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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1936
Page
3
Witnesses say the PB-2 caught fire in flight during western Michigan war games near Otsego. Second William W. Harding 25 and Private Francis Ker were killed. The crash occurred after a damaging storm earlier swept lines and lines of planes, with observers nearby.
The will of Harriet Izabeth Glaize Williams has been admitted to record with Bywaters as executor. Mr Bywaters qualified, bond set at $1,000 with M. Williams as surety. The will directs that certain personal possessions go to the daughters of George and Ians Bywaters and May Hiett receives a cash bequest of 500. The remainder goes to her husband for life, with further bequests of 500 to W. Fred Gett and Maud Beall Bywaters and 1,000 to Elizabeth, Evelyn, May and Georgia Lucille Bywaters.
Police said today prosecution of Robert Ickes foster son of the rotary of the Interior for driving while under the influence of liquor was continued till August 25 with the approval of counsel.
Citizens applaud progress on fixing rough sidewalks in Winchester as crews focus on Boscawen Street and City Hall area. Pavements on Cameron Street remain hazardous at night and day, with repairs promised before someone is hurt.
The Evening Star reports a Readers Inquiring Reporter survey on a $500000 bond funded water system. Interviewees favor a new supply with Cedar Creek or Shenandoah river options, engineers to decide, and some urging higher rates to ensure pure adequate water.
The E. J. Snapp properties brick residence 319 East Piccadilly Street and concrete block residence 690 Berryville Avenue will be sold in front of Court House at noon Saturday August 22. See sale bills. Also a junk notice from Winchester Junk Co advertises best prices for iron rags and metals at 13 Fairfax Lane.
The Winchester public schools begin the 1936-37 term on Wednesday September 9 at 9 am. New entrants must show birth certificates and vaccination records. Teacher meeting set for September 8. Registration in early September at Handley and John Kerr buildings for different grades.
Pickets at Standard Steel Spring Company plant in Moon township chase two leaving trucks after a strike begins. About 30 men formed lines around the plant, jumped into cars, and pursued the trucks for miles. A brick shattered a windshield but no injuries were reported. A policeman escorted one truck into Pittsburgh as the crowd dispersed.
Bobbe Arnst, film player and musical comedy actress, was granted a divorce today in District Court Reno from Robert Cavanaugh, a Chicago attorney. The ruling followed a simple cruelty charge without detailing the underlying facts.
In Jerusalem on August 18 two Arabs were killed and four wounded as clashes erupted after the fatal shooting of three Jewish women including two nurses during the night. The agency report notes tensions rising in the area as the incident unfolded.
In Suffolk Virginia a mixed group including one white man and 12 African Americans were injured when their truck overturned after hitting a worn highway spot near Carnpeake Junction North Carolina. Three injuries were reported as serious.
Public tips urge residents to keep Winchester streets clean by not sweeping dirt into gutters. Sweep dirt into containers for proper collection with garbage to prevent clogging and littering in the area.
Hyde Park August 18 President Roosevelt limits travel due to critical European and Spanish Civil War conditions and plans a shorter, nearby schedule with a possible Mississippi river trip questioned. He intends a predeparture talk with James Farley but has no current plans for statewide Democratic meetings.
The Winchester Branch 694 announces a two day Virginia convention of letter carriers in Winchester on September 6 and 7 with Major A Willis Robertson of Lexington, a House member, among the speakers. The event opens with a Saturday reception honoring Mrs Ruth Watkins, vice president of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the National Association.
Ten thousand Twenty-Ninth division guardsmen march back to camp in Pennsylvania after repelling a mythical Red cavalry in a simulated clash. Dawn brings a terrific artillery barrage as the attack on entrenched Virginia and Maryland infantry begins, with continuation noted on Page Seven.
A. Coleman of Richmond, Virginia, told police in Alexandria he was kidnapped beaten and robbed of 106 dollars by two men who stopped his car on the Washington-Baltimore highway near Washington last night while he was driving a portion of the route.
