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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1935
Page
1
Officials approve the construction of a gas plant at this location with an estimated cost of eight thousand dollars. The measure grants authority for building and commissioning the facility. Local authorities say the project will expand energy capacity and create potential jobs.
State Corporation Commission studies will consider lower gas rates after National Gas and Electric Company accepts city offer to relocate and build a new $58 000 plant away from Kent street area. Construction to start within 30 days with operation by year’s end. Rates to drop for about half of consumers once schedules approved and implemented.
MA Winchester lauds the decision to remove the old gas plant in favor of a $58 000 new structure with work to begin, praising the gas company and neighborhood relief from ammonia fumes while noting the city will widen East Boscawen street. He also acknowledges protests that led to this nuisance correction and comments on drivers blocking Pa’s car by parking improperly.
A Japanese delegation led by Admiral Isami Takeshita visits New Orleans to foster US Japan ties as Veterans of Foreign Wars hosts their thirty sixth encampment. He calls for peace in the Pacific and strong bilateral relations. US and Japanese veterans urged to uphold peaceful cooperation and international harmony.
President Roosevelt met with Norman Davis and Mrs. Davis in Hyde Park signaling no immediate U.S. intervention in the European crisis. He planned a busy day with figures tied to national affairs including Joseph Choate, Harris Willingham, Walter Lippmann, William Hurth and Irwin Steingut, as discussions on federal control of alcohol shift to the Internal Revenue Bureau.
Rufus Rinker aged about 23 son of Mr and Mrs Ben Rinker north of Middletown was in a minor car crash at the Baltimore and Ohio grade crossing near Middletown around 4 this morning. He crashed into a standing freight train and sustained minor cuts and bruises as his Chevrolet was damaged.
A public sale will be held September 17 at Sunnyside on 42 mile Pughtown Pike. Mrs. B. R. Miller conducts the sale of farming implements and household goods as listed in the notice.
Addis Ababa reports that Emperor Haile Selassie may announce nation wide mobilization unless the League of Nations intervenes. Italian forces intensify artillery training near Aduwa as Ethiopian tribes hold positions. A preliminary plan for a general economic blockade against Italy is being considered by League members. France aims to limit sanctions and favor a commercial boycott rather than broad restraints.
Four crew members of the lighthouse tender Tulip drowned when a small boat carrying supplies to the lighthouse Roamer capsized in New York’s lower bay. The dead are boatswain Harry Christiansen, assistant engineer Ernest Ortman, and seamen Alfred Steen and Niles Oakland. A third seaman, Lars Meshawn, was rescued by a Coast Guard cutter in serious condition.
Forecast shows winds on Chesapeake Bay and coast from the bay north of the Potomac River turning from moderate north and northeast to east or southeast by Tuesday. Sandy Hook to Cape Hatteras expects diminishing north and northeast winds, becoming east or southeast by Tuesday with fair weather tonight and Tuesday.
Advertising blurb from The Evening Star urges readers to order pickers tickets before the rush. It promises quick service and reasonable prices, appealing to customers seeking efficiency and value.
Weatherstrip installation by E W Armstrong Co promises fuel savings and draft elimination. Trained mechanics install metal weatherstrips for windows, reducing rattling and improving insulation. Local listing includes address 39 E Piccadilly St and phone numbers 659 9 12 14 16 18 1p 41.
A special Common Council meeting is planned for dairy men to object to a proposed milk ordinance. Health officer Dr. L. M. Allen and others urged measures to improve milk quality, with final action expected on third reading. Delegations may also press for an armory project in Winchester.
City Manager Field said Works Project Administration asked for additional data to accompany the $18,500 grant application for Berryville Avenue from Elm Street to the east corporate limit. The proposal includes street surface improvements curb and gutter and related work. The funding request was filed several weeks ago.
The Board of Public Welfare of Winchester and Frederick county held its regular monthly meeting last Thursday. Nan Keating and Eulalia Nalley presented reports as city and county superintendents. John Rosenberger outlined plans to centralize welfare and relief activities with a single fund drive, which the board endorsed. Three dependent children have boarding homes secured.
Mrs. Daniel Lupton, chair of the production committee for the Winchester Frederick Red Cross chapter, announced today that the committee will meet Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the sewing room at John Kerr School. Members are urged to be present.
