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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1935
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star announces its postal status and monthly subscription rates for mail and carrier delivery. Rates shown include one year in advance, six months, three months, and one month options for both mail and carrier service, with a weekly option as well.
Advertising rates 2 cents per word with 25 cent minimum charge. Orals at 1.50 for four stanzas. Cards of thanks 75 cents. Display ads must reach the office by 10 A M on publication day. Transient rate 42 cents per inch. Contract rates on application. National reps Devine Tenney Corp lists major cities.
Will Rogers and Wiley Post died in a shocking event, ending the era of America’s most beloved humorist and a pioneer aviator. Rogers shaped daily life with syndicated columns and talks, while Post advanced aviation through world records and high altitude experiments. August 16, 1935 marks a somber day for humor, aviation, and science.
National attention centers on Carter Glass as he announces re election to the Senate on the Democratic ticket. The Erie Times lauds his adherence to Democratic principles and platform pledges, comparing him to Grover Cleveland in rugged honesty.
Senator Glass denies plans to organize Virginia against Roosevelt and affirms loyalty to the Democratic party. Senator Byrd says he remains a Democrat and will vote with his convictions. Glass cites court rulings against unconstitutional laws and rejects being treated as a rubber stamp, contrasting with critics who bolted the party platform on economy and currency.
The piece notes Republican leaders weigh Senator Borah as a potential candidate to break Democratic control in the West. A nationwide poll of party leaders, conducted by Robert H. Lucas, shows strong support for Borah despite inflation views and other policy stances. If the convention convenes with unforeseen events, Borah could influence the nomination debate.
The piece analyzes how presidential nominees often fail to secure the nomination on the first ballot despite leading early. It cites Hoover Borah tensions, western support for Borah, and historic examples from both parties where leaders on opening ballots did not win. It highlights conventions from 1860 to 1920 and shows how coalitions shift as ballots proceed.
One year ago the Hickory Club, restricted to Woodmen, received its charter here. Edward D. Grove aged 72, an official of the M. J. Grove Lime Company at Stephens City, died in Johns Hopkins Hospital. D Landon Calvert aged 67 died in Memorial Hospital. Four of five long term convicts who escaped from Richmond Pen were recaptured. Rainfall measured 1.67 inches as the wet spell continued.
Winchester history group receives nonprofit charter. Philadelphia Athletics lead American Lease by nine games as president Hoover discusses drought with governors. A dog show will be a big attraction at the Winchester Fair.
Miss Sarah Gertrude Stickley becomes the bride of G. W. Garner principal of Strasburg schools. Mrs. O. V. Kolb 22 wife of a Berryville Horse Show concessionaire falls from a third story Berryville boarding house window fracturing hip and leg in critical condition in hospital here. Wheat drops five cents a bushel in week. President Coolidge suffers toothache all night. John Randolph Tucker of Richmond elected president of the Virginia State Bar Association.
A Staunton cave in halts operations as crews probe a 34 foot deep hole filled with water and limestone cave risks from underground streams. In Winchester 10 000 barrels of apples are shipped while weekend crowds attend excursions amid ongoing inquiry. Lola Shumway Smith six daughter of Isaac and Mrs. Smith dies from injuries after a see saw fall.
DALLAS TEX Aug 16 H Post an uncle of Wiley Post who with Will Rogers died in Alaska said he had wanted to go on the trip with Wiley. He expressed relief at not going and noted family members in Dallas including S H Post and Mrs Ivin A Junelle.
In Ponca City Oklahoma on August 16 Mrs Wiley Post is overwhelmed by grief after learning of her husband Wiley Post's death in Alaska. She had planned to proceed with funeral arrangements and support for her family amid the tragedy.
New York opens an outdoor library stand in Bryant Park behind the main building. Readers may use park benches with no membership cards required. The item mentions Mullins and Daniel Boone tied to a 1934 character, and Mayor Williams delivering commitment papers for a 30 day chain gang sentence. In Denver, Dr. J D Figgins presents a fossil reconstruction named homo novus mundus as the oldest primitive man found on the continent, unearthed in northern New Mexico seven months ago.
Chicago police report two robbers paused at Dr. David Lemberg as he handed over money. One thief grabbed five dollars from his pocket and grew impatient. He did not search further and missed a wallet containing thirty six dollars.
Washington Bureau report cites Judson King of the National Popular Government League calling lobbying by big interests ineffective. He notes praise for certain committees but warns of limited progress after decades of investigations. New Dealers back Tugwell and the resettlement plan aims at housing, land for self support, and cooperative production without coercion.
The exchange centers on a Washington hotel lobby and the claim that similar quiet influence exists in almost every town. King argues back home lobbies shape actions, and citizens must investigate beyond the capital, noting a perpetual utilities lobby operating locally and feared by congressmen in their districts.
Congressmen face a dilemma as voters back home push for sheltering utility interests. King argues honesty matters and urges disclosure of how elections are influenced and how public opinion is shaped. He notes that voluntary groups or individuals can release information to help voters decide wisely.
The 19 year old Mary Rogers, daughter of Will Rogers, died in a plane crash in Alaska while she was rehearsing with the Lakewood summer theatre players. Her death followed news of her father Will Rogers, famed humorist and actor. She had been in Maine visiting relatives and was linked to plans of a trip with her husband.
A housekeeper bought a 10 cent linoleum rug and fitted it into her clothes basket as a lining. She says linoleum is neater cleaner and more convenient than paper, and linoleum bought by the yard also makes a good lining.
The Tugwell administration shifts from centralized policy to regional direction with plans devised locally while Washington sets broad projects. Funds allocated include 91 million for rural rehabilitation, 22 million for land purchases, 7 million for subsistence homesteads, and 1.25 million for administrative costs.
The plan provides land for those whose holdings are ruined by dust flood or poverty and supports tenant farmers with nearby factories and cooperatives. Industries with surplus workers will join subsistence projects while city workers gain affordable housing on city outskirts with rents of 3 to 5 dollars per room.
A reader questions the meaning of exempli gratia and the initials e g. Rosine Bernhardt is identified as the famed actress called Sarah in 1848 to 1923. The ocelot is described as a handsome leopard cat of America with fur prized by furriers from Texas to South America.
Precipitation in the past 24 hours ends at 8 4. m none. August to date 2.10 inches. Year to date 41.59 inches. Average annual precipitation over 22 years equals 34.61 inches. Monthly averages: January 2.35, February 1.94, March 2.81, April 3.16, May 3.88, June 3.60, July 2.39, August 3.35, September 2.43, October 2.90, November 2.51, December 2.30 inches.
Blair visits Mrs Jimson to learn about Morelle Boisevain and her enigmatic house. He hears of a cruel father, a mute servant Nita, and a guarding dog Rajah. A former friend recalls Morelle’s troubled past and a vanished life, with Blair punctuating the tale as he heads into the stormy hills.
Jon Lindbergh, three, marked a birthday today at his grandmother’s summer estate on an island near North Haven Maine. Attending were his parents Col Charles A Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh and aunt Constance Morrow, with his grandmother Mrs Dwight W Morrow widow of a New Jersey senator.
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