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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1940

Page

9

Funeral services held for H. E. Ritter in Winchester

Harvey Ellis Ritter a lifelong Winchester resident aged 67 died Wednesday after a long illness. Relatives and friends from several towns attended the funeral at his East Gerrard Street home with Elder John B. Jenkins presiding. Interment followed at Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers included Russell Seekford Granville Depoy and George H. Ritter among others. He is survived by his widow Margaret Seckford a daughter Alma Ritter and a son James M. Ritter five brothers and two sisters.

Harvey Ellis Ritter Winchester East Gerrard Street John B. Jenkins Luray Snister Church Arch Crist P’ Omean Laren Jesus Mount Hebron Russell Seckford Springfield Granville Depoy Harrisonburg George H. Ritter Allen Peery George Taylor George F. Miller Michael K. Seekford Cleman Aleshire Russell Seekford Homer Seekford Falling Waters W. Va Grover Seekford Perry Ritter Kenneth Ritter George W. Grimm Alexandria Benjamin H. Seekford Washington, D. C Lydia J. Depoy Oliver Depoy Tutwaller Anna Lee Tutwaller Keezletown Ollie Ritter Middletown Lee Hottle Sidney Dalton Oom Ann Dalton Lynchburg Ritter James W Mary Cornwell Ritter Frederick County Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Baker and Company Handley High School Elsie Freeman Annie Ritter Tampa. A

Joe Louis Stops Ritzlaff in First Round Fight

On January 17 1936 Joe Louis fought Charley Ritzlaff in Chicago and knocked him out in the first round.

Joe Louis Ritzlaff Charley Ritzlaff Chicago

Market quotations eggs-1 975 nearby ungraded

Baltimore and Chicago market notes show cattle, calves, hogs and sheep prices with declines, steadiness, or little change. Grain and poultry prices are listed with bid ranges and futures, plus a Philadelphia and Winchester brief on live poultry and grain values.

Baltimore Livestock Baltimore U. S. Dept Philadelphia Plymouth Rocks Chicago Livestock Chicago

Grain futures slide as weather dampens demand

Chicago reports a weak grain market with corn futures slipping to the lowest in about two weeks as new-crop delivery concerns rise. Weather across the belt fuels delay fears for Spring wheat harvest while forecasts call for above normal temperatures in key regions. Prices quoted include WHEAT Sept 75% Dec 1534% May 75% and CORN Sept 60% Dec 56 64 May 58 84.

Chicago Great Lakes Upper Mississippi Great Plains

Stock Market Report Sees Slim Rally and Delayed Turnaround

New York August 3 stock trading shows scant rally with many leaders giving back gains. Transfers hover around 100000 shares as prices drift amid sluggish deal flow. GM and Chrysler fail to rise despite good auto sales and possible armament contracts. nearby weeks may see a let down. Bonds and commodities move irregularly as the market ends with mixed signals and unchanged pound.

New York General Motors Chrysler Detroit

Seventeen Seamen Threaten Hunger Strike for Safe Passage

In Norfolk on August 3, thirteen crewmen of the Greek freighter Pandine refused to sail with scrap iron for England and announced a hunger strike until safe passage to Greece. Police Sergeant R. H. Houston reported the group sat on deck without disturbance, insisting on return to Greece. The third officer said owners were arranging passage for the men on another ship.

Norfolk England Greece R. H. Houston

Enrollments Grow in Virginia Defense Training Program

In Richmond on August 3 the Education Department reported about 1,500 Virginians enrolled in day and night vocational courses for national defense. An incomplete tally shows 1,350 started, with 968 whites and 382 blacks. Courses include re employment and supplementary options, six weeks of training, and a planned wider winter program.

Richmond Statement of Education Virginia Department of Education United States Office of Education

Norfolk man given life term for mass slaying

Charles C. Sanderlin a 64 year old Norfolk County poultry peddler was found guilty of garrotting his wife and three children on June 24 and sentenced to life imprisonment The jury took over six hours to reach the verdict Sanderlin claimed his family died by self infliction and he had found the bodies suspended in a chicken house near Deep Creek.

Ogs Norfolk County Sanderlin

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