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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1935
Page
5
Washington reports a House Ways and Means Committee draft would raise about 200 million yearly by higher taxes on individuals over 150000, inheritances above 50000 to kin, and corporate profits above 8 or 10 percent. It excludes inter corporate dividends, a partial victory for the President.
The report notes Britain will not permit munition shipments and France’s stance under Mussolini’s potential moves. It suggests France fears a League covenant failure could invite a Roman conquest and possible German expansion toward Austria. Some British papers frame the upcoming league council session as a culmination of a repeated failure.
The article notes Osaka as Japan’s largest manufacturing city with a population near 8 million. It characterizes Osaka as smoky, dirty, and uninviting, likening it to large industrial cities in America or Europe.
A 12 year old, John Estes Jr of El Monte California, endured a merciless flogging of his bare back with an oil soaked rope by his father John Estes Sr. for borrowing 20 cents from a neighbor. The father received a 90 day jail sentence.
Fidelis Dionne, 34, claiming kinship with the famous quintuplets, was in critical condition at Wyandotte General Hospital after a shotgun wound to the abdomen. Police held Oliver De Curr, who admitted firing after Dionne allegedly provoked him.
The article recounts Katz defending his art as true art while critics and a board member discuss changes. His works depict stark images including a woman stabbing a man, a figure draining a skull, and scenes of war alongside images of beauty, industry, and virtue, provoking strong reactions.
New York July 25 Mary Pickford vows to be a real factor in film making. She arrives from the coast to manage business affairs including a forthcoming novel The Demi Widow due August 1. She may make six pictures this year choosing co stars and prefers human interest roles.
The Sethites were a second century sect that worshiped Seth son of Adam as the son of God and claimed his reappearance on earth in Jesus Christ.
Jacob Waller a 42 year old bookkeeper at the Marlow Company died today in Emergency Hospital from a self inflicted revolver wound. He was found unconscious in the coal company office shortly after reporting for work this morning with a bullet wound in his head and the revolver in his hand.
In Los Angeles on July 25, the board of education and artist Leo Katz spar over an unfinished mural at Frank Wiggins Trade School titled Youth Parison. Previewers critiqued the piece as magnificent yet ghastly and unsuitable for a school setting.
Nature presents a profile of the capybara describing its South American origin physical features four feet long two feet high with a deep body longer hind legs and slightly webbed toes a broad head large teeth and small ears dull brown fur turning golden brown five year lifespan diet of aquatic plants grain and vegetables and a litter of three to eight offspring
The Riksdag in Sweden wields influence surpassing throne authority as the people’s assembly can alter government by two consecutive elections. The Great Dane color spectrum includes fawn brindle black blue and Harlequin with Harlequin being the rarest due to reproduction difficulty.
Jack Holt stars in The Awakening of Jim Burke at the Palace Theatre with Florence Rice and Kathleen Burke. The action filled feature includes dynamite and romance styled exploits. Also showing are Fox News and a comedy How Am I Doing plus Richard Cromwell Marion Marsh Unknown Woman Rex Rin Tin Tin Jr in Law of The Wild theatrical bill with Krazy Kat cartoon and vaudeville acts.
Warner Bros Capitol presents Victor McLaglen in The Informer directed by John Ford. The film is an artistic triumph with strong drama and standout performances. It follows The Lost Patrol in talent and storytelling, featuring a more powerful characterization and a notable supporting female role.
The famed G-3 All Weather tire probe by Detective Fauret claims world leading mileage. Local evidence supports the coast-to-coast investigation and its claims.
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