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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1935
Page
3
The article notes that five members of the Virginia Tech orchestra from Chester are expected this year in addition to the band members. It describes the high quality of work and mentions preparation for study in higher institutions.
The Baker family reunion, delayed due to infantile paralysis, will take place Sunday September 29 at St Stephens Church five miles northwest of Strasburg. Organizers led by E E Baker and R H Baker plan a full program with Rev Melvin Baker and Harry P Baker expected to attend. A picnic dinner will follow.
Activities include D A R and Garden Club meetings, choir practices, lodge gatherings, and club luncheons. Events list dates from Wednesday through Saturday with multiple venues such as Braddock and Stewart streets, the George Washington Hotel, and local churches.
A large number of Winchester and Frederick County students plan to leave soon for Virginia Polytechnic Institute for the upcoming year. Senior class members include Allison Hartman Cecil McVay Leslie Poham us Dennis Hailey. juniors include Kenneth Robinson Walden Resseguie Harry Dieckman. sophomores Rinard Largent Earl Lake Bennie Davis Horace Hott. First year entrants include Douglas Dune Jack Pennypacker ge Resseguie Clinton Dewitt James Goode Garland Baptist. Nine Winchester students, former Handley pupil W H McIlwee, have shown strong VT involvement.
The Weather Bureau reports heavy rainfall from Sept 4 to 6 on Maryland s eastern shore totaling 10 to 20 inches and five to 10 inches in western Maryland. Strong northerly winds damaged corn and tomato crops while tobacco storage avoided worse losses. rains were beneficial to some crops despite flood damage.
Large opening day crowd estimated at 6000 attends Shenandoah County Fair in Woodstock. Schoolchildren admitted free. Troop E Fort Myer entertains with hurdle jumping and flaming acts. Carnival midway by Kays United Shows and concerts by Wagners of Concord. Nelson program adds aerial stunts and antique auto. Local residents and visitors noted in society items.
Mrs W D Myers will host the Friday club this week at her country home with a 1 o clock luncheon. A United Brethren young peoples choir meeting follows at 6 45 in the church with officers to be elected for the coming year.
Rep Snell accuses President Roosevelt of pushing unconstitutional legislation to weaponize a constitutional clash in 1935 politics. He cites NRA leaders and aides as backing a campaign to reshape the judiciary and upend the U S Constitution, arguing the issue pits the constitution against the New Deal.
The speaker labels the current issue as the President’s making and a national challenge. He states the Republican party is prepared to meet it with a decisive, head-on confrontation to the finish. The tone emphasizes resolve and party unity.
Betty Ash a colored woman was sentenced to two days in jail and four dollars costs for taking her son to Clarke county after learning he was wanted by local officers in a spree of petty robberies. Another fugitive, H Johnson, left town with his family bound for West Virginia. The youths linked to the cases face juvenile court.
Setfan Orban, 58, of Hillside, NJ, released under suspended sentence after pleading no defense to threats against Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins over his naturalization status. He had warned he would be forced to the unwritten law and take the case into his own hands. Department of Naturalization filed the complaint.
Cincinnati dispatch reports the American Federation of Government Employees votes tomorrow on expanding membership to include state county and municipal workers. The proposal backed by the AFL may be discussed as William Green appears before a four day convention. If approved, potential membership could reach 450 000.
Government in Libson reports a planned revolution halted by swift authorities. Officers tied to the plot were arrested en route to the artillery barracks where they planned to signal the uprising.
Father Charles E. Coughlin met with President Roosevelt in Great Barrington Massachusetts. The priest declined to reveal topics of their talk and said the President was host and he was guest. Joseph P Kennedy arranged the appointment for the meeting.
Anchorage added 1,000 to a 5,000 fund to search for a missing airplane. Pilots Steve Mills and Don Goodman reported Tyone Lake sighting campfires were not the missing party. The party Holes were Arthur Hines, John F. Lenz, Mrs. Lenz, and Alton Nordale of Fairbanks, missing since August 19 after leaving Dawson Yukon.
Hyde Park, N Y Sept 11 Postmaster General Farley denies reports he will resign in January to lead the Democratic National Committee. Observers think Roosevelt may ask him to run the reelection campaign and relinquish his cabinet post if chosen. Secretary Roper and Frank C Walker visit, both named as possible successors.
Hollywood whispers place Marlene Dietrich with John Gilbert amid reports of estrangement between Dietrich and her husband Rudolph Sieber. Gilbert recently divorced his fourth wife Virginia Bruce, and the pair have appeared together at Hollywood previews fueling speculation.
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