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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1935
Page
4
Record of NR A study costs and political critique
A government program funded 4.9 billion dollars prompts officials to defend a 2 600 employee historical study of the defunct N R A costing about 350 000 per month. Critics warn the effort highlights regulatory folly and business instability while offering a cautionary posterity lesson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Congress
Brain Trust
Blue Eagle
Washington
Carter Glass Spotlighted as Virginia's Honest Leader
Senator Carter Glass, Richmond visit, receives ovation from about 1500 young Virginians. The editor and finance expert is praised as Virginia's grandest man for his honest view of public life and his call for leaders to present honest convictions rather than seek popular drift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter Glass
Richmond
Virginia
Virginian
Senator Glass
Senator Glass and Roosevelt Convene as Affectionate Friends
The article notes Senator Carter Glass earned respect for independence of thought and frequent clashes with the Roosevelt administration over key policies. It quotes Glass saying the President wished him well as they parted, calling them honest adversaries who remain affectionate friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Carter Glass
Glass
Virginia
Capitol
Iowa Senate chairs sold for ten dollars each
Iowa lawmakers faced a self inflicted furniture scandal as $40.99 chairs shipped to homes were returned after it was realized the seats were overpriced. The executive council ruled the sale price must cover replacement costs, warning that past practices of discount purchases could invite further excesses in state furnishings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa Senate
Executive Council
General Assembly
Suez Canal in Spotlight Amid Italo Ethiopian Dispute
Suffolk News-Herald notes the 97 mile Suez Canal opened in 1869 links the Mediterranean to the Red Sea. It carries Italian troop ships and supplies with Britain rumored to close it by stock control, though pledged to remain open until 1968.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk News-Herald
Suez Canal
Mediterranean
Red Seas
Indian Ocean
Italy
Africa
Great Britain
England
British Waterway
Deed Recorded for Property at 312 South Kent Street
The deed is recorded in the Corporation Court clerk James O. Lowry’s office transferring interest to Ida Shimp Humphrey at 312 South Kent Street for $1 and other valuable considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Court Clerk
James O. Lowry
Ida Shimp Humphrey
South Kent Street
Notable Deaths and Local Accidents Reported
Nathaniel H. Rogers aged 70 died in the city. Mrs Virginia H Lines aged 83 also died. Cecil Painter injured in a Stephens bicycle collision. City hosts adult education classes under an emergency education program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel H. Rogers
Cecil Painter
Stephens
Virginia H. Lines
Years Ago Strike, Elections, and Church Appointments
Four thousand textile workers strike in Danville. Miss Frances Richards elected president of the Endeavor Union at the Reformed Church. Fire damages building in rear of Commercial Hotel. Rev. E. A. Lambert named pastor of Braddock Street M E Church South by Baltimore conference. Luther Brill dies at Star Tannery home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Frances Richards
Endeavor Union
the Reformed Church
Commercial Hotel
E. A. Lambert
Braddock Street
M. E. Church
South
Baltimore
Luther Brill
Star Tannery
Hell's Highroad screens at Empire Theatre ten years on
Ten years ago Cecil B. DeMille's Hell's Highroad played at the Empire Theatre. The same column also notes a Shenandoah National Park funding drive expanding in Virginia, religious groups backing Red Cross and District Nurses work, and a naval inquiry for Mrs. Landowne, widow of Commander Zachary Landowne. Included are wedding news in Martinsburg and obituaries in Stephens City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil B. DeMille
Hell's Highroad
Empire Theatre
Shenandoah National Park
Virginia
Red Cross and
District Nurses Association
Landowne
Zachary Landowne
Naval Court of Inquiry
Adelaide F. Russler
Marshall F. Arnold
Martinsburg
W. Va
Jacob Lemley
Stephens City
Lamsey J. Williams
Seventh Congressional District Agricultural High School
Middletown
Berkeley Springs
Hancock
R. M
Baltimore
Kiel Canal
Apple Picking Time Down in the Valley
A nostalgic poem by Charles Whitlock describing autumn harvests and the bustle of mountaineers traveling to orchards. It images crowds, preparations, and the scent of apples, noting work for all and the gathering at Yorks and Bens as September dawns. U. S. Veterans' Hospital Perry Point Md.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorks
Bens
Charles Whitlock
