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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1934
Page
7
A collage of short items from August linking a Louisiana senator’s discolored eye after a party, a Chicago fire rescue of a child, a Boise honey spill from a truck wreck, beer price gambit in Louisville, gold prospecting by Uncle Sam in Bismarck, a WVU dairy cow triplet, and a Lynn, Mass. tale of a boy selling his grandmother’s clothes for nine cents.
In Superior Wisconsin authorities plan to seek FERA funds to eradicate a rodent-infested dump that has drawn attention after a rat bit Mrs Walter Kutkowski's dog. The abandoned dump allowed rodent foraging and renewed dog attacks as rats fight back.
Following the Homer Van Meter murder in St Paul the Dillinger gang is down to two fugitives Baby Face Nelson and John Hamilton. Nelson is listed as Public Enemy No 1 by federal agents. Most gang members are dead or jailed including Harry Pierpont and Charles Makley awaiting death in Ohio for murder.
Washington reports the new federal communications commission finds its AT and T investigation more complex than expected. The search expands from one company to about 8,500 independent corporations intertwined in intra state and inter state dealings. New York notes Roosevelt pressure over policy as NRA coordination and inflation worries loom. Wall Street debates gold content and dollar devaluation amid market speculation sparked by Angas’s pamphlet.
Middletown Grange No. 761 held a large meeting with B O Brumback presiding. Visitors and candidates from Fishers Hill and Mount Airy Granges attended. The legislative committee report was read and sent to Pomonian State Granges. The two major degrees were conferred on candidates from the three Granges.
They announced an immediate membership drive with a closing on September 28. Boosters' night will feature an open program by the lecturer and committees. Notable speakers are invited and the Glee Club and quartet will provide special music for the event.
Blue Ridge Bus Lines introduced a fleet of ten new buses in the city. Each chassis runs 220 horsepower motors and the vehicles are built for mountain routes, with a listed empty weight over a substantial tonnage. They have been placed in service recently after an afternoon display.
Four buses added to the Baltimore to Pittsburgh run, four from Pittsburgh to Wheeling, and two from Massachusetts to Washington. Buses seat 29, have air conditioned reclining seats, shatter proof glass, and a suction ventilation system. Overhead racks, rear trunks, tropic air heaters, water, thermos bottles, and drinking cups are provided. They carry more than 100 gallons of gasoline and a fire extinguisher for safety. Connections are available at Hagerstown to Baltimore Washington or west to Cumberland Uniontown Pittsburgh and Cleveland.
Jas L Graveley of Danville declared as an independent Democrat in a Green Street Park forum that he seeks the Senate seat. He attacked Roosevelt and Farley for alleged meddling in the eighteenth amendment and labeled Byrd a bad Democrat for supporting party measures, touting a debt-paying past and pledging a cost-free campaign.
A vivid illustration of a lively Capitol Theatre show titled Here Comes Navy captivates spectators. The scene promises fresh energy and seaside zest as audiences enjoy the entertaining performance despite the fragmented OCR text.
The Warner Bros production features James Cagney and Pat OBrien in a plot mixing romance and naval life aboard the battleship Arizona with the Pacific fleet in the background. The film offers fast action and glamorous romance as it unfolds on deck and ashore.
The city of Brussa in Turkey has about 800 mosques and a substantial religious presence.
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