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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1935
Page
6
John William Lewin was buried in Front Royal after services led by Rev. R B Clagett of Front Methodist Church. Assisting ministers were Rev. Parker and War renton charge in place of Rev. S C Stickley. Surviving relatives include adopted daughter Mrs Dorsey Hottle and Miss Margaret Ann Lewin, 17, who faces choices about continuing school or living with relatives.
Front Royal Retail Merchants Association will hold its April meeting at the Royal Club Inn at 6 15 tonight. The group will appoint a committee to meet with Henry G Shirley chairman of the Virginia State Highway Commission to discuss the entrance of the John Marshall Highway.
Front Royal All-Stars beat Randolph-Macon Academy nine in a Saturday practice game by a score of two to one. It was the opening game of the season with many substitutes and three pitchers used. Lyle McFall stood out with a fine grounder fielding play. Proceeds will aid night equipment for the ball park as the All-Stars schedule another game with a nearby community team.
In Judge Olmstead’s court this morning Glendon Buck Robinson was fined 20 dollars plus costs and given a suspended 60 day sentence for assault. Others, including Buster Rosenburg Harvey Martin Woodrow Steele Lyle Lang and Rondell Burke, faced 10 dollar fines for disorderly conduct. Lenzig Walters received 100 dollars plus costs and 30 days for DUI with no permit and 10 dollars plus costs for the second charge. Roy Hounshell was jailed 15 days for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Landen Smith was fined 5 dollars plus a tail ae and sentenced to 12 months in jail.
Congress agrees with Secretary Ickes to remove language requiring one third of the nine hundred million dollar relief fund be allocated by the bill. The measure moves to a conference to reconcile differences with the Senate.
Mrs Obie Carter is in serious condition after a spinal meningitis attack. Several locals and visitors are noted here including Miss Alice Sowers from Fredericksburg, Thurman Ritenour of VERA, and many residents from Front Royal and surrounding towns visiting friends and relatives over the weekend. The American Legion Auxiliary will meet at 5 30 this evening in the Legion Hall.
A leader speaking but not naming himself said the President proposed leaving the method to delete the objectionable language to Congressional leaders. The remark was noted while discussing drafting changes aimed at removing the phrasing referred to as objectionable direct work.
Martinsburg bowlers defeated the West Virginians by 54 pins with a team score of 2 846 to 2 812. G D Taylor's squad from this city led the effort as Hill rolled 135 for high local individual score and West Virginian knocked down second high total.
In a bowling tally, LaFollette held the local maple tosser title with a third high game of 129 and a second high series of 601. Individual scores include Hinton 99 103 120 105 100 for 527, Keer 120 130 106 129 119 for 604, D Cheney 112 116 110 112 123 for 573, Weller 108 115 120 113 128 for 584, and totals 529 588 549 556 590 for 2,812.
BRADENTON Florida April 1 Dazzy Vance veteran right hand pitcher recently released by the St Louis Cardinals announced today he had signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers Vance gained his greatest National League fame with Brooklyn winning the most valuable player award one season when on the Dodger mound staff
The Associated Press reports nine states show a downward trend in relief costs or caseloads as March ends. Florida notes March expenditures match February but fewer recipients. Texas sees a drop in both spend and caseload, with April projected lower. Other states anticipate continued reductions though Oklahoma New Hampshire North Dakota and West Virginia report increases.
The AAA announced that spring wheat farmers may plant up to 165 percent of the 1928 to 1932 average, easing the earlier March 20 plan. The change reverses the prior requirement of no ten percent reduction previously decreed last fall.
Madrid reports the president appointed Jose Martinez De Valasco of the Agrarian party as premier after former premier Alejandro Leroux failed to form a government. The move follows political opposition and an aborted coalition effort.
The Supreme Court upheld New York state authority to sue New Jersey stockholders of the Bank of United States to collect assessments. The suit sought over 500000 from 556 New Jersey residents. the defunct bank showed liabilities exceeding assets by more than 30000000.
President Roosevelt elevates Rear Admiral Henry V. Butler to Vice Admiral to lead the fleet air forces. The executive order changes his rank and a 15 gun salute marks the new appointment as he commands 252 aircraft across scouting fighting and bombing roles, joining the navy’s top five admirals.
