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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1935
Page
6
Bale of tickets for the King Cole Society Circus arrives in Front Royal with Miss Dorothy Fuqua named Miss Warren County selling the first tickets to Mayor B J Hillidge. A display photo from A N Carroll studio shows the sale.
Randolph-Macon Academy defeated Mt. St. Joseph's Academy Baltimore 5 to 4 at Front Royal. The Jackets had 41 hits while Mt St. Joseph was limited to two. St. Joseph scored first in the fifth, RMA answered in the sixth, both tallied in the seventh, and McFall crossed the plate for the decisive run in the final inning.
The Warren County High School Parent-Teacher Association elected officers for the coming year. Mary Burruss as president and first vice president, Q D Gasque as second vice president, H C Coe as recording secretary, Virginia Young as corresponding secretary, W E Rudacille as treasurer, and other officers including program chair W Berkley Steed and hospitality chair J W Ferrell. On May 13 and 14 the P T A will sponsor a benefit moving picture show.
PRONT ROYAL Va April 19 The Warren County high school baseball team defeated Boyce high school at Boyce 8 to 6. The Boyce club had 4 hits while Warren County registered 10. In the seventh inning the locals scored five runs and added one in the eighth while Boyce tallied two in the eighth and three in the ninth.
The County Board of Supervisors has approved over 700 dollars in stock claims for dog losses this year, surpassing last year's 600 dollars for the full year. Claims are approved monthly but paid only at year end, with ten months elapsed in the current period.
The Whatsoever Circle of the King's Daughters met at Mrs. P. M. Shirey’s home with speaker Dr. Elizabeth B. Sherman on tiber iosis. Devotionals by Mrs. Marvin Steed centered on Immortality. new members included Mrs. B. H. Potts, Mrs. Robert L. Hockman and Mrs. Charles Lee.
The Front Royal bowling team lost to Funk's Winchester squad on Wednesday evening at local alleys by 132 pins. Winchester finished with 2580 pins while Front Royal totaled 2448.
Mr. Jesse Price and son Richard of Riverton were called to Blacksburg Va to care for Price's ill mother. Many residents visit kin, attend dances, and prepare for Easter. Mrs West, Miss Sirbaugh, and others attend events. Ella Gill announces engagement to Ensign John Lloyd Phillips. May Queen Pauline Rudacille named at Shenandoah College.
Miss Lillian McFall arrived last evening to spend Easter with her mother Mrs. Gussie McFall. Miss Dorothy Gore of Winchester will spend the weekend with her mother Mrs. Emma Gore at her home here.
Warren County schools will close May 25 with the high school extending two more days. If federal funds are approved the schools may continue for three weeks after May 25, per superintendent G. Tyler Miller.
Before Trial Justice Walter G. Olmstead James M. Ritter of Winchester was fined one dollar and costs on a charge of illegal parking on Main Street.
Rome observed Good Friday with silent bells and stripped churches as priests prayed and hymns sounded. In Jerusalem pilgrims at the Holy Sepulchre reenacted the via dolorosa and the 14 stations, while the archbishop washed the feet of twelve apostles’ representatives in a Holy Sepulchre ceremony.
More than 60 couples attended the Junior Class dance Thursday evening in the auditorium of Warren County High School. Excellent music was provided by the Royal Parkway Orchestra.
Mrs. Margaret Black of R F D No 1 East Fultonham Muskingum County and Eli Younken of Sayre Perry County celebrate their ninetieth birthday on Easter day. The twins share the milestone in separate Ohio communities.
A single seat mono plane owned by John Sherman of Cleveland nosedived into the Hosatonic River after hitting a high tension line near Derby. Yale coach Ed Leader leaped from the Boola to pull Sherman from the water. Sherman survived unhurt.
Kiwanis Club members heard Rev Dr B McGukin of the Presbyterian Church give a hopeful sermon at the noon meeting. Guests included Thorn ton Bryarly Park Loy George Snarr Jr Stanley Barr G Lester and Thomas C Bowling. Ansel Grove reported on the Apple Blossom float progress and urged member help for decorations before April 29 parade.
Fourteen youths underwent physical exams this week and were sent to Fort George Meade Maryland before transfer to Civilian Conservation Corps camps. They come from Frederick Winchester Warren Shenandoah and Loudoun counties with named individuals listed such as Corbin Koop and Beaty Figgins Williams Baker Rinker Ballenger and Gray. Recruiting for army service is expected to begin within a month as vacancies open, according to Sergeant Frank Likar.
Faneuil Hall in Boston is called the Cradle of Liberty for its renowned role as a gathering place for Revolutionary patriots and the site of many speeches for freedom.
Frederick county jury convicts David C. Boles of operating a vehicle under the influence. He is sentenced to one month in jail and a $100 fine plus costs, with an appeal noted to the Virginia Supreme Court. Bond posted at $500.
Berlin reports that Nazi authorities will invoke the death penalty in wartime to exterminate pacifism. A guaranteed legal measure would punish organizers and attendees of pacifist meetings and convert life sentences to death in hard cases during war or national emergencies.
General Hermann Goering ordered an annual day of honor for German aviation on April 21 to mark Manfred von Richthofen’s death anniversary. Brass bands and guards will commemorate the reconstruction of Germanys military air fleet on the holiday.
The Times reports a epochal massed flight of giant navy sea planes as part of summer war games. Departing San Diego within two weeks the armada will skim the west coast then edge along the Aleutians to Adak Island. It will leap 2000 miles to Midway and return to California via Honolulu.
In criminal law an indeterminate sentence fixes punishment within limits and leaves the exact term to an executive authority or board. The term covers release on parole before maximum terms and also cases of absolute discharge.
Nobel prize recipients are required to travel to Stockholm to receive the award. The official ceremony will be held in the Swedish capital, with laureates expected to attend and collect their honors.
In Middlebourne West Virginia April 19 a jail inmate Mrs Fanchion Light was granted a few hours of freedom to attend the funeral of her husband who died of natural causes. Police say she attempted to poison him and other inmates by a candy gift that others ate. Light who awaited transfer to the state penitentiary died days later of paralysis. She is serving six months for possessing a revolver and faces grand jury action on the poisoning charge.
The sage Hi Ho of Chinatown jokes that his deep humility amuses him because it makes his friend Hi Hat look more ridiculous as he continues to strut. The playful exchange highlights their contrasting personas and humor.
Mrs. 8. J. Roussel head of the Square Deal division anti Long group was forcibly ejected from the Louisiana House by sergeant at arms on Speaker Allen J. Ellender's order as Huey Long dictatorship bills moved through the chamber. Long adherent supporters clashed amid protest over spectator ban and flag waving during the session.
Market listings for cattle hogs calves and sheep show steady to firm quotes with ranges for steers heifers cows bulls and calves. Hog prices list various weights with underquotations and sows pigs and exchange sales noted alongside egg butter and eye receipts in Baltimore on April 19.
Theodore Webster of near Wardensville West Virginia is on trial in Frederick County circuit court for driving a car while intoxicated. The case appeals a prior conviction in a trial justice court that sentenced him to one month in jail and a $100 fine plus costs. Witnesses included Herman and Sam Schneider Leon Kerns W E Oates and R E Bayliss.
Sofia reports King Boris commissioned civilian diplomat and historian Andrae Toscheff to form a new government after the resignation of Petko Zlatoff. The move followed hours of consultations with high army officers amid a political crisis.
Local markets report daily pricing for wholesale and retail goods with mixed items. Includes flour, corn, feeds, dairy products, live animals, and butter with price points and bag sizes across Short Patent Brand and Creamery options.
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