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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1935
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists subscription prices by mail and carrier, with rates for one year to six months and shorter terms. Advertising rates include classified word counts, display inches, and contract terms, noting deadline and national representation and AP entitlement.
A religious excerpt cites 1 John 5 2 affirming that God's love is shown by keeping commandments and that such commandments are not grievous, presenting a concise moral exhortation.
A Virginia committee formed two years ago by ex governor Pollard promoted a mountain top drive linking Shenandoah and Great Smoky National Parks. Despite large federal funding and renewed assurances, rights of way and delays have stalled progress, though recent allotments and surveys keep hope alive for a lucrative tourist and employment impact.
Before October 15 about 100 electors will register choices among seventy six candidates for NYU Hall of Fame admission. The list pairs figures like Jefferson Davis and Frederick Douglass with women reformers and includes Puritan minister Peter Bulkeley and orator Robert G Ingersoll, highlighting contentious inclusions and historic judgments.
The Literary Digest conducts another national poll on Roosevelt policies and a 1936 reelection is still seen as likely. Voter support has fluctuated since 1934 with a notable shift against the New Deal among some, while conservatives may still back Roosevelt to curb GOP excesses.
A crowd smashed a Roosevelt car against a railroad train in Boston and stripped it of radiator cap, hub caps, gas cap, wiper blades, headlight lens, and even papers. Police drove away the crowd as bystanders plucked items for souvenirs amid a broader autograph mania context.
Albert Shaw reviews Virginia praising historic mansions and roadside tablets, the Department of Parks and Conservation, and its visitor focus. He notes the state’s low public debt, moderate taxation, restrained farm land taxes, and a unique liquor-control system as examples of efficient governance.
Winchester has some of the state’s lowest tax rates with city residents not paying county taxes.
The narrative describes Virginia as a relative refuge despite widespread unrest in the United States, noting many troubling circumstances that contrast with the state’s perceived normalcy and stability during the period.
Atlanta Journal highlights expanding air travel with June volume nearly doubled from 1934 and six month express weight up from 916000 to 1480000 pounds. Passenger numbers rise by over 120000 as air transport gains reliability and business use. It notes air express and air mail expansion and stresses airline safety through rigorous inspection.
The Moscow announcement states Russia will produce a single line of cars this year, a knockout approach. The Soviet Automotive Director says the new ZYS8 101 will combine the best features of all U S cars manufactured in 1936 using foreign patents.
Eugene Meyer, publisher of the Washington post, speaks at a Kiwanis and Lions joint session. W S Campfield warns against dumping apples on the market regardless of price. John M Purcell, Virginia treasurer, dies suddenly. Dr Leon Slavin leads a Girls' Athletic Association play. White House plans an air cooling system costing about 150000 dollars.
Five years ago Winchester issued a new telephone directory. The Rotary Club pledged support for the Red Cross during Roll Call. Census data show steady farm declines nationwide. Mrs Melvin Green is re elected president of the Winchester and Clarke County Garden Club. The annual Blue en races will be run in October.
Ten years ago the fifth annual convention of the Virginia Real Estate Association adjourned at the George Washington hotel. Work began on the Jones Woolen Corporation building. The next Virginia Manufacturers Association meeting may be in Winchester. An eighty mile gale damaged four Kentucky counties. An army transport was dismantled and rebuilt on a larger field after forced landing near Moundsville West Virginia. It carried seven passengers and resumed flight.
Obituary notes the death of 79 year old Mrs Christina Zinn at her Stephenson residence. The item also mentions Harmon Triggs a deaf mute killed by a train in Berkeley county and Hugh S Lupton a Republican facing James Hay a Democrat in the Seventh district race. Charlottesville to host an annual assembly with Virginia WCA and nearby Maryland Presbyterians.
A three alarm blaze broke out at the Deep Water Oil Refining Company on the Houston Ship Channel. G. W. Hall, 42, a switchman for Port Terminal Company, sustained severe burns. Plant damage and cause remain under investigation.
A Democrat named Dizzy Dean initially refused autographing a Republican card in York Pennsylvania before signing it after removing the party label. In Webster Massachusetts a squirrel chewed through cash at the Five Cents Savings Bank prompting police intervention. In Kansas City an ex convict claimed as a “gold miner” after burglarizing about ninety homes. Milwaukee budget notes show a clerical item deleted and stars purchasable from the council.
Lawrences University of Kansas faced a wave of silent disapproval as freshmen endured paddling amid strong campus debate. Officials and students weighed disciplinary actions and campus values in response to the incident.
Democratic managers fear improved economy may not boost Roosevelt's 1936 chances. The piece notes that administrations bear blame in downturns and gain credit in upturns, complicating the outlook for revival benefits. It also surveys French and British political tensions over a potential anti-Germany alliance and Laval's fragile cabinet.
Italy Germany and France face worsening conditions with sanctions and trade barriers risk. The United States shows the strongest improvement, but global trade turmoil could hamper recovery. reports cite over expansion in 1988 and modest wage gains despite higher prices.
The article notes that while crop producers gain from process taxation, landowners' tenants do not share in profits. Landowners take most government crop reduction checks, leaving tenants disgruntled. Processors and workers feel overburdened, fueling opposition, with Democratic strategists conceding losses in industrial New England and other processing areas.
Republicans and Democrats note relief recipients grow ungrateful and demand more. Townsendites push $200 monthly pensions for the aged while the social credit movement seeks a $100 monthly dividend for all. Relief seems small beside these promises as the government trims existing aid. Beneficiaries losing benefits feel worse than those who never had aid.
Three trivia items and answers are listed: distance to the nearest star, the man who was both son and father of a US president, and the first use of canal locks. Answers note 25 500 000 000 miles, John Scott Harrison born 1804 Vincennes Indiana, son of William Henry Harrison and father of Benjamin Harrison, and 1497 in the Martesana Canal in Italy with Leonardo da Vinci designed them.
Three people died and one was injured in an early morning automobile accident near Fairmont West Virginia. The deceased are Clyde C. Hoover Owens-Illinois Glass Co department head W D Musgrove a machinist and J W Tassick 24 of Champion Ill a student employee. Samuel Harris 24 was injured. Police said Tassick drove the car failing to make a sharp curve and it turned over in a field.
Present and past rainfall data show precip of 0.71 inches for October to date and year to date 29.36 inches. Average annual rainfall over 22 years at Winchester Laboratory stands at 34.61 inches with monthly averages listed for January through December ranging from 1.94 to 9.81 inches.
Oklahoma City reports that the National Professional Golfers Association committee favored a plan to stage three major tournaments next year. The proposal would allow any city to put up a large event and the association would match the purse.
The article notes iron occurs widely across the globe in varied forms with no large region free of iron. It emphasizes the ubiquity of iron deposits and their occurrence in many geological settings across continents.
Carol Kennedy rises from modest roots to a stage life amid wealth, romance, and power on the New York scene. She navigates Morris’s advances and backstage gossip while Isobel plots a lavish wedding with John, and Carol faces a new future after a tense confrontation with Carita Hillman.
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