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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1932
Page
10
The Clarke County Horse and Colt Show Association begins the Berryville event as rain falls. Leaders include F. W. Tilford vice president, A. B. Hummer secretary, C. B. Levi manager, with directors H. C. Warden, E. A. Lindsey, G. H. Burwell, and others guiding the meet.
W Lodge Bowles leads a list of prize winners at Summit Point and Berryville events. Winners include heavy drafts First Dixie and Second Stull Brothers, Charles Town and Purcellville entries, and Thoroughbreds suited to hunters with multiple firsts for Mrs Sands and Dr Allen. Pony class tops Lady Edward and Alfred Jones.
West Virginia legislature debates a cigarette tax of one cent per ten cigarettes, a chain store tax with a $200 cap for large chains, and a billboard tax of $50 per company plus three cents per square foot. Senate passes an economy bill transferring legal duties to the attorney general as vetoes are overridden on other measures.
A collection of quotations on ethics and industry notes. Chesterton discusses moral assumptions guiding writers while small quartz rings illustrate precise portable timekeepers. Ancient Egypt artifacts show bronze curling tongs like modern curling tools.
Harrisonburg residents debated long beards for the Valley Pageant to be staged Sept 3-5. The Chamber of Commerce initially urged natural beards to cut costs and boost realism but rescinded the request in favor of false whiskers to save money.
The text suggests that a Legionnaire may bring his wife to the station assigned to the Post so she can participate or be present in the event. The wording implies inclusivity for spouses within the Legionary arrangement.
Clarence Heiser was arrested in the case of 18 year old Edward Bradford whose body was found beneath a Norfolk and Western Railway trestle near Rileyville on July 29. Arthur Leavel was questioned and released. Earl Wood remains held after a preliminary hearing. Autopsy found a blunt force head injury with no neck fracture. authorities consider multiple arrests likely.
The body was discovered about 15 feet from the trestle base prompting officials to suspect foul play or staged suicide. Heiser Wood and Bradford were together the day before, and Heiser admitted driving Wood and Bradford to the father's home near Rileyville. Heiser left for Luray at dusk expecting a whiskey pickup by Arthur Leavel.
Farmers and strikers in Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota tighten blockades to push higher prices. In Dakota County Nebraska pickets hem in Louis City, and Sheriff Hugh Slocum in Stevens South Dakota is seeking state aid after being disarmed during a confrontation with about 100 demonstrators. A shot was fired into the air during the clash.
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