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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1935

Page

2

Virginia Eyes Stricter Rules for For Hire Carriers

Virginia planners expect new laws to regulate intrastate for hire motor carriers in line with federal rules. About 15 000 operators would be affected as the State Corporation Commission notes many contract carriers act like common carriers, paying little state tax beyond license fees.

Virginia A Assembly Thomas Ww State Car Commission Ozlin Interstate Cone Commission Onxlina State Corporation Commission

Check Charts Used By Pilots

Washington reports completion of national flight chart checks to ensure accuracy of airmen charts with what pilots will see. Eugene L. Vidal announces that 87 sectional aeronautical charts are published by the Bureau of Air Commerce and produced by the Coast and Geodetic Survey. Forty eight charts are in tow and remaining drafts will be corrected for mid November release.

Washington United States Eugene L. Vidal Air Commerce Bureau of Air Com- Department of Commerce Bureau Coast, and Geodetic Survey

Police Pensions Topics at Fredericksburg Convention

The Virginia Police Executives Association outlines its annual convention in Fredericksburg on September 23 and 24. President John Arnold and secretary Morton Wallerstein lead preparations with Fredericksburg officials. A pension system report is expected as a highlight, with focus also on police training and financial planning for the year. Nationally known police officials will address a banquet on Monday night.

Virginia Police Executives Association Fredericksburg John 8. Arnold Alexandria Morton L. Wallerstein

Sports Highlights Across Weekends From Hawthorne to Aqueduct

Highlights from Hawthorne, Narragansett, Aqueduct and other venues feature Myrtlewood winning the Hawthorne Sprint Handicap, West Main second, Clang third. New Deal wins the What Cheer Handicap at Narragansett. Ned Reigh ships eight juveniles to win the Junior Championship at Aqueduct. Mangin defeats Menzel in Forest Hills quarterfinals with Perry beating Shields. Parker advances in Pennsylvania Open. Flanagan sets 300 meter freestyle record. Kompa sisters set two backstroke marks. Shorer wins 15 mile handicap in Buffalo. Mac Farlane wins open golf with 274 total. Insinger dies in Oakland speedway crash. Coy, Yale football great, dies at 47.

Chicago Myrtlewood West Main Clang Pawtucket R. I Narragansett New York Ned Reigh Aqueduct Forest Hills N. Y Gregory Mangin Roderich Menzel Fred Perry Frank Shields Allentown Frankie Parker Pennsylvania Martin Buxby Guy Cheng Los Angeles Ralph Flanagan Kompa Elizabeth Erna General Buffalo John Shorer Toronto Glens Falls Willie MacFarlane Oakland Cal Harris Insinger

Rehabilitation Work Under Way At Federalsburg

Frederalsburg faces a massive rehabilitation after flood waters receded. WPA consultant William H. Elliott will meet with state administrator Francis H. Dryden in Baltimore for aid. Damages are estimated up to 300000 dollars with looting fears and Red Cross relief winding down. Pennsylvan ia Railroad losses are about 150000 dollars as the station is undermined.

Frederalsburg Federal Works Progress Administration Thomas H. Chambers William H. Elliott WPA Baltimore Francis H. Dryden Red Cross A. E. Bryant Pennsylvania Railroad

851 Airplanes Are Produced

Washington reports 851 airplanes built in the first six months of 1935, up 14 percent from 1934. The Bureau of Air Commerce, Department of Commerce, notes 517 for domestic civil use, 173 for military deliveries, and 161 for export. Domestic civil use and export rose, while military deliveries fell vs 1934.

Washington United States Bureau of Airommerce Department of Commerce

San Francisco Roots of a City

San Francisco began as a fortified town and Spanish mission in 1776 and grew to incorporation in 1850, shaping its early urban history.

San Francisco Calif

Stephenson Notesuae at we Sten here both DeHaven were calling

Stephenson notes describe a sequence of social visits in Winchester and surrounding areas. Tenants include Mr. and Mrs. Ashwood and Mr. and Mrs. Orndorff visiting Mrs. Wood's home. Miss Louise Ninobell visiting a cousin in Winchester. Lemuel Nixon returning to Slanesville after a visit to Omps. and a car outing by Elizabeth DeHaven with Wigginton Grubbs and Esther Funk to Connellsville. The Welltown revival attracts attendees. influenza keeps Harry Prince home before returning to work on a Greenwood farm. Additional visits include the Princes with friends, Farm Bureau picnic at Jordan Springs, and trips by Elsie Zinn and the Rinker and Affleck households.