Uncertainty over a building permit and fire zone rules has led city officials to halt construction of a filling station at Cork and Lou doun streets pending further developments. The American Oil Company had previously obtained a permit for a filling station at Cork and Boscawen streets and filed plans for a temporary unit. City Manager Field said representatives gave a verbal statement to council at that time.
Actor Harry Richman and pilot Dick Merrill departed from Kansas City after refueling on a non stop flight to Floyd Bennett Field New York. Richman later left Albuquerque in a $100000 transport plane bound for New York en route to London as part of a contemplated trans Atlantic commutation hop.
A meeting of the Young Democratic Club of Winchester will be held at 5 30 p m Thursday evening in the County Chamber City Hall. The group will arrange representation for the State convention in Roanoke Virginia on September 11 12.
Government and private experts forecast higher family grocery budgets as drought and price shifts erode purchasing power. They note milk butter and eggs already rise in some areas with meats likely to follow. the Bureau of Labor Statistics tracks costs from 1923 to 1925 base and shows food index climbing from 73 to 82 between 1934 and 1935, with July at 84.
Four H boys and girls from Winchester and Frederick County begin a week long camp at White Rock from August 18 to 22. Fifty five campers are registered including 15 girls 21 boys and 4 F F A boys under directors Agnes Mason and I Fred Stine with a large staff of counselors handling recreation nurse conservation registration vespers mess hall and crafts. Daily schedule includes registration at 2 30 pm swimming at 4 pm retreat and campfire evenings with organized tribes and bed checks.
In Chicago today corn prices surged to the four cent limit before the close, with September corn leading the gain and ending at 1.15 7 8 to 1.16 a bushel. The price marks the highest for September since May 1928 and the strongest overall since June 1925, as other corn deliveries rose about two cents in sympathy.
The Democratic State Committee set September 28 for its Syracuse convention and named United States Senator Robert F. Wagner as the keynote speaker.
The Winchester Park Association calls a meeting at 8 pm in the City Hall Council Chamber to set dates for a community fun festival at Rouss Park. The carnival style event will be locally run with games and amusements to support wholesome playground recreation.
Three newborns weighing under three pounds each were delivered to Mrs. Margaret McCarthy of Toledo Ohio at a Boston city hospital. Doctors said the infants have an even chance to survive and were placed in incubators for care.
Frequent meetings with Hollywood procurer B P Shulberg led Kansas City aircraft pilot Laverne W Browne to a seven year movie contract worth 18000 dollars yearly. Browne praised as an excellent pilot by coworkers after his air trip ventures.
Speculation runs on tentative or actual sales at the Green Orchard picnic meeting set for Saturday. Reports from Boston say the International Apple Association discussed already fixed Pacific Northwest prices and Virginia York quotations.
B F Walton and F M Boushall of the Federal Housing Administration arrived for discussions with local housing loan seekers. They will operate offices in the county courthouse daily from 9 am to 6 pm and 7 30 to 9 pm August 18 through 22, with similar meetings in Strasburg August 24 and 25. The FHA aims to facilitate loans while lenders provide funds and the borrower has 20 percent equity and sufficient income.
Northwestern Grade Peaches by H. Clay DeGrange at Millwood Pike opposite baseball grounds sold fresh hourly.
An old notice invites a yard party at the Old Bethe Methodist Church on Wednesday night August 19 with gathering details using the traditional church schedule.
Rebel forces from Tolosa press a westward push toward Azpeita while government troops mass near Azpesta. A rebel cruiser shells Guadelu pe as land actions unfold near Enderlaza with heavy machine gun and air opposition. Ambassador Bowers opens a temporary Hendaye embassy and denies being ordered off Cayuga amid Navy debate.
H B McCormac a prominent Winchester businessman and civic leader has shown some improvement after a heart attack last Saturday evening at his Handley boulevard home. He will require several days of quiet to aid recovery and convalescence is expected.
The Department of Agriculture predicts this year's apple prices will be much higher than in 1929. Based on August 1 conditions the Bureau of Agricultural Economics says farm prices may be nearly double 1935-36. Total crop income may fall despite higher prices due to a poor harvest. The 1936 crop is projected at 102,487,000 bushels, far below 1935 and the 1928-32 average, and the smallest since 1931.
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