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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1935

Page

7

Schedule For Softball Teams Is Made Public

Front Royal Virginia August schedule for all stars and A M A league softball games lists matchups by date and field. Games run Monday to Thursday at 6 00 pm with Lions Rotary Green Hill Frigidaires Palace Harmony Hollow Silk Mill Riverton Lime and others.

Front Royal All-Stars Aig Lions Rotary Green Hill Prigidaire Palace Harmony Hollow CCC Silk Mill Riverton Harmony Hollow Frigidaires M. A. Rotary Lime Co A. S. Lime Co R. M. A. Frigidaires A. S R. M. A. Lime Co

All-Stars Defeat Chesapeake Nine in Front Royal

Front Royal All-Stars defeated Chesapeake nine of West Point 6 to 3. Goodwin and Stephens led with 3 hits each in four at bats. Stankus allowed eight scattered hits as both teams committed numerous errors. Chesapeake faces Park Association in Winchester today and tomorrow.

Front Royal Front Royal All-Stars Chesapeake West Point Goodwin Stephens Stankus West Point Nine All Stars Chesapeake Nine The Park Association Winchester

Merchants To Meet Monday In Front Royal

Front Royal Retail Merchants Association will convene Monday evening at the Fair lawn at 6 15. An officer urged all members to attend as business of importance to merchants and the community will be discussed.

Front Royal Aus Front Royal Retail Merchants Association

Court To Open On September 12

FRONT ROYAL Virginia August 3 The Warren County Circuit Court will convene its September term on September 12 with sessions in the trial justice's court due to the courthouse being unavailable This marks the first time since 1835 that court sessions are held in temporary quarters in the county

Front Royal Warren County Circuit Court

Condition Of Rivers North Branch Shenandoahclear South Branch Shenandoah

Readable fragments report the river conditions for the North Branch Shenandoah and South Branch Shenandoah. Details on clarity, flow, and potential obstructions are sparse and unverified in the OCR excerpt.

Shenandoah Valley League Standings and Upcoming Games

Shenandoah Valley League standings show Culpepers and Front Royal tied for first with four wins each while Harrisonburg and Charlottesville trail with two and one. Scheduled games include Harrisonburg at Culpeper, Staunton at Waynesboro, Charlottesville at Orange, and Heurich at Front Royal.

Front Royal Culpepers SUN Harrisonburg Culpeper Staunton Waynesboro Charlottesville

Weekend visitors and church services noted in Front Royal

Front Royal items list visitors including Mr. Raymond Weiser from Washington at Mrs. Mary Burress's Mapleshade and Miss Sophie Schey with vacation plans. Church services at the Presbyterian Church are scheduled with classes at 10 a.m., sermon at 11, and Wednesday prayer at 7:45 p.m.

Front Royal Raymond Weiser Washington Mary Burress Mapleshade Sophie Schey Miss Working The Presbyterian Church

Sidewalk Nearing Completion in Front Royal

The sidewalk extending from the Afton Inn on Main Street along Royal avenue to Senator Aubrey G. Weaver’s property is nearing completion. The project is one of several improvements recently authorized by the Town Council.

Front Royal Afton Inn Main Street Royal Avenue Aubrey G. Weaver

Front Royal Men Convicted in Trespass and Shooting Case

In a trial yesterday Pete Robinson and Oliver Houn shell were found guilty of trespassing on R. W. Bier er property and shooting at Morris Phillips, a colored tenant. They were fined $10 and costs and sentenced to 12 months in jail. Ernest Cameron was found guilty of drunkenness and fined $10 with costs of 60.

Front Royal Pete Robinson Oliver Hounshell R. W. Bierer Morris Phillips Ernest Cameron Cen Tre

Carbaugh Home Sells At Public Auction For 1550

The estate of the late Minnie C Seal purchased the J P Carbaugh residential property in Stephens City for 1550. The sale covered one half acre and a large dwelling and occurred at the county courthouse.

Minnie C. Seal J. P. Carbaugh Stephens City Court House

Deaths MISS MARY JANE GUY OF Benton

Miss Mary Jane Guy 62 of Benton died yesterday morning in Staunton from bronchial pneumonia. She was daughter of the late George Pickerell and Rebecca Kibler Pickerell, wife of Edward B. Guy, and mother of Cleo Guy and Burham Guy. Funeral tomorrow at 3 from Scott and Stokes with Rev. W Emory Trantham officiating and burial at Prospect Hill cemetery. Pallbearers named.

Mary Jane Guy Royal Jane Guy Benton Staunton George Pickerell Rebecca Kibler Pickerell Bentonville Scott and Stokes W. Emory Trainham Front Royal Baptist Church Prospect Hill Cemetery D. Boyd Roy Darby Charles Fristoe Bryan Rudacille Thomas McCauley Lee Burke

Mrs John Alexander Rites Held at Happy Creek

Mrs John Alexander aged 58 died yesterday at Winchester Memorial hospital after a short illness. She was daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Ewell Rose of Happy Creek and lived there. She leaves a husband two daughters Miss Katherine Alexander and Mrs Howard Simons and two brothers George and Ollie Rose and sisters Naomi and Hattie Rose of Haverstown Md. Burial in McDonald burial ground after services at Happy Creek Methodist Church conducted by Rev Herman Tyler.

