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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1935
Page
4
Winchester Virginia newspaper notices outline mail rates by year and by month, with prices for 5 percent second class matter and daily publication. Carrier and subscription costs are listed, plus classified, memorial, and display ad rates with deadlines and minimum charges and national reps.
A standard Associated Press notice asserts exclusive rights to reprint AP dispatches and all local news published in the paper, reserving editorial ownership and distribution control. The disclaimer emphasizes the outlet’s authority over reprints and local content.
A brief religious note cites 1 Peter 1 15 16 and urges believers to pursue holiness as God s calling. The text emphasizes separation from worldly behavior and aims to inspire moral living.
Two New Dealers clash on government help to private business. Secretary Daniel C. Roper urges limited aid and corporate self support, while Major George L. Berry pushes for permanent NRA legislation and a blue eagle framework. The piece notes Washington must settle policy as the country critiques the NRA.
A Jefferson letter to James Monroe asserts the United States should remain out of European quarrels. He states European political interests are distinct, and their endless wars and alliances are foreign to the United States.
New York Times reports a British general election is imminent with November 14 as the projected date. Chancellor Chamberlain spoke recently on imperial defense and stronger armaments as central issues while political leaders seek favorable conditions before dissolving Parliament.
Winchester Woolen Mills and Knitting Factory reports employment of 900 persons. The large operation indicates steady demand and expands local labor strength, with workers spanning multiple departments across the mill complex.
The piece argues a large Conservative win is likely as Labour fractures over policy on Italy and League of Nations penalties, Liberals weaken, and Baldwin capitalizes on rearmament. It notes Lansbury’s resignation and calls a possible early general election a calculated move, with domestic questions likely deferred.
Staunton News-Leader notes Secretary Wallace of the agricultural department questions the rationale for a one cent bread price hike now spreading widely. He cites higher wheat prices a year ago and warns against linking costs to labor claims, urging examination of need and fair pricing while debating government price fixing.
Waynesboro News-Virginian reports two major issues in the administrations works relief effort. The article notes the 2,500,000 on relief rolls cannot be transferred to WPA projects and that federal expenditures from July 1 to October 7 total 2,009,461,366. The combination shows a shortfall in meeting the goal of 3,500,000 employed by November 1 as WPA lacks direct work without large outlays for materials, forcing continuation of the dole after November 1.
A Protestant Episcopal bishop compares current conditions to a breathing spell before returning to normal life. He argues the pause may help reassess what life should be, while others caution against idle ness and poverty as indicators of true prosperity. The piece weighs whether the boom era’s bustle was desirable.
Scored by Peasants reports unrest as Magda Lupescu, a close ally of King Carol of Romania, returns from France to attend his 42nd birthday. Anti Semitic leaflets flood Bucharest and some blame her for government influence, signaling a political challenge to opponents behind the scenes.
The writer cautions that while illness can offer a chance to reflect and recover, treating it as a simple breathing spell is dangerous. They urge avoiding repeated health crises and emphasize the risk of underestimating the danger of another spell.
A newspaper summary notes 1935 auto fatality totals will exceed 1934, with 33,980 deaths in 1934 and over 150 deaths in a October weekend across 87 states. It contrasts grim tolls with a call for persistent personal care and courtesy by drivers as the sole effective safety method, while acknowledging mixed regional trends.
One year ago Miss Dora Hart of Hagerstown Maryland and Mr A Harold Rowe of Winchester were married in Hagerstown. Socially prominent guests from northern Virginia attended the races at Llangollen and the Whitney home at Upperville. President Roosevelt reportedly works on a speech for dedicating a veterans hospital in Roanoke. An unidentified man is killed on Route 50 near Upperville. Efforts to end a Baltimore gasoline price war are reported.
Five years ago the fall reunion of Scottish Rites Masons ended at the George Washington Hotel. The federal government was criticized for inadequate aid to breathless areas. The Supreme Court held a poker table is not a gaming table. Claude Feltner of Berryville earned a heroism medal for saving an elderly man during the Apple Blossom festival. Mrs. George W. Pifer died at her daughter's home.
Miss Marian Barr is wedded to Mr. Leonard W. Leach. Guests for the wedding of Miss Retha Blond Athey and Mr. Melville Shirkty are arriving in the city. Many Clarke county residents attend the Piedmont races on General James A. Buchanan estate. Roanoke fled to Winchester via a repaired Shenandoah Valley turnpike.
