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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1934
Page
6
Senator A G Weaver reports plans for a Crooked Run bridge on Route 3 north of Riverton are nearly completed and will be submitted to Washington then advertised in about two weeks. The bridge aims to reduce serious accidents at the curves and improve safety for motorists.
Front Royal and Warren County society notes detail local visits and travels. People attend races in Charles Town, Christmas plans in Winchester and Washington, family visits from Woodstock and Wilmington, hospital updates for Grace Wallihan, and club meetings in Front Royal.
Warren County authorities crack down on peddling coal with Raymond Michael of Romney West Virginia found guilty and fined $25 plus costs. Olivia Kent of Claris county awarded $52.75 in a civil suit after an auto accident. Riley Franklin fined $10 for operating a motor vehicle without a proper license.
Front Royal reports the Original Kentucky Night Hawks, a leading Southern dance and broadcast orchestra, will headline the December 25 Christmas dance at Updyke's Hall. Proceeds aid the local Tuberculosis Association. Lions Club aids the event. an added attraction is a Broadway dance duo from eastern cities.
Front Royal reports the first regular bowling match of the season will be Thursday night. Joe Burke’s alleys host an all star Warrenton town league group. Harvey Johnson leads the local team with Steve Ronalds Billie Smith and Johnson set as likely starters.
In Col lier's Weekly C L Sears from Cambridge Mass recalls a chemistry professor who kept a promise to eat his shirt after being proven wrong. He dissolved the shirt in acid then neutralized the solution with a base, filtered the precipitate, spread it on bread and ate it.
Dr Logan Clendening explains how the radial pulse reflects heart contraction regularity and rate, influenced by nerves and adrenaline, with variations by age and fever. He notes typical adult rate about 72 per minute and discusses slow pulses in long life, plus an editor's note offering pamphlets.
President Roosevelt and his cabinet debate a vast public works plan sent to Congress. The National Resources Board suggests a possible 100 billion dollar expenditure over two decades with figures ranging from three and a half to five billion annually for roads, parks, sewers, libraries, forests, waterways and housing.
A historical note discusses the belief that Roman and Semitic noses emerged during racial evolution in southwest Asia, reflecting ideas on physical anthropology and regional variation.
In Boyce Virginia a beauty pageant will be held December 18 in the Parish Hall to benefit the local girls and boys basketball teams. About 30 contestants are sponsored by merchants and civic groups with out of town judges to select the winning contestant who will receive a loving cup. The event features a five act program directed by Miss Helen Lane including songs, skits, readings and solos.
Mount Williams Debating Society will host a debate at the schoolhouse on Thursday night December 20. The affirmative speakers are N. C. Williams B. C. Hulver and N. B. Fout, while H. A. Snapp J. B. Snapp and Mrs. Josephine Hinkle will defend the negative. Fire destroys a Butler Brothers farm house near Mount Williams. contents lost.
The National Recovery Administration invited interested parties to present views on code price fixing. Hearings begin January 9 as part of a series on major code provisions, with later discussions possible on employment conditions small business and code administration.
Matthew Woll acting president of the National Civic Federation urged the House committee on un American activities to withdraw recognition of the Soviet Union unless links between Russian and American communist groups are severed. He aligned with William Green of the AFL in saying communist activities in the United States have risen since recognition.
Nine eviction writs were issued against Shenandoah National Park area residents in Rockingham County after failure to leave their lands. Judge H W Bertram ordered sheriff eviction. list includes Vernon W Poltz L W Meadows A W Shiflett George M Shifflett Doctor Breeden Melvin Harnsorough John K Haney and E C Lam. Additional hearings and appeals loom including a separate verdict over damages to Harry Martin University of Virginia star.
A Virginia legislative commission begins a study on mileage, money for completion, and equitable distribution of highway funds. Public hearings are set for March 3 in Newport News and later in Culpeper, Wytheville, and Lynchburg. Chairman W O Rogers leads the panel with members Glass, George, Shumate, Spiers, Daughton, and Holt. The group must report to Governor Peery at least 60 days before the next session. Governor Peery opens the meeting, offering no recommendations to allow free deliberation.
Adolf Hitler orders a moral clean up extending through Germany. Police on vacation rush home to receive undisclosed orders. Raids in Berlin and suburbs target bars and baths, cheering 600 people as the purge hits the storm troopers.
Admiral Robert E. Coontz, retired, was reported resting comfortably at Puget Sound Navy Yard Hospital after a critical heart attack last Thursday. His condition remained serious, attendants said.
Senator William Gibbs McAdoo of California left Sternberg General Hospital in Manila after recovering from acute indigestion. He said he was confined for four days and vowed to resume duties.
Col. Seymour Weiss of New Orleans, a chief political ally of Senator Huey Long, was the eighth of Long’s lieutenants charged in an income tax evasion case. The indictment says Weiss should have reported $232,095.78 for 1929 to 1933 but reported $55,123.47.
Washington marked the Wright brothers anniversary with a nationwide flight tribute led by President Roosevelt. Dozens of aircraft roared over cities, recalling the 1903 Kitty Hawk takeoff and marking 31 years of aviation progress.
In White Sulphur Springs West Virginia on December 17 a group of 90 major executives from American business met to chart a plan for a continuing Washington based agency to represent commerce and industry. The effort aims for cooperation with the administration if possible or unity of industry at all costs. C B Ames of a Texas company led discussion and signaled serious moves toward a persistent body outlining business objectives for government and industry. The group debated points and sought to bridge divisions.
A dense list of 1930s radio programming across WEAF WABC WOR JZ WJZ and WMCA shows. It names acts such as Bobby Benson Dorothy Page Mary Small and Bing Crosby along with orchestras and talks. The schedule runs from 6:15 through 11:45 with leading events including public service discussions and a Mary Pickford play.
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