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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1935
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star of Winchester Virginia lists publication details and subscription rates for mail and carrier delivery. Rates include one year by mail three fifty, by carrier four fifty, and shorter terms with respective monthly and quarterly costs.
Classified ads priced at 2 cents a word with a 25 cent minimum. Memorials set at 1.50 for four stanzas of four lines. Cards of Thanks 75 cents. Display ads with border due by 10 A M on publication day. Transient rate 42 cents per inch. National reps Devine Tenney Corp in major cities.
A religious reflection on being called the sons of God. It cites scripture from the First Epistle of John to emphasize divine love and identity in faith, contrasting worldly recognition with spiritual kinship.
The Kentucky Democrats selected Lieutenant-Governor A. B. Chandler as their gubernatorial candidate. At 37 he is a veteran in state politics having served in the state senate and as lieutenant governor. His runoff victory followed a strong primary showing with a sales tax platform.
With the Max Baer Joe Louis bout less than three weeks away fans buzz about form and odds. Louis was the favorite two weeks ago but Baer’s steady training in a northern camp shifts sentiment. The outcome hinges on Baer’s condition and Louis’s heart under pressure in the ring.
The Norfolk Virginian Pilot reports nearly 300 highway accident deaths over the three day Labor Day weekend, a total below National Safety Council’s 350 to 400 forecast. The piece notes about 100 deaths per day and compares to annual averages of around 35,000 nationwide.
The piece argues that despite fewer commercial trips during holidays the real danger lies in everyday crashes. It notes mass media could report hundreds of fatal weekend and midweek incidents and calls for ongoing safety efforts beyond holiday wrecks.
The paper launches a department named Friend of the Coal User for households flats and plants. A daily column will cover economical firing insulation and heating issues and answer readers questions. It notes industrial era efficiency and smoke reduction efforts while urging individual households to fire furnaces properly.
South Africa, reliant on gold, regains prosperity as abandonment of the gold standard raises gold prices and makes abandoned mines profitable. Devaluation yields a similar boost, increasing gold production and mild inflation that supports broad recovery through expanded money and credit.
City Manager Arthur Field criticizes a federal denial of a half million dollar PWA water supply plan citing a $9,000 skilled labor item and urging a formal review. He notes conflicting agency policies and calls for protests and intervention with state administrator Col. J. A. Anderson to overturn the decision.
Major Isaac R. Barton, 94, who served on General Grant's staff during the Vicksburg siege, died in Batavia New York from a heart attack. His service on the Union general's staff marks a notable Civil War connection remembered in the wake of his passing.
The text asks which birds are the swiftest and answers that swifts are the fastest. It notes Elijah and Enoch as two Old Testament figures who never died, citing rVal Kings 2:11 and Hebrews. It also states the brown bear is said to be the largest American bear, with some individuals reaching 1,600 pounds.
A patchwork of short items reports Captain Mensinger’s motorists honor list in Allentown, New York horn rules after October 1, Canadian fish hunger formula by Dr Bajkov, a relief couple’s glasses price dispute in Golden, a curfew siren in Melrose Park, and a Chicago bandit tale of a missing trousers clue.
Central Press reports from Washington that President Roosevelt seems to accept limited options after the Florida Keys disaster. Veterans were kept remote to prevent a bonus march on Washington, with Hopkins blamed for safety delays and weather forewarnings disputed by the weather bureau. In New York, Leslie Eichel notes GOP worries as wage cuts and longer hours follow NRA collapse, with employers aligned to Republicans.
Complaints about ex service men's accommodation long before the storm describe it as hasty ramshackle with primitive sanitation and extremely poor food. The veterans feel forgotten and abandoned to disasters, a claim likely to be used in the next campaign.
The post Florida tragedy faces a showdown as the administration pledges a veteran bonus next winter. Administrator Hopkins bears blame for bungling the response, though the disaster is framed as an act of God.
The May change in campaign tone follows Huey P. Long's shooting at the Louisiana capitol. Leaders urge calm debate so extremists do not trigger rash acts and warn that harm to President Roosevelt would be a national calamity. Both opponents and supporters urge careful protection of the president.
The piece notes wages shrinking and hours lengthening, warning that if the trend continues into next year the Republicans may lose the election before the official campaign begins. It emphasizes the political risk tied to economic conditions and timing.
Critics hail a key paragraph from a Roosevelt defense letter to Roy Howard. It notes Congress did not broaden the tax base further as consumer taxes rise from 30 percent to 60 percent of revenue since 1929. It argues sales taxes provoke mass political backlash.
A year ago Miss Mary Louise Thomas and Jack Lindsey wed at Lou doun Street Presbyterian. Miss Mildred E. Cooper married Wilson D. Gardiner. Morro Castle fire near New Jersey tolls about 200. G. Clarence Miller dies at 170. Frederick county F F A fair set for Stephens City in October. Virginia coast greets tropical gale warnings. Five years ago Clarke county builds new segregated school at Berryville. Col B M Roszel touted for American Legion National Commander. Virginia farmers facing drought relief needs 4 000 to 5 000 reported. Clarke county tax rate cut 10 percent.
Ten years ago the Winchester Independent planned a two year operation to sell all equipment to The Evening Star. A funeral party from Leesburg traveling to Tazewell County was in an automobile wreck at Cedar Creek bridge on the Valley Pike. City Manager L R Dettra advocates widening Town Run. The Knights of the Fiery Cross copy of the Ku Klux Klan is being organized in Germany. Ww A Ryan calls for funds for Shenandoah National Park.
A New York man, B. C. Coleman, leaves an endorsed $165 check in a hotel lobby. a hotel employee finds and returns it. The 27th annual local public schools session opens with 510 pupils. Market Street Methodist Episcopal Sunday school collects 850 dollars for the pipe organ fund. Miss Anna B. Rutherford dies at Lenore. A carload of whiskey barrels advertises for sale. The log Mulkey meeting house near Tompkinsville Kentucky, built in 1798, is claimed to be the oldest wooden building in the state.
Blair and Janet linger in a haunted manor where a silent servant Nita finally speaks of a dark truth about Miss Morelle’s son, Rajah, and a looming escape. Janet, recovering from a collapse, learns she may be trapped as dangers mount and the mystery deepens.
Present and past rainfall figures show no precipitation in the last 24 hours ending 8 a m. September to date records 4.07 inches and year to date 28.21 inches. The 22 year average is 34.61 inches with monthly averages ranging from 1.94 inches in February to 3.88 inches in May.
The passage notes Marie Antoinette survived past youth and died at almost forty eight, challenging the common image of her as a young queen.
Fish breathe through gills the main adaptation for an aquatic life. When the opercular gill cover is lifted four red fringe like gill arches are exposed on each side behind the mouth. Gills rich with blood provide surface for gas exchange as oxygen dissolves in water and carbon dioxide is released.
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