains exclusive rights to its credited material and local news published in this paper. The notice confirms AP ownership of credited and non credited content used by the publication.
A devotional excerpt quotes Psalm 103 2 4 praising God for forgiveness healing and redemption. The text emphasizes remembering benefits and acts of mercy as a spiritual reflection.
Harvard University rejects a $1,000 scholarship offer from Ernst Hanfstaengl, a Nazi Party aide and Hitler ally. President James Conant states the gift conflicts with Harvard’s principle of academic liberty and disallows ties to a regime inflicting damage on universities worldwide.
An appropriation by the FERA supports an educational program for tuberculosis prevention. The notice reminds readers that the fight against the dread white plague continues, though coverage has waned in recent years.
The questions identify dragonflies and snake doctors as helpers by feeding on horse flies. It lists three-time presidential hopefuls Henry Clay and William Jennings Bryan and notes Roger Williams as Rhode Island's founder.
The writer urges widespread knowledge on preventing and combating a recurring scourge. Emphasizing the need to teach the young and skeptical to heed elder wisdom to preserve decade-long gains and avoid letting progress slip away.
A plane crash near Chesterton Indiana results in seven deaths and a large fire. Residents recall the tragedy from a year ago and local authorities begin investigations into the incident.
Gray Silver and wife are seriously injured near Hagerstown Maryland when their car collides with a train. Christ Church Millwood will conduct jubilee service October 16 to celebrate twenty fifth anniversary of the Leper Mission there. Albert B Falls former cabinet member in Harding administration faces trial in Washington on bribery charges. Chamber of Commerce here instrumental in bringing Baltimore and Ohio early morning train an hour earlier with mails.
American Farm Bureau opposes a Republican proposed tariff increase. The piece notes political debate over trade policy and its impact on agriculture.
The United Brethren Church hosts Rally Day with Sunday School at 9.4 a.m. Lessons, announcements, and attendance awards led by Supt. W. P. Anderson at 10.30. A 10.45 a.m. assembly includes a 20 minute primary program, solos by Anna Kiracofe, and various class performances with special music. Rev. George W. Stover delivers remarks.
The column answers several trivia items including Rafael Sabatini as the author of Scaramouche and Captain Blood. It notes a French equivalent for jingo or junker and identifies adventurer Casanova as the Venice escapee. It adds a proverbs and horoscope segment and a pronunciation note on set versus sit.
Precipitation in the 24 hours ending 8 a m none. October to date 0 45 inch year to date 28 51 inches. 21 year average 34 71 inches. Monthly averages show January 2 41 February 1 97 March 2 82 April 4 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.
A Chicago bureau chief will retrieve Colin Worthington linked to Riverside and a possible murder case. The investigation tests a coded warning in a telegram and follows two intertwined university situation leads as reporters and cops chase a thread through a Riverside address and a Worthington name.
The Hudson Ruggedness Run, a 1850 mile tour by the Flying Terraplane, started Tuesday October 9 from the Hudson Motor Car Company. The route passes through the District of Columbia Virginia West Virginia and Maryland with an estimated 2000 extra miles added by stunts and multiple laps in two weeks. The car is due in Winchester and Braddock Motor Co will host a daylight stop on October 14 at 9 30 a m.
A school reduced football injuries from 243 to 75 in one season through preventive measures and coaching on proper tackling, padding, spacing of fingers, ankle bandages, and padding fitting. Salt replacement during strenuous play also reduced fatigue, with further notes on removal of tired players and weight-loss cases to prevent injuries.
In the Corporation Court Winchester Va a decree orders a Master Commissioner to appraise the estate of Cornelia S Smith deceased and report on real and personal property claims creditors and shares. a October 23 1934 hearing is set at 4 North Loudoun Street for proof of claims by lien and general creditors.
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