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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1936

Page

2

Holsinger Outlines Farm Program Before Frederick Co. Farmers

G F Holsinger of McGaheysville Va spoke at the Frederick County Farm Bureau annual meeting. He outlined a seven point program to replace the Agricultural Adjustment Act and urged soil conservation, market cooperation, and government-backed supports while warning against temporary expedients.

G. F. Holsinger Frederick Co McGaheysville Frederick County Farm Bureau C. W. Sollenberger Farm Bureau Frederick Shenandoah Warren Counties Supreme Court All America

France Readies Aid as Atlantic Fleet Heads to Casablanca

Paris reports France aims to aid Britain if Italy attacks, with the Atlantic fleet cruising toward Casablanca and Corsica. Premier Laval pledges support, while the Mediterranean fleet maneuvers near Corsica as Gen. Gamlin inspects fortifications and Gen. Denain shifts planes south from the German frontier.

Paris France Casablanca Morocco Africa Britain Toulon Corsica Mediterranean Italy Pierre Laval Great Britain Gibraltar League of Nations Council Geneva Navy Ministry Maurice Gamlin Victor Denain

Restitution By Accomac Clerk

State Auditor McCarthy Downs said Accomac county clerk John D. Grant Jr was short 4696.36 dollars as of November 30 1935 but the missing funds were later paid after notice from the auditor's staff.

Richmond McCarthy Downs John D. Grant, Jr Accomac County

Boy 14 Saves Life In Bicycle Truck Incident

Stratford Ontario reports Jack Jeffries aged 14 used presence of mind to grab the truck front axle as it ran over him. He was dragged 85 feet before the vehicle halted and he emerged unharmed.

Jack Stratford Ont Jack Jeffries

Governor Allen Defies Federal Agents Over Louisiana Primary

Governor Oscar K. Allen denounces federal agents in a Opelousas rally and vows no federal officers may influence the state Democratic primary. The campaign centers on Huey Long's legacy with Lewis and Dear as opponents promising home rule and a break from the Long machine.

Baton Rouge O. K. Allen Roosevelt Senator P. Long Allen Opelousas President Roosevelt Ian Huey P. Long Louisiana State Capitol Senate Richard W. Lewhe Oscar K. Allen

Kipling To Rest In Famed Westminster Abbey

Rudyard Kipling will be buried in Westminster Abbey in the Poet's Corner after a noon funeral on Thursday. The 70 year old author died Saturday morning five days after stomach surgery, ending a career as Britain's celebrated writer of India related stories and poems.

London Rudyard Kipling Britain Westminster Abbey Kipling William Foxley Norris Westminster India

Frenchman De Sivrac Acknowledged For Early Bicycle

The idea of a bicycle is traced to M. de Sivrac in Paris. His 1690 prototype featured a wooden frame and two wheels, moved by pushing against the ground with the feet.

M. de Sivrac Paris

Four Known Dead in Sand Mountain Tornado

A tornado hit eastern Sand Mountain 16 miles west of Fort Payne Alabama destroying Rainsville and Fyffe. Four people were killed Claude Portwood Rob Rowell and his daughter, with many injured and homes destroyed. Relief workers searched debris as heavy rain swelled creeks hindering aid.

Fort Payne Ala Sand Mountain Rainsville Fyffe Claude Portwood Rob Rowell Sand Lookout Mountains

Collision leaves ship damaged in fog near Jacksonville

In dense fog off Jacksonville Florida the British freighter Welcombe waterlogged after a collision with the Clyde Mallory liner Cherokee. The Cherokee suffered a bow gash but both vessels had no injuries and were towed to drydock.

Jacksonville Fila St. John’s River

Golden weddings in Petit-Mars shared anniversary

Six couples from Petit-Mars, a 280 inhabitant commune near Nantes, celebrated their golden wedding anniversaries together on the same day.

Nantes Petit-Mars

Sale of 141 Acre Limestone Farm in Frederick County

By decree in the Frederick County Circuit Court the commissioners will sell the H K Benham case property in Winchester on Feb 1 1936 at 11 AM. The 141 acre limestone farm west of Middletown includes a residence and outbuildings and was previously conveyed to Katie M Kline. Terms: one third cash, balance in two equal annual installments at 6 percent interest, secured by a deed of trust and an insurance policy.

Frederick County Virginia H. K. Benham Peoples Bank, Inc Stephens City Everett D. Kline Winchester Middletown Katie M. Kline Circuit Court J. Sloan Kuykendall Herbert S. Larrick Frederick Bessie. Brannon

Licenses Must Be Returned Promptly

Officials enforce a rule that ministers who perform marriage rites must return licenses within five days. Failing to return licenses to the issuing court clerk risks a fine and delays in completing vital statistics records.

Jail Sentences For The Reckless

Lynchburg Virginia municipal court heard Judge McCarron promise jail for reckless drivers who lack money property or insurance to cover damage from wrecks.

Lynchburg McCarron

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