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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1935
Page
9
Four companies of Illinois National Guard kept martial order in Freeport after a pitched battle between strike pickets and deputized company foremen, ending a riot that disrupted street activity and tied up civic life.
Marian Martin promotes a feminine sporty dress with a soft gathered bodice under a simple yoke and sleeveless option for active wear. Darts at the waist finish the casual look, with bright buttons and contrasting trim. Pattern 9398 sizes listed and ordering details for a Summer Pattern Book. book and pattern priced at 25 cents.
J Edgar Hoover declares the FBI has the fastest communications system with a specially built telephone switchboard linking 37 offices. He notes teletypes connect all offices, with 30 decipherers in Washington and an operator in each field office. Hoover shows kidnap numbers National 7117 and National 7118.
Providence date: New England's first serious labor trouble since NRA's demise centers on seven Uxbridge Worsted Company mills. About 2,850 of 3,375 workers responded to a United Textile Workers strike call affecting six plants in Uxbridge Massachusetts Putnam Connecticut Woonsocket Pascoag and Lowell. One mill at North Smithfield Rhode Island with 100 workers stayed open.
In Minneapolis a summer meeting of medical associations heard that cancer still claims many lives. Dr F L Rector reported 40 percent of cancer deaths are preventable with existing knowledge, noting 122 449 deaths in 1932 and 3 120 skin cancer deaths, most of which could have been avoided. He praised diagnostic progress reducing need for surgery and highlighted rising death rates since 1900 from 63 to 102 per 100 000 people.
A large number of boats were burned at Pilkington yacht basin near Fort Lauderdale after an explosion aboard the Seminole house boat, owned by the J. B. Phipps estate of Palm Beach. The blast is believed to have killed one man and badly injured another as flames spread to many crafts.
Luray Virginia June 25 An interstate move to preserve woodland trails for hikers and to prevent scenic road development from spoiling wilderness areas was launched at the final session of the Appalachian Trails Conference Delegates agreed to work for trail preservation Prize awards in a photographic contest sponsored by the conference were announced G F Blackburn of Washington won first prize Osborne Heard of the Mountain Club of Maryland was second and Earnest Crandall of Washington third
The Virginia Division of Markets reports a 30 percent rise in demand for state certified chicks over four years. J H Meek says most local hatcheries see increased sales as poultry raisers seek quality. Buyers note higher profits and better feathering, while some regret poor chicks from cheaper hatcheries.
Uncle Eben warns against overreaching wit and urges strict truthfulness paired with kindness. He cautions that telling the exact truth without deception remains one of the hardest things in the world.
Barbara Bell Pattern No 1682 B presents a light summer dress with a waist length cape and a net trim. The pattern offers sizes from 34 to 48 and lists fabric requirements as about 4 1/2 yards of 39 inch material and 1/2 yard of 36 inch contrast for size 36. Tomorrow features a gay apron frock for summer mornings.
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