03 Mar 1936
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1936
Page
1
Fresh clashes erupt in New York as roving strikers target replacements, beating a 23 year old man in a 16 story building at 352 Fourth Avenue. Police boost presence as unions and realty owners meet with Mayor LaGuardia in a bid to quell violence.
London reports a vast immediate expansion of Britain's army navy and air force with industrial mobilization for instant readiness. The white paper cites world armament growth and calls for rapid modernization, reserves, and coordinated defense by imperial committees. It notes near collapse of naval limitations under Washington and London treaties and outlines plans for new capital ships, personnel, and aircraft.
In Rome on March 3 Mussolini’s cabinet ordered four major banks to become public banks and expanded state control of Italian banking. The reform coincides with a vow to defy League sanctions and signals enhanced Mussolini leadership as Italy sets a March conference with Austria and Hungary. The Duce lauded U.S. neutrality as a world peace contribution while warning against embargoes.
STATE CAPITOL Richmond Va Mar 3 A Senate action authorized the highway commissioner to convey to the United States easements on the Shenandoah Great Smoky Mountains parkway and related parcels. The session also advanced multiple House bills and revived an airport funding measure tied to WPA funds, with a railroad amendment offered.
MR Winchester highlights Braille as a breakthrough for the visually impaired noting its expanding reach. A popular magazine issued a Braille edition as an experiment and two months later circulation rose by nearly a third with hundreds of applicants. The piece praises Braille for opening new worlds for the blind.
An amateur show patterned after Major Boles events will be hosted by the Young People's Circle of Church of Christ on St Day. Prizes will be awarded in sixteeen classes including piano, solos, dramatic readings, impromptu speeches, and open instrumental competition. Committees led by Leonard Riley and Rev George Earle Owen coordinate publicity, promotions, tickets, decorations, entries, and ushers.
Geneva March 3 The League of Nations Committee of 13 representing most council members except Italy appeals to Italy and Ethiopia for peace giving a week until March 10 for replies. Eden and Flandin discussed the draft and sanctions experts will study further oil embargo options while Rome and Addis Ababa respond.
Winchester may struggle to fund the armory due to a lack of skilled labor on relief rolls. City Manager Arthur Field notified Brig Gen S Gardner Waller that the $5,000 city and $4,000 state appropriations for two unit armories were believed sufficient, as truss work was to be done by semi skilled labor, but officials fear the needed skilled labor, about $10,000 per armory city, may be unavailable.
Two road contracts totaling 65850 dollars were awarded for work near Winchester. Echols Brothers Inc and Clark and Lewis won 15652.52 for macadamizing Route 340 Berryville Pike. R W Moore and Co of Staunton won 49197.80 for a new overpass over the Norfolk and Western tracks at Gaylord Clarke County with 0.48 mile approaches. Around 65 men will be employed for about four months starting around April 1. A prior incident near the crossing is recalled from a year ago on Thanksgiving.
A minor crash occurred on Route 11 near Stephens City in thick fog as Ernest Hoekman of Lebanon Church stopped to clear ice from his windshield with lights on. Calvin Grim of Stephens City struck Hoekman’s car from behind. Both vehicles sustained about $50 damage and no injuries were reported.
A committee of 13 will meet on March 10 to assess replies from both governments on ending hostilities and reestablishing peace. The item signals a step toward resolving the conflict and restoring stability.
President Roosevelt closes his third year in the White House smoothing dents in the New Deal. Tax plans, Farm Subsidy shift to AAA as budget fights with Congress and Supreme Court loom. Observers see the year as a turning point with court battles over AAA NRA and other laws, and Roosevelts push for substitute measures.
President Roosevelt proposals call for a permanent levy on undistributed corporate profits to net $620 million annually after repeal of several existing taxes. The plan would replace the current corporate income tax and related levies while adding temporary windfall taxes on processors and excises on certain agricultural products to raise $517 million over the period.
J William Stryker chief of the Volunteer Fire Department urges Winchester to appoint a city building inspector to inspect structures and recommend corrective actions. He cites fire hazards from wiring trash and dangerous conditions, notes potential savings on insurance, and says the move would safeguard residents without personal gain.
Frank Rennie commander of the Virginia Department of the American Legion, was reported out of danger at Stuart Circle Hospital in Richmond. Continued improvement followed a February 22 pneumonia attack, with his condition described as critical for several days.
Edwin Covell and companion Thomas Showalter, both of Reliance, were in a collision with a flying guinea near Bartonsville Saturday evening. The guinea died on impact while the auto suffered a broken windshield despite a shatter-proof design. The car was repaired at a local garage.
Middletown League invites residents to a Friday and Saturday bingo event in Woodmen's Hall Ip-It on March 6 and 7. Proceeds support local activities. Tickets available at the door.
Public sale at 223 North Market Street scheduled for 1 PM on Saturday March 7 includes stores, a living room suite, a large lot of furniture and other items. Auction to be conducted under legal notices.
The Shenandoah Valley Dental Study Club met at the George Washington Hotel with Dr. Harry Goldstein of the University of Maryland delivering an illustrated lecture on ions of the soft tissues of the mouth. Dr. R E Kerlin of Winchester hosted as members from the city and nearby counties attended.
Lavielda Fauver sues N J Wiggenton for 5000 over an October 9 collision near Frederick, alleging painful injuries and permanent facial damage. Testimony shows Wiggenton paid others bills but denies legal responsibility. trial underway with seven jurors.
President Roosevelt asked Congress to overhaul the national tax system with a tax on undistributed corporate profits projected at 1.614 billion dollars annually and a broad reform of processing taxes. He proposed a windfall levy to recoup old processing taxes, repeal of the capital stock tax, repeal of the dividend exemption, and repeal of the excess profits tax, with treasury experts estimating replacements and added revenues totaling hundreds of millions for 1936 and 1937.
Washington moves to consolidate power ahead of elections with New Deal tax reforms proposing a tax on undistributed corporate profits and repeal of the current graduated income tax. A Hobson bill for an inebriates institution stalled in the Senate finance committee while a Richmond battlefield park project gains presidential approval. London signals war readiness with sweeping military mobilization and industrial plans, Rome eliminates private banking, and Geneva pauses sanctions talks awaiting Rome and Addis Ababa responses.
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