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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1935
Page
2
Mr and Mrs William Bux marked sixty years of marriage with a family and 300 guests at a celebration in Chicago. He urged not to fret over minor matters and she urged a quiet home life as their formula for domestic happiness.
In Chicago the army hosted a special banquet for Jeanne d Arc a black French mare honored for service on French battlefields. Soldiers noted her role at Belleau Wood Verdun and other fronts and praised her as a rare war return. The banquet was described as an extra bag of oats.
A Sterling resident recounts a farm incident where Matt Panko tried to tie up a hog during a free style bout and was overturned by the animal. The hog delivered a wrestler's twist before the scene ended.
Detective Francis A. Travis of the Pickpocket Squad stops a subway ride to recover a trombone stolen from musician Kenneth Fritz. Passenger Stephen Sykes, 40, is arrested as the instrument is returned to its owner.
Frank De Pietro, once jailed in Uniontown for failing to buy a dog license, is released from jail and serves as a juror. Magistrate Jerry Abbadini approves a settlement where De Pietro receives two weeks of juror pay to resolve the case and avoids further jail time.
Ferguson Missouri police seek a replacement for resigning officer Carl Jeske, a six foot tall figure. With tight finances the town may require the new officer to fit Jeske’s old uniform or go without.
Washington April 9 Will Rogers receives a poke from Oklahoma Rep Percy L Gassaway who urges him to attack Huey Long and his share our wealth scheme Gassaway ridicules Long for a 5000 dollar yearly income and outlines his own liberal proposals while criticizing wealth and luxury. He questions how Long can maintain mansions in New Orleans Shreveport and a Washington hotel on 5000 a year.
William McDonald of near Charles Town was greeted as a buffalo hunter when he visited a New York night club featuring Sally Rand. The master of ceremonies introduced him as a special guest, the audience misunderstood the gag, and Rand presented him with a feather from her fan. His friends back home nickname him Chief One Feather.
The Supreme Court divided in a three to three tie vote, sustaining the life sentence of Sara Dean. She was ordered taken into custody by the Leflore County sheriff as the court acted, having been free on $10,000 bond since before her trial in early 1934 and recently resuming medical practice in Greenwood.
In New York on April 9 a student flier grabbed dual controls as Miss Annette Gipson tried to land from 2000 feet after 45 minutes aloft. Gipson struck the student with a fire extinguisher to break the hold and bring the plane down safely. the student fled but Gipson completed the descent.
Effective Saturday night the Winchester of the Southern Wholesalers auto and accessory firm has been purchased by Valley Service station Braddock street. A notice posted on West Boscawen street directs Southern Wholesalers customers to Valley Service station. Work continues on a large brick building at Amherst street and Indian Alley to serve as a drive in for cars awaiting repairs. Valley Service Station, in business 15 years, specializes in electrical and battery work and conducts a wholesale auto parts business.
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