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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1934
Page
9
Anti Nazis in the Saar, seeking France protection, told Paris rumors that 17,000 Saar Nazis in labor camps near the German frontier planned a putsch the night of January 13, 1935. The plebiscite would decide Saar status under German possession, France, or the League of Nations. The putsch would occur regardless of the plebiscite outcome.
McMinnville Tenn witness reports say a 9 year old boy Allen B McKenzie Jr son of an attorney died after running to a pumpkin offered by a neighbor and was struck by an oncoming truck in his front yard.
Richmond Virginia emergency relief administrator William A. Smith said he cannot reconcile his office records showing Virginia received 8,388,106 in relief grants with Washington totals of 9,655,560. He reported the discrepancy as of October 30.
Advertises Pattern 9968 for girls dresses with sizes 4 to 12 and fabric needs. Notes choice of fabrics and a lightweight description of the pattern with mother’s help suggested. Offers pattern and book pricing and requests orders to Winchester Evening Star Pattern Department in New York.
Staunton City Council hears a strong stand from Greif & Brothers workers and Amalgamated Union officials. About 500 employees, mainly women, urge removal of organizers while Greif resists unionizing, warning of welfare burdens if unionization proceeds.
Washington October 30 Optimism dimmed by fatigue as the national labor relations board worked late to reopen Cleveland 300 Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company stores and ease tension between workers and the company Edward F McGrady acting secretary of labor said I see some hope John A Hartford A P president and Thomas Farrell secretary of the Cleveland Federation of Labor offered no comment Hartford said we are not arbitrary but see no possibility of reopening our stores Union leaders remained silent while William Green AFL president backed the workers saying the company violated its code and the federation supports the union—friction persists through extended talks.
A. E Demaray of the National Park Service said Skyline Drive from Panorama to Swift Run Gap will remain open all winter except during icy or snowy periods. Reports of a winter closure circulated, but the drive will not be permanently closed, with closures limited to brief hazard days.
Washington reports a Democratic administration release of 135 million dollars in relief aid to 47 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico on the eve of the election. Maine was omitted because its November needs were unsettled, prompting Republican objections about using relief funds for campaigning.
A dog aboard a northbound Greyhound on North Main Street bit a woman passenger as she tried to pet the animal from a crate on top of the bus. The dog died minutes later after minor lacerations to the woman’s two fingers, confirmed by a physician and bus company report.
A dog in perfect health attacked its owner then died. A local veterinarian examined the remains but could not determine a cause of death.
Tomorrow features a separate waist and skirt for school girls from the Barbara Bell pattern line, offering a practical sewing option for student wardrobes.
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