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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1935
Page
5
An elephant charged through a packed tent at the Atterbury Brothers show in Crookston Minnesota killing nine year old Margaret Ann Francis and injuring nearly twenty others as bleacher seats collapsed under the animal’s weight authorities said.
Miss Margaret Richards will be the soloist for a special musical feature at the Open Door Bible Class of the Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church on Sunday at 9 45. Mrs Leonard Sirbaugh will be the piano accompanist and Richards plans to sing about 9 50 so she can teach her class at the Congregational Christian Church.
Public sale scheduled for Tuesday June 11 1935 at 10 00 A M rain or shine at Annandale Farm two miles west of Upperville Virginia on Uys Route 50. The sale includes household goods farm equipment dairy stock 25 head of grade Guernseys with pedigrees several unbred heifers and a luncheon service by Trinity Guild. Terms: credit over 25 00 with six month note at 6 percent payable to Peoples National Bank Leesburg. Auctioneer Coleman Dunn S E Holliday.
A trustee will sell at public auction in Winchester Virginia on July 6 1935 at 11 o clock a.m. the six room and bath frame dwelling on Shenandoah Ave Lot 28 Shawnee Heights front 40 feet depth 150 feet to an alley in front of the county courthouse. One third cash the balance in one and two years secured by deed of trust and fire insurance. Auctioneers Duvall Dunn. Attorney Jos B Newlin.
Albert C. Davis of Rock Hill South Carolina a post office employee confessed to robbing 13 500 from the South Boston post office. Police counted the loot found in a money bag and in his car totaling 13 126 of the stolen sum. Davis agreed to return to South Carolina for further handling.
Dr Glen Frank president of the University of Wisconsin told delegates of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs that democracy remains safer and superior to dictatorship. He urged wise government with social values and moderation while noting social control of private enterprise is sometimes needed. Conflicting NRA views were aired with Harper Sibley praising the invalidation and Blackwell Smith urging changes in administration. James A Wilson warned women about child labor implications amid the Supreme Court NRA ruling.
Insects that attack forest trees in large numbers aid the spread of fires by increasing tree mortality and debris. Entomologists warn that pest infestations raise fuel loads, potentially intensifying wildfire spread and complicating suppression efforts.
Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia urged a direct government subsidy for housing to wipe out slums and aid lower salaried families. He spoke before a Senate labor subcommittee in support of the Wagner bill, arguing for early subsidy to keep costs low.
Advertisement for Marian Martin pattern 9342 describes a cape yoke frock design with a sheer fabric option and front back gathers. It notes sizes 16 through 44, fabric yardage for size 36, and ordering details including price 15 cents per pattern and 25 cents for book plus pattern from The Winchester Evening Star Pattern Department in New York.
A proposal urges cities to grant tax exemptions to avoid tax losses. New York argues up to 100 million dollars in property could be exempted without financial impact. The text also notes naval academy entrance requires normal 20-20 vision.
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