The anti tuberculosis league plans to hire a nurse as part of its early efforts. Washington Richmond tourists are due in Winchester Friday with 200 accommodations reserved. The liner America is watched for a balloon in distress en route from Atlantic City to Eu Miss Ella Moorehead of Winchester is injured in a streetcar crash in Washington.
A thief tampered with locks at five city offices near police headquarters before stealing $160 and checks from several rooms. He then went to the courthouse and counted his loot on a bench outside the county detective’s office, leaving some checks behind for the detective. The article notes a gender ratio among students with 1,260 men and 456 women.
Judge Charles Sinkler ruled the beggar Johnny Prennan died without heirs after Philadelphia city hall coin boxes yielded 792 dollars in nickels and dimes for the state. The Grand Opera House show drew tears when a tear gas gun discharged by accident. Two Nebraska couples wed in illness and injury settings, one at Morrill via hospital and another in Topeka changing venue to Christ's Hospital for Felix Ernest's best man duties.
Fort Collins Colorado State College coeds fret about social life and safety as they navigate dating norms. The piece notes campus mood, student opinions, and ongoing concerns on relationships amid college culture.
Victor Waters, sentenced to forty years, forged a $50 check in favor of attorney Frank Gaving. He asked for an appeal to escape punishment, saying Here’s your money. Gaving deposited the check, but officers reported the bank it was drawn on in Clebourne, Kansas, does not exist.
Wahoo Nebraska judge L Hastings sentences Dryden aged 19 of Missouri Valley Iowa to two years in the Men's Reformatory at Lincoln for breaking and entering. Dryden had pleaded guilty to intending to rob a highway patrol station.
Edgewood residents Mr and Mrs P H Peterson and Mr and Mrs Wesley Alcorn claim 149 snakes were crushed on highways near Prairie Du Chien and La Crosse Wisconsin as 1935 might be dubbed the year of the big snake run in the Midwest.
Mrs. Jacob Bauer predicted higher opera attendance in Chicago this season noting that spouses who find an entire evening too long may retreat to a cardroom opening near the bar at the civic opera.
Washington dispatch notes American exporters and importers resist a war that cuts current profits and trade links. It cites Manchukuo and Russia border clashes troubling U.S. commerce, and asks how far Roosevelt can push neutrality while preserving the New Deal and creditor ties to Europe and London.
The nerve of groups remains high over Europe as fears grow that Japan seeks gains at Soviet expense in eastern Asia. The Tokio government is distrusted not for the state but the army which acts independently and is openly militaristic. Italy’s bluffing is suspected, yet Japanese samurai are not bluffers.
A quiz item notes John Milton as author of a Miltonic line from Paradise Lost. It also mentions Henry Hudson as English, clarifying he was not Dutch, and briefly describes who the Senate supposedly are as a tall, long headed people from France, Sudan, and Ivory Coast with distinctive features.
The president confronts conservatives who want to end the New Deal and revert to normalcy with a half hearted approach unlikely to satisfy. Liberals grow equally frustrated, broadening the internal clash as he risks losing support from both sides while defending key programs like the AAA.
Rainfall data shows none in the past 24 hours ending 8 a m. October to date totals .71 inch and year to date 29.36 inches. The 22 year average precipitation at Winchester Laboratory is 34.61 inches annually with monthly averages led by July at 8.39 inches and other months ranging from 1.94 to 3.88 inches.
Orphan heiress Carol Kennedy leaves Connecticut for freedom in New York after meeting socialite Isobel Bronson. She pursues a theater career with help from Gary Crandall, faces pressure from producer Morris, and navigates a possible engagement with Owen Craig while balancing love, ambition, and heartbreak. Kathy Prentice discovers her cousin’s secret plan as Isabella plans a Europe trip.
In a tense porch scene Carol learns Isobel’s loveliness and Kathy’s Europe bound plans while Craig and Owen circle around her. Carol, isolated from family, plans a moment with Owen as the party edges toward departure. The dialogue hints at hidden tensions and uncertain connections.
Senator Frazier predicts good chances for passage of the Frazier Lemke farm mortgage refinancing bill next session. The plan would involve government refinancing of farm mortgages at long terms and lower interest rates, tied to a $3 009 000 000 new money issue, opposed by administration forces as inflationary. Farmers seek relief as debts rose beyond refinancing capacity, aiding them to hold land.
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