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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1935
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star notes its post office entry in Winchester Virginia as second class matter and its daily publication schedule excluding Sundays by The Evening Star Publishing Co.
The notice lists three month, six month, and one year rates with advance payments. Prices include 90 for three months and 30 for one month, plus 4.50 for one year and 2.25 for six months. A weekly rate is mentioned but unclear.
Classifieds price two cents a word with a 25 cent minimum. Memorials cost 1.50 for four stanzas of four lines. Cards of Thanks 75 cents. Display ads with border due by 10 A.M. on publication day. Transient rate 42 cents per inch. Contract rates on application. National reps Devine-Tenney Corp. in New York Chicago Detroit Pittsburgh Des Moines and Atlanta.
A Scripture quotation from Deuteronomy 10 12 asks what the Lord requires of Israel. The verse lists fearing loving serving walking in his ways with all heart and soul in faithful devotion.
The Senate approved the new tax bill by 57 to 22 amid sharp criticism that it is rushed and insufficient. Senators argued the measure raises only about 250 million dollars while the deficit runs in the billions and called for a fuller, more careful reform. The Finance Committee shifted its approach twice, first limiting exemptions and increasing surtaxes, then moving to tax only incomes above 1 million, illustrating the need for more deliberation.
Inspired by London, New York proposes a noise crackdown led by Mayor La Guardia. A League of Less Noise forms as data shows auto horns 10 percent, elevated trains 30 percent, streetcars 20 percent, trucks 25 percent of street noise.
Richmond dispatch notes that Virginia will spend 13 million dollars through June 30, 1936 on roads bridges overpasses and underpasses. The plan creates 5 300 jobs and uses 2 700 000 dollars federal funds matched by the state for a total of 5 400 000 dollars in the current year.
A federal grant of about 3.5 million dollars will fund grade crossing elimination, with an equal amount for highways. Conditions require 90 percent of labor from relief ranks, at least 25 percent spent on secondary roads and 25 percent in cities. Forty percent of the funds target labor to maximize employment, aiding agricultural areas long seeking better transportation.
Roanoke Times reports Senators Glass and Byrd defend party loyalty to FDR and dismiss rumors of plans to organize Virginia against the President. They emphasize consistent support in the Senate and pledge to vote their convictions, quashing talk of disloyalty before the 1936 presidential campaign.
Richmond News Leader reports Lord Snowden warning of a future war. He predicts Italy will conquer Ethiopia and seize Austria, urging an American appeal as France and Britain may not act. He argues Mussolini dominates Europe and Africa, while others expect a broader Balkan crisis.
The excerpt weighs Britain's leverage against Mussolini, France's stake in the Italian alliance, and America's preference for neutrality. It argues that France may ditch the alliance to counter Germany, leaving Britain to confront Italy alone, while the U.S. should pursue neutrality to protect itself and avoid entanglement amid Africa’s looming conflict.
The National Constitution Day Committee of 50 civic groups plans a historic observance on September 17 with events in Boston and coast to coast broadcasts. Governors and mayors will issue proclamations. schools will stage exercises and flags will be displayed as the Sons of the American Revolution note the day’s growing significance.
A man volunteers for a radical freezing experiment similar to Dr. Ralph Willard’s work with monkeys. He aims to beat tuberculosis or cancer and to reveal insights about the afterlife. Public opinion fears risking a life for science, though some researchers have sacrificed themselves in similar quests.
Recap of events including deaths of Mrs. George B. Reynolds and Edgar L. Romine, murder case confession dispute by Mrs. Eva Coe, multiple weddings such as Miss Evelyn G. Huber to Norman W. Bean, and Miss Louise Crawford Funk to Robert Lee Senseny. Also notes on Dr. Hugh Clark becoming commander, National Guard items, R-100 airship voyage, Arctic expedition radio from Etah, typhoons in Japan, and serious injuries from a Penn Laird automobile crash. Includes cement firm executive Loring A. Cover and other local items.
A man arrested for disorderly conduct after entering a Fashion Center Building elevator coatless sparked a debate on dress coding. He insists his appearance is neat with shirt sleeves rolled and a necktie, while building staff contend coats are required regardless of temperature.
Chicago man Edward Swirski faces a court complaint after two relief workers accuse him of detaining them for over two hours to lecture against their insistence on a spaghetti diet for his two year old son. Swirski asserts a constitutional right to raise his son as he sees fit. In Iowa Miss Pearl Stein sustains a fractured leg after a passing motorist strikes her as she pushes her car near Oakland.
Aberdeen endured a heat wave with temperatures near the season’s high at 107 degrees. A cold spell swept in from the Canadian border driving Calgary’s readings down to 4 to 16 degrees below freezing in the High River district of southern Alberta.
In Portland Oregon a thief stole George Imboden’s fishing tackle kit but left no case of mistaken identity. Imboden received his fishing license back in the following mail.
Pueblo Colorado. Frank H. Frazier’s car caught fire with inflammable paint and gasoline. He drove to a nearby fire station and parked at the curb. Firemen directed four hoses to the flames and extinguished them quickly. Frazier suffered a blistered arm.
In Seattle Vern Arnett, 14, twitched his lip as a sneeze began and a vertebra in his neck dislocated. He fainted while trying to call for help. a telephone operator alerted deputy sheriffs who provided first aid at the scene.
Central Press reports on the legal principle that the government can be sued only with its own consent, and Congress must approve any money awarded by the Court of Claims. It discusses processing tax litigation, the AAA, and looming strikes driven by wages, prices, and union dynamics in a tense economic era.
The page asks what bibliomania is, defining it as an intense desire to collect books for rarity rather than contents. It also defines coir as coconut fiber used in rope manufacture. It identifies John Pierpont Morgan as America’s greatest organizer of wealth, with life years 1834 1918.
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hour ending 8 am none. August to date 2.10 inches year to date 41.59 inches. Average annual 34.61 inches from 22 years at Winchester Laboratory. Monthly averages list January 2.35 February 1.94 March 2.81 April cas May oth 4 a Jay 8.39 August 3.35 Kembe 43 October 2.90 Wetemban 51 ember 2.30.
Janet Lord answers a newspaper ad and enters a eerie mansion with a speechless servant Nita a chameleon wearing mistress Miss Boisevain and a vicious dog Rajah. Blair Rodman arrives seeking Janet amid a storm and gunfire as the dog guards the house. a mystery deepens with a girl seen in a tower window.
About 1000 people attended a Chicago Police Department auction yesterday where a large portion of the goods were bicycles stolen in prior cases. Police noted many owners lack identifying marks for their bikes, complicating recovery.
Fragmentary text hints at an ancient belief about burning tea leaves and dust in fires, raising questions about traditional practices or superstitions. The unclear wording leaves readers uncertain about cultural context or outcome.
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