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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1936
Page
1
A motor coach driven by Larke slid off a highway near Richmond and remained on the shoulder. Authorities reported no serious injuries as crews inspected the vehicle and began clearing debris from the hillside area.
The weather bureau issued an advisory at 10 30 a m warning a southeast storm from Hatteras to York with disturbances over Missouri and southeastern Louisiana moving northeastward. Strong easterly winds expected tonight, shifting to westerly Friday with probable gale conditions.
Winter moves in from the west brings sleet and light rain across Virginia. Roads west of Richmond were slick and hazardous with sanding underway in the Valley and into Tidewater. A Great Eastern bus slid off near Bot toms Bridge but no injuries were reported as continued rain and freezing temps were forecast.
Mr Winchester notes a rough morning on the street as a fall disrupts a pleasant thought. He jokes about readers of the corner and praises old friends who notice him. He suggests the city install pneumatic sidewalks for emergencies.
City Manager reports WPA approval could fund market construction locally, with a maximum $14,928 per community. Council reaction hinges on recent election defeat and county plan, as officials consider whether to proceed and request further funding details from the Division of Markets.
Ten of the twelve aboard the airliner City of Khartoum were recovered from thirteen fathoms off Alexandria Egypt. Among the dead were an American engineer and two women. Pilot Vernon Gerry Wilson survived after five hours in the water and was rescued in critical condition aboard HMS Brilliant. The crash occurring as it prepared to land from Mirabella Crete was attributed by a British admiralty notice to all three engines failing.
A 9 year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs David H Sargent, suffered fractures including a collarbone and ribs after his sled crashed into a hearse on Route 7 at Potters Hill. He was unconscious overnight and showed signs of improvement. No charges have been filed.
Andrew Bell circulated two petitions in the downtown area to gauge business and taxpayer sentiment on traffic light installation and maintenance. By 3 30 p m more than 100 signatures were gathered from executives on Loudoun and nearby streets who called lights a real necessity and urged additional rights. many plan to attend the budget hearing next Tuesday night to voice views.
Chicago police report Tommy Toughy longtime head of the Terrible Toughy gang captured in a west side apartment. The arrest follows years of postal robbery investigations including a $105,000 Charlotte NC holdup and the Minneapolis depot raid of January 3, 1933.
Milwaukee January 2 The Nunn-Bush Shoe Company will share profits with its 850 employees under a liberalized contract effective today. Workers receive 52 paychecks of 40 hours each for 1936, with Henry Nunn, the president, guaranteeing an annual income from the product’s selling price. He proposes the plan as a solution to the capital labor problem.
The regular monthly meeting of the Rouss Fire Co is set for 8 o'clock with election of officers for 1936. All members are urged to attend. M D Weaver, President.
Mary S Yeakley advertises hats priced at 1.00 and 1.95 for Friday and Saturday likely in a local sales notice. The fragment notes a name and two hat prices, indicating a brief sale listing.
The Winchester Ministerial Association calls the community to a Union Week of Prayer at Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South next week and Sunday night January 12. Readings by Rev. Dr. Sparks White Melton of Norfolk will guide penitence, unity, and moral renewal in a season of fasting, worship, and faith.
Philip Klompus Winchester merchant spoke at the Rotary luncheon at the George Washington Hotel. He urged cheerfulness spiritual mindedness and self improvement for the New Year. The club noted a public welfare donation and exchanged greetings with Winchester England. Next week Admiral Nurton will speak and January 16 will be Ladies Night with a humorous guest speaker.
Burr P. Harrison as Frederick County commonwealth attorney files suit in circuit court to forfeit a $1,000 bond posted by Jeannette Hutzler and Edward Chrisman for Ray Hutzler. The suit cites a February 4 1935 bond and a November 22 1935 seizure of illegal liquor, with Hutzler later convicted and slated to appeal to the State Supreme Court contesting legality of the liquor law as applied.
Winchester's 1935 construction activity shows permits totaling 209 750 dollars, up from 68 695 in 1933 and 85 103 in 1932. Dwellings account for 103 550 of the spending, with a large 43 000 post office addition to the United States government as the year’s biggest permit.
In Spotsylvania County Judge Frederick W. Coleman denied a plea by attorneys for John Shell and Joe Jackson to set aside the January 6 execution order. Commonwealth’s Attorney E. R. Carner urged no further reprieve, while Governor Peery said no stay request had been received.
Col Charles A Lindbergh scouted England today for a home to fulfill his wish for quiet and rest in this country. Rumors swirled about a London or Surrey house and a visit by W H Gregory of Morgan Grenfell to negotiate. The Lindberghs, back from travel, remained in their hotel suite in Liverpool.
The Friendship Fire Company will hold its regular monthly meeting and officer elections on Thursday evening, January 2, at 7 o'clock in the company hall. A social session will follow the business meeting. All members are urged to attend. Captain C Douglas Barnett.
Two people are injured after falls on icy sidewalks and roads in Winchester as freezing rain created sheets of ice across streets and highways. Albert L. Baker sustains a fractured shoulder. Dr. B. B. Dutton sprains an ankle and remains home. Several others report slips with no major injuries as bus schedules run late.
Army fliers pressed a search for Lieut. John T. Helms missing since he left Hamilton Field for March Field. Fifty-two army craft joined the hunt with the blimp TC-13, 20 bombing planes from Hamilton Field and three bombers plus 28 pursuit planes from March Field.
A. H. Hilton of Miami on New Year’s Day triggered multiple alarming incidents. He appeared with disinfectant on his mouth, then had his head in a gas-stove oven twice, an empty poison bottle nearby. Police revived him at a hospital and later confined him to a bed.
A help-wanted notice seeks a man to work on a dairy farm. Contact through P O Box 26 City for details and application.
The Sarah Zane Fire Company will be held Friday evening January 3 at 8 o'clock. Election of officers. A large attendance is hoped for. R. B. Brown, Captain.
Ethiopian officials said two Swedish ambulance workers were wounded but none killed when Italian planes bombed a Red Cross ambulance near Dolo. Rome reported no Swedish fatalities and defended the air raid, while Addis Ababa announced 28 Ethiopians were wounded and many others treated in ambulances. Public concern spread in Stockholm over the incident.
In Washington tactical moves forecast action on soldiers' bonus in Congress. In Richmond icy highways cause minor crashes and vehicles slip off roads. The State Anti-Saloon League pursues a ban on liquor advertising. In Fredericksburg Judge Coleman denies a motion to set aside execution orders for John Shell and Joe Jackson. Charles T. Herndon dies in Warrenton at age 178.
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