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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1936
Page
10
In Yfield Virginia on December 12 hunters report a dull season with few rabbits and occasional turkeys. Game, aside from fur bearers, is near extinction due to severe winters and predators. Quail vanish and insect pests threaten crops. Hunters pursue skunks at night amid strong odors. Pelts revenue likely funds Christmas goods.
President Roosevelt returns from a peace voyage across the Caribbean aboard the Indianapolis bound for Charleston South Carolina where he will board a train for Washington. He postponed his budget message and second inaugural address hoping to spend the final days fishing.
Saint Nazaire France December 12 France launched the 26500 ton battleship Jean Bart. The ship is first in a plan to build four more of equal tonnage to rival German and Italian navies and keep pace in the European armament race.
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors will meet at the county courthouse on Wednesday December 16 at 10 a.m. instead of Monday’s usual time.
American newspapers react to Edward VIII abdication and the Simpson scandal with varied takes. New York Daily News mocks the ex king and predicts continued revenge and upheaval while New York Times cites heavy prestige damage and duty unfulfilled. Chicago Tribune and New York American discuss public candor, Baldwin's role, and the monarchy’s future, with others noting the empire’s prestige and global reaction.
Santa Barbara mayor Be O Hanson told the City Council he was resigning citing family and business pressures. He read his formal resignation and left, only for the council to discover he had not signed the letter and remained in office.
London reports estimate hundreds of thousands of pounds in losses for corp manufacturers and Lloyds, with coronation mug and flag items unsellable for George VI era. Insurance costs rose from 15 to 30 percent as trade halted. some losses seen as minimal due to ongoing coronation anyway. Hotels and shipping firms expected to fare little, financial observers say.
Washington December 12. Chairman King of the joint congressional committee announced a drive to exempt private pension systems from the federal Social Security program. The committee plans to reconvene soon. Supporters warn exemption would wreck the national program while current law already requires taxes from private pension systems employers and employees.
Seth Peabody fires his hired man who once acted claiming the man cannot work without a director. The incident cites Oakey slipping on ice earlier today as a humorous test of his sense of humor.
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