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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1934
Page
6
The Black Maria made its monthly stop in Front Royal yesterday and returned to Richmond with two county inmates. Marvin and Wilbur Rose were convicted of assault and battery in Judge Olmstead's court. Marvin receives six months and Wilbur sixty days on the state road.
The court heard Douglas Fox William Nichols Otis Herbert and David Dofflemyer charged with disorderly conduct and fined five dollars plus costs. E Jones was found guilty of driving under the influence of liquor and fined one hundred dollars plus costs.
A frame dwelling owned and occupied by W. H. Dodson in Linden burned to the ground about 8 30 this morning. Front Royal fire department lacked sufficient water to fight the blaze but most of the household furniture was saved. The house was reported partially in-
A large crowd gathered Monday to honor Mrs. Elnora Thompson who died Tuesday. The funeral was held at the Brooke Weaver home where she had lived for 30 years. Elder A. L. Harrison of the Primitive Baptist Church conducted the services. Interment followed at the Thompson burial ground near Bentonville.
At a meeting of the executive committee for the Carson testimonial dinner arrangements, citizens were added to several committees. Dinner chair Mrs W W Sonner and George C Ramsey joined finance with J B Harnsberger, program and entertaining with G Weaver, E vocert Roxd, and dr. The Randolph hall for use on the ork Feast was presided by Gen Beverley F Prine. M B Turner served as secretary.
Funeral services for the late Middleton Jordan were held at his home this afternoon at 2 30 o clock. Rev Moorman Parker of Riverton Methodist Church presided. Interment followed at Prospect Hill cemetery.
The Washington Conference showed Britain Japan and the United States could not reach total agreement through theory. Cooperation yielded an equilibrium of political and economic rights and limited naval buildup on equal security. The U S scrapped warships to avoid primacy, preserving equality as the treaty’s core.
Social and personal items list Front Royal and Warren County residents with visits and trips. Names include Mrs. Thomas Johnston and family, Col and Mrs Hitt, Miss Mary Lou Hitt, Mr. John Morgan, Mrs. Joe Reid, Mrs. R E Purdum, and Rev C A York, among many towns visited such as Winchester Richmond and Washington.
Ambassador Norman H. Davis outlined a substantial all around reduction in naval armaments to preserve treaty balance. The plan seeks no change in relative strengths while allowing modifications as needed with allied support, signaling potential 20 percent cuts if Britain and Japan reciprocate.
A blaze swept through frame buildings in Portland with fatalities among children and an elderly woman. More than twenty people, many women and children, were trampled in the rush to exits. six injuries were not expected to recover.
Baltimore market activity shows cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep moving with price shifts from Monday. Slaughter cattle mostly 25 cents higher, top yearling price 7.85. hogs and lambs mixed, best weights and vealers strong. Philadelphia reports dressed poultry and egg prices with steady eggs. Market details include ranges for cows bulls calves hogs and lambs with regional price differentials and weight categories.
Members of Miss Nancy G. Larrick's eighth grade class performed three scenes from The Taming of the Shrew during a Kiwanis luncheon at the George Washington Hotel. The cast led their roles with credit and were well received under their coach's guidance.
A kidnap threat aimed at Eugenie H. Grew, 17, adopted daughter of Randolph C Grew and sister of Joseph C Grew, prompted swift federal and local police action. Investigators pursued suspects at the Grew summer estate and reported no one was at the Marlborough Street home. Federal agents guarded the area while the family went into seclusion. The threat, relayed from Washington, follows prior similar warnings against Grew.
Closing grain prices show wheat and corn futures with December and May contracts. Wheat Dec old 1.02 new 1.02 and May 1.03 July values. Corn Dec old 95 4 4 percent and May 92 392 percent. Oats Dec new 56 2 May 54 and Rye Dec old 80 new 81 May 80 July 78. Baltimore spot wheat No 2 red winter 1004 December 100 percent. Winchester spot wheat 97 cents bushel. white corn old 90 cents bushel $4.50 barrel. yellow corn new 70 cents bushel $3.50 barrel delivered.
An investigation for Virginia's redistricting commission shows three circuits were created during Prohibition in 1920 1922 and 1926. The study notes circuits grew faster than population from 1900 to 1930 as Virginia's population rose from 1 854 184 to 2 421 851.
The event titled All Americans Shooting Match takes place Saturday December 8 at ten o clock in Cedarville. Prizes include turkeys pigs beef and guinea fowl. Organizer listed as Leroy.
New York December 6 The market moves as a selective upturn with aviation and farm machinery leading gains while old leaders falter. Grains and cotton quiet as bonds hold firm and foreign exchange recovers. Prices include Allied Chemical 13744 American Can 107 American Smelters 87% General Electric 20% General Motors 33% U S Steel 39% Woolworth 54% and others.
Winchester Martinsburg market shows light demand and steady conditions. Carloads offered f o b with usual terms. York U S No 1 barrels 2 1 2 in min car 3 70 Staymans U S Utility 2 in min car 3 50. Yorks baskets No 1 2 1 2 in min few 1 20 Staymans Utility 24 in min 1 20.
Daily listings show station sequences across WEAF WJZ WOR WABC and more. Programs include orchestras, talks, news, and variety segments with names like Buck Rogers Bobby Benson and John B Kennedy. Highlights feature Vallee’s Varieties Easy Aces and Forty Five Minutes in Hollywood amid evening and late night blocks.
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