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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1937

Page

2

Markets Report from Baltimore and Chicago Livestock Listings

Livestock and produce markets show cattle trading steady to weaker in Baltimore with cows low and grass fat prices up to 8.00. Hogs mostly 10 lower, calves soft, sheep meager and steady. Chicago demand firmer for fed steers and yearlings with top cattle around 17.25 for large weights. Philadelphia reports modest poultry and dairy prices.

Baltimore Livestock Baltimore Dept Chicago Texas Corn Belt Montana Rangers Philadelphia

Local Markets Corrected Daily by The Star

Market listings are updated daily with corrections noted. The Star disclaims responsibility for typographical errors while keeping readers informed of changes and current prices.

The Star

Chicago and Baltimore Grain Prices Rise and Fall

The market reports show wheat futures gaining as Winnipeg deliveries surge and European demand revives North American exports. Closing prices list for wheat corn oats soybeans rye lard bellies and cash grain across Chicago and Baltimore with various futures and No. 2 red to No. 1 hard bids.

Chicago Winnipeg Canada Chicago Cash Grain

Stock Market Report Amid Mixed Quotations and Thin Volume

The New York stock market wavered through the day with gains and losses across sectors. Early declines in steels later improved modestly as U.S. Steel Bethlehem Republic National Steel and Youngstown faced pressure while General Motors hovered near even. Sterling touched 4.98 3 4 and French francs 3.75 1 2 cents as foreign exchange stayed subdued.

Baying U.S. Steel Bethlehem Repub! c National Steel Youngstown Sheet and Tube General Motors Allied Chemical Can Radiator Smelters Am. Tel Anaconda Baltimore and Ohio Beth. Steel Chrysler Consol Edison Corn Products Gen. Motors Goodyear Int. Harvester Kennecott Montgomery Ward N. Y. Central Penn. Railroad Southern Railway Stand. Oil of N. J Texas Corp Union Pacific

Pastor Seastrunk resigns from Gravel Springs Lutheran charge

The Rev. C. E. Seastrunk, pastor of Gravel Springs in Frederick county for over seven years, has resigned effective September 1 to accept a call from Pelion, South Carolina. He will serve Holy Trinity at Pelion and St. John’s Church nearby. A joint council meeting will plan next steps.

C. E. Seastrunk Gravel Springs Frederick County Pelion 8. C Seastrunk Holy Trinity St. John’s Church Steastrunk Lutheran Southern Seminary Columbia S. C Columbia

Congregations in Frederick County Listed

Five congregations are named Bethel Fremont St. John's Gravel Springs and St. James distributed across the northern and western sections of Frederick county.

Frederick County Bethel Fremont St. John’s Gravel Springs St. James

Infant James Randolph Clem Dies of Pneumonia

Infant son of Luther G and Irene Jones Clem of 720 South Braddock street died shortly before six o'clock yesterday afternoon after a pneumonia illness. He was four months old, born April 17. Survived by three brothers William Garland Jack Allen and Luther Robert Clem. Funeral from Jones chapel on South Loudoun street at 2 pm tomorrow with Rev. Dr. Hubert Sydenstricker officiating. Interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery.

James Randolph Clem Luther G Irene Jones Clem South Braddock Street William Garland Jack Allen Luther Robert Clem Jones

Evening Star delivery note for Winchester subscribers

Postal Telegraph advises prompt delivery of the Evening Star in Winchester with no charge for this service, ensuring subscribers receive their paper reliably.

Winchester

Illness Fatal To Clarke Man Walter L Bell

Clarke county farmer Walter L Bell aged 64 died at St Luke's Hospital Richmond from pneumonia after a major operation. He lived near Berryville and farmed at Cedar Hall. Survived by widow Gertrude Boyd Hall five daughters two sons a sister and two brothers. Funeral Thursday at 3 from his residence with Rev W O Luttrell officiating. Interment Green Hill.

Walter L Bell Clarke County Berryville St. Luke’s Hospital Richmond Mr. Bell Harry Bell Jane Elizabeth Marlow Bell Cedar Hall Bell Marvin Chapel Methodist Church South Gertrude Boyd Hall N. O. Renner Arnold Rutter John Payne Virginia Bell Elaine Bell Arthur Walter Bell Clarke Joseph Gaynor Gaylord Joseph E. Bell W. S. Bell Charles Town W. Va W. O. Luttrell Marvin Chapel Church Green Hill Cemetery

Allem-Millers Open Special Services Tonight

The Allem Millers group of musicians and evangelists open a new series of services at First Brethren Church on Berryville Avenue tonight at 7 45 starting with an invitation to all. They play 15 instruments and drew large crowds at their Easter visit and have toured the eastern U S with good response.

Allem-Miller First Brethren Church Berryville Avenue

Mollie A Forney Terry Dies in Seattle

Mrs Mollie A Forney Terry formerly Mollie Forney born in Stevenson Virginia died Thursday August 5 in Seattle Washington. She was daughter of the late John and unknown Forney of Stevenson VA she is survived by two sisters Mrs John C Clark of McKeesport PA and Mrs Dora Johnson of Portland Oregon and one son and daughter in law Clifton Terry of Seattle Funeral services were held from her west coast home Monday.

