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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1935
Page
11
The St. Louis Cardinals, now six in a row, trail the Chicago Cubs by one game after a 4 2 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Bill Hallahan earned his ninth victory, while Ed Heusser held the Reds in check after Hallahan left with heat. The Pirates shutout the Cubs 6 0 and cut the gap behind the Giants.
Charles Town West Virginia August 8 Officials of the Charles Town Horse Show report an opening day crowd despite rain and call yesterday the best opening day ever. Favorites Amijo and Hard Chase won races one and three to pay 14.20 for 2 dollars. The daily doubles pools totaled 1400.
Cy Blanton limited Chicago to nine scattered hits as Pittsburgh shut out the Cubs. Al Wright and Vernon Washington each collected three hits in a doubleheader for Cleveland and Chicago respectively. Ernest Orsatti had three hits and drove in two in a Cardinals win over the Reds. Joe Cronin and George Selkirk led the Red Sox and Yankees with key hits and four RBIs in the second game after Cronin homered in the first.
Culpeper will bring strong pitching to Park Stadium on Saturday as Keen a 1927 World Series veteran faces Eaton or another newcomer from the Park lineup. The Valley League leaders seek a victory to cement Virginia state championship hopes with local fans urged to attend.
The South End Athletic Club meets the Great Cacapon Eagles of Berkeley Springs West Virginia at Winchester Park on Sunday August 11. Coach Wageley says the Eagles are a top western state club and recently beat Jefferson County All-Star AC 17 to 2 while South Enders have only three losses this season.
Today a year ago Wilbert Robinson former manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers died of brain hemorrhage at 67. Three years ago Helen Madison won Olympic 100 meter freestyle. Five years ago Sidney Wood beat Frank Shields in Meadow Club invitation tennis semifinals.
A warrant was sworn out before Justice A J Tavenner charging Howard Mc Daniel of Kernstown with language to breach the peace and with cursing and abusing Mrs Charles Solecke. He is accused of attempting to strike Charles Solecke with an axe and making life miserable for neighbors and his wife. The warrant was sworn out by Charles Solecke with several witnesses named.
Elmer N. Avant 33 a Fort Deposit utilities manager was found guilty of murdering his neighbors Mr and Mrs John Norman after inviting them to his home The Lowndes county jury condemned Arant to death in the electric chair with Judge A E Gamble setting the execution date for September 20 The mother of the victim Mrs Belle Scarborough offered a prayer for mercy but opposition remained strong.
Medical advertisement asserts kidneys contain 15 miles of tubes needing washing out. It warns of backache, fatigue, and swelling from waste buildup and urges asking a druggist for Doan's Pills, claimed to have helped millions for over 40 years.
The Red Bud United Brethren Church holds memorial and Founders Day services this Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a plate lunch on the church lawn. Speakers include Rev. Dr. Hovermale of Martinsburg and Rev. L Brill. music by the Ed Randall family and Berryville choir. Miss Esther McDonald oversees Sunday School at 10 a.m. and Mrs. Thomas Dunn is saluted for past year memorial.
Governor H G Kump urged immediate and extensive retrenchment in relief expenditures as West Virginia prepares to receive 1 250 000 in August relief funds from the federal government, 800 000 less than requested, with further reductions anticipated. State disbursing officer John E Norvell planned to contact Washington officials about delays in allotment receipt.
John P. Nixon aged 65 a Baltimore hotel operator and racing inspector died after collapsing near the end of the Havre de Grace parade closing the Elks convention. He ran a hotel for 28 years and served 11 years as a racing inspector. He leaves a widow two sons a daughter and is related to John Nixon of Winchester and the Capon Bridge Nixon family in West Virginia.
Washington August 7. About 2 000 relief workers, backed by a $2 376 920 program, advance barberry eradication in 17 states to curb black stem rust threatening wheat yields. Salt piled at barberry roots aids destruction as scientists confirm rust spores travel by wind from infected shrubs to crops. Since 1918, barber ry eradication, in cooperation with states, cut wheat losses from 50 million to 11 million bushels annually in 1925 29.
Roosevelt allocates 1 200 000 in work relief funds to Treasury for a statistical compilation and analysis of 5 000 000 small income tax returns from 1933 and 1934. Baltimore will be the administrative HQ as the Treasury hires staff to run the project and extract data on income distribution occupation small business profitability and government security holdings.
The Works Progress Administration allocates 1.2 million dollars for compiling tax returns and employment classification projects. Baltimore gets 630,688 for a central office, Maryland 30,915 more, Virginia 3,732 for the tax survey and 28,995 for employment classification, while Perkins notes a community wide job analysis effort expanding to more centers.
In Richmond on August 7, incumbents mostly kept party support as votes came in from outlying areas. Veteran state senator Saxon W. Holt narrowly defeated Newport News rival A. L. Bivins. Hill Montague of Richmond, a decade in office, also faced a tight contest.
Weekend sale list highlights prices like 79 cents 1.69 2.45 and 12.50 with various items 50c 19c and 39c. Readers are urged to visit stores for the August Saturday event and take advantage of the marked discounts.
The Senate race trailed Morgan Mills by 34 votes in the unofficial tally with a recount likely if the canvass shows Mills still ahead by a few. In the 34th district incumbent Saunders was unseated by Hudson Gary by 600 votes. Voter turnout was light except in scattered local contests while candidates largely favored social security legislation and opposed a sales tax.
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