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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1931
Page
7
James Kemp, 63, clung to a ledge atop a 150 foot stack as fellow worker Gondolfo Di Imo, 40, plunged to death during scaffold work. Firefighters and lines crew trained a rope system, and Kemp was hauled to safety into the Yawman and Erbe plant emergency room. He credited calm nerves and stout heart for his survival.
Frank T. Hines, administrator of veterans affairs, asked the national convention of Veterans of Foreign Wars to seek no new legislation until the cost of current laws is determined. He noted government outlay around 900 million dollars annually, with costs likely rising beyond initial estimates, as VFW leaders push for full cash payment of adjusted compensation and pensions for widows orphans and dependent parents of World War I service members.
Memphis aviatrix Phoebe Omlie won the women’s division of the national handicap derby in Cleveland. She scored 109.13 percent, more than ten points ahead of runner up Martie Bowman. This marks her as unofficial sweepstakes winner, with men’s ratings still to be checked. She previously won the Dixie derby, and was the first woman to receive a transport pilot’s license.
In Tokyo Premier Wakatsuki hosted a brilliant midsummer dinner for Colonel and Mrs. Charles Lindbergh, concluding a round of official events. The couple, now free to tour as sightseers, will visit Karuizawa for several days with ambassadorial guests. Colonel Lindbergh earlier spoke to 600 army and aviation officials about the future of American aeronautics.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes the Wickersham Commission faced limited accusations and failed to pursue broader reforms, leaving many crime policy questions unresolved.
Webb Ducher, heir to a Baltimore family, was brought from Los Angeles to Baltimore to stand trial for the April hold up and the killing of John W. Anderson. He was wounded during a failed escape in a stolen car and later denied confession as Dale Lambert already confessed his role. They face joint trial with a date set for early next month.
Wellington Aug 31 seven Auckland University students including three girls are missing on Mount Ruapehu after a blizzard that swept a party of fourteen over the weekend. Seven were rescued and the group had roped together in zero visibility. A gale pushed the party off a cliff into a gully where they sheltered overnight. Dawn brought attempts at descent and the party split into two groups with one yet unaccounted for.
In New York on August 31, Dr. William Hurst a 30 year old taxi company physician was found dead in his disorderly apartment with hands tied behind him. Neighbors reported he had been drinking over the weekend with a man police were seeking. The radio played continuously all night with jazz speeches and music, irritating tenants until the body was found after the door was forced. An autopsy cited cerebral hemorrhage possibly from drinking a fall or a blow, with a bruise on the lower jaw.
NEW YORK Aug 31 stocks edged down in a continuation of recent dull trading. Volume nears 800000 shares with call money steady at 12 percent.
Dr Logan Clendening reports 15 to 20 years of hay fever research focused on pollen extracts given by injection to build immunity. Results vary. about 25 percent see complete yearly relief, roughly 50 percent partial relief, and vaccine immunity lasts one season. No permanent cure proven. Editor notes offer six pamphlets for 10 cents each.
An assembled quip from the Arizona Producer criticizes modern womanhood tied to vanity and divorce. A remark from the Indianapolis Star reworks a marine slogan to invite the Lindbergh family to travel and explore the world.
Photo shows Harry Powers alias Cornelius Pierson confessed murderer in front of the Quiet Dell garage in West Virginia where blood stained garments of Mrs. da Eicher and her three children were found. He is cuffed. Police chief C L Duckworth points him out as the man who traced and arrested the matri monial bureau Romeo. Bodies were buried in a drainage ditch near the garage where underground cells were found.
Police say Harry Powers alias Cornelius Pierson, 45, operator of a one man matrimonial agency, confessed to murdering Mrs Asta Eicher of Park Ridge Illinois and her three children Ana bel nine Henry twelve Greta thirteen. Photos show Powers in handcuffs at Clarksburg near a garage he built where the bodies were buried.
An article argues early hearing testing for school children using the audiometer to detect partial deafness, noting millions affected. It urges recognition and special teaching or segregation if needed, and cites Bell Telephone audiometer development as an efficient large group test.
Northeastern Ohio along Lake Erie buzzes with news that Henry Ford has bought a site at Richmond Ohio across the Grand River from Fairport for a 7 million dollar assembly plant and possibly a glass works. An aerial photo shows the ringed site. The harbor will be dredged to take the largest lake freighters and the breakwater moved farther out to shelter a larger fleet. Ford plans to urge his workers to live on farms nearby.
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