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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1935
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star editor is K. F. Byrd Jr. The paper is issued daily except Sundays from Winchester Virginia with standard subscription details and postal notices. The provided fragment confirms the newspaper’s publication pattern and key staff.
On the 148th anniversary of the Constitution, a tribute recalls the drafting led by George Washington and figures like Madison Franklin and Hamilton. It notes the three-branch framework, checks and balances, and enduring liberty and prosperity while warning against calls to alter core principles. It emphasizes preserving rights, home governance, and the ability to amend as conditions change.
Scottsville Virginia notes skepticism over a federal resettlement program that would move farm families from worn land to government purchased land with livestock and subsistence goods. The column warns residents may resist relocation, valuing home independence and attachment to Shenandoah Park land.
A majority refuse to move from cabins perched on the mountainside outside the park area. Families with tiny plots and limited livestock resist relocation, a reflection the author labels as one of the peculiarities of human nature.
Richmond Times Dispatch notes Fergus W Sinclair of the London Sunday Graphic praised New Yorkers for politeness. He traveled the world but found New York subway civility more striking than skyline or landmarks. His remark contrasts English haste with American urban courtesy.
The 1935 rivers and harbors act ends a century of temporary authority for the Army Corps of Engineers. Federal investigations and improvements of rivers, harbors, and waterways will now be under the War Department and the Chief of Engineers. Congress recognizes the corps with a permanent mandate and praise for its century of river and flood control work.
A readable school page lists three questions and answers: Why is September 17 known as Constitution Day because the U S Constitution was adopted on that date in 1787. It notes Washington’s Farewell Address issued in 1789. It adds that Philip Spencer, son of John C Spencer then Secretary of War, was hanged at sea during the Tyler administration.
Present and past rainfall figures show no precipitation in the last 24 hours ending 8 a.m. September to date totals 4.07 inches, year to date 28.21 inches. The 22 year average is 34.61 inches. Monthly averages list January 2.35, February 1.94, March 2.81, April 3.16, May 3.88, June 3.60, July 3.39, August 3.35, September 2.43, October 2.90, November 2.61, December 2.38 inches.
City planning officials report Harlem's block bounded by Lenox Seventh avenues and Western 143rd streets houses 3,871 residents, the most crowded in Gotham. Separately New York teachers must read 174 books on progressive methods at home.
In Lincoln Nebraska, burglars entered Edward Shaver’s home and took $80 from Cyrus Deardorff’s trousers while he slept. They also raided the icebox and carried off the family Sunday dinner, leaving the scene with a meal and money.
The Milwaukee Vocational School will conduct weekly cooking classes for men this term. The program targets helpful husbands and men seeking a change of pace, aiming to attract attention from households and those expanding domestic skills.
Washington officials whisper that Premier Mussolini is on a limb with his Ethiopian venture. They question his ability to move troops by routes through Suez, the Gibraltar strait, or the Mediterranean and warn of possible global repercussions. The piece alludes to a rumored German alliance and broader European conflict. In New York, a separate note discusses an amendment shaping supreme court decisions, citing Charles A Beard’s Rise of American Civilization.
The text outlines how the due process and equal protection clauses were crafted to expand federal judicial power over state and local laws. John A. Bingham, a Republican from Ohio, authored the core sentence and pressured its inclusion to secure strong state and local rights under federal review. The passage notes the shift to blanket review by the Supreme Court in Washington, insulated from local influences.
One year ago Mrs. Joseph Carson was reported critically ill at Woodstock. Col and Mrs. Robert F. Knox sailed for the Philippines. Mrs. B. F. Arthur hosted the Winchester Clarke County Garden Club. Miss Nancy Grey Larrick hosted a tea at her parents home. War games planned for the US fleet lasting 38 days. Five years ago Captain Carl Boyed, German attache, died after a fall in Hamburg. Heinz Company began constructing the local plant unit. Harold L. Bromley delayed a flight from Japan to the US due to a broken fuel line and predicted eventual success. Dr. J. Heatwole spoke at Berryville. Lieut. George Miller ranked second on the Virginia rifle team at Camp Perry.
State Senator Jimmy Walker defeated Mayor Hylan for mayor by 95,000 votes. Dr. Thomas McCormick naval surgeon and Boxer Rebellion hero dies at Battletown Inn Berryville. Rev. G W Stover completes 13th year as United Brethren Church pastor. Miss Elizabeth Holmes Kerr becomes bride of Mr E W Opie. Mr and Mrs J B Beverley Sr relocate to Barton property on Washington street for winter.
Twenty five years ago a St Pauls Lutheran Church annual picnic drew a large crowd at Opequod. Cecil Lynch reports three bayonets found standing against a tree on the Cedar Creek battlefield. Woodmen of Clarke and Frederick counties held a reunion near Boyce. Miss Anna B Rutherford was buried at Lenora.
Janet faces an arranged escape with Blair as Maurice and Rajah threaten pursuit. She vows to depart from the house with Nita and Maurice, while Blair plans a midnight car escape from Vancouver. Beads found spark in candlelight hint at anticipated departure and hidden danger as the tale continues.
Apple growers from Winchester and Frederick County travel to Pittsburgh to meet buyers, aiming to discuss market opportunities and secure orders during a regional visit. The trip highlights collaboration among local producers and expanding distribution networks.
A home care note advises rubbing hands with a little lemon juice after dishwashing to soften skin, whiten nails, and remove odors from the dish water, fish, or onions.
The article argues night air is the purest of the day, containing less dust smoke humidity and organic gases yet 20 percent more radioactive matter than daytime air according to Collier's Weekly.
A collection of short explanations defining terms and phrases from natural history varnish making sea level and Bibelots. The pieces describe a steer called a cactus buck its superstition linked to mishap and childhood, a varnish making secret becoming modern science, a technical definition of sea level, and Bibelots as small decorative ornaments used for display.
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