U. S. Veterans’ Hospital
Perry Point, Md
Winds On The Bay And Coast Forecast
Weather bulletin notes moderate to fresh southerly winds becoming northwest by Tuesday afternoon over the Chesapeake Bay and coast. North portion expected stronger southerly winds shifting to northwest, with calmer conditions inland. Fair weather tonight and Tuesday with overcast conditions in the north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesapeake Bay
Potomac River
Sandy Hook
Cape Hatteras
North Portion
South Portion
FLASHES OF LIFE OF LIFE Voters Stuck York Dem nominee expense gum
A string of truncated items from various locales notes oddities and misfortunes. Robert D. Gentzler’s expense claim includes 4.20 for chewing gum in his race for clerk of courts. A two headed kitten with five eyes is born in Philadelphia. A wooden nickel sells for a tin quarter at a Marshall county fair. Lee W. Ryan, 69, gains 354 through a delay in his old age pension processing after verification of age in La Plata. Virgil Wood, 11, runs away with his dog and is found after his family moves to a no dogs allowed apartment. his pet was killed by a car. Homer L. Todd loses 11 dollars after a pistol threats while fixing car lights in Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York, Pa
Robert D. Gentzler
Spokane
Wash
Lee W. Ryan
la Plata
Ryan
Pratt, Kas
Virgil Wood
Hutchinson
Virgil
Filipino flapper debate sparks church group talk
A church group discussed modern fashions. A speaker contrasted cultural trends, calling the Filipino flapper a model of dressing modestly compared with the American girl who aims to wear as little as possible.
Boy Finds Dynamite Boxes In Street
Davenport Iowa 12 year old Paul Beckman found two boxes in the street and placed them in his school locker to return to the owner. Ralph Quelle of a cement firm led a frantic search and Beckman revealed the boxes contained five sticks of dynamite and five caps, enough to blow up the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Iowa
Paul Beckman
Ralph
Quelle
Beckman
Spending 4 880 Millions A New Deal Paradox
Washington reports note President Roosevelt faces difficulty moving the 4 880 millions allocated for work relief. Critics say Republicans seek a large campaign fund next year, but the administration struggles to spend the money quickly where it helps most.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
White House
Roosevelt
How It Was Done and Hoffman's 1940 Prospects
The piece contrasts a sweeping 4 880 million funding approach with Hopkins and others vying for projects. It notes Harold Hoffman as a potential 1940 Republican candidate, aided by war veteran support and broad appeal, despite a recent setback in New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harold G. Hoffman
New Jersey
Hoffman
United States
Pythias
Frank H. Ryan
Courier-Post
Camden
Mr. Ryan
Rainfall totals and averages from Winchester records
Present and past rainfall figures show no precipitation in the past 24 hours ending 8 a.m. September to date totals reach 4.43 inches, year to date 28.57 inches. The 22 year average is 34.61 inches with monthly averages listed for January to December from 2.30 to 3.88 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Research Laboratory
World Record Battle at Namasigue in 1907
The battle of Namasigue during the Honduras Nicaragua hostilities of 1907 is described as a world record for casualties relative to fighters and time. Three thousand or more were killed in a few minutes of actual combat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Namasigue
Honduras
Nicaragua
Origin of the Dollar Sign and Sailor Customs
The Dollar Sign derives from the Spanish piece of eight with the sign shaped from the figure eight and pillars of Hercules. An average adult skeleton weighs about thirty pounds. A closed shop means only union members are employed in a place or industry. Sailors wore gold anchors in their ears to ward off evil spirits and kept long hair slicked with tar.
Nature-Fakers: Clouds with flat bases challenged
A meteorologist calls nature fakers those artists who paint billowy fair weather clouds with rounded bases. He argues the real clouds have flat bases and a uniform top, not the painterly rounded shapes.
Donor of Fortune Sparks Family Tensions in New York Move
Carol Kennedy declares she will abandon her Connecticut home on her twenty fourth birthday to seek happiness in New York. Kathy and Owen discuss marriage and social life as Carol's quiet, nursing nature contrasts with their party plans and looming choices. The chapter hints at future impact of Carol’s life on Kathy and Owen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Kennedy
Connecticut
New York
Kathy
W. Owen Craig
Owen
Adele’s
Qwen
Social Register
Carol
Park Avenue
Gary Crandall
Trousseau
City Hall
Darling
Gary
Doctor
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