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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1934
Page
4
A fragment from The Weekly Times appears in OCR form showing uncertain branding The text hints at a weekly publication title with garbled words and missing details about its date or story. Further readable hints suggest a generic notice or column rather than a full article.
A brief note states that the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to republication of news dispatches credited or otherwise. The statement underscores AP control over distribution of its material to media partners.
Rates listed show monthly and longer plans with advance payments. Prices include one year at 4.50 and six months at 2.25, with three months at a reduced rate and other options in advance. The text is fragmented but conveys basic subscription pricing.
Advertising rates include cents per word with heading name and address required. Minimum 25 cents and cash with copy. Memorials priced at 1.50 for four stanzas. Display ads with border due by 10 AM publication day. Transient rate 42 cents per inch with contract rates on application. National reps listed in New York Detroit Pittsburgh Des Moines and Atlanta.
An excerpt from Isaiah 44 6 8 declares God as the sole deity and unique savior. The text asserts there is no other god and contrasts human knowledge with divine exclusivity.
The Baltimore Evening Sun argues big business is the nation’s biggest sucker not the farmer. It cites munition hearings and lobbyists to claim companies used influence peddling, while urging balanced profits and true industry farmer parity to avert economic downturns.
The text presents sample quiz items asking for the mental age of the U S population at 14.24 years and adults at 17.7, the easternmost point at West Quoddy Head, and the city once called The Bride of the Adriatic as Venice.
The speaker argues for equal economic opportunity to reduce distress during depressions and panics. He warns that timely adoption by city businessmen will benefit the nation and all residents. He frames action as essential for stability and prosperity.
Washington reports say CCC camps will be made permanent due to their impact. Officers in charge cite thousands of youths formed for good order and note major work in Shenandoah Park and George Washington National Forest. The programs have built roads, trails, tourist sites, and fire prevention infrastructure.
One year earlier Rear Admiral Byrd announced a departure for Antarctica on Sept 25. Frederick County wheat growers move to reduce acreage amid farming belt concerns. A fear of civil strife affects Cubs sentiment. A Texas hurricane survey shows heavy damage and impacts on communities. Jack Hart, a noted criminal, remains a public figure in local crime reports.
Five years ago a passenger train was blown up on a Chinese railway while telegraph and wireless stations were reported destroyed in disorder in China. Ten years ago the Prince of Wales declined an invitation to visit Winchester due to a brief vacation. Native J A Gerber faced contempt in Rocking am. Masons invited to Old Chapel in Clarke for Edmund Randolph marker dedication. J F Ward retires as a medical examiner. The report notes an event held in Chicago.
A collage of short items notes confinement on Long Island. Merchants plan to publish a list of Gweeta bills. Names such as Ashby Boyles and Es telle Brill appear with Life terms for Leopold and Loeb. Weather dampens corn but aids apples. Rights of way for a natural gas line shift from Erick to Baltimore. Harriman is mentioned as a financier.
The day covers a wild stock market with broad moves while V v M I opens amid strong enrollment. The Shenandoah Valley annual fair is closed, marking a pause in regional events as financial volatility sweeps through local headlines.
Present and past rainfall data through 8 a.m. show September to date at 0.22 inches and year to date at 22.89 inches. Monthly averages from the 21-year record are listed, with January 2.41, February 1.97, March 2.82, April 3.21, May 3.94, June 3.65, July 3.41, August 3.29, September 0.34, October 3.00, November 2.33, and December 2.34 inches.
Answers compiled show blighty meaning home England. Submarine inventor Simon Lake. World War I general nicknamed Papa was Joffre. The note also warns on possessive adjectives and offers a short horoscope line.
In a campus mystery, Inspector Lee and reporter Tim Blade investigate the death of Donald Reeves in his English House office. A missing revolver with Jamieson’s initials and an unseen attic occupant complicate leads as alibis unravel. The pair tease a climactic reveal to come.
The Street Which Is Called Straight in Damascus is described as the oldest arcade and the most famous shopping rendezvous in Syria. A separate note estimates global energy needs would require 11 billion workers for a year, over five times the world’s population.
A French Deputy Philibert Besson rides in rural France to dodge gendarmerie until the Chamber reconvenes in September. He was found guilty of gross insult and resistance to the gendarmerie, but the bicycle pilgrimage could earn sympathy and keep him out of jail as a national hero during the break.
Baltimore via the export and import bureau of the Baltimore Association of Commerce is pursuing a large push to secure apple exports. A pamphlet on the topic has been distributed in apple growing areas. The bureau attended the Detroit convention and another apple meeting near Winchester.
Trustees and Special Commissioners announce a public auction of a Winchester Virginia parcel fronting on the Winchester Berryville Turnpike. The two story dwelling and brick garage were conveyed to Geo B Guthridge in 1926. Sale set for September 20 1934 with one third cash and balance in two annual installments secured by purchaser bonds.
Twenty leading handlers and growers in Martinsburg area propose a price scale for apples reflecting current quotings and crop prospects. They expect day-to-day sales to yield more profit than rushed purchases amid a short crop in the region, New York, and the Midwest, with prices for Gaeta Jonathans Grimes Goldens and Delicious listed and a third session noted.
Frederick county farmers with grazing land are urged to contact County Agent Fred Stine immediately. The Virginia Emergency Relief Administration will send a representative within days to assess available pasture land and secure western cattle promptly.
The Federal Land Bank of Baltimore will press collections as farm conditions in districts improve. President Charles B. Jackson says the past year’s farm products were favorable and the fall and winter market is expected to hold up well.
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