The munitions committee backed the Flynn plan to take profits from war and opposed Baruch’s ceiling idea. It endorsed Geneva efforts for stricter international arms control and supported a constitutional amendment to end tax exempt bonds as a war profit loophole.
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation, led by Jesse H. Jones, signals a shift toward utility lending as defaults loom. A note tied to Webster Corporation and Dawes Bank exposure prompts discussions of FCC-style intervention and possible takeover of about 2,000 public utility plants across the Midwest including Chicago St Louis and Indianapolis.
The notice describes the marriage of Mr N O Hawkins and Mrs Hawkins in Hagerstown Maryland on March 1. The bride Mrs Hawkins a Sayre native and Mansfield State Teachers College graduate has resided at the John Kerr building four years and counts many friends in town. The groom known as Nat is a local athlete and former pupil of area schools and works as a salesman at Winchester Coca Cola Bottling Works. They will reside at No 342 East Piccadilly.
A surprise birthday party honored Mrs. M. H. Hausenfluck and Mrs. George Yeakley at the Hausenfluck home in Opequon. Guests from Winchester and Welltown attended, including Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Yeakley and many others with refreshments and gifts.
Mr. Wilbur Hewett hosted a birthday gathering for his daughter Miss Katherine Hewett at his West Cecil street home on Friday evening. Guests included many local friends and neighbors, with games and dancing enjoyed by all.
A marriage license was issued in the County Clerk's Office over the weekend to Miss Coby Love Elliott, daughter of Lizzie Elliott, to William J. Jenkins. The bride is 19 and the groom, who is 38, is divorced. Both live in Frederick county. Guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Rudolph yesterday included Mrs. Beulah Bartlett, Mrs. Lena Grim and Mr. A. C. Rudolph, all of this city. Master Kenneth Rudolph celebrated his eleventh birthday.
The Supreme Court sustained the Texas Democratic convention action from May 1932 that barred negroes from Democratic primaries by restricting party membership to white citizens eligible to vote. Plaintiff R. R. Grovey, 44, of Harris County Negro, challenged the method.
Supreme Court upholds federal courts power in railroad reorganizations to prevent Recon struction Corporation and other railway note holders from seizing collateral to recover money.
Police said today Willard M. Perkins, 70, a Chicago banker, shot and killed his 65-year-old wife before turning the gun on himself in Seattle.
Markets show advances in transportation and bonds while grains and cottons slip. Sterling and French franc rise modestly with Brussels trading at near official levels as New York listed stocks like General Electric and Chrysler trade in mid ranges.
Closing futures and cash prices list wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, lard and bellies for May July and September. Chicago prices include No 2 red wheat and No 2 yellow corn, with Baltimore spot wheat and Winchester market values noted. All quotations reflect mill deliveries.
Norfolk Va April 1 A Rockfeller Jr initiative proposes moving the state insane asylum at Williamsburg to a farm outside the city to avoid expansion. If approved a new hotel costing 500000 to 750000 would be built near the current site with a 25000 donation to cover moving costs. Governor Peery has not acted awaiting General Assembly action next year.
Corpus Christi Texas March 31 two men died in a mid air collision at the municipal airport. Plane piloted by Jack Barstow collided with another flown by Eddie Johnson after a race with a third plane. Barstow and passenger Jack Cowgill perished. Johnson survived with minor injuries.
Market notes show steady cattle and sheep activity with varied weights and prices. Bulls calves and hogs traded slowly with top hogs around 9.75 per cwt and light pigs 5 to 15 cents above quotes. Philadelphia live poultry and butter prices listed with almanac style detail for April 1.
A scanned market listing shows prices for flour bags, shelled and cracked corn, scratch feed, corn meal, bran, dairy feeds, egg mash, butter, and livestock like cows steers live hogs and dressed pork. Entries repeat with bag sizes and per barrel pricing, reflecting a dense, early 20th century wholesale catalog.
Washington reports the House committee tacitly backs dropping a 405 million army modernization plan amid a works relief bill amend ment. Rep Hill says housing and post building funds could reroute the effort, with a separate bill scenario deemed highly improbable.
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