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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1934
Page
7
Licenses went on sale on July 1 1935 with 816 licenses issued to date. County offices report 594 county permits and 204 state permits along with 18 nonresident licenses sold. Corporation Court Clerk records show 187 county licenses and 144 state licenses issued. No nonresident licenses have been issued yet.
Washington forecast shows occasional local showers mainly for the North and Middle Atlantic states. Northern areas may see fair weather early, with a Thursday shower period. Temperatures rise in the north and middle portions of the week, warm through Wednesday, then cool toward week’s end.
A Sun dispatch from Washington reports President Roosevelt accepted the resignation of Lewis W. Douglas as director of the budget as soon as it was offered. The Sun noted Douglas left the decision to the President to announce at his convenience.
Senator Huey P. Long questioned Henry Long amid testimony on about twenty one major lotteries in New Orleans. Witnesses described payoffs to Mayor Semmes Walmsley and Police Superintendent George Reyer totaling thousands weekly, cash payments, and no records kept. Detectives Grosch and two others relocated to a vacant office with a radio to monitor developments.
A wind shift revived gas blasts at the Nai Oil Company plant near Campana causing widespread damage. Five killed as a large tank named YW exploded, followed by several smaller blasts. Firefighters and engineers worked to isolate remaining flames and claimed conditions under control.
A. R. Snapp narrowly escaped serious injury when struck by the fender of the Friendship fire truck at Loudoun and Boscaven streets while en route to a reported alarm. Driver Lester Forney said Snapp stepped in front of the moving vehicle and the crew veered to avoid him, but a glancing blow occurred. No serious injuries or fire damage to the car were reported.
The Farm Administration reports first installment payments to corn hog participants exceed 55 million dollars, nearing half of the projected 133 million. Payments issued via 566,587 checks across states with Virginia noting 18,245 dollars in Frederick.
Distributors of the Norfolk area presented their case before the State Milk Commission today as hearings proceed to set price and practice regulations. After an extended hearing yesterday the board called the situation in this region the most complex they have yet faced and Chairman J. S. Agnew said a decision on prices will take several weeks.
The auto code due to expire September 4 was extended after NRA discussions. The orders were sent to Hugh Johnson at Bethany Del. The code includes a merit clause allowing employers to hire and dismiss on merit regardless of union status, a point unions criticize.
Clarence Saunders says he was swindled of $1 by a one year old German who claimed money would uncover $3 000 000 in gold buried on the coast of Haiti. The Shelby county grand jury will be asked to indict the defendant who calls himself Dr Armgaard Karl Graves, on a charge of obtaining money by false pretenses.
Turner roared a stubby racing monoplane aloft at 3 03 p m Pacific Standard Time headed east toward New York to beat his nine hour target and surpass last year’s record.
In Cleveland Vincent Bendix sponsored the national air races, with three pilots remaining from last night. Jim Granger and Lt. Murray Dilley waited to start, while one pilot failed to finish in time for the $7,500 purse. The unused prize drew a tag award for those who start by Sunday to attempt a distance record.
Reported at 11 30 p m local time the textile strike would complete the walkout across cotton, woolen and worsted, with silk workers joining. Estimated total workers affected 800 000 to 850 000 across 1 281 cotton mills 500 woolen and worsted mills and 1 000 silk rayon mills in Virginia and beyond.
A Marian Martin pattern advertises a youthful dress with pointed yokes and a row of front buttons. It notes sizes 10 through 20, fabric needs for size 14, and offers the Summer Edition pattern book for 15 cents with pattern price 25 cents. Orders go to Winchester Evening Star Pattern Department in New York.
Textile mills prepared to respond to a general walkout at 11 30 p m as the Virginia Manufacturers Association weighed the impact. About 8000 to 10000 Virginia workers could be affected, with Riverside and River Cotton at Danville noted as the only plants immediately touched and not strongly unionized according to Louthan.
Baltimore police arrest Rapheal Chatterline, 48, an escaped convict from North Carolina, when he tried to pawn a camera and a Se blanket. He escaped last June during a 15 year sentence for blowing a safe near Nashville, North Carolina.
The executive committee of the American Bar Association announced Los Angeles California as the 1935 convention city. The decision was reported from Milwaukee Wisconsin on September 1.
Babe Ruth slugged his twentieth homer off Walley Stewart in the first inning, giving the Yankees a 1 to 0 lead over the Senators as the long ball came with the bases empty. A Whitacre resident displayed a freak cucumber measuring 11 inches, with one fruit entwined around the other.
By deed of trust dated May 27 1931 and request of the noteholder the R F McGraw parcel near Winchester Virginia is offered at public auction August 25 1934. The 35 acre Dolph White Land lies partly in Warren and Frederick counties three miles west of the Winchester Front Royal Turnpike. One third cash with the balance due in two annual installments secured by bonds and a deed of trust with insurance. Sale postponed to September 8 1934 at the same time and place.
In Havana students from Radical group blocked traffic at the University of Havana and fired on police from campus windows to protest the killing of 22 year old Dodolfo Schanchez. Police later cleared the campus with rifles, rescuing unarmed detainees as shots echoed across the area.
Authorities seek the identity of a youth about 20 who was jostled from a freight yesterday near Harpers Ferry and killed. Harold Childrey of Jacksonville Florida, riding with him, was seriously injured and rushed to a Charles Town hospital.
Default on a 1929 deed of trust by George C. Shryock and Susie C. Shryock triggers a public auction on September 29 1934 at 11 am in Winchester Virginia. The 149 acre farm east of Stephens City includes a large barn outbuildings and a two story residence. One third cash with the balance in two annual installments at 6 percent through the deed of trust.
Miss Louise Kanode of Martinsburg W Va married Mr Hollis of this city in a July 16 1934 Hagerstown Md ceremony officiated by Rev F H Snaveley. Attendants included Miss Peggy Dennis and Miss Courtney Hollis and Robert McArver. The couple will reside in this city after October 1. Courtney W Hollis wed Lynwood Harrison Barnett August 11 in Hagerstown Md with small family ceremony. Barnett son of Edward N Barnett and grandson of late John E Barnett. Both couples connected to local schools police and hotels with plans to start new homes in the area.
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