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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1935
Page
16
Secretary Wallace said bakers owe the public an explanation for a proposed one cent increase in loaf prices. He cited rising ingredient costs and questioned whether the price jump is justified, noting September data on flour sugar and shortening.
Washington October 16 Officials estimate it would take 17 years and 28 million dollars for the government to pay all injuries among works program employees. Some 2,440 damage claims have been filed with rising numbers as more workers enter camps under expansion.
Chicago October 16 Judge Harrington ruled out defense plans to prove hereditary insanity tied to the emasculation slaying of Dr Walter Bauer. Mandeville Zenge faces trial as eight witnesses testified on family traits while a five generation chart was shown. The judge halted the session after an hour and a half and recessed until morning.
Federal Judge John P. Barnes refused to consider immunity evidence claiming Mrs. Anna Sage was promised immunity for luring John Dillinger to his death. Her lawyers vow to prove the promise, but the court ruled the 1933 deportation warrant based on Gary Indiana houses of ill fame cannot be altered by the Dillinger incident.
National Park Service officials said they could call for bids tomorrow on about 46 miles of the Shenandoah Great Smoky Mountains parkway in Virginia if the state conveys deeds for rights of way. A. E. Demaray noted more than 1.5 million dollars held in idle funds for Virginia links, while Virginia seeks liquor and gasoline tax reservations in deeds. Senator Byrd asked Interior Secretary Ickes for a conference between federal and state authorities, aiming for an early start on Virginia sections. Obstacles include Virginia’s authority to condemn for scenic easement and the demand for state liquor and tax provisions, which the Park Service says require legislative ratification and would be unnecessary with concurrent jurisdiction.
Dorothy Slayman recalls life with Alvin Karpis, wishing to move on after a 1931 divorce suit, lengthy jail stint during 1931-32, and ongoing public attention. She says she learned stenography but fears new schooling, and notes rumors about her husband and other criminals.
In Washington the Supreme Court's postponed ruling on congressional taxing power to "provide for the general welfare" looms as a potential watershed. The Hoosac Mills case may test limits of federal taxation for agriculture and public works, with possible broader impact beyond NRA-era precedents.
Washington reports final steps before bidding on county bonds and construction of a 500000 dollar gravity water system to serve about 12000 residents. E W Potts notes 70 30 financing with PWA aid and a 22 mile pipeline from Taylor's Valley in the White Top Mountains to Southwest Virginia.
Harry Sibert 25 of Harrisonburg is hospitalized after his car overturned following a collision with a truck on the Valley Pike near Tom's Brook. He faces charges of stealing the car and drunken driving, with the vehicle reported nearly demolished. The other truck driver was uninjured and cited for operating without a permit.
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