Uae Sten DeHaven Winchester Linda Triggs Frances Ster B H. Ashwood Orndorff Wood Otto Preffitt Prance’ Po Louise Nobell Wadesville Lemuel Nixon Slanesville W. Va A. L. Omps Elizabeth DeHaven Deere Wigginton Clyde Grubbs Esther Funk Connellsville Clay Hodgson Old Hickory Tenn E. L. Orndorff Welltown Earl Prince M. Pert Robert O. Buckner Margaretta Buckner Boyce A. J. Prince Stephenson Thomas Mor Harry Prince Charles Buhl Greenwood Earl Smallwood Maud Prince Harry Dunn Farm Bureau Jordan Springs Elsie ‘Zinn Baltimore Lester Stipe Charlottesville Rinker Washington, D. C F. M. Affleck Amiss Prince J. W. Carlile Virgil Brown

Landmark Hole in the Wall Marks Great Abaco Shore

The Abaco Islands include Great Abaco and Little Abaco in the Bahamas. Great Abaco measures about 80 by 20 miles while Little Abaco is 28 miles long. A natural perforated rock on Great Abaco’s southeast shore called the Hole in the Wall serves as a seafaring landmark.

Abaco Islands Great Abaco Little Abaco Bahamas

Portable Fire Alarm Patented By G. W. Jones

George W. Jones of Winchester has patented a fire alarm claimed to be simple practical and inexpensive for homes factories ships airplanes and other places. The device uses a fusible member to release a spring actuated detonator that sounds an alarm and it can be moved easily to locate at risk points including lodging houses. The prospectus notes automatic triggering by surrounding temperature rise during a fire.

George W. Jones Mr. Jones Robert L. Jones Fairview Avenue Winchester Post Office Winchester Albert J. Kramer Harrisonburg

Baltimore Makes Bid For Exports

The Baltimore export and import bureau of the Baltimore Association of Commerce is intensifying efforts to boost apple exports. It staffed a booth at the Cleveland apple convention and attended a Byrd meeting at Berryville Virginia on August 24, conducting interviews with numerous growers dealers domestic exporters and foreign importers.

Baltimore Baltimore Association of Commerce Cleveland Harry F. Byrd Berryville

Black Forest Ends at Lake Constance

Lake Constance forms part of the historic boundary among Germany Austria and Switzerland. Constance city hosts many medieval churches and buildings and was a site for church councils in the Middle Ages.

Black Forest Lake Constance Order of Germany Austria

Death comes to Mrs Kate M Cooke at Charles Town

Mrs Kate Mason Cooke aged 69 died Saturday in Town General Hospital after a lingering illness. She was daughter of late Judge Thomas C Green and Mary McDonald, lived in Charles Town most of life, had one child Claibourne Latimer of the University of Kentucky, and leaves a sister Mrs Cruger Smith and a brother T C Green both of Charles Town.

Charles Town W. Va Kate Mason Cooke Town General Hospital Cooke Thomas C. Green Supreme Court of Appeals West Virginia Mary McDonald Angus McDonald Winchester Latimer Maryland

Columbia to Confer Berton Medal on Admiral Byrd

New York Sept 9 CBS to award a distinguished radio contribution Berton Medal to Admiral Richard E Byrd for his short wave broadcasts from Little America. The medal will be presented in a one hour CBS broadcast on September 25 marking his second South Pole expedition and fourteen months of weekly broadcasts.

New York CBS Richard E. Byrd Little America South Pole

Germans Lodge Formal Protests

The German government filed a formal protest with the State Department over remarks by Magistrate Louis R. Brodsky in New York City dismissing charges against five men arrested in the Bremen incident. Brodsky attributed his statements to beliefs held by the defendants and others of our citizenry.

Washington State Department Louis R. Brodsky New York City Bremen Brodsky

Jacob D. Rinker Wins Final Divorce Decree

Jacob D. Rinker, west of Stephens City, secured a final decree in divorce from Addie B. Rinker. The decree merged with a prior bed and board decree and was signed by Judge Philip Williams in Frederick County circuit court. Property rights are protected and neither party may remarry within six months.

Jacob Rinker Stephens City Addie B. Rinker Philip Williams Frederick County Circuit Court

Public sale of four city tract properties in Winchester Virginia

Trustees under E F Ashley and Laura V Ashley announce a public auction at 11 a m on Saturday September 28 1935 in front of the County Court House Winchester Va for four parcels of land on East Kern Street Highland Avenue and 528 Highland Avenue. The sale requires one third cash with the remainder in two annual installments secured by trust deed and insurance.

E. F. Ashley Leura V. Ashley Corporation Court of Winchester County Court House Winchester Kern Street John Clark Edmonds Laura V. Ashley Belle C. Fisher J. T. Fisher Highland Avenue Sadie Lind James V. Jenkins Taylor Ritter John Shanholtz Cecil C. Grim L. Jackson Said Ashley William C. Miller

New Forest Along the Tensas River Louisiana Stretch

A 70 mile tract along the Tensas river in Louisiana runs through former cotton plantation country. The area features reduced forests compared to prewar times and reflects the region's historic agricultural past.

New Forest Tensas River Louisiana

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