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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1939
Page
2
The Rev. H. G. Balthis announced a week long campaign starting Monday to raise 2700 dollars still owed on the Montague Avenue Methodist Church construction. The Braddock Street Church helped fund the project and seeks repayment or pledges to free the debt.
Answers listed for test questions printed on page 4. Includes locations on Australia’s north coast and mentions Maryland Virginia Idaho Belgium Kansas and Belgium. Provides numeric and name responses such as 16 1 2 1918 Agard Goldsmith and copper plate ver. Badminton.
Salisbury, Md report details the death of investment broker William E. Dally found ashore near Ocean City after his wife was discovered semi conscious earlier. Police believe the couple may have taken their own lives, with a note stating the office was closed today on account of death.
Cumberland Md August 12 Vincent Petenbrink 29 was held in the county jail on an assault charge growing from an alleged attack on John Cosgrove 20 a delivery worker for the Cumberland Evening Times who was delivering a paper to Charles D Walter manager of the Celanese plant closed by labor difficulties Petenbrink was suspended by the Celanese Industrial Workers Union 1874 for violation of picketing rules union leaders announced.
A bomb exploded tonight demolishing the offices of a Japanese controlled shipping office in Shanghai injuring nine Chinese seriously and several others slightly. The blast occurred as Shanghai faced heightened tension on the eve of the second anniversary of wartime conditions in the area.
In Manassas Virginia on August 12 governors from Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia and the District of Columbia review 17000 National Guardsmen under Generals Drum and Parsons after a day of leave. They will march to southern Virginia to face a regular army division in pursuit of a test to reach the capital.
SMYRNA Turkey Aug 12 Two tramp steamers with Jewish refugees from Bohemia and Moravia anchored at Fenike on the Anatolian coast but Turkish authorities refused landing and ordered the passengers to depart at once. Three other steamers carrying refugees were seen sailing in the eastern Mediterranean unable to land.
Florida authorities seek a speedy trial for Charles Jefferson charged with the kidnapping rape and murder of Ruth Frances Dunn a high school girl. The Palm Beach county grand jury will convene Tuesday to hear witnesses about Jeffersons statement released by county solicitor W E Roebuck.
Authorities said no new clues emerged in the theft of Private Harry P. Dames automobile. The Soldier stationed at Camp Holabird Maryland was forced from his car west of Boyce by two youths in CCC uniforms one pointing a gun. Deputies and state police from Clarke County and nearby jurisdictions joined the search.
New York August 12 The stock market showed rallying energy but buying interest failed to sustain gains with only a quiet push upward late in the session. Trading volume was light with about 250000 shares changing hands across the two hours as a selective list posted fractional increases and a few declines.
In Chicago on August 12 a moderate buying flurry late in trading lifted wheat prices to net gains of 1-4 to 5-8 cent, with the day closing at the full advance. Corn also finished higher in the final minutes, while oats, soybeans, rye, and lard contracts moved accordingly. Nearby cash quotes list No 2 red wheat at 68 1/4 cents and corn in the 45 cent range, with Baltimore and Winchester markets showing similar grain pricing signals.
Funeral services for Edward E. Peer who died suddenly of a heart attack will be held at his home on Gray Avenue tomorrow at 3 30 PM with Rev T M Swann officiating He was 53 and a longtime member of Braddock Street Methodist Church in Winchester Pallbearers are Taylor Barr Harry Athey Greer Potts Carson Spillman Dennis Fields and J W Crider Honorary bearers are Braddock Street Braddock Street Golden Rule Bible class members
A party of 85 teachers from North Carolina toured Winchester today guided by Andrew Bell of the Chamber of Commerce. Organized by R. T. Rix of New Bern, the visit follows two earlier trips this summer and included a stop at Handley School.
Chicago traders report not enough strictly good and choice hogs to form a market as prices show a steady undertone. Cattle were scarce with no salable steers and sheep receipts only 100. hog tops around 6.25 with some small lots at 5.35 to 5.70, while week‑ago levels were much higher for many classes.
The Star notes markets are corrected daily but does not assume responsibility for typographical errors.
A pricing section lists patent brand and short patent brand bags by weight per barrel, with prices ranging from 4.00 to 5.30 for various bag sizes. The catalog also includes corn meal, horse feed, and poultry feed items with per-bag prices and assorted notes on product variety and quantities.
Harrisburg Va August 12 150 cast members are set for the Rockingham Turkey Festival pageant September 4 5 detailing twelve episodes and about 20 scenes tracing Rockingham county history and turkey raising. The pageant master arrives August 16 for rehearsals and two episodes highlight turkey roles in the Revolutionary War and the Civil War.
Larkin home on Valley Mill Farm near an old mill was set ablaze when honey gathering occurred at the site. Firefighters from Friendship and Berryville Engines battled the flames as spectators watched. A new nozzle sprayed water effectively after the pumps and hoses were maneuvered into place.
President Roosevelt boarded the cruiser Tuscaloosa at 11 45 a m for a vacation cruise off the New England and Canadian coasts after motorizing from Hyde Park New York.
Anna May Bohrer aged 70 died at 5 15 this morning at her Shanghai home after a three month illness. A native of Frederick County she lived 35 years in Berkeley County and was a Central United Brethren Church member. Survived by husband three children two brothers a sister and nine grandchildren. Final rites at Central United Brethren Church with Revs D A Frazier and Lovely Grover officiating. Interment in adjacent cemetery.
Edward J. O'Brien edits Fifty Best American Short Stories 1915 1939 commemorating a quarter century of his annual selections. The volume includes works by Willa Cather Dorothy Parker Ernest Hemingway Thomas Wolfe and more. O'Brien has studied and reviewed about 200 000 stories and is regarded as a foremost authority on the modern American short story. The book may be at Handley Library.
Prominent youth Sprague fired a weapon wounding Mrs. Carolyn who was struck by three bullets near her stomach wall. Trooper John Busch was hit in the left arm. Sprague then shot himself four times in the heart. Carolyn, mother of two, had met Sprague in Reno about five months earlier amid divorce proceedings.
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