Mollie A. Forney Terry Beattie, Wash Mollie Onc ZY John Forney Stephenson, Va John C. Clark McKresport Dora Johnson Portland Ore Virginia Clifton Terry Seattle West Coast

Highway First Aid Station Dedication Planned Near Winchester

The Winchester Rotary Club announces a new Highway First Aid Station to be dedicated Thursday at 2 30 PM at the W A Biggs filling station on the Front Royal Turnpike six and a half miles southeast of Winchester. Red Cross sponsors existing stations at Gore Martinsburg Turnpike, Clearbrook, and Berryvale Avenue, with another on the Front Royal Turnpike soon opened by the Jewish Community.

Winchester-Prederick The Red Cross W. A. Biggs Front Royal Turnpike Winchester

Yard Party Set for Minniewood Sunday School Lawn

The ladies of the Minniewood Sunday School will hold a yard party on the Church lawn Thursday night August 12. Ham chicken sandwiches ice cream cake and drinks will be served. The public is invited.

Minniewood Sunday School

Japanese and Chinese Skirmish Near Great Wall Pass

The Sino-Japanese tensions flare as Chinese forces hold at the Great Wall pass near Nankow while Japanese claims of a destroyed detachment surface. Peiping reports say a major battle brews for the pass into Chahar, with Japan warning of retaliation if attacked. North Hopeh channels face disruption as Japan seeks censorship powers over Peiping and Tientsin communications.

Great Wall Nankow Pieping Peiping Chahar Province Japan North Hopeh Tientsin

Quints Visit Planned Nursery Tourists Stay Behind

Dionne Quints four years old attract crowds at the Dafoe hospital. Emilie recovered from a sniffle but remains sequestered with the rest to prevent a public spectacle. Doctor Dafoe explains there is no point in exposing only one of the quintuplets.

Dafoe Hospital Emilie

Carter family mourns as interment set in Mount Hebron

Shirley Carter is remembered with favorite hymns The Strife Is Oer and In the Cross of Christ I Glory. The interment will be in the family lot in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Immense floral tributes arrive at the Carter home on West Boscawen street from Winchester and other communities. Telegrams from friends nationwide express sorrow and comfort at the severance of cordial longstanding relations.

Christ Mount Hebron Cemetery Carter West Boscawen Street Winchester Mr. Carter

Daytona Beach Airliner Crash Details Emerge

Wreck survivors recount multiple impacts at Daytona Beach. Williams describes entering the plane to aid injured passengers as a fire risk loomed. E. W. Philpots, 10, escaped major harm, while the pilot and a passenger were among those found at the scene. A review board was named in Washington to hold open hearings on the crash with Florida aviation officials aiding.

Page One New York Wiliams Williams Dr. Gratz Jacksonville Orlando E. W. Philpots Philpots Mexican Air Service Washington Ernest G. Draper Eastern Airlines Daytona Beach Fila Denis Mulligan Air Commerce Bureau Robert I. Hazen Newark George J. Losson

Wedding Invitations Now At Special Prices

A local print shop advertises wedding invitations at special prices. The notice highlights discount options and invites readers to inquire for details and customization.

Announcements Invitations Money Saving Prices At STAR JOB PRINT

A compact notice highlights savings on printing services at STAR JOB PRINT. It promotes announcements and invitations with special pricing aimed at customers planning events or communications.

President cites need for standards in expanding vocational education

The President warns that rapid extension of vocational programs risks lower teaching quality and greater inequalities in funding. He notes certification standards cannot be diluted, cites active lobbying by educators for funds, and highlights $900,000 for Thompson River and $790,000 for Gila River reclamation within a $41.53 million total.

Big Thompson Colorado River Colorado Gila River Arizona

County Schools Names and Teachers Listed

County schools list teachers by name for Round Hill White Hall Middletown Stephens City Leetown and Cedar Hill Pocahontas Jackson including Retha C Cooper Lydia Barton Virginia Homer Grace Miller Martha Funk Dorothy Flowers Lucille Jackson Margaret Isner May Alice Thomas Alma Syphax and others.

Lian Oakes Round Hill Retha C. Cooper Lydia Barton Virginia Homer Grace Miller White Hall Lewis B. Newton Martha Funk Dorothy Flowers Lucille Jackson Margaret Isner Middletown May Alice Thomas Stephens City Alma Syphax Leetown Cedar Hill Pocahontas Jackson

Shadow boxing drills open Sicily mock war exercise

Soldiers sailors and airmen prepare for a large scale simulated invasion in western Sicily. A blue army of three divisions with home defense forces will clash with a red army of two divisions as convoyed fleets shell the coast. The event echoes Sicily's wartime liberation and showcases modern war machinery.

Sicily

Will Rogers Humorous Story About Family Quarrels

A Will Rogers tale recalls children arguing with snappy comebacks. A boy calls a girl a sissy after overheard family rows, and she retorts that their parents married by a justice of the peace or by the secretary of war, delivering a sharp punch to the feud.

Feller American News Features, Inc

Modern Italian defenses in Sicily threaten invasion routes

Troop maneuvers simulate Punic era combat with modern air units and home defense volunteers. Blues deploy a brigade to repel the enemy toward the sea while red forces gain air supremacy. Militia battalions relieve coast patrols and shore batteries as supply trains and anti-air units prepare for endurance.

Gai Sicily French Morocco Egypt Italy Suez Canal

Congress Heads Into New Session With Farm Bill Priority

Congress leaders agree to give the farm bill priority at the January session while the House plans to start wage and hour debate this week. Senate advances measures including a Bonneville project but House action is needed on amendments. A veterans' benefits bill would raise costs by about 7.9 million dollars next year.

Congress Senate House Columbia River White House

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