Front Royal John Alexander Winchester Memorial Hospital Ewell Rose Happy Creek Howard Simons Katherine Alexander George Ollie Rose Naomi and Hattie Rose Haverstown Happy Creek Methodist Church Herman Tyler McDonald Burial Ground

Poland Bans Imports from Free City of Danzig

Poland imposes embargo on all imports from the Free City of Danzig amid ongoing customs dispute that has escalated after weeks of tension between Danzig and Poland.

Free City Danzig Poland

Firemen Rescue Those Marooned By High Water

Connellville Pennsylvania residents flee flooding as volunteer firemen wade through deep water to rescue a score of women and children from flooded homes. Victims are carried to safety while others seek refuge on upper floors as streets flood.

Connellville Dunbar

Man Dies After Highway Crash in Hagerstown

William D. Shoop a 27 year old drug store clerk died at Washington County Hospital from injuries in a collision on the National Highway death curve. He suffered a fractured skull and punctured lung. State police and coroner John D Dunn investigate. Shoop was unmarried and survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Harry D Shoop of near Boonsboro.

Hagerstown William D. Shoop Washington County Hospital John D. Dunn Shoop Harry D. Shoop Boonsboro

Guardsmen Guard 71 Kentucky Polling Places

More than 700 Kentucky national guardsmen occupied Harlan county polling locations as votes were cast in the gubernatorial primary election. The troops moved in quietly during the night to provide security.

Harlan Kentucky National Guardsmen Harlan County

Bridegroom Held for Bigamy in Philadelphia

Hyde Parker, 31, was held on a bigamy charge after eloping with a stenographer and marrying Margaret Worth in Elkton Maryland. Detectives say he left wife Loretta Kirk Parker and two children. bail set at $1,000 following his second wife's testimony.

Philadelphia Hyde Parker Loretta Kirk Parker Margaret Worth Elkton Parker

Tithium chloride dries air more effectively than common salt

Tithium chloride resembles table salt in appearance and taste yet possesses a far greater ability to dehumidify air passed through it. For decades chemists have employed this property in various applications.

Baltimore Market Report for Cattle Hogs Sheep and Butter

U S Dept of Agriculture reports mixed livestock prices in Baltimore. Cattle mostly higher with high grade steers and heifers up, calves about week-older price, hogs 10 to 15 higher with top near 11.95, sheep and lambs firm to higher on slaughter lambs, butter and eggs unchanged. Baggs firm on extras with baseline cases unchanged.

Baltimore U. S. Dept. Agric Philadelphia

Grain price quotations from Chicago and Baltimore markets

Closing grain prices from Chicago show Sept wheat at 89 3 4 to 7 8 and Dec at 91 5 8 to 3 4 with May at 93 3 8 to 1 2. Corn, oats, rye, barley and lard and bellies prices listed with monthly and seasonal quotations. Baltimore reports No 2 red winter wheat 79 3 4 and spot prices for Winchester markets with yellow and white corn around 90 to 93 cents per bushel and mill deliveries noted.

Chicago Baltimore Winchester

Paralyzing Illness Flares Across Virginia

State Health Department reports 13 new infantile paralysis cases as the surge moves from southside Virginia to central counties. Albemarle leads with 7 new cases bringing its total to 53. Greene and Orange counties each report one. Goochland one. Lynchburg and Chesterfield each report one fresh case in the south. total statewide since July 1 reaches 286 with 40 in the first three days of August.

Richmond Southside Virginia State Health Department Albemarle County Greene Orange Goochland Lynchburg Chesterfield County

Flood waters wash out tracks near Stubenville and Unionport

Officials report four to five feet of flood waters covering Pennsylvania Railroad tracks near Stubenville and Unionport after a cloudburst rainstorm. Bridges possibly washed away, trains rerouted via Orrville with restoration expected later. Cattle and poultry were swept away in low lands.

Stubenvilee Pennsylvania Railroad Here Unionport Pennsylvania Orrville

Larceny Charged Up To Clerk Who Appears Missing

Hagerstown Maryland August 3. A warrant charges Rufus K Edwards 34 a clerk with larceny of 50 dollars. Edwards a former lay preacher and married disappeared Tuesday evening despite efforts to locate him. He lived in Funkstown with a wife and was well known in local business circles.

Hagerstown Rufus K. Edwards E. C. Hook McComas-Armstrong Company Edwards Funkstown

Thermometer Shows Slightly Over 97 Degrees at 3 PM

The official reading at 3 o clock registered just above 97 degrees as the heat persists. The season’s highest temperature so far reached 98 degrees.

