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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1934

Page

10

Bible Conference Draws Crowds at Massanetta Springs

Massanetta Springs hosts a six speaker Bible Conference drawing attendees from the Valley and surrounding states. Dr. F W Norwood of London preaches on Jesus as life and the vitality of his ministry, with other Baptist ministers presenting sermons on the portrait of Christ and Christian life.

Bible Conference Masanetta Springs Disciples of Christ Dr. Norwood London Jesus Massanetta Springs Massanetta Virginia F. W. Norwood Norwood Judas Zealots Garden of Gethsemane W. H. Baylor Portsmouth Will H. Houghton Calvary Baptist Church New York God Jesus Christ

Berryville Horse Show Opens With Broad Class List

Open at Berryville features heavy drafts best yearlings and 2 and 3 year olds plus thoroughbreds suited for hunters. Entries include horses from Round Hill Middleburg White Post Berryville Winchester and Oatlands with owners Harvey Fields W. C. Langley J. B. Skinner L. M. Allen and others.

Lucy Harvey Fields Round Hill H. Ralph Fields Fannie Edward Lee White Post Llangollen Farm Upperville Prince’s Pal W. C. Langley Middleburg Joanna Robert Snaverly Hagerstown Robert L. Withers Berryville C. E. Norman Grace J. B. Skinner Heart O' Gold Graham Dougherty A. Mackay-Smith Cockerill Brothers Dr. L. M. Allen Winchester Peach Brothers Uppervile Clifton Lady Glory Road John H. Whitney Gay Little Liza Jane L. R. Collett Fredericksburg Silver Crow A. D. Jones Summit Point W. Va Midnight I- D. Jones W. A Cleveland Farnley A. McKay Smith Rose L. M. Allen John Hay Whitney Operville Lucky Find L. R. _Colbert

Askew Sent To Jail Charged With Extortion

The Rev. R. H. Askew was charged with attempted extortion after confessing to faking his kidnapping last week. He faced federal charges for sending extortion demands through the mails and appeared before United States Commissioner L. E. Pearson with bond set at 5000 dollars.

Department of Justice H. A. Turlington F. A. Eyre United States Marshal's Office Raleigh United States L. E. Pearson Pearson North Carolina Askew Wayne County

Search Resumed For Officer's Body Off Virginia Coast

Norfolk Virginia August 23 search was resumed today for the body of Lieut J S Graff member of VS 2B squadron attached to the aircraft carrier Saratoga who crashed to his death about 24 miles off the Virginia coast during maneuvers with the squadron.

Norfolk J. S. Graff Saratoga Virginia

Here Comes The Navy big laugh spectacle opens at Capitol

A new comedy act titled Here Comes The Navy opens at the Capitol on Monday. The show features exaggerated naval spoofing and big laughs aimed at broad audience appeal.

Navy Capitol

Rescue of Lieutenant Graff After Plane Crash

Chief Radioman R K Kelly freed himself from the ship after the crash and was rescued by destroyers that rushed to the scene. It is believed Lieutenant Graff was stunned by impact and sank with his plane to about 40 fathoms depth.

R. K. Kelly Graff

Futures and Cash Wheat and Grain Quotations

Closing prices in Chicago and Baltimore wheat markets reported by AP show Sept and Dec futures for Wheat, Corn, Oats, Rye, and Barley with varied old and new quotes. Cash prices list Chicago No 2 red and hard wheat and corn values while Baltimore spot wheat and local quotations note Winchester prices for wheat and corn delivery.

Chicago Baltimore the Star Associated Press Lord Winchester

Miners Charged with Slaying Deputy Sheriff in West Virginia

In Goodwill, West Virginia, 11 United Mine Workers members were charged with murder in the death of Deputy Sheriff Karl C. Peterfish after a night of questioning by Prosecutor Roscoe H. Pendleton. The incident followed the shooting of Earl Overstreet, a union member, amid a strike at the Winding Gulf Colliery Company mine.

Diphtheria Scourge Replaced by Antitoxin Success

Medical historian argues antitoxin reduced diphtheria mortality from over 40 percent in the 1888 1894 period to under 0.27 percent when given on day one. Cites Chicago health data and Milwaukee mortality drop from 116 to about 51 per 100 000 between 1890 and 1895, marking a deliberate decline beginning in 1895.

Logan Clendening M. D Boston City Hospital Health Department of Chicago Aredeus Milwaukee

Coal car weighing dispute settled in Bluefield

He said a dispute over the weighing of coal cars has been settled. Officials of the company in Bluefield declined to say what details remain or were involved in the settlement.

Bluefield

Strikers Reach Settlement Amid Murder Accusations

The article notes a settlement of a strike and lists those accused of murder, including Overstreet who lies in a Princeton hospital in critical condition.

Overstreet Princeton

Miners Ambush Leaves Two Dead and One Wounded

Officers say 14 nonunion miners emerged from the workings when gunfire erupted. Peterfish was killed and Over Street wounded as shots from pistols and shotguns were fired in an ambush by a companion.

Cers Peterfish Overstreet Pis Tols

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