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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1935
Page
6
Fore Court Justice Olmstead sentences Edward Wood of Browntown to four months in jail and fines of 25 dollars plus costs after he entered Bertha Jones’s Browntown home with a firearm. The weapon was seized by the State.
Four men James Carter Norman Phillips Raymond Johnson and Marion Jeffries were arrested in Benvenue on a charge of transporting illegal liquor. About two gallons were found in their car. A hearing is scheduled today before Trial Justice George W Settle in Washington Virginia. Deputy sheriff James Lillard and State Officer T A Slaughter made the arrest.
FRONT ROYAL April twenty two five persons were fined for disorderly conduct and drinking in Olmstead court. Arthur Eastham and Dan Fox each paid five dollars and costs. Walter Sloat faced five dollars and costs for drunkenness. Allie Funk charged with drunkenness paid five dollars and seven fifty. Lewis Shepherd colored was fined ten dollars and costs and sentenced to four months jail for possession of illegal liquor.
Two marriage licenses were issued Saturday afternoon in Warren county clerk of court office. Alvin Kendall and Helen Cameron were married by Rev. R. B. Clagett of Front Royal Methodist Church. A license was granted to Irving K. Patterson and Mrs Mary E Walters, both of Washington.
A Home Owners Loan Corporation representative will be at the Warren County Clerk of Court office on Wednesday May 1 from 9 to 10 AM to provide information and assistance to current loan holders and applicants. He may visit monthly.
The Front Royal All-Stars will open their baseball season at their stadium on Thursday at 3 30 p m facing the Randolph Macon Academy Yellow Jackets in Front Royal.
Deeds show transfers by R W Burtsfield Mary E Burtsfield Aubrey G Weaver and Pearl D Weaver to Emma C Bower for a lot on East Main Street Front Royal housing Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board V E R A office and Stokes Cleaning and Pressing Shop value 10 400 deed recorded April 22 1935 Higgins S A to Commonwealth of Virginia right of way for Route 55 construction valuable consideration deed recorded April 22 1935.
The ball game scheduled Sunday between the Front Royal All Stars and the Majestic Radio club of Washington D C was canceled due to rain. The All Stars plan to open their season this week but no game has been scheduled yet.
The Front Royal Lions Club holds its regular meeting this evening at the Royal Club Inn with Elliott Marshall as the guest for the occasion.
Front Royal April 23 items note travels and visits by Chadwick Bierer Jackson Pence Lauck Rudacille Scheuer and others. Many residents entertain relatives and attend dances and events in nearby towns. church society and school activities are also cited with arrivals and farewells across the county.
Frederick county 4 H clubs will form a walking unit in the Youth Division of the Apple Blossom Festival parade. They will wear white with green caps and sashes, led by club leaders. Round Hill 4 H Club plans a float showing club project work.
Henry Unger and Frank Hawkins received one month in jail and $4 fines after being charged with drunkenness and attempting to steal gasoline from a car. Police reported the pair were arrested on East Lane with a hose and two jugs. Also fined were Bert Zeller of Cumberland Maryland $15.25 for disorderly conduct and Oliver Brooks colored $10.25 for drunkenness.
Washington April 23 The House appropriations committee approved a large peace time naval bill but cut administration plans to lay down 94 ships. The panel warned the cost would disturb and disquiet other powers and echoed calls for stricter arms limitation beyond the Washington treaty expiring 1936. The 1936 naval appropriation totals 459 million, up from 286 million in 1935, with a note that a supplemental appropriation may be needed if it defers construction.
Miss Catherine Wright about 20, of Middletown, injured in Easter Sunday auto crash on the John Marshall highway east of Strasburg. Passenger in a Coffman car, the vehicle collided with a truck and overturned. Wright suffered severe injuries to her left leg and left hand fingers. treated by Dr. Marshall Winkfield. Coffman escaped with minor injuries.
Futures and cash grain quotes list Chicago and Baltimore prices for wheat corn oats rye and barley with May July and Sept contract ranges. Cash grain prices show No 1 dark hard and No 2 hard wheat and various corn quotes with mill delivery basis. Also notes lard bellies and Winchester market prices.
Handley team announces several baseball games under Coach Sargent with a belated start due to Apple Blossom Festival preparation. Key dates include May 9 at Woodstock, May 15 at Randolph-Moch Academy in Winchester, May 17 to Hagerstown, and May 25 a return with Hagerstown, plus May 21 a Woodstock home game.
In Birmingham Alabama police rioters dispersed hundreds of striking laundry workers at a large laundry. Tear gas bombs were necessary to disperse the crowds.
The Barbara Bell fashion feature presents a practical smart design for large matron figures with a slender panel back and front to slim the silhouette. It details sizes 36 to 52 and fabric needs, promotes the Barbara Bell Pattern Book, and hints at related patterns for children and juniors.
Grafton B. Mills Iglehart, 40, father of eight, died when a large granite tombstone toppled from its pedestal while workmen straightened it in the Naval Academy Cemetery. The stone pinned him and he died at the Naval Hospital.
Paris reports counsel for Mr and Mrs Robert Gordon Switz said the American pair freed after a Soviet espionage case has been ordered to leave France by the government.
Democratic leaders in the Senate chose the silent treatment toward Senator Long after he attacked New Deal chiefs with terms like chinch bug and ignoramus during yesterday’s assault.
Leesburg Virginia April 23 trial of Tom Quesenberry noted mountaineer and one eyed shooter on charges of fatally wounding Corporal C J McCleary of the Alexandria police force has been postponed to April 29 at defense request.
A new dust storm swept into the Oklahoma panhandle causing merchants to turn on lights and motorists to drive carefully. Visibility dropped to less than two blocks while local showers and moderately warm weather were forecast for the rest of the state.
The market shifted focus to metals and rails with new leaders pushing to higher levels. Several recent gainers paused for profit taking while others declined. Foreign exchange steadied with the pound at 4.85 and the franc at 6.59 cents. A 2 p.m. list showed mixed moves across American firms from Allied Chemical to Woolworth. The text also notes a local obituary fragment for JOE Cooley and family.
Mrs. Fannie J. Miller, 74, widow of Peter Miller, died at 11:15 last night at her home near Lafollettesville, Hampshire county West Virginia after long illness. Born August 27, 1861, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Martha Fauver Cooley. Survived by son W. O. Miller of Riverton Nebraska and four daughters including Mrs. Oscar Brill of Yellow Springs West Virginia and Mrs. Carson Cooper.
Philadelphia market notes cattle hogs calves sheep and lambs with steady ranges. Slaughter steers 6.50 to 12.00. heifers 4.75 to 9.00. bulls beef 4.00 to 6.50. Hogs 325 steady. packing sows 6.05 to 8.30. pigs 7.90 to 9.65. Spring lambs 5.00 to 11.00. ewes 2.00 to 5.08. Poultry and butter price details follow with egg and dairy quotes and colorfully listed varieties.
Firemen were called at 1 20 pm to a trash house behind Peoples Drug Store near Indian Alley and the Lutheran Church. The fire was quickly extinguished with minimal water use and no injuries reported.
Local wholesale and retail market listings show flour and feed prices per bag or per barrel, with figures for Patent Brand, egg mash, dairy feed, butter, eggs, and various grain products. Local live animal prices and miscellaneous items appear, but many entries are garbled or incomplete in the OCR text.
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