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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1936
Page
8
North River Clear and bright at Riverton while South River runs muddy and unsettled, reflecting varied flow after recent rains. Local observations note water color differences and potential impact on nearby crossings.
Front Royal residents host and visit relatives and friends during a weekend span. Notables include Mrs. Virginia Delaplane and Miss Elizabeth White returning from Annapolis, and Miss Mae Burke Fox visiting Washington. Several locals relocate or entertain, with guests from Washington and Indianapolis joining events and outings around town.
Mr. Aubrey Johns of Hagerstown Maryland spends several days in the county with relatives. Mr. Robert Reid of Baltimore with Miss Kaye Godwyn and Mr. Walter Gossford will spend the weekend in Front Royal as guests of Mr. Reid's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Reid.
Front Royal received $639 from the Virginia WPA for recreation and playground supervision.
There will be no school in Warren county Friday as all teachers travel to Alexandria for a District H meeting.
In a broad critique, Roosevelt accuses the last twelve years of ushering in dangerous wealth concentration. He cites less than 200 corporations controlling half of industrial wealth and argues private enterprise rests on other people's money and labor. He attacks high finance as harmful and accuses prior administrations of inaction.
In a Chicago speech President Roosevelt defended New Deal policies as creating a sound, cheaper money market and a stronger banking system. He argued government actions raised prices, increased workers’ purchasing power, lowered rates, and fought monopoly, listing concrete programs from CCC to farm relief and bank reforms. He projected progress since 1933 and outlined an itinerary of brief train talks through Michigan.
The list names producers and major studios including Hollywood entities such as 20th Century Fox Columbia Universal and Republic and Grand National, highlighting the influential players in classic cinema.
A list of upcoming attractions at Hable's Palace in Winchester includes Young in Ramona, Pennies from Heaven, Adventure in Manhattan, Everything Is Thunder, Let's Sing Again, The Great Guy, Follow Your Heart, East Meets West, Magnificent Brute, Lost Horizon, Interlude, The President's Mystery, In His Steps, North of Nome, Theodora Goes Wild, Come Closer Folks, The Depth Below, and more. Plan now to see favorites at Winchester's premier theatre.
Pittsburgh workers at Carnegie demand a wage increase for 50,000 employees. The action signals mounting labor pressure as the strike prospect looms and union leaders organize protests and press coverage continues.
Illinois Steel Corporation's mills in the Pittsburgh Youngstown area formed the first employee committee after winning recognition as a collective bargaining agency. Eighteen employee representatives submitted the demand last night, with several mills seeking wage boosts from 15 percent to $1.12 a day. The council led by Fred W. Bohne of McDonald, C., will reconvene October 20 for a company reply.
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