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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1935
Page
4
Rogers' Passing Brings Roses of Cheer and Laughter
A tribute notes Rogers leaving this world with tears and laughter. The passage describes his mound heaped with roses from a grateful people who loved his humor. From a divine vantage point, his light remains. laughter travels to comfort the living in grief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will
Montreal City Life and Founding Spirit
The piece notes Montreal as Canada’s largest city and financial center, with a blend of French and Scottish influences central to its founding. It highlights its modern status and distinct cultural mix shaping its development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Canada
Hall of Fame for Baseball eyed at Cooperstown
The piece argues for a Hall of Fame in Cooperstown New York to honor 10 players from the 19th and 20th centuries. Ty Cobb is singled out as certain to be included, with Babe Ruth Walter Johnson George Sisler and Christy Mathewson expected to be seriously considered alongside other top legacy figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baseball Hall of Fame
Coopertown
N. Y
Baseball Writers’ Association of America
Ty Cobb
Cobb
Wagner
Babe Ruth
Walter Johnson
George Sisler
Christy Mathewson
Ruth
Mathewson
Into Hitlers Hands
Richmond News Leader analyzes European dispatches showing Britain will not act beyond France in sanctions on Italy. The piece notes Britain's Africa interests and Laval’s constrained position, while warning Mussolini’s behavior risks wrecking the League of Nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond News
Europe
Britain
France
Italy
Laval
Is League
Mussolini
League of Nations
Mussolini’s Ethiopian venture risks West unity and invites Hitler’s delight
The piece argues Mussolini seeks Africa expansion while demanding European security from a united West. He unsettles Britain and presses France to pick sides, weakening the front. It predicts Hitler welcomes the rift as the Western powers narrow to two major players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Europe
Britain
France
Italy
England
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Hitler
Germany
Turkish women draft in to war duties as equality proof
Turkish women celebrate a wartime duty equal to men saying they are prepared to fight if needed. Esma Nayman says the nation supports peace but will mobilize all capable citizens. The Turkish president notes women’s stamina in sports and vows training for war use, not front lines unless emergency. American women acknowledge Turkey’s stance on rights and duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esma Nayman
Turkish Republic
Turkey
Your Favorite Books on a Desert Island Thinkpiece
The piece ponders which ten books to take if stranded, noting readers gravitate toward classics like the Bible Shakespeare Darwin and Gibbon but may still crave new diversions such as Charlie Chan. It argues readers carve out time for books in daily life and that even nonreaders would yield to leisure and games on isolation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibbon
Rome
Darwin
Spencer
Bible
Shakepeare
Henry George
Charlie Chan
Huxley
Hopson
Boisevain
Blair
M. B
Discovery and Growth of San Diego City
San Diego was discovered in 1542 by a Portuguese navigator under the Spanish flag. It was named later and incorporated in 1850. The city thrived after moving three miles to its present site in 1867, becoming California’s fourth largest city, with a postwar business district expanding into a metropolitan center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
California
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Oakland
Prison revolt quelled as troops deployed in Collegeville
One year ago a prison uprising at Collegeville Pennsylvania was checked by state troopers. Union leaders were reportedly rough handled by a mob in Mc Guffey Ohio. W H Huber, a well known local citizen, dies of pneumonia. The county GOP chairman is elected for two years amid Regulars tension. Senator Glass denies ties to the Liberty League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collegeville
McGuffey
Ohio
W. H. Huber
Glass
Liberty League
Five Years Of Handley Library Progress Report
Five years ago Handley Library, open 17 years, shows progress from a review. Two thousand attend the annual orchard picnic of Senator yrd. Public schools of the city will open on September 8. Prince H., owned by E. M. Woolf of Upperville, wins the grand championship at the Berryville Horse Show. Lon Chang, film character, is reported very ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley Library
Senator Yrd
Prince H
E. M. Woolf
Upperville
Berryville
Lon Chang
City council acts to curb waste as Rouss Spring runs dry
Reports say Rouss Spring is dry prompting a council move to curb waste. A Strasburg girl is seriously injured and cannot name her assailant. Naples notes Mount Vesuvius erupting while President Coolidge plans Labor Day trip from Massachusetts. Firemen to attend church service and Labor Day picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rouss Spring
Strasburg
Naples
Mount Vesuvius
Coolidge
Washington
Massachusetts
Friendship
First Christian Church
Suny
Twenty Five Years Ago Governor Hanley Visits Winchester
A historical recap notes former Indiana governor Frank Hanley visiting Winchester with ten thousand spectators at Berryville Horse Show. It also mentions the death of William J. Peet of New York in an auto crash and a masterless horse and buggy found near the National Cemetery. It cites classified ads for a top buggy and a White Post Virginia resident. It adds a note on women’s jury service eligibility across multiple states with varying compulsory rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hanley
Indiana
Winchester
Berryville
William J. Peet
New York
National Cemetery
John M. Kline
White Post
Alkaline Inks’ Effect on Paper Levels Harming Factors
The national bureau of standards reports handwriting ink can hasten paper deterioration. Alkaline ink is only slightly detrimental, while alkaline writing inks severely degrade paper in some cases.
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National Bureau of Standards
Flashes of Life and Local Oddities in Selections
A column of quirky items from across the nation notes Berkeley seeking a golden bear mascot by the big game against Stanford, a bird ownership test in Dallas, a trio of honeymoons and divorces in Los Angeles, fraternity thefts in Chicago, and a 500 year old pine in Rhinelander with six feet diameter and 5,580 board feet of logs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Calif
University of California
Stanford
John Paul Jones
Belleview
Ida
Rhinelander
Wis
E. J. Burgoyne
Conor Lumber Company
Wisconsin
America
Public Enemies Castigated by Iowa Mayor Over Auto Mistakes
Mayor Hugh Finerty denounced drivers he called auto mobiling enemies of man for signaling with arms that cause following motorists to brake. He warned a fatal collision could follow and urge stricter caution on road signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Hugh Finerty
Lobby probes widen clash over Hopson AG&E influence
Washington and New York dispatch detail Senator Black's aggressive inquiry into Howard C. Hopson and the Associated Gas and Electric system. Hopson defies subpena, then testifies, drawing forthright criticism from utility groups. Meanwhile German labor unrest signals rising dictatorship pressure as strikes surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Hugo L. Black
Howard C. Hopson
Associated Gas & Electric System
Congress
John J. O'Connor
House of Representatives
Hopson
Senator Black
Black
New York
Senate Lobby
American Power & Light
Rainfall Totals and Averages From Winchester Lab
Present rainfall shows none in the last 24 hours ending 8 a m. August total 2.54 inches. Year to date 24.03 inches. The 22 year average is 34.61 inches per year according to Winchester Research Laboratory records.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
School Days Quiz On Names and Bargaining
A brief question and answer set covers Sing Sing’s name origin from Indians meaning a stony place, notes Osining town name change in 1901, defines bireme as an ancient two-tier gallery of oars, and explains collective bargaining as a labor union wage and condition negotiation between workers and employers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ossining
Hidden House Mystery Keeps Janet and Blair Apart
Janet Lord in a remote estate with Miss Boisevain, a speaking dog, and a silent servant Nita tests loyalty as Blair Rodman tries to reach her. Blair finds a cryptic note and a chance dinner invitation that could reunite them or trap Janet further. The stormy night and eerie signals heighten tension in this melodramatic suspense tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Lord
Nita
Miss Boisevain
Janet
Blair
Rajah
McClure
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