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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1935
Page
2
A four column issue of Bowen's Sentinel and Gazette from Winchester 1787–88 includes reader and foreign notices, horse theft rewards, land ads, a horse race purse, store moves, ash processing ads, postponed sale notes, runaway slave rewards, and a broad mix of merchants, tailors, and book sellers highlighting early American commerce and local concerns.
The Capitol watches upcoming Supreme Court rulings to gauge the government's success rate this year. Of seven major cases, the government won one and lost six, touching on gold policy NRA codes federal control of Building and Loan associations hot oil interstate oil movement farm moratorium and railroad pension acts.
Clara A. H. Smith widow of Frank Sullivan Smith died 1934 left 3 482 535 to the American Red Cross per tax appraisal.
In 41 states opposition to the New Deal rose to 58.51 percent in the Literary Digest poll on Roosevelt policies. From 987,158 ballots, 12 Southern and Utah states favored the President while 29 states opposed. Totals show 409,527 for and 577,631 against the New Deal with state breakdowns for Maryland Virginia West Virginia.
Torrential rains, the worst in 29 years, wash through districts across Portugal. Five people killed as floods inundate towns. ships broke moorings near Lisbon and Oporto, causing cascading wrecks and property damage.
Washington December 28. Durable goods industries posted steady gains in November according to the Federal Reserve Board while some lines declined slightly. Steel output rose to its highest rate this year, employment held near the seasonal drop, and consumer distribution rose more than usual for November. The industrial production index climbed from 95 to 97 percent of the 1923-25 average.
The national resources committee urges creating ten or twelve regional capitals to centralize federal administration for natural resource development. In a Roosevelt report the plan would place offices under a regional framework with Secr Ickes and other top officials guiding the effort.
Mayor Charles L. Smith ends goofy derby era and proclaims January 1 as Bury the Hatchet Day urging Seattle residents to embrace peace on earth good will to men. City 101 Club backs the move and backs a goodwill parade with notable rivals marching arm in arm.
Henry Schmidt of Wooster Ohio argues in Collier's Weekly that forests especially coniferous ones host less bird and animal life than deserts while also releasing more moisture through evaporation than an equal area of water, highlighting counterintuitive forest traits.
Special Commissioner announces public auction of a 147 acre timbered tract near Rosenberger in Frederick County Virginia. Real property sold in bulk with no timber cutting until payment. terms require one third cash and two equal annual installments secured by deed of trust and insurance policy. Auction in Winchester in front of the County Court House on Tuesday January 7 1936 at 11 a.m. Local clerk confirms bond as required by decree.
The Twenty Ninth Army Division covering Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia will mobilize near Winchester for its annual encampment and maneuvers next summer. Brigadier General Gardner Waller announced the plan in Richmond confirming tentative rallying in Winchester with field artillery possibly operating in Pennsylvania.
Automobile fatalities this year run neck and neck with 1934 levels. For the 51 weeks ending December 21 the Commerce Department reports 9,794 deaths from car accidents, compared with 8,799 in the same weeks last year across 86 cities reporting weekly data.
Auction in Winchester Virginia at 11 00 A M Saturday January 4 1936 offers Luther Brill estate real estate: 13 acre Star Tannery mill site 223 acre Back Creek district tract with 10 share crop reserve 102 acre timber tract and 1 acre 22 pole parcel near Gravel Springs Church. Possession 60 days for 223 acre tract others at court confirmation. One third cash balance in two annual payments with interest 6 percent.
The city plans a costly New Year’s Eve with cover charges from $7.50 to $29. Hotels and clubs expect crowded celebrations and raise dining and drink prices. Some venues offer breakfast, free drinks, or champagne on the house, while a few bargain spots advertise drink-all-you-can deals.
Rev. Cyril F. Stevens, pastor of St. Marys Catholic Church in Ticonderoga New York, announced he will retire December 31 from his duties as president of the Ticonderoga National Bank saying he has had enough and wants to return to parish work. He was named president last October to fill in for Roy L. Lockwood.
In New York on December 28 Gov. Herbert H. Lehman pressed ahead with a grand jury investigation into racketeering. A special grand jury sought relief, but Lehman ordered a new panel and Prosecutor Thomas E. Dewey said the inquiry will continue until its aims are met.
Senator Norris of Nebraska, originator of the TVA, announced he will introduce in the new Congress a Mississippi Valley Authority bill. The plan would span more than half the continental United States, including the broad plain between the Allegheny foothills and the western continental divide.
President Roosevelt is looking into what he calls bad practices on the commodity exchanges. He said he discussed the matter with Robert Boylan of the Chicago Board of Trade in a conference described as an attempt to iron out problems, but he did not commit to any legislation.
A Warner Brothers edict could remove many famous theme songs and popular hits from radio after New Year's Eve. The move would affect programs on CBS NBC and about 100 independent stations nationwide.
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