Louise Cooley, formerly of Strasburg, starts as assistant home demonstration agent for Frederick county under Miss Elizabeth Farrar. With 12 years teaching home economics and a degree from the University of Maryland, she will learn the county duties before expanding 4-H and canning programs.
A head on collision near Leesburg involved a Berryville group including Mrs. Lewis Smallwood and Mr and Mrs George Cochran with two children. They were taken to Loudoun County Hospital but later discharged. The other vehicle carried four colored men who fled the scene after abandoning their wrecked car.
Fairfax Virginia reports the August 23 discovery of Truman Brush a Falls Church recluse whose badly beaten body was found on a wooded path at his farm. Commonwealth's Attorney Wilson M. Farr presented the case to the county grand jury.
Advisory Board under Chairman H. B. McCormac holds meetings to consolidate welfare and charitable groups, reduce duplication, and outline a constructive program for 1936. Members include Mrs. H. D. Puller John H. Rosenberger Walker Bond Miss Mary McCone Lee Coble and City Manager Arthur M. Field. The plan favors central drives while allowing some organizations to retain separate fund efforts. Red Cross and tuberculous seal drives are discussed though a countywide drive is not deemed practical.
Gov. Frank Merriam commutes the death sentence of Mrs. Nellie M. Madison to life imprisonment. She had been scheduled to hang October 4 for the murder of her husband in Long Beach California.
SAN DIEGO Calif Sept 16 Lieut Charles Keith Palmer 27 Navy flier was killed today when his single seater fighting plane failed to come out of a mile high dive and crashed at Border Field San Ysidro The accident ended the life of a young naval aviator who served with distinction and leaves a bereaved family and the armed forces grieving the loss of a brave pilot.
Washington reports the United States will require regular duties on all German goods from October 15, following Germanys action last year to terminate the most favored nation pact. The Customs Commissioner announced the policy effective October 15.
United States Senator William Gibbs McAdoo and his 26 year old bride Mary Cross paused in Pittsburgh between flights on their way to California. The couple received a group welcome and enjoyed a brief automobile ride near the airport during the layover.
Juan Ignacio Pombo lands at Central Airport in Mexico City at 10 25 am completing a 7000 mile journey from Spain in over four months. Senorita Maria Elena Rivero had waited all that time for his arrival.
Riverhead New York Sept 16 Henry H Rogers the third may contest the will of his late father holder of a Standard Oil fortune. The will was called for probate before Suffolk County Surrogate Robert S Pelletreau and the possible challenge emerged.
Citizens nationwide marked Constitution Week with fervor as the 148th anniversary of the Constitution’s signing nears. Republicans used the holiday to push the Save the Constitution message, Democrats joined, Chicago planned a pageant and oratory, and governors and mayors proclaimed tomorrow a holiday. Independence Hall observances in Philadelphia featured Speaker James M. Beck. Some factories closed for the day.
Complaints of drivers hitting sixty miles per hour through main streets were aired in police court last week. Roy A. Conrad faced drunken driving charges with a $100 fine, costs, one month in jail, and a one year license revocation. Others included reckless driving by William Glaize and C Galliday, with fines around $15.25, and traffic violations by Her bert Sublett for failing to stop at an intersection.
Mrs Roberta Campbell Lawson president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs will speak tomorrow at College Park Maryland at a meeting of the Maryland Federation of Women's Clubs board of directors Announcement by Mrs Frank Adley Chevy Chase Maryland Federation president
J Gray Beverley Field Supervisor announces his office at 12814 N Main Street Winchester Virginia will be open daily from 9 00 a m to noon to take applications for full loans under the Emergency Crop and Feed Loans Act approved February 20 1935 Farmers should call at the office during these hours to apply.
Baton Rouge sixteenth September coroner's jury rules Huey Long slaying died from pistol wounds to head chest and abdomen. Dr Weiss Jr shot by Joe Messina bodyguard testified he hid gun. Messina breaks down recalling the moment. Mention of rival Long machine faction and plot allegations from Rev Gerald L. Smith continues on page six.
Domestic news includes Baltimore man Hewitt jailed for ten years on kidnapping and a Virginia grand jury considering Truman Brush slaying. New Orleans marks VFW encampment while Bucknell’s Rainey is named ACE youth study director. In foreign coverage, Czechoslovakia asks for Jewish Olympic participation relief, Britain readies World War II era army maneuvers, and Germany begins large-scale drills. De Valera urges League backing over Italo Ethiopian conflict.
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