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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1931
Page
6
The grand jury will investigate alleged campaign expenditure reporting failures. The probe begins October 8 with witnesses including bankers and Methodist Church, South officials subpoenaed.
An outbreak of minor terrorism in Chicago on September 30 involved three bombs, a theatre stink bomb, and window smashings at five stores. The blasts damaged Erhardt and Sons paint shop, Arthur Mee painting, and Perk apartment, home of owner George J. Erhardt Jr., while the Avaloe Movie Theatre was evacuated.
Two New York Central freight crew members died and the engineman was seriously injured when a switch was opened by brothers Leonard Hahn 12 and Arthur Hahn 9 near Beech Creek Pennsylvania. Detectives said the boys confessed they opened the switch and could not close it. The crash involved an unspecified number of empty cars.
Shouse stated that the Missouri seventh district result, electing Robert D. Jansen, signals discontent with the Republicans and national rejection of their rule. He cited tariff and farm board policies as key issues shaping next year’s campaign and noted the agricultural west’s stance toward the current GOP.
Paris Sept. 30 Premier Laval announced he will sail for New York October 14 aboard the Tre De France due October 22. He goes at the invitation of President Hoover to discuss mutual interests between France and the United States.
Railroad attorneys told the Interstate Commerce Commission that denying a 15 percent freight rate increase would trigger a nationwide wage cut for workers. Greenville Clark of New York argued the higher rate was needed and that delaying or denying it would force wage reductions. The hearing closed with a decision expected in two to three weeks. Separately, Sing Sing officials reportedly consider offering Legs Diamond an athletic scholarship.
M. A. Hanna Coal Company announces a 14 percent wage cut in its five Jefferson and Belmont county mines effective tomorrow. About 1800 miners are affected as the firm cites economic conditions and competitive wage scales in the eastern Ohio bituminous coal fields.
London reports on September 30 indicate Parliament will adjourn next Wednesday. Observers expect a general election soon with party dynamics unsettled as Labor leader Arthur Henderson questions potential dissolution.
Thomas A. Edison continues to lose strength due to an illness. Doctors report his condition has worsened over several days and is affecting his daily activities.
Brief quotation shows Rudy Vallee insisting he has no illusions about his life and appeal. The line reflects his self view as he speaks on popularity and public image.
Fragmentary OCR reads a list of coin values and abbrevations. It appears to catalog prices or prices per item with small denominations and a stray term fers. No clear event or person identified.
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