This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 22 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1935
Page
4
Classified and notice style fragment listing postal publication details for The Winchester Evening Star. Includes editor H. F. Byrd and rate card with carrier and advance payment options. Contains incomplete wording and stray phrases.
The Hopkins order to pay prevailing union wages on government work relief projects is criticized as dangerous and costly. The piece argues it undermines private employment, raises project costs, and could force permanent relief roles, noting past opposition by President Roosevelt and political fights over the McCarran amendment.
Grain and Feed Review describes the 18 month old abandonment of the Omaha Railroad line from Sioux City to Wynot Nebraska. It notes reduced rail shipments, higher trucking competition, plunging farm values, and tax shifts harming rural towns as farmers lose rail service and local buyers vanish.
A rural community is described as not waking up to a scene that will be enacted across scores of towns that are presently thriving trading points. The statement suggests widespread change affecting rural areas and their economies.
The piece argues that the Weiss murder of Senator Huey Long will not reveal new truths. It contests a conspiracy claim and condemns Long's bodyguards for firing on Weiss after he fell, noting Weiss faced death but criticizing the guards for the brutal killing. It questions accountability and stresses the illegitimacy of extrajudicial vengeance.
A morning scene of a gypsy encampment on the Richmond Washington highway near the Chickahominy river bridge shows a jovial group in traditional dress readying breakfast. Men women and many children, all real gypsies, move to start the day with water dunking and cheerful chatter.
A barber shop harmony contest on the Central Park bandstand drew amateur quartets and a cheering crowd. Singers entertained waiting customers with old time barber shop tunes as picnic crowds head home, with Seeing Nellie Home a popular encore.
The article argues unemployment harms health, citing U S Public Health Service and Milbank Memorial Fund data. Sickness in families with no employed workers runs 48 percent higher than families with full time workers. Employed households have funds for food and fuel and can call a doctor promptly, while unemployed families may lack these resources.
One year ago a bus vehicle collision near Upperville sent four New York people to a local hospital. Richard Bruno Hauptmann is held in Lindbergh baby kidnapping case. City council adopts a $1000 license ordinance for an endurance contest. Martinsburg strike group released from jail with warning not to return. Rainbow defeats British Endeavor in fourth race to even America's Cup count at two victories each.
The ceremony unites Evelyn Hansen Weaver and Lieutenant Joseph M. Carson in a brilliant Front Royal wedding. In related news Maxwell C. Byers, president of the Western Maryland Railroad, was shot and Dudley D. Gray, its vice president, wounded in a pistol battle. Officers Boyd and Hinkins were held up by a man with a revolver. John F. Rodman Jr. named assistant manager of the Northern Virginia Power Company. Ada Larrick Swimley widow becomes bride of Paul Pendleton Hopkins in a quiet ceremony at Purcellville.
National Geographic Magazine will devote a chapter in a forthcoming issue to describing the proposed Shenandoah National Park. Robert L. May secures a permit to operate two bus lines between Washington and Richmond. W. A. Baker pledges chlorination of city water. W Carroll Alexander, son of Winchester attorney, joins Jimmy Walker's mayoral campaign. Alienists declare Harrison Noel, Newark kidnapping suspect, sane.
Mrs. E C Stuart and children return from the Great Lakes summer. Prediction: Hugh Lupton to be the Seventh district Republicans final candidate to oppose James Hay, Democrat, for Congress.
A New Wilmington Pa West minister College class on Bible test results yields humorous misanswers. In Roselle New Jersey a woman slips on soap and dies from a skull fracture after a fall. A Philadelphia dealer scene ends with a lunchbox money theft. In Hedron Connecticut honey clog clears a chimney. Helena bears wary after bow hunting yields a 150 pound catch. Fairmont Minnesota three brothers visit town in a modern car claiming first trip since 1875
Washington observers warn that the neutrality statute effective until March may fail to keep the U S out of a broader conflict. Analysts foresee gains for munition makers and jobs if it lapses, while war in Europe could draw in Italy, Germany and Russia with possible spread to France and beyond.
Staunton city manager C. E. Ashburner is invited to address Common Council to explain the city manager form of government and its functioning.
Present and past rainfall data show no precipitation in the last 24 hours ending 8 a.m. September to date totals 4.43 inches, year to date 28.57 inches. Winchester Laboratory records indicate 34.61 inches as the 22 year average annual rainfall, with monthly averages listed for each month from January to December.
A reader asks about a zither described as a flat stringed instrument with a wooden frame and flat sounding board with twenty nine to forty two strings. The deadly phenol is carbolic acid. The distance from New York to San Francisco is 3186 miles.
The piece portrays President Roosevelt navigating a tough middle path between public spending and private industry, amid 11 million unemployed. It questions whether the administration or its anti New Deal opponents can offer a viable solution and suggests any opposition plan would be adopted if offered.
Blair Rodman races to Seattle after a message from Mrs. O'Malley about the Wanderer. He questions a night clerk and a lodging-house pirate, then pays a sleazy narrator Charlie for directions to the yacht and a potential sighting, as the haunted voyage continues.
Ann Sothern stars with Jack Haley and Roger Pryor in the Columbia musical The Girl Friend at the Palace today and Thursday. The show features singing and dancing with a lively Irvin chorus. A Fox News Reel and the comedy Object No Matrimony accompany the feature.
Joe E Brown headlines at the Capitol Theatre today and Thursday in a romantic comedy featuring his funnel voice and acrobatic stunts with Maxellos. The film blends backstage life with four lively songs and chorus dancers in a stirring light entertainment piece.
The article notes England is politically within Europe while English speakers often call the mainland Europe the continent. It contrasts political belonging with everyday usage emphasizing geographic and cultural distinctions.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.