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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1935
Page
4
The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia lists mail rates for one year three months and six months with in advance payments and a separate option rate for 5 By one year with advance options. Classified rate at two cents per word with minimum charge and display advertising rules including deadline and border requirement. National reps listed in major cities.
A concise reflection concludes the topic with Ecclesiastes 12 13 urging reverence for God and adherence to his commandments as the whole duty of man.
A New York Times analysis discusses a semi official unemployment estimate showing peak joblessness in March 1933 at 15 071 000 and September 1935 near 10 915 000. It compares with board and AFL figures and urges a new census of the unemployed funded by Work Relief Act savings.
Roanoke Times reports Governor James M Curley will run for the United States Senate next year. The move signals a likely clash with Massachusetts Democratic leaders who oppose him. Curley won the prior gubernatorial nomination despite opposition from Ely and Walsh and defeated Republicans in the general election. Senator Marcus Coolidge has largely ignored Curley as he eyes the Senate seat.
A Massachusetts intra party clash surfaces as Curley bets on a strong challenge to the incumbent with hopes of a vigorous bid. Republicans back Henry Cabot Lodge Jr to capitalize on Curley’s candidacy and win the Senate seat his grandfather once held.
Friends and admirers of Ed Howe of Atchison Kansas mourn his coming retirement due to near total blindness. Howe, 82, has been in printing for 70 years, editor of the Atchison Globe, and since 1911 editor of E W Howes Monthly, famed for information and indignation.
The National Retail Drygoods Association projects Americans will spend about 4.5 billion dollars for Christmas, matching the government's wartime recovery outlay. Analysts deem this spending a vital, if exuberant, pump priming that could restore prosperity and bring happiness to many who have faced hardship.
Russian critics debate whether Moscow translations of Shakespeare distort the original text and inner meaning while preserving entertainment value. Some see the plays as prolectariat propaganda, others defend fidelity and the playwright's enduring appeal despite liberties.
Fresh east to southeast winds along the southern coast and southerly winds to the north. Overcast skies with rain possible tonight and Sunday. Chesapeake Bay shows rising temperatures and occasional rain with moderate to fresh southerly winds.
In Elkton Maryland two Indiana men Roy Shelley and Audie Zell were found dead in a truck cab from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning. The victims aged 33 and 37 were Indianapolis residents working for Evans Trucking Lines Gary Indiana, with the vehicle leased from Taylor Goodwin Saint Louis Missouri. Investigators opened an inquest as coroner Stanley Jeffers arranged arrangements for the families.
Delegates meet to discuss parity with the United States and Britain as talk shifts to new fleet limits. Nations prepare to outline main points as Italo-Ethiopian conflict and Sino-Japanese tensions color the talks. The American delegation led by Norman H. Davis aims to explore all reasonable naval limitation options, with meetings expected to last two months or more.
Eastern railroads refused to concur in a proposed ten cent per hundredweight cut in freight rates for apples and pears from the Pacific northwest to North Atlantic ports for export to Europe and the United Kingdom. H. G. Settle of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad informed local shippers. Eastern growers protested the cut unless an equal compensating reduction was granted.
A readable fragment lists questions from a school page with answers. It notes why daytime stars are invisible due to bright sunlight and includes trivia on annual cigar consumption and Abner Doubleday’s baseball diamond design in Cooperstown New York.
Rochester report shows a child setting his bed on fire prompting a fire crew and a parental spanking. Philadelphia adage urges sobriety with a tongue twister test from Dr. Owens. Bellingham note highlights Orcas Island weavers using hand looms to craft hats caps and scarves.
Harlem Mont based Alfred Granger obtains Department of Commerce permission to fly at exceptionally low altitude to shoot coyotes from his new plane. The activity centers on aerial hunting and regulatory clearance.
Cecilia Gil, telephone operator at Uniontown Hospital, responded to a call reporting a fatal automobile incident. An ambulance was dispatched promptly, but details of the victim and outcome remain limited in the fragment.
Dodge County women protest a 2 dollar fee for listing on old age pension rolls after paying 50 cents to be labeled over 21. Tax collectors note the charge as excessive and residents speak out.
Washington reports say Congress aims for a brief session in January with desires for a peaceful term. Democrats hope it stays short and calm while Republicans fear internal strife that could delay proceedings. Politicians also want to avoid overlapping with national conventions to protect reelection efforts.
A column discusses how radio or personal outreach affects campaigns and notes plans to adjourn Congress before conventions. It mentions President Roosevelt’s program including appropriations, neutrality, pure food and drugs, ship subsidies, and NRA substitutes amid tax concerns. New York dispatch covers Japan’s expansion limits, Manchoukuo drain, and military dictatorship backing state capitalism, with bankers facing agitation and potential danger from opposing factions.
The James River floods several streets in Lynchburg as crews assess damage. Large attendance is expected at a Virginia Horticultural Society convention. Jack Hart returns to Baltimore to finish a long sentence. Chief C W Hollis proposes traffic signals at 11 city intersections. Zone 5 Lions meet in this intercity gathering.
Five years ago the charity football match between S. W. A. and Handley finished scoreless but raised $700 for the fundraiser. London and England move toward an unusual fare reduction. Catherine Chapman reports on the Christmas seals sale underway. John K. Lloyd, injured in an Llangollen explosion, is recovering.
Ten years ago Handley High School names five players to the Cumberland Valley League squad. Meanwhile a Highland county home fire kills four children, and Staunton hosts Virginia horticulturists in a regional gathering.
Wall Street Journal’s Bernard Kilgore forecasts President Roosevelt will seek liberal backing before year end and possibly frame a modernization of the constitution as a 1936 campaign issue. He warns that Supreme Court rulings on New Deal laws could push this pivot, though business leaders doubt a rightward swing.
Virginia announces the sale of new motor vehicle licenses and publishes mailing pointers for holiday packages. The notices urge residents to observe filing and mailing guidance as the season approaches.
Twenty five years ago Mrs. R E L Whitacre was badly shaken when a hotel she was driving ran away. George A Shockey died at Old Town Maryland formerly of Frederick county. The Baltimore and Ohio obtained option on the Berkeley Springs property to erect a costly hotel. Four men were killed in a Shenandoah Pennsylvania mine when coal hoppers jumped the track. Miss Helen Taft, daughter of President Taft, made her debut.
Present and past rainfall figures show no precipitation in the last 24 hours ending 8 am. December to date also none. Year to date 33.34 inches. The 22 year average is 34.61 inches. Monthly averages range from 1.94 inches in February to 3.88 inches in May.
Carol grapples with Owen's cruel rejection and pursues a screen test in New York. She debates signing a film contract while plans unfold for Miranda's case, then receives a private nine o'clock call from Horton Van Cleve promising a private talk at her home.
Securities commission releases show two top Standard Oil officers each earned 112,500 in 1934. President W C Teagle and chairman W S Farish drew the same figures, with Teagle's pay up from 73,295 in 1932 but below 1929 level. No 1933 data available. industry salaries generally rose in 1934 from 1932, though still below 1929.
Canberra dispatch says hopes of locating Sir Charles Smith have faded as rescue efforts diminish with harsh weather and limited search visibility. Authorities warn time is running out to find the missing explorer.
The Australian government declared the projected England to Australia flight a failure as Prime Minister Lyons announced no further hope. Parliament passed a motion praising Kingsford-Smith and his co pilot Tom Pethypridge for their achievements.
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