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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1937
Page
3
Albert Marple was struck on the street by McDaniel who allegedly said I mean to kill you. He sought aid from Dr James A Miller who found a skull puncture and sent him to the hospital where his condition was described as serious but improving.
The Winchester Kiwanis Club hosted a Roll of Honor meeting with guests J Henry Moling Sr J M Spurr Dr E C Stuart John I Sloat Fred Boyd H D Puller C Fred Barr J Few Brown Admiral L M Nurton Dr C R Anderson and Charles J Brennan of Washington D C. W W Glass served as toastmaster and Ansel Solenberger led the program.
The Traffic Violations Ordinance BEST ORDAINED granting Standard Oil Company of New Jersey a permit to erect a filling station southwest of the Stewart and Boscawen intersection. It authorizes three underground 1000 gallon tanks and construction under City Manager oversight, plus a storm sewer along Stewart Street to Town Run. Passed November 9, 1937. Mayor C. R. Anderson. Acting Clerk Arthur M. Field.
A 1937 ordinance creates a Traffic Violations Bureau within the Police Department to handle clerical traffic case work. It requires summonses for violators, outlines penalties, bail, and procedures for parking violations and reporting. The bureau operates under the Police Justice and City Auditor with monthly public reports and takes effect after 30 days.
Hagen reports the head of Germanys department of church affairs states the Nazi party and state favor freedom for all religious faiths provided they do not threaten the state or moral concepts of the Germanic race.
West Point announces a nine game 1938 football schedule opening with V. M. I. on October 2 and closing with Navy on November 27. Chattanooga is scheduled for November 13 and Princeton visits Palmer Stadium the week before the Navy game.
Paris dispatch reports France sent a division of contemporary cruisers to the Far East after Tokyo rumors of Japan targeting the Shanghai concession. Navy officials say the ships are on an endurance cruise to Saigon but stand ready for action if required in the war zone.
A violent explosion at the Cordite building of the royal gunpowder factory in Waltham Abbey wrecked the structure and shook the district. The war office reports no fatalities or injuries.
Appomattox county grand jury indicted John S. Whitlow a 32 year old Lynchburg chauffeur on a charge of killing 22 year old Ocie Turner in a tourist camp cabin. Trial set for December 20.
Jersey City leaders press John L. Lewis for aid in their battle with Mayor Frank Houe. Samuel L. Rothbard says Lewis shows personal interest and could turn the Jersey City struggle into a national issue.
Albany December 1 Democratic Governor Herbert H. Lehman received sworn charges from Thomas E. Dewey that Tammany District Leader Albert Marinelli is unfit to hold the office of Manhattan county clerk.
Walter L. Ross, a Marine, sat in Stafford county courtroom as jurors were chosen to try him for the killing of Elmer J. Davidson, a prominent Washington attorney, in Virginia.
Secretary Hull announced that the United States considers the Japanese naval authorities' return of a launch seized from an American company in Shanghai as satisfactory. The note emphasizes diplomatic progress and U S concern over maritime property claims in Shanghai.
The Edison Electric Institute reports U S electric power production for the week ended November 27 at 2,065,378,000 kilowatt hours, down 17.17 percent from the prior week and 6 percent below the same week in 1936.
In London on December 1 the Duchess of Windsor, American born wife of Britain’s former king, was listed in the British Who's Who among the royal family. Also listed were the wives of the king's other brothers.
One of three policemen kidnapped by terrorists yesterday escaped and reached Haifa today reporting his two companions were slain. Military authorities confirm the release and casualties as the incident unfolds.
The Federal Trade Commission opened its price control case against the cement institute and 75 cement manufacturers. The agency said the case could impact the administration housing program and its success.
Produce and poultry prices largely hold steady with mixed colors and fresh broilers listed. Livestock in Baltimore shows cattle and hogs steady to lower while Chicago prices slide. eggs and butter show small shifts as market activity continues.
Livestock market report from Virginia on N Kent Street notes tiered prices across cattle hogs calves and sheep. Cattle top 8 10 per cwt for select butcher steers with many prices in 5 to 7 range plus fat cows 5 cwt and veal calves 9 to 12 per cwt. Hogs stronger with tops near 9 per cwt and lambs quoted 6 to 9 per cwt. Fresh cows and bulls also traded with calves sold per head around 75 to 90.
The Star notes daily market listings are correct but disclaims responsibility for typographical errors. Market prices, date, and item names are provided as read.
Prices listed include 98 lb, 48 lb, 24 lb, 12 lb bags of short patent crane per barrel at 5.60 to 5.90. shell corn, cracked corn, corn meal in 10 and 5 lb sacks at 1.55 to 2.40. screenings and middlings. oats and dairy feed around 2.0 to 2.0.
New York December 1 stock market ends softer with losses from fractions to more than a point. Early gains faded as buyers were slow and a brief noon rally failed to sustain. Declines dominated led by pivotal issues. gold mining shares showed a muted uptick at close. Foreign exchange quotes moved lower with sterling at 4.9816 and the French Franc at 3.3914.
Rapid upturns lifted futures by about four cents a bushel in Chicago and five cents in Winnipeg driven by stronger export demand for U S wheat and pessimistic crop progress in Argentina and Australia. Germany and Mexico bought significant U S exports while cash grain mixed by grade and class listed for Chicago with prices for wheat oats soybeans rye and barley across futures and cash markets.
Wheat No 2 red winter 97 1 4 cents per bushel 91c for Winchester? Gray notes. Yellow corn 70c per bushel. Quotations based on deliveries at mill.
Vice-President John N. Garner arrived at St. Marys Pennsylvania for a deer-hunting junet with a 125 pound four point buck slung over his shoulder. He stated I can carry it to show you I could. The scene drew cheers from the Washington entourage around Col. William Kaul's hunting lodge.
Swanson Shortt, 16, of Galax Virginia, was turned over to Carroll County authorities and then taken to Hillsville to face cattle rustling charges. He was taken into custody early yesterday by Capt. Thomas Boyd and Special Officer Kitchen at the Union Bus Terminal. Details of the charges were not available.
An army pilot was killed and an enlisted man critically injured when a Barksdale AFB plane crashed near Avery Texas about 50 miles west of Texarkana Arkansas.
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