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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1936
Page
8
Walter Duranty’s reminiscences of the Soviet Republic since 1921 are collected in a new book titled I Write As I Please. Published in England and America, the volume may be borrowed at the Handley Library.
Richmond Va Jan 4 WPA administrator William A Smith said the Roanoke NRA office closure leaves about 16 000 relief cases in Virginia to be moved to public works. Of 122 ERA offices at the peak 65 closed by December 31 and 56429 clients transferred to works programs.
The American Federation of Labor reports November employment at 11,672,187, down from October’s 11,448,986. President William Green says the decline is smaller than usual for November and notes that only 30 percent of the low mood unemployed have found work since the downturn began.
Richmond Virginia January 4 a state official predicted collapse of the southwest Virginia liquor control system as local option elections may remove all ABC stores west of Roanoke. The loss jeopardizes the state system though observers expect the 1934 setup to continue two more years with proposed changes for 1936 Assembly.
Flood waters which swept through four nearby Maryland towns receded today after causing property damage and forcing nearly a score of families to flee from their homes. Fire rescue squads helped five families in Bladensburg and eight in North Brentwood to coat their bungalows as water from the swollen eastern branch and Paint Creek left their properties.
In Charlotte on January 4, reports note that illicit liquor production remains strong in dry North Carolina despite liquor stores in neighboring states. Revenue agents smashed 1,270 stills in 1935, about 12 per county, with no tallies on quantities destroyed.
The president urged Congress to advance without retreat from New Deal objectives and to ensure neutrality and adequate national defense. He recommended possible reductions in relief appropriations and stated that under existing laws no new taxes beyond present levels are advisable or necessary.
Prominent Chicago pediatrician Hiter C. Peacock, who vanished after answering a telephone call, was discovered fatally shot in his own sedan on the north side. A cruising police squad located the body, marking the end of a sudden and mysterious disappearance.
Dr. Peacock's secretary identified a caller named Z. Smale who urged his return to treat a sick child. Police could not locate the man Thursday night or today, leaving the motive and whereabouts unclear.
The Washington and Old Dominion Railroad asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for permission to lease the 54 mile Southern Railway branch from Alexandria to Bluemont Virginia for ten years. The deal would start with a minimum annual rental of $6,000 with the Southern Railway receiving a share of revenue above $250,000 yearly.
Leonard Fletcher of Whitacre was assessed a fine and costs totaling 15.25 for reckless driving in Police Court today.
Notice states D F Dyke has relocated to 111 West Water Street in the Gracien Building, listing Meats and Groceries at the new address.
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