Market rally in utilities lifts New York stock close

A brisk rally in utilities to new yearly highs revived the market with higher prices and firm close. Transfers near 1,000,000 shares plus gains in the power group boosted brokerage sentiment as collateral loans hit a 26 month low, signaling investment buying rather than speculation. Closing quotes include Allied Chem 158 3 4 and U S Steel 43 1 8.

New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange Allied Chemical American Can American Smelters American Tel. & Tel Atch., Topeka Bethlehem Steel Chrysler Consol. Gas of N. Y Corn Products General Electric General Motors Goodyear Int. Harvester Johns Manville Montgomery Ward N. Y. Central Penn. Railroad Stand. Oil of N. J Union Pacific U. S. Steel Woolworth

Local Markets Corrected Daily By The Star

Local markets page notes daily corrections for typographical errors but The Star disclaims responsibility for any mistakes.

The Star

Local Wholesale Market Flour and Related Feeds

A fragmented regional listing for flour and feed products with patent and short bag sizes. Prices shown for 98, 48, 24, and 12 lb bags. cracked corn meal and various egg feeds, bakery and bread corn meals, screenings, bran, middlings, mixed and dairy feeds. Livestock prices for hens, young chickens, butter, sheep, lambs, hogs, cows, and calves included.

Kasco

Local Retail Market Prices for Grain and Feed

AR lists per barrel prices for bags from 6 to 98 pounds and notes cracked corn and various feed items. Includes shelled corn, corn meal, middlings and mixed feed. butter prices shown for creamery and country varieties.

Drunk and Disorderly Guilty Plea In City Court

Two persons, C. W. Whitacre and Miss Mildred Shell, were found guilty of being drunk and disorderly by Trial Justice A. J. Tavenner today. Each was fined and admonished by the court.

A. J. Tavenner C. W. Whitacre Mildred Shell

Russians launch 6000 mile Arctic to America flight

Moscow aviators Led by Levaneffsky embarked on a 6000 mile non stop journey toward Oakland California. The crew hoped to reach the North Pole within 25 to 30 hours and land in California by Monday.

Cence Moscow Ts Sea Levenoffsky North Pole American Pranzjosef Arctic San Francisco Pacific Coast Line Prince Patrick Island Banks Island Darnley Bay Vancouver Levaneffsky Barents Sea United States William C. Bullitt Phillip S. Faymonville George Baidukoff Victor Lychencho Klementi E. Vorshhilofn Otto Schmide Northern Sea Route Department Pole Seattle Arctic Ocean Norton Aklivak N. A. Sokoloff Sigmund Levaneffsky Oakland Calif A. Vartanin Point Barrow Alaska California Vartania Amtorg, Inc United States Signal Corps Fairbanks Juneau

Aviator Wiley Post Waits for Word on Russia

Famous flyer Wiley Post lingered awaiting word from Russians after predicting success. He planned a red monoplane mission to Moscow but would not depart before Monday.

Wiley Post Post Moscow

Ethiopia Accepts Plan to Settle With League Arbitration

Geneva Aug 3 Italy and Ethiopia dispute moves toward arbitration. Britain France and Italy adopt a three point plan to restart arbitration under the 1928 Italo Ethiopian treaty. A League council review is set for September 4 with Ethiopia excluded from talks.

Geneva Italy Ethiopia League of Nations Council France Great Britain Anthony Eden Britain League of Nations Affairs League Council Eden England

Haile Selassie’s Representatives At League Council Sessions

The text suggests that Haile Selassie’s representatives may submit a protest at the league council sessions. It notes the three big powers’ general agreement does not acknowledge this potential protest and emphasizes a procedure to seek a peaceful solution.

Mier Pierre Laval France Haile Selassie

Birthday Tragedy Clouds Little Girl's Party

A birthday party in Eastport ends in tragedy as three children are found dead after a fire. Mrs Mahoney recounts heroic attempts to save Frances Mabel and others as neighbors and responders battle flames. The cause is under investigation with $7,000 in damage and no origin determined.

Patrick Helen Harry Frances Mabel Edward H. Kelly Eastport and Annapolis Mahoney Shackleford J.C. Gates Maurice F. Klawans Louis Strauss Strauss

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Warren County Winchester Evening Star Richard K. Eddy Telephone Front Royal 213 Board Woodstock Shenandoah Valley League Front Royal News Dorie Gruver Clifton Bobby A. J. Bowen Rockland Ned Latimer Pittsburgh Robert Latimer Ohio Endy Board White Stone Beach Lynchbore R. E. L. Miller Edith Miller Kentucky Margaret Miller Walter Macatee Edgar Poulton Judge Mrs. Walter Olmstead Frank Evans Alice Jeanette Frank, Jr Beverley Fielding Browne George Morton Virginia Young Irvin Bierer Carbaugh Albemarle MD. Fund America P. Klompus North Main St Hamburger’s Specialty Shop N. Main Street H. & W. Garments Moling & Cather T. F. Timberlake
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