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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1935
Page
4
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A compact quote from Luke 6 38 exhorts reciprocity in giving and receiving. It explains that the measure used for giving will be returned in abundance as men give into one’s bosom. The passage emphasizes generosity and reciprocal blessing.
Danaid Richberg former National Recovery Board chairman publicly says abandoning the NRA did not prove disastrous and did not trigger widespread layoffs or wage cuts. August reports show price rises mainly benefitting farmers with production expanding and business confidence restored.
Waynesboro News-Virginian notes postal savings deposits remain near 1.19 billion dollars, down only 28 million from the 1933 peak. The deposits persist despite reforms and government backing, tying up credit as investors await shifts in the credit landscape and future demand.
The New York Times analyzes the rapid import of gold to the United States in three weeks totaling 164 million dollars. It notes this surge exceeds wartime patterns and could reflect capital movement from Europe rather than a balance of trade, with proceeds possibly staying in U.S. markets or being loaned in the money market.
The article questions the current state of the creditor market, noting it is not exactly the same as it was ten or twenty years ago and implying shifts in lending conditions and investor behavior.
The Richmond News Leader cites Catherine Curtis in Nation s Business noting women own about three quarters of U S wealth and hold one quarter of jobs. It argues women benefit from life insurance and inheritance taxes and predicts a future clash over property rights.
Virginia sheriffs meeting this weekend urged stronger enforcement of traffic laws to reduce highway deaths. They praised state police but urged more patrols and disciplined action, and emphasized ongoing public education for safer driving and campaigns against drunk driving.
A reader quiz on maps and famous quotes asks why an atlas is called a book of maps and recalls Cecil Rhodes final words and the ocean's depth. Atlas imagery appears on early map title pages, Rhodes quoted In Memoriam, and the deepest ocean point is 34 416 feet off Japan.
Brief, varied vignettes document odd accidents and happenings from multiple U S towns. A Backseat mishap in Spring Grove, a veteran’s wartime recall in Columbus, a rattlesnake discovery in Manchester, and a parachute mishap near Randolph Field all appear alongside local curiosities and odd retirements.
Washington questions highlight a land use case where a landowner leases land to a tenant but part must remain uncultivated. The government would pay for what is not produced, raising who receives the payment: the landowner where crops are not grown or the tenant who would own the crop if it had been produced.
A New York report argues amid improving business clouds one fifth of Americans live in subsistence and labor and farm groups demand bigger shares. Inflation, pensions and Borah pressure rise as Huey Long’s fall creates space for new schemes while organized labor fights for survival against employers and AFL leadership.
U S District Judge John D. Martin faces an evolving dispute between tenants and sharecroppers versus landlords. The case tests whether federal appellate courts and the Supreme Court will uphold his distinction in Memphis. The outcome hinges on whether the tenants can claim overlooked rights in a city flat and a crop with no real counterpart.
Judge Martin rules tenants lack standing to sue the government over crops that were plowed under or never planted. He notes errors in government payments may require tenants to sue landlords instead, as individual tenants lack resources for appeal though associations may pursue later, likely a long wait for poverty stricken sharecroppers.
Precipitation in the past 24 hours ended 8 a.m. is none. September to date 4.43 inches. Year to date 28.57 inches. Average annual rainfall over 22 years is 34.61 inches. Monthly averages: 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 2.51, December 2.30 inches.
Marie Tussaud, founder of the London waxworks exhibit, was born in Bern Switzerland and learned wax modeling in Paris. After a three months imprisonment during the French Revolution she moved her collection to London.
Blair convinces Charlie to guide a nighttime mission to the yacht Wanderer to rescue the gal. Charlie recounts a mutinous past aboard the ship and the ghostly captain. They scale the ship and move toward Stateroom A as the craft readies to sail.
Miss Elizabeth Katharene Kin sely of Marlboro marries James Burton Shumaker as a West Virginia agreement referenced in the notice.
Pay C. P. Jack and Forrest W. Brown of Charles Town West Virginia 3800 dollars for Berkeley Springs. Jacob Shockey aged 86 dies in Woodstock. Otis Drummond Shenandoah county school teacher indicted for forging checks some given in this city. Broadway Virginia girl drags four men off railroad tracks to stop a freight train.
A medieval prayer wheel relic hangs in Comfort village church France and is believed to foretell prayer answers when spun, reminiscent of a wheel of fortune.
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