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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1935
Page
2
New York bankers expect a marked rise in new financing in 1936 based on two assumptions. An improving industrial outlook from 1935 gains energy into 1936, with heavy industry aided by renewed capital expenditure and modern machinery. A favorable federal budget could remove key obstacles to credit expansion.
Roland E. Markell, 21, of Rochester, confessed to writing a series of extortion letters demanding 250000 from Frank E. Gannett and Louis A. Wehle over 17 months. The threats included death and kidnapping of their children. District Attorney Grobe called him a thrill-seeker like Leopold and Loeb but less vicious.
A new cold front moved into Florida with forecast freezing temperatures across northwest to central regions. The cold spell was expected to linger tonight, bringing lower than normal readings and chilly conditions for residents.
Hable's Palace shows the Fox picture Music Is Magic with Alice Faye singing in Nairobi style whimsy. Also Paddy O'Day features comedy and romance set in Manhattan plus a Fox News Reel and a color cartoon Monkey Ve.
Charles H. Consolvo of Norfolk VA withdraws from management of the Belvedere Hotel Baltimore where the property has been in receivership since August. John R. Folger of New York City has been named temporary manager.
A New Year’s Day shooting match one mile from Winchester on the Northwestern Grade offers prizes including turkeys chickens geese and pigs. Organizer Tony Renner invites participation.
The Federal Communications Commission plans to issue regulations under the 1934 act to curb undue program duplication in chain broadcasting. Field tests show current network setups duplicate programs, especially in rural areas with few high powered stations.
In Chicago the Cook county relief administrator Leo M. Lyons credited a six week cash relief trial with positive results. He said cash relief preserves client self respect and boosts morale while only 186 of 68 000 cases reverted to the order system for issues like alcoholism or fraud.
Madrid reports the 16 day government of Premier Manuel Portela Valladares resigns today and forms a left center cabinet. Observers say it lacks parliamentary support and stems from election disputes. The collapse leaves Spain unable to answer Britain's request on Mediterranean defense.
The mint julep scene in the Virginia film is repealed and replaced with scenes of Fredericksburg Alexandria Staunton and Winchester. New footage features Virginia show places including the Woodrow Wilson birthplace at Staunton. The cut aims to avoid local objections and the film departs for Detroit for a January 10 showing.
In Alexandria Virginia on December 31 a prowler entered a home and was confronted by Mrs. John S Arnold who summoned police. Patrolmen captured the intruder who turned out to be Captain Arnold the city’s police chief who said he forgot his key.
A watch night service will be held at Christ Episcopal Church tonight at 11 30. Holy Communion will be administered and appropriate hymns will be sung.
A ten year test at New York State Experiment Station Geneva shows low headed apple trees pruned to keep lowest branches near ground level resist wind better and grow larger with more bearing surfaces than high headed trees. Little pruning early favors stockier trees and earlier, greater fruiting. winter pruning deemed more convenient.
A major winter storm across the East South and Midwest left at least 17 dead and caused millions in damage. Atlanta alone faced about 2 million in damage from power line failures while New York City mobilized 45 000 workers and 2 000 snowplows.
Democratic figures gather for the Jackson Day banquet on December 20 in a political event summary. Attendees and organizers reflect party support and fundraising activity in a local context.
Mrs. Benson says she will watch Elmer A. Benson’s swearing in as U S Senator with excitement in Washington. Benson will take the seat vacated by Thomas D. Schall after being appointed by Governor Floyd B Olson. The couple’s children show curiosity about sights in Washington.
In Beaumont Texas four six year old Perricone brothers Anthony Bernard Carl and Donald look to two firsts next year a moving picture show and a Texas League debut. Their parents plan the visits with their mother arranging a newsreel screening and their father inviting the lads to the opening game as special guests of the Beaumont baseball club president Rube Stuart. The family travels without a car and follows a strict all-or-nothing rule for outings.
New York December 31 Ben Reitman calls a hobo king sees unemployment improving. He notes not fewer unemployed but a dignity in being jobless now versus earlier eras. Reitman attends the American Sociological Society convention and praises government efforts to aid the homeless and jobless.
In Burlington Wisconsin the annual Liars Club awards ceremony unfolds with 5000 lies submitted. New batch features stories from Will Vinson in California and Martha Hirsch in Montana, plus a Canal Zone tale about tropical rain. O. C. Hulett is puzzled by a Washington letter asking for the club anthology as campaign season nears.
CHICAGO December 31 Cross eyed people may develop squinting because teachers forced them to write with the right hand, a theory in the Archives of Ophthalmology by Walter H Fink and Bryng Bryngelson.60 experiments show strabismus may reflect nervous system incoordination with handedness altered early in life.74 percent of patients from left handed stock and 39 percent had speech defects.
Lord Reading former Viceroy of India and prominent British statesman dies from complications after a chill. He held roles as Lord Chief Justice Solicitor General Attorney General Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and ambassador to the United Kingdom.
Secretary Roper predicts a broader recovery in the new year citing gains in agriculture, employment, consumer purchasing, industrial earnings, and stock markets. He notes a 10 percent year over year rise in factory employment and a 25 percent higher factory payroll.
Gov Alt M Franken and I mailed 10 000 New Year cards from London, but postage savings required trimming to meet the one cent rate. Printers trimmed the cards by an eighth of an inch to fit the postage.
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