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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1934
Page
9
Motor vehicle inspectors report wide variation in compliance with October brake and light inspection rule. Inspector Bayliss notes no charge at stations unless repairs are needed and an estimate will be provided before work begins. State Director Rhodes has urged motorists to act promptly to avoid magistrate summons.
Between fifty and sixty Frederick County teachers are taking a course in curriculum revision taught Thursdays in the county Court House by Miss Katherine Anthony of Harrisonburg State Teachers College. The course is approved and credit given by the University of Virginia extension division.
A meeting of the Boy Scout Troop committee and other citizens interested in scouting will be held in the Handley Library trustees room Monday evening at 7 30. Plans for the annual Boy Scout drive will be considered.
Special notice invites the public to Rally Day this Sunday at United Brethren Church starting at 9 45 A M. Sunday School Superintendent W P Anderson urges full attendance and welcomes visitors. Illinois College is noted as the oldest collegiate institution in Illinois, founded in 1829 at Jacksonville.
A mature figure slip pattern highlights a single bodice with shoulder straps and side darts to prevent gaping. The skirt features side pleats and the design avoids falling ribbons, with two pattern pieces and sizing 34 to 50. Cost is fifteen cents per Marian Martin pattern.
The Belgrade crowd celebrates the young king amid an official welcome to the royal family. Peter, flanked by queens, is driven to the palace as brothers Peter and Tomislav witness a solemn scene. Police guard closely after Alexander's assassination while authorities report no real plot.
When the linoleum center wears thin the kitchen, consider an inexpensive rug and a matching color around the edges to refresh the space. The tip suggests simple color coordination to revive a dated floor.
Resident engineer G P Bozel outlined ongoing maintenance and construction on Maryland's secondary road system. Projects include widening Middle road to Stephens City road, and upcoming work on Heitt road to Route 3. Ladd road and Bus Lick Spring road improvements follow, weather could affect timeline. Possible elimination of Potters Hill curves on Route 7 noted, right of way delays cited. Also mentions Ecole Des Beaux-Arts in France as leading art school.
Washington report notes Swedish industry thriving due to munitions output. The tale, from a Swedish journalist and his father, links booming defense manufacturing to broad prosperity while warning of its long term perils. The piece contrasts Swedish gains with American economic stress under President Roosevelt.
Announcement yesterday and today note a two cent drop then a half cent cut in gasoline price bringing straight gas to 18.4 cents per gallon including taxes. Rumors cite Texas field overproduction as the cause with producers seeking to move surplus stock. War Looms In Baltimore.
In 1891 at a YMCA in Plainfield Massachusetts a thoughtful youth listened to an invention lecture and devised an indoor game concept that became basketball. The story highlights the moment of inspiration and subsequent development of the sport.
Barbara Bell Pattern No 1473 B showcases a queenly wrap with a notched revers collar and three quarter sleeves. It offers sizes small medium and large, requires varying yardage by fabric, and emphasizes fur and lame contrasts and elegant velvet options for evening coats.
Gas stations cut prices by 2.1 cents per gallon today, totaling a 4.1 cent drop in three days. Henry A. Crouthamel of the Independent Retail Gasoline Dealers Association warned that large producers aim to squeeze small independents and could trigger price rises if they fail. He also warned that widespread station closures could cost about 2,000 jobs, while big companies deny a planned price war and cite normal market changes and ample supply.
In Roman myth Flora embodies flowers and the season of spring, identified with the Greek goddess Chloris.
The Morava river is identified as the next significant river development in Serbia, running about 240 miles long as noted in the report.
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