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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1937
Page
3
Baltimore and Philadelphia markets show modest gains in potatoes and hogs with steady to higher cattle and lamb values. Chicago notes mixed hogs and robust cattle and sheep trading, led by strong demand for fed offerings and grass cattle. calves steady to firm amid limited supply.
The discussion centered on creating an independent agency and whether to place housing under Interior. Samuel Cla baugh urged private enterprise to build and urged slum clearance since locals would gain from new middle income housing. He cited a 2.5 million deficit in dwelling units. Senate work timed to speed a Wagner Housing bill compromise.
The annual Carper reunion will be held Sunday August 22 at Golightly Park on Millwood road near Carper's Valley Church. Four hundred eleven relatives and friends are invited to bring a basket dinner and enjoy an arranged program.
A quiet New York trading day left little buying power, with mining and specialty shares showing some life while bonds and most commodities were uneven. Wheat futures eased as currencies stayed tight and hog prices in Chicago reached a high since October 1926. Sterling rose to 4.985-16 dollars and the French franc fell to 275 cents at the session start. Selected stock quotes include Allied Chemical at 235, American Can 109, American Radiator 21 1 2, American Smelters 95 1 4, Chrysler 115 1 2, General Electric 56 1 4, General Motors 56 3 4, U S Steel 116 7 8, and Woolworth 48 5 8.
Chicago August 6 grains slide as futures weaken more than 3.5 cents a bushel amid harvest activity and little export demand. Cash wheat ranges reported, with No 2 red at 1.18 and No 1 dark hard at 1.205-8. Baltimore prices show wheat at 1.17 spot and corn at 1.15 per bushel.
The Rev R A Whitten of Winchester was elected vice president of the Valley Central Congregation Christian Conference at Mt Olive Church near McGaheysville Virginia. Other officers include Rev R L Williamson Charlottesville president and Rev W J Andes Harrisonburg secretary. Delegates from Timber Ridge and Winchester churches attended along with several out of conference visitors.
Richard E. Hampton of Cumberland Maryland, ally of Joseph R Weil, was sentenced to three years in federal prison by Judge Vincent L Leibell after pleading guilty to using the mails to defraud in a confidence game scheme.
The Angels From Hell air show, organized by Winchester men Frank Turgeon Jr Duke Douglass and George Schecter, comes to College Park Airport Sunday August 8 at 3 p m. The group tours Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania with parachute jumps and a class one waiver from the Bureau of Air Commerce. Reserve seating via Andy Bell, Winchester Chamber of Commerce secretary.
A queen and a court of four princesses from four county districts will reign at the Clarke County Fall Festival in Berryville October 7 and 8. A committee appointed by the Chamber of Commerce will select representatives from Chapel Greenway Battletown Lonmarsh and Berryville to name candidates.
Obituary notes B J Hillidge longtime Front Royal leader and hunter. Survived by wife Laura Grover Hillidge and children J Grover Hillidge and three daughters. Funeral plans uncertain with Masonic Rites likely at Presbyterian Church and Barber Shop setting. He worked 15 years for the Telephone Company and had strong ties to gun clubs and local athletics.
Floyd was released on his own recognizance of 1000 dollars to appear in court September 1. The judge promised Floyd court protection. Argument in the case of Charlie Mundy on the same charge Floyd pleaded guilty began this morning.
Gilbert Allen, colored, longtime employee of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, died suddenly.
The United States Consul General in Hankow advised all Americans north of the Yellow River to move south to safety as Japanese threats widen. About 100 Americans still in Hankow and nearby mission centers, plus 300 missionaries and families at Kikungshan, face increasing danger as evacuation signs rise. Secretary Hull said the foreign enlistment law would be applied consistently amid the Sino Japanese strife, amid reports Tokyo warns against American aviator enlistment with Chinese forces.
House members argue over a sugar bill showing a discrimination claim for the islands. The proposed law would run only through 1941 with limited impact on refined sugar imports from Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Jones predicts Hawaii Puerto Rico refiners cannot meet full raw quotas, making the amendment a key test for the sugar bloc.
Mrs. E W Albin of this city received word of the death of her brother Charles O Fries a Frederick county native who died Friday night July 30 at his home in Alder Montana where he operated a large sheep grazing ranch for years He was survived by sisters Mamie McSherry Sidney Hofheimer and brothers George and Coursey Fries and half brother Alfred Fries The funeral was held in Alder early this week.
Preparations for the annual session of the Baltimore Conference are under way at Braddock Street M. E. Church South. Redevelopment includes interior redecoration and exterior repainting. While work continues, services will be held in the Golden Rule Bible Class room.
Large congregations attend the Galilee Church of Christ revival led by Rev Wilbur Reid near Grimes. The Winchester Church of Christ evangelist Rev George Earle Owen was well represented last evening. Eleven additions to church membership this week. Baptism service planned Sunday night. Song service continues as a feature. All are invited.
Senate Democrats push for a detailed crop control and price stabilization plan to trigger another special session. President Roosevelt may call a meeting in October or November if the agriculture committee is ready. Senators La Follette Shipstead and Lundeen joined 37 of 75 Democrats urging the course. Secretary Wallace plans a farm delegation into the corn belt to discuss next year’s soil conservation program.
The article outlines the 1937 4 H camp setup with two tribes the Opequona and Shawnees led by Big Chief Miss Mary Judy. Miss Mildred Judy Dr. nurses the camp, Hilda Cather and Lyda Cooper supervise the mess hall, Bernard Harris cooks, with an assistant for meals. Junior leader is Orville Willey Jr. from Middletown Club. A tentative roster lists many attending girls and boys including Mary Judy, Ada Russell, Mary Hodgson, Roger Cooper, Charles Cooper, James Judy, and Orville Willey Jr among others.
Millwood VA picks up social news with visits from Annie Vandergrift of Gloucester and Evelyn Shipley of Baltimore. Friends plan a August 20 dance by Billy Bailey of Aldie. Europe trips, racing at Hot Springs, Fort Meade and Fort Meyer, and a death at Winchester Memorial Hospital are noted along with several home gatherings and dinners.
A combined vesper service will be held Sunday evening at 6 30 at Pleasant Valley United Brethren Church on the church lot. Jesse Lewis leads with talks by local members and special music, closing with the pastor's message on nature revealing God. All are invited.
A 50 voice Baltimore Mount Olive Choir will perform at 2 30 PM Sunday at Douglas School Winchester. Mount Carmel Free Baptist Church organized the visit with 600 excursionists arriving by 22 buses and police escort. Mayor C R Anderson to give welcome, with services at the Douglass School and a free will offering.
Winchester police are asked to watch for a gun metal 1937 Oldsmobile bearing Virginia plate 261-400 stolen at 10 last night in Middleburg. It belongs to George Fletcher of Middleburg. Call the police with any information on its location.
Mrs. B A Rowland of near Reliance spent the week as guest of Mr. and Mrs. J B Jennings at their home near Lucketts Virginia.
Police say a single shooter killed three women and injured a mother in night clothes with a rifle left by the body. Detectives frame the suspect, 20 year old Gregor, as the killer after notes suggest family stress.
The Treasury ruled taxes do not apply where treaties provide. Soviet Russia may terminate the pact on 30 days notice after Jan 15 if U S law differs. Moscow estimates coal exports to the United States will total no more than 400000 tons in the next year. The agreement is renewable after 12 months and replaces an older one. US State Department records show Russian purchases here totaled about 37 million dollars in 1935-36 and 36 million in the first 11 months of